Buddhist Temple Day Tour

Hoogtepunten

Inbegrepen

Route

1. We start early morning after breakfast. Your knowledgeable tour guide picks you from your hotel. First, drive to Swyombhunath stupa aka monkey temple which is located on the top of small hill few kilometers towards west from Kathmandu’s touristic area Thamel. The private car drops you at the foothill of Swyombhunath. We walk 365 steps uphill and reach on the top of Swyombhunath which offers 360 panoramic views of Kathmandu city. Swyombhunath stupa is one of the oldest monuments in Kathmandu. There are hundreds of stupa, monastery, and shrine. At the end of Swyombhunath, you visit Buddha Park where you can see three giants statue of Guru Rimpoche, Amideva Buddha, and Avalokiteshvara

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2. The Bouddhanath stupa is the largest stupa of Nepal also it is one of the holiest sites of Tibetan. Bouddhanath stupa is a dome-shaped huge building that has Buddha's eyes painted in all four sides and the golden pinnacle is kept on the top. Boudhanath stupa is surrounded by monasteries and houses in a circular way. Upon Bouddhanath stupa visit you can have a visit to Thanka painting school and Monastery located at the premises of stupa. This 14th-century build stupa is enlisted in the UNESCO world heritage site.

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3. The Kapan monastery is also located on the top of the small hillock in Kapan. This monastery is quite interesting to visit which offers the vast legacy of Mahayana Buddhism which Kapan Monastery is following since it's established in 1970 AD. Kapan monastery consists of several temples consists of a Prayer hall, Monks hostel, Library, Pond and Garden. This monastery teaches Buddhism to Monks and outside students. On a clear day, the Panoramic view of Kathmandu city is clearly seen from Monastery. After visiting Kapan Monastery we take launch at the cafeteria of a monastery with monks.

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How it compares in Kathmandu

• Its from-price is 79% below the median of the 2812 experiences we list in Kathmandu.
• It is shorter than most of them.
• The operator lists free cancellation on it.

About Kathmandu

Kathmandu is de eeuwenoude, kleurrijke hoofdstad van Nepal, een dalstad van tempels, stoepa's en koninklijke pleinen en de poort naar de Himalaya.

Het Durbarplein van Kathmandu, het oude koninklijke plein, staat vol met tempels en paleizen met pagodedaken, en vlakbij woont de Kumari, de levende kindgodin van de stad. Thamel, de wijk voor reizigers, is een kluwen van steegjes waar trekkinguitrusting, gebedsvlaggen en handwerk worden verkocht, vol cafés en dakrestaurants.

Top-ranked sights in Kathmandu: Namche Bazaar, Pashupatinath, Kathmandu Durbar Square (Basantapur).

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