Kathmandu Valley · Experiences
Heritage in Kathmandu Valley
Durbar squares, palaces and old towns. Walks through squares, courtyards and bahals with guides who grew up in them, timed for the hour the place comes alive.
HeritageBhaktapur's three squares with a local guide
A morning walk linking Bhaktapur's Durbar Square, Taumadhi and Tachupal through the lanes between them. We see the Golden Gate, …
HeritageDawn in Khwopa's toles and water spouts
An early walk for those staying overnight: neighbours at morning puja, women at the stone spouts, farmers heading out with …
HeritageBungamati's square and the rain god's home
A guided walk through Bungamati's lanes to the Rato Machhindranath temple, with the story of the god, the chariot festival …
HeritageRead Changunarayan's Licchavi stones with a guide
A close look at the temple courtyard with a guide who knows its sculptures: Manadeva's 464 CE pillar, the kneeling …
HeritageChangu village, its museums and tea shops
Explore the short cobbled street below the temple: rebuilt brick houses, small family-run museums of farming tools, coins and household …
HeritageDhulikhel's old Newar town on foot
A walk through Dhulikhel's old core behind the highway: brick lanes, the Bhagwati and Harisiddhi temples, water spouts and squares. …
HeritageDurbar Square and the Kumari's courtyard
A guided morning through Hanuman Dhoka: the palace courtyards, Kal Bhairav, the rebuilt Kasthamandap, and the Kumari Ghar, where the …
HeritageAsan to Indra Chowk on the old Tibet road
A slow walk down the diagonal trade street from Thamel to the Durbar Square through Kathmandu's oldest markets. Spice stalls, …
HeritageKirtipur's siege story told on its ridge
A walk through Kirtipur's old town with the story of the siege of 1757 to 1767: Bagh Bhairab's temple with …
HeritageIndreshwar Mahadev and the triveni ghat
A guided walk from Indreshwar Mahadev, built in 1294, through Panauti's old lanes to the triveni ghat where the rivers …
HeritageMrigasthali woods to Guhyeshwari on foot
A quieter walk away from the ghats: up into the Mrigasthali forest, past the Gorakhnath shrine and the deer park, …
HeritagePatan Durbar Square and the palace museum
A morning with a guide in Patan's palace square and its museum. We read the Krishna Mandir's carved friezes, visit …
HeritageShesh Narayan's ponds and Nepal's first power plant
Explore the lower slopes of Pharping: the cliff-side Shesh Narayan temple with its ponds and Licchavi carvings, and the old …
HeritageHill kora, Harati and the Shantipur legend
Walk the circuit round the base of the hill past prayer wheels and monasteries, then climb to the summit's lesser-known …
HeritageWalk from Swayambhu down to old Kathmandu
After the summit, walk east down the stairway, cross the Bishnumati river and follow old lanes past Bijeshwari and small …