Location: Kathmandu Airport
Day 1 - 1 Jan 2022
Tribhuvan International Airport
Content: If it's your first time in Nepal I suggest you to sleep at first in Bakthapur! From Tribhuvan International Airport I always use to go directly to your hotel in Bhaktapur.
Location: Hotel BHINTUNA - Bhaktapur
Day 1 - 1 Jan 2022
Hotel Bhintuna
Content: This hotel is located only 200 meters from the Center of Bhaktapur, but it's in a quiet street! They speak also Italian beacouse of the Italian owner and partner! Just in front of it one of the most beautiful temples dedicated to Indrayani, the rain goddess!
Location: Thimi
Day 2 - 2 Jan 2022
Madhyapur Thimi
Content: THIMI is a small Newari village, which is famous for pottery products. You will walk around the village watching by live how Newari people use to make pottery pots, candles, jars and more....
Location: Changu Narayan
Day 2 - 2 Jan 2022
Changunarayan
Content: On the top of the hill in CHANGU NARAYAN is located the oldest hindu temple in Nepal: 325 A.C! Built by Lichavi people this temple is dedicated to Narayan, avatar of Lord Vishnu! Here is written all the history of Nepal!
Location: Namo Buddha Monastery
Day 3 - 3 Jan 2022
Namobuddha
Content: NAMO BUDDHA is a famous pilgrimage site in Buddhism! Here you will visit the big Tibetan Monastery and you will learn the famous Buddhist story about Buddha and the tiger!
Location: Trekking from Namo Buddha to Panauti
Day 3 - 3 Jan 2022
Panauti-Namobuddha Road
Content: From the top of the Namo Buddha hill you will go down, walking through amazing fields and rice terraces! You can see the real life of Nepali people in the countryside!
Location: Panauti
Day 3 - 3 Jan 2022
Panauti
Content: After 3 hours walking on countryside you will reach in the holy village of PANAUTI! This village is considered holy by hindu people because it's passing by 2 holy rivers! If you are lucky you could watch hindu funeral pyres ont the rivers sides...
Location: Bhaktapur
Day 4 - 4 Jan 2022
Bhaktapur Durbar Square
Content: BHAKTAPUR, the old capital city of Nepal, is one of the most beautiful place in the Country! The entire city is "World Heritage Site" and the favorite one of all tourist people: traditional, cute and quite! ------------------------------------------------------------------------- To visit here: - ROYAL PALACE of Malla Dinasty - NYATAPOLA: the highest pagoda temple in Nepal - DATTATREYA TEMPLE - POTTERY SQUARE ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This city full of history it will take you all the day!
Location: Dhulikhel
Day 5 - 5 Jan 2022
Dhulikhel
Content: DHULIKHEL is a small Newari village in a very special position: it's very easy to see Himalayan Mountains from here!
Location: Kirtipur
Day 5 - 5 Jan 2022
Kirtipur
Content: One of the most conservative Newari village in Kathmandu Valley, Kirtipur is a "World Heritage Site"! Full of big temples dedicated to Bhairav, avatar od Lord Shiva, protector of Newari group, from here you can see Kathmandu capital city from above!
Location: Kathmandu
Day 5 - 5 Jan 2022
Mandala Boutique Hotel
Content: MANDALA BOUTIQUE Hotel: one of my favorite hotel!!! In the centre of Kathmandu, near the touristic area of Thamel, but in a very very quite street! You can have a quiet breakfast in the garden outside and visit the entire city easily walking from here!
Location: Pashupatinath Temple: cremations
Day 6 - 6 Jan 2022
Pashupatinath Temple
Content: PASHUPATINATH TEMPLE: one of the most holy temple in Nepal! This is the most important temple dedicated to Lord Shiva and its full of Sadhu people! This holy place is the most famous place where to see hindu CREMATIONS and AARTI ceremony during sunset time!
Location: Bouddhanath Stupa
Day 6 - 6 Jan 2022
Bouddhanath
Content: The biggest Stupa of Nepal, BOUDDHANATH is a magical place...Silence, mantras, monks...it's the most peaceful place in Kathmandu! It's an important pilgrimage place for Buddhist Monks, and they use to come from all over Asia! All around the stupa there are many restaurants with amazing rooftops, shops and many Tibetan Monasteries, since here is located the biggest Tibetan Community Refugees in the world, escaped from China Government during '50
Location: Budhanilkantha
Day 7 - 7 Jan 2022
Budhanilkantha Temple
Content: Don't miss the opportunity to see this magic and suggestive Puja in this temple, everyday at sunrise! Between 06.00/07.00 in the morning some children monks use to worship the big statue of "Lord Sleeping Vishnu", cleaning it by milk, pure water, flowers, oils and dressing it with cotton dresses!
Location: Swayambhunath stupa
Day 7 - 7 Jan 2022
Swayambhu Stupa
Content: The oldest Stupa in Nepal, also known as "Monkey temple", because all around the hill there is jungle and monkeys use to come to temple often! It's worshipped by Buddhist and Hindu people, both, as testimonial of the deep link between these two religions! The legend about this stupa is related to the birth igmf Kathmandu Valley: Bouddhisattva Manjusree came from Tibet attracted by a deep light spreading from a lotus flower! But the flower was in the middle of a big lake and it was impossible to reach it...Manjustree decided to cut the lake, to drain water: Kathmandu Valley was born!
Location: Kathmandu Durbar Square
Day 7 - 7 Jan 2022
Kathmandu Durbar Square
Content: The Heart of Kathmandu, the old city full of history and "World Heritage Site"! To visit: - HANUMAN DOKA: the ROYAL PALACE of Malla Dinasty - KUMARI GHAR: where Kumari, the living goddess, lives - PARLIAMENT PALACE Rana style - KHAAL BHAIRAV TEMPLE - SWET BHAIRAV MASK - TALEJU TEMPLE: the biggest hindu temple of Nepal (not allowed for not hindu people)
Location: Patan
Day 8 - 8 Jan 2022
Patan Durbar Square
Content: Patan Durbar Square is situated at the centre of the city of Lalitpur in Nepal. It is one of the three Durbar Squares in the Kathmandu Valley, all of which are "UNESCO World Heritage Sites". To visit: - ROYAL PALACE where the Malla Kings of Lalitpur resided. - KHRISNA MANDHIR - THE "GOLDEN" TEMPLE
Location: Airport
Day 8 - 8 Jan 2022
Tribhuvan International Airport
Content: It's time to say bye to Nepal, but remember: "once in the life it's not enough!"