Nepal · Travel Guide 2026
Kathmandu
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Last verified 2 September 2026
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★5.0(152)EPIC 5-DAY ADVENTURE: Gaze up at Mt. Annapurna, the tenth highest peak on earth, in just five action-packed days. This fast-paced trek maximizes your Himalayan experience, blending pure mountain fun with breathtaking landscapes. Furthermore, our graceful timeline ensures you experience the absolute
★5.0(145)Our experienced Sherpa guides and porters will keep you safe during the trek. We have organized hundreds of Everest Base Camp Trek to this date, which makes us incredibly knowledgeable and reliable. On top of that, our ventures are eco-friendly. We offer competitive cost and high-quality service at
★5.0(131)Namaste Cooking School stands out for its commitment to preserving Nepal's indigenous culinary heritage. Run by women, the school emphasizes authenticity by sourcing ingredients directly from local farmers, ensuring the true flavors of Nepali cuisine are captured. More than just cooking lessons, the
★5.0(118)The Everest Base Camp Trek has a numbers of stunning attractions, it also has some distinct drawbacks which might well deter potential trekkers were is not for the undeniable plus point of being able to say you have been to the highest mountain in the world. the attraction include spectacular scener
★5.0(112)Embark on an exclusive full day UNESCO World Heritage Tour of Kathmandu led by Ram, your local expert guide to the cultural and spiritual essence of Nepal; contrast iconic sights like Swayambhunath Stupa, Pashupatinath Temple, Boudhanath Stupa and Patan Durbar Square with private transport avoiding
The one-hour mountain flight along the Himalayan wall to Everest and back — every seat a window seat, no boots required.
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The old royal heart of the city: a UNESCO ensemble of pagoda temples, palace courtyards and the house of the Kumari — Nepal's living goddess.

The all-seeing eyes of the Buddha over the valley: a hilltop stupa complex reached by 365 steps, ringed by prayer wheels and its famous macaque residents.

One of the largest stupas on earth and the centre of Nepal's Tibetan Buddhist life — join the evening kora as butter lamps come alight.

Nepal's holiest Hindu site on the Bagmati river — a sprawling complex of shrines, sadhus and the open-air cremation ghats central to Hindu rites.

The best-preserved of the valley's three royal cities: car-free brick lanes, the 55-Window Palace, Nyatapola pagoda and pottery squares still working clay.
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The legendary traveller quarter: gear shops, live-music bars, rooftop cafés and five decades of trekking lore in a dozen neon lanes.

The artisans' royal city across the river: its own spectacular Durbar Square, metalworkers' lanes and courtyard boutique hotels.

The Tibetan quarter around the great stupa — monastery guesthouses, butter-lamp evenings and the calmest sleep in the city.
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★5.0(38)The valley-rim village where Kathmandu goes for dawn: a 180° Himalayan panorama that reaches Everest on the clearest mornings.
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