Things to do in  Kathmandu

The Shamanism tour was a fantastic and unique way to begin our exploration of Kathmandu. Our guide spoke great English, and led us to the shamans' ceremony at a building not far from our hotel. The shamans cast the negative spirits out of my friend Logan, and we were fascinated to experience their ancient traditions. Highly recommended!

Bharat was the best guide. He explained many details to me. His English was very good. We had a nice Newari meal together. This is a very nice, unexplored area of Kathmandu. It is easier to take in than the bigger sites. A guide is very helpful.

This tour is an absolute must to see Bhaktapur and Patan square and many of the surrounding temples throughout Kathmandu. My family and I really enjoyed the tour and highly recommend it, especially for those on a short holiday in Nepal. The tour guide, Sarita, enthusiastically described the significance of the temples including the meaning of the intricate and ornate details. She is an extremely knowledgeable and very informative guide!

Viewing the Kathmandu valley on the way up and down. Unfortunately, we were not able to see the Himalayan mountain range due to the cloudy conditions, but it was to be expected because it was the rainy season. We really enjoyed the zipline and swing at the top of Chandragiri. The tour guide, Sarita, was a very knowledgeable, informative, and interesting guide that took the time to teach us about the Bhaleshwor Mahadev temple and surrounding area, including the mountain range.

Incredible experience! The tour operator, Mukti, is absolutely fantastic to work with. Our original tour was scheduled for a Saturday morning, but the weather was not good, poor visibility. Mukti did not want us to go up and not be able to see anything. So, we cancelled the excursion. Mukti suggested that we try again the next day. We did, and we're able to see a lot. He warned us that the weather can look good at one minute and then bad the next, understandable. We loved his frank and candid warnings. July is the monsoon season, not favorable weather to really see anything. We took a chance and had an absolutely amazing experience. The scenery is unparalleled. It was a hour helicopter ride from Kathmandu to our first stop, refueling at a high mountain airstrip and small town (super cool place). Then a 15/20 minute ride to the next stop at altitude. We stopped there for half of the group of 5 to wait while the rest tried to go up to base camp. The pilot really did his best to get us up to see Everset and base camp, but the visibility was bad. Safety first, so we came back down to catch up with the others and decided to have breakfast at this remote trekkers camp. Awesome! Just awesome!. We had cheese omelettes, Tibetan bread, and hot chocolate. About $20 for 2 people. Skies cleared a little and we decided to take another try at Everest. To be honest, the experience would have still been great even if we didn't make it to the top. This time we were able to make it to Everest Glacier and Base Camp. We could not make the originally planned stop at the overlook, so the pilot landed at Base Camp for some pictures. Absolutely awesome!! We could see some of Everest through the clouds, but not the peak. The pilot did everything in his power to give us a great experience. He can't control the weather. Safety first was his motto. But he really tried hard, and succeeded as far as we are concerned. Awesome, awesome, awesome experience!! So grateful!

Great experience. We did not get to do the original all day tour, due to some last minute scheduling conflicts. So, this review is not about Nagarkot. I still wanted to post a review here because of the exceptional experience we had with the tour guide, Shekhar. Due to some lat minute conflicts, I notified Shekhar that we would not be able to do the tour. This was at 6:00 am the day of the tour, very late notice and obviously too late for a refund. So, he could have just taken the money and cancelled. Instead, he asked how much time we would have and if we were interested in doing a shorter hike. Incredible. So, Shekhar found us a two hour hike in the afternoon. We went south of Kathmandu and hiked up to a Stupa that is being built. Great views of the Kathmandu valley. Shekhar also got us in to see a Buddhist Lama that was on the top of the mountain. The Lama came out and spent time with us. Super cool. Again, this is not about Nagarkot, but the tour guide was so incredibly flexible and caring, I had to post. Excellent experience.

Excellent option if you have a day to see the highlights of Kathmandu. Dipesh did a great job and I was glad to have for the guide. Includes all the major sights with the flexibility to adjust timings as your schedule requires. Ethereal early morning visit to the monkey temple and powerful visit to the crematorium were the highlights for me. Would recommend without hesitation if you want to see Kathmandu in one day!

This tour was absolutely amazing! My guide was Rabina and she was so accommodating and knowledgeable! This was one of the best tours I’ve ever been on. You get to see absolutely everything and learn so much. I only had one day in Kathmandu and am so happy I decided to book this. I would definitely recommend

I did the Kathmandu city tour with the same company 2 days before that tour and I was happy to see that the same guide showed me around again. The two main highlights of this tour are the Hindu ceromony at the temple in the mountains and the delicious lunch at a local restaurant.

Short stay in Kathmandu between business meetings and took a day to trek outside the city. Wonderful nature views and local culture experience as we walked through the mountains and villages. Highly recommended if you have a short stay in Kathmandu and want to see day-to-day life in Nepal.

We had a group of 13 people and we had a great experience on our tour! This is a great way to see Kathmandu from a local prospective.

This was an excellent way to see Kathmandu! As a solo traveler only in Kathmandu for 2 days, having a guided tour really helped me to make the most of the city in a short amount of time. My guide was really kind and knowledgeable and we had a driver that took us around to multiple locations in Kathmandu. Highly recommended.

I only had a short time to see Kathmandu and this was a great way to do it. Each of the sites was well worth the visit and the personal touch of a private tour was a nice way to learn about the experience. If you want to take in the history and culture of the city, I would highly recommend this tour

Everything you could want to see in Kathmandu in one day! Our tour guide Jamuna was amazing! She was very informative and helpful. She catered the tour to what we wanted and stood in touch with us throughout our entire trip in Nepal to see if we needed anything. If you book this tour I would highly recommend asking for her!

I was in Kathmandu one day and this was an easy way to see the historic sites without trying to navigate the city myself.

A very humbling experience. One year after the devastating earthquake that hit the Kathmandu village it was good to see that the people have moved on with their lives. Walking through the many small villages on this hike allowed me to get close to the people closer than I ever imagined.

We enjoyed Kathmandu city half day tour. The guide was very informative. We learned quite a bit about Nepal in 5 hours We were able to visit 4 main places in Kathmandu. Entrance fees were unexpectedly expensive to me (I was in Nepal 20 years ago and I did remember I paid such amount). Visiting 4 places cost 2600 NRP/person. Just prepare for that. The guide speaks English very well. We learned a lot from him about Kathmandu history. Thank you.

We were picked up a 4:30 for the drive to Nagarkot in the dark. There was no commentary but then it was hard to see anything. Arrived in time for the sunrise and did get one on a nice day. (The morning was chilly so dress appropriately) Breakfast was provided at a nearby hotel and followed by a walking tour of old Bhaktapur. Our guide Prakash was knowledgeable and it was nice to see Bhaktapur’s Durban Square survives the 2015 earthquake better than Kathmandu. Tickets to enter the city were Us$30 per person (as indicated n the brief). On top of this we had to pay another $7 for the two of us to see the sunrise a couple km up a road into a park. This was not mentioned when booking.. We were dropped off back at the hotel at 10:15. (6:45 duration) You’ll spend most of your time driving back and forth and taking in the sunrise. The walking part of tour was around an hour although we were offered the option of wandering around by ourselves once it finished. If you’re short of time this hits some of the highlights.

We’ve been on a lot of tours, and this one was one of the best, if not the best. Our guide, Prasant, was incredibly knowledgeable and was able to answer just about every question we threw at him. He gave a very sensitive analysis of everything we saw and pitched his explanations to exactly the right level for our interests. His English was excellent and clear and the car was comfortable. We’ve been raving about the tour since it ended. It was the highlight of our visit to Kathmandu. Very, very highly recommended.

First and foremost if you book this tour expect a high chance of not seeing the sunrise or even the mountain range. My guide told me that (mid-October) out of the 4 days he did the sunrise tour only 1 of those days was clear enough for a view. I did not set all of my expectations on the sunrise and view so I was not too disappointed. The trip started with the driver and my guide (Madan) picked me up at my hotel at 4:20am. We took a very bumpy ride to Nagarkot (don't expect to nap on the way there!) and arrived about 20-30 minutes before sunrise. As it was foggy, we went into the village and had breakfast (not included in the booking). Madan was nice enough to lend me cash since I didn't have any on me at the time. I paid him back at the end of the day. After breakfast and Madan and the driver took a smoke break, we started the walk. If you're a fast walker, it could take 1.5 hours but if you top and take your time like me to take photos and chat with Madan it could take 2.5-3 hours. I was expecting a hike through a small trail but actually we just walked through the villages the whole time. You get to see how people like in the hills, children going to school, and lots of farm animals! We also stopped at a recently build Buddhist monument with a great view of the hills and valley and afterwards a Hindu temple before meeting up with the driver. Madan and I had some great discussion and he answered all of my questions and was easy to understand. The driver then took us a few kilometers to a more touristic town (Madan paid for the entrance) with Hindu temples. The drive was beautiful and the driver was kind enough to stop when I was taking my photos! If we had more time, you could stop and buy some things but we were all a bit tired at the end so we did not stay long there before heading back to a lot of traffic jams in Kathmandu. They were also kind enough to drop me off near Thamel instead of my hotel when I asked. Overall I would recommend this tour or the tour without the sunrise (if you want a bit more sleep) if you are looking for experience to see how people in the hills live and want to get out of the busy capital for a day. The hike is also very easy!