Top 10 Best Places to Visit in Kathmandu, Nepal

Do you want to know the best places to visit Kathmandu?

Kathmandu is the capital city of Nepal. There are many attractive places and religious temples. That’s why people also call it ‘temples of the city’.

The places to visit in Kathmandu encircles Pashupatinath Temple, Chandragiri, Swayambhunath Temple, Boudhanath (stupa), Garden of Dreams, Kirtipur, Taudaha Lake, Hanuman Dhoka Temple, Narayanhiti Palace, Royal Botanical Garden.

In this article, we will share top 10 best places to visit in Kathmandu.

The list of best places that you can visit in Kathmandu:-

1. Pashupatinath Temple

Pashupatinath Temple is one of the most visited tourist places in Kathmandu. This is the Hindu religious sites in Asia Devotees of Shiva. The Temple built in the 5th century and later reconstructed by the Malla kings.

Pashupatinath Temple extends on both sides of the Bagmati River, a contemplated holy place of Hindus. The temple is a pagoda-style that has a gilded roof, four sides covered in silver, and exquisite wood carvings. So, every year the Temple attracts thousands of national and international followers of Hinduism.

 The peoples mostly visit Temple because they believed in the Hindu religion the god Shiva. This temple complex is on the UNESCO World Heritage sites list a few decades.

Temple has a collection of images, inscriptions, ashrams, temples, and images. It has 275 abodes of Shiva so this temple is the most visited temple in Kathmandu.

2. Chandragiri Hills

 Chandragiri Hills is located in Chandragiri municipality in Kathmandu District in the province no 3 of Nepal. It is the most attractive and also a beautiful place in Kathmandu which has a cable car and a beautiful Temple. We can reach at the top of the Chandragiri Hill by cable car in 9 minutes.

 If People wish to drive would have to pass through seven kilometers to reach the hilltop and another option for the peoples to reach the top three-hour-long trek. There are big jungles on the road.

It has also a beautiful children’s park, Amusement Park.  The people go there to spend their holidays with their children. It has the beautiful Bhalehswor Mahadev Temple.

The view tower is also one of the most attraction of Chandragiri hills, overlooking the Kathmandu valley is the best part of the trip.

3. Swayambhunath Temple

Swayambhunath Temple (Stupa) is one of the most beautiful holiest Buddhist Stupas in Nepal. It is located in the northwest of the Kathmandu Valley. People also call it Monkey Temple.

This temple is standing as a hallmark of faith and harmony for centuries with deities included in these Buddhist sites. Swayambhu, observes most parts of the valley, giving visitors panoramic views of the city.

The important monuments to see in this Temple are The Buddha Statue, The sleeping Buddha, The Dewa Dharma Monastery, and traditional Tibetan paintings.

This Temple devoted the Goddess of children called Harati she said that she was an ogress before Lord Buddha transforms her to be the caretaker of all children.

4. Boudhanath Stupa   

 It is also one of the largest unique structures Stupas in the world. This is the center of the holiest Tibetan culture in Kathmandu and rich in Buddhist symbolism. The Stupa lies on the eastern outskirts of Kathmandu.

It remains an important place of meditation for Tibetan Buddhists and local peoples as well as famous tourist sites.

There are streets and narrow alleys with colorful homes, Tibetan Buddhist monasteries, and street vendors around this stupa.

5. Garden of Dreams

The Garden of dreams is the best places to visit in Kathmandu. It is the neo-classical historical garden, is located in the midwest of Kathmandu city, Nepal. Late Field Marshal Kaiser Sumsher Rana made it in early 1920. It was also famous for the garden of six seasons.

The garden design has common with formal gardens: paved perimeter paths, punctuated by pavilions, trellises, and various planting areas. We can see various flower garden with a large pond at its center.

6. Kirtipur

Kirtipur is one of the best places to visit in Nepal. It situates on a ridge 8km southwest of Kathmandu. This place is the most famous and religious Newar township. It is for a genuine experience of the Newari culture, the native culture of the Kathmandu Valley.

We can observe the life of the people who have lived for many generations per age-old traditions and beliefs and try to eat Newari food also.

There are traditional house of Newari (brick-paved streets lined with typical red brick houses) with tiled roofs and temple squares. The Chilamchu Stupa and the Temple of Bagh Bhairav are another popular places for tourists. Nepal’s premier seat of education Tribhuvan University is also.

It was the part of Lalitpur till annexed by the Prithvi Narayan Shah in 1767.

7. Taudaha Lake

Taudaha Lake is one of the best places to visit in Kathmandu in Nepal. It is located in the southwest of Chobhar Dada. There is a conflicting solitary tree in the middle of the large water pool and we can see much variety of fish and migratory birds there. 

People believe that this lake is a remnant part of the huge lake that once existed before the mythical character Manjushree cut the hill of the valley’s south (Chovar), allowing the water to drain off. Then, this huge pond is Kathmandu valley now.

Taudaha Lake is a peaceful place to worship, to watch birds and fishes, It is also a place where young couples seek privacy, away from the indiscreet eyes well hidden inside in the many bamboo cabins around the lake banks. So, It is one of the beautiful places to have to spend time with family and friends.

8. Hanuman Dhoka Temple

Hanuman Dhoka Temple is one of the beautiful places to visit in Kathmandu. It is the complex buildings of which consists of the royal palaces of Malla kings and the Shah Dynasty. The name of Lord Hanuman statue is standing in the Temple. People made it in 1672.

It is the entrance to the complex of the palace. The door is also the entryway to the Nasal Chowk, Mul Chowk, Mohan Chowk, and the Tribhuvan Museum, which exhibits the royal belongings of King Tribhuvan.

9. Narayanhiti Palace

 Narayanhiti Palace is the former royal palace in the center of the Nepalese capital, Kathmandu. It is the long work as the apartment of the reigning ruler of the Kingdom of Nepal. King Mahendra made this palace in 1967.

later people turned the palace into a museum and made open to the public. Nowadays, Nepali people and foreigners can get the chance to observe at the Narayanhiti palace museum. It has a lot of importance to the history of the people of Nepal.

This museum showcases the kings’ collections and the various rooms and halls and their utilities. In the palace we can learn and see the different things that belonged to the late Royal family.

This palace is open every day except on Tuesday and Wednesday from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm. The entry fee for the Nepali citizens is Rs. 100 per person and NRs 500 for the foreigners.

10. Royal Botanical Garden

The Royal Botanical Garden another best places to visit in Katmandu. It is 18 kilometers in the southern part of the Kathmandu, Godawari. An evergreen forest, a site of marvelous beauty with nature surrounds it. King Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev opened it in 1962,

There are 500 species of plants like rhododendrons, lilies, orchids, cacti, ferns, etc. The best seasons we can visit this place are Spring and Autumn when they are peak flowering.

In this way, it is a garden with indigenous plants to integrate its collection of scientific investigation, conservation, education, and demonstration.

We hope this article helped you find the best places to visit in Kathmandu.    

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