Top 10 Sights & Landmarks in Kathmandu Valley, Central Region

December 25, 2021 Kandra Bartel

Discover the best top things to do in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal including Patan Durbar Square, Basantapur Tower, Changu Narayan, Hanuman Dhoka, Kopan Monastery, Pashupatinath Temple, Pullahari Monastery, Khumbeshwar Temple, Mahaboudha Temple, Durbar (Central) Square.
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1. Patan Durbar Square

Patan (Lalitpur) 44700 Nepal http://www.patanmuseum.gov.np/content.php?id=165
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5.0 based on 60 reviews

Patan Durbar Square

Reviewed By egekarakas12 - Dubai, United Arab Emirates

You have to visit this place asap, you will be enchanted!! I couldn’t close my mouth because i was shocked, i dont know what kind of talent that they have about handicrafts!! Superb

2. Basantapur Tower

Durbar Square, Kathmandu 44600 Nepal +977 984-0092663 http://www.regulusnepal.com/world-heritage-site-tour.html
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4.5 based on 308 reviews

Basantapur Tower

This is the tallest of four towers (or "durbars") built by King Prithvi Narayan Shah in honor of Kathmandu Valley.

Reviewed By 448kathyv - Brookings, United States

A very intact site. This ancient palace of Nepalise royalty, and the Temple of Kumari. We were so lucky that the child Lama was in residence. We received his blessing. The stone carved statue of KalBhairav is awesome, as was the costumed parade and music that greeted us when we stepped outside!

3. Changu Narayan

Bhaktapur Nepal +977 982-3778339 http://www.traditionalartofnepal.com
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4.5 based on 497 reviews

Changu Narayan

Reviewed By belamek

It's believed to be oldest Sri Narayana temple. As per the guide explanation, Lord Vishnu used to come and pluck the flowers to worship his mother, One day locals caught him and tied him to a pillar. After some time Lord Vishnu mother came in search of Sri Lord Vishnu, after knowing about it locals pegged for pardon and requested Sri Lord Vishnu to be there and they will build temple, worship him. For this Sri Lord Vishnu accepted and locals built the temple. That's the short story about Chagu Naraya temple, one of the oldest poweful temple in Nepal

4. Hanuman Dhoka

Durbar Square, Kathmandu 44600 Nepal
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4.5 based on 590 reviews

Hanuman Dhoka

Real monkeys live in this square, built to honor the mischievous and courageous monkey god Hanuman.

Reviewed By sklb2014 - London, United Kingdom

great place to be in Kathmandu Durbar square history is just a amazing and cannot be the best like this take a guide as we did it will be worth

5. Kopan Monastery

Kathmandu Nepal 977 1481 268 [email protected] http://kopanmonastery.com/
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4.5 based on 787 reviews

Kopan Monastery

Hundreds of monks and nuns live at this monastery, which offers meditation courses year round.

Reviewed By 403jennar - Winnipeg, Canada

We went to the monastery for when it first opened at 9:30 and stayed until around 11, and had a very memorable time circling the stupas and observing life at the monastery. Great view of Kathmandu from the cafe where you can sit outside and watch the monks go about their rituals and daily life. We took a taxi to get there and he waited until we were done at no extra charge, which is recommended as there were not taxis there waiting to pick people up.

6. Pashupatinath Temple

44621 Pashupati Nath Road, Kathmandu 44600 Nepal http://pashupatinathtemple.org/
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4.5 based on 4,935 reviews

Pashupatinath Temple

Reviewed By SFO_Drew - San Francisco, United States

This UN World Heritage site is literally a must-see for many Hindus, in order to gain spiritual fulfillment (along with Varanasi). If you cross the bridge behind the temple and climb the stairs, you will find a respectful viewing area to watch cremation ceremonies of the high-ranking deceased (there are other slabs further up the river for the common folks). But if you continue up the stairs, you will find rows of stupas that are quite pretty (you'll also frequently find sadhus here who will pose for pictures for money), and then a monkey road that leads down to a back gate exit. The grounds are quite large so you may wish to get a guide (such as Pink Mountain) before going there.

7. Pullahari Monastery

Gokarneshwor, Kathmandu 44600 Nepal http://jamgonkongtrul.org/section.php?s1=2&s2=3
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4.5 based on 60 reviews

Pullahari Monastery

8. Khumbeshwar Temple

Kwalakhu Rd, North of Durbar Square, Patan, Patan (Lalitpur) Nepal
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4.5 based on 55 reviews

Khumbeshwar Temple

This ancient five-story temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva. There is only one other five-story temple in the area.

Reviewed By arinds - Gurugram (Gurgaon), India

Its better to take a guide with you to explain the temples in the square. Try to visit in the evening, so that you can see both at day time as well as well as night time.

9. Mahaboudha Temple

South of Durbar Square, Patan (Lalitpur) Nepal
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4.5 based on 61 reviews

Mahaboudha Temple

A masterpiece of 14th century innovation, this Buddhist temple is made from thousands of clay bricks engraved with breathtaking religious carvings.

10. Durbar (Central) Square

Patan (Lalitpur) Nepal
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4.5 based on 987 reviews

Durbar (Central) Square

Most towns and cities have a durbar, or central, square. Patan's is comparatively quiet, surrounded by peaceful palace courtyards, shops and pagoda temples.

Reviewed By AZCasualTraveler - Mesa, United States

UNESCO had designated three (3) town squares in Nepal as World Heritage Sites (Cultural): (1) Kathmandu Durbar Square, (2) Bhaktapur Durbar Square and (3) Patan Durbar Square - all three of these Squares are must see places while traveling through Nepal and they are all different in their own way. The Patan Durbar Square has many distinctive and interesting temples and structures: Krishna Temple, Royal Palace Patan, Jagannarayan Temple, Keshav Narayan Temple, Char Naarayan Temple, Golden Temple and others. When we had visited Patan Durbar Square on November 2019, we found most all of the structures here had been either not affected by the 2015 earthquake or were repaired quickly - we saw only a couple of structures that were being "repaired". This is in contrast to the Kathmandu Durbar Square which had multiple structures that are still in need of earthquake damage repair when we had visited that location. In summary, the Patan Durbar Square is in excellent shape - almost all the structures show no earthquake damage and the whole area is visually quite stunning as you enter the Square. The Ancient Nepal architecture here at the Square looks very impressive and makes for good photography. Highly recommend seeing the Patan Durbar Square, and if you have time walk down through some of the side streets to see the residential areas that surrounds the Square - interesting!

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