At Advanced Adventures, we have learnt that many customers are coming to Kathmandu visit for the very short time and as they have very short time to visit to the surroundings of Kathmandu and its cultural and historical interests, thus we have come up with the day tour of Kathmandu valley and its surroundings so that every interested individual could join us for this trip.

This day tour includes the most of cultural and traditions interest of the valley and most of them are listed on UNISCO world heritage sites.

We will visit the following places in a day tour of Kathmandu Valley.

Kathmandu Durbar Square-Listed as one of the eight Cultural World Heritage site by UNESCO, Kathmandu Durbar Square is a cluster of ancient temples, palaces, courtyards and streets that date back to the 12th and 18th centuries. The square is known to be the social, religious and urban focal point of the Capital City.

The Palace Complex was the royal Nepalese residence until the 19th century and is the site of important ceremonies, such as the coronation of the Nepalese monarch. The palace is decorated with elaborately-carved wooden windows and panels an. It houses the King Tribhuwan Memorial Museum and the Mahendra Museum.

Swayambhunath (Monkey Temple) - The Most Enigmatic Holy Shrine- The Buddhist Stupa/temple of Swayambhunath is situated on the top of a hill, west of Kathmandu, is one of the most popular, holy and instantly recognizable symbols of Nepal. The temple is colloquially known as the 'monkey temple' because of the large tribe of roving monkeys who guard the temple.

Pashupatinath Temple-Pashupatinath Temple, with its astonishing architectural beauty, stands as a symbol of faith, religion, culture and tradition. Regarded as the most sacred temple of Hindu Lord Shiva in the world, Pashupatinath Temple's existence dates back to 400 A.D. The richly-ornamented pagoda houses the sacred linga or phallic symbol of Lord Shiva. Thousand to Thousands of Hindu pilgrims from all over the world come to pay homage to this temple that is also known as 'The Temple of Living Beings'.

Buddhanath-Bouddhanath Stupa, the biggest stupa in Nepal, lies about 7 km east of the capital. The Bouddhanath stupa, also called by many as Khasti Chitya, is one of the oldest stupas in the country. After 1959, many Tibetans arrived and settled in Bouddhanath area. The stupa, a well-known Buddhist pilgrimage site, is included in World Heritage Cultural site list by UNESCO.

With diameter of about 100m and 40m height, Buddhanath holds its place among the largest stupas in the world.

Patan-Patan Durbar Square complex, situated in the center of Patan city, also known as Lalitpur, houses the residence of the former Patan royal family. Patan Square and its surroundings are good specimen of ancient Newari architecture. There are three main courtyards in the palace: Mul Chowk, Sundari Chowk and Keshav Narayan Chowk. Mul Chowk, the oldest one, is at the centre of Patan square.

Several multi-sized and multi-styled temples occupy the western part of the complex. Main among these are Krishna Temple, Bhimsen Temple and the Golden Temple of Hiranya Varna.

This day tour start by morning at 9:00 AM and finish at 5:00 PM. (however when the day tour finish depends on you as how long time do you take to visit every temples or square determine the hours of visits.)

Please contact us to book this day tour.