Kathmandu City Day Tour
Kathmandu valley is known as Nepal valley lies at the crossroads of ancient civilizations of the Indian sub-continent also having boarder with Asian continent valley may have been inhabited as early 300 BC history of the valley goes back to the Gopal and Mahishpal Dynasty around 3000 B.C but documented history only found of Kiraties around 7th century BC, foundation of Kathmandu it self dates from the 12th century during the time of 12th century during the time of Malla Dynasty. The oldest inscription found in Maligaon eastern part of Kathmandu the sculpture was pre Licchavi monarch name Jaya Varman. It is the oldest known inscription from the Kathmandu valley. The inscription this sculpture clearly dated Samvet 107 AD, 185 provides the missing evidence. The valley was lake before cutting the Chobar Gorge by Buddhist saint Manjushree, Manjushree cut the Chobar Goare and sent all water by this Chobar, as a result the valley that was created as fertile and people started cultivating and building their houses. Nawars are the inhabitants of Kathmandu valley, the original settlement of Yambu and Yangla at confluence of the Bagmati and the Bishnumati rivers in the southern parts of Kathmandu with trade rote of Tibet, Kasthamandap is the old name of Kathmandu and it is belongs to traders and pilgrims were stayed in there during the time of Tibet trade so that the Kathmandu city name emerged from Kasthamandap which is now in Hunuman -Dhoka Durbar Square (Listed in world heritage site in 1979). Geography of Kathmandu valley is bowl-shaped and 1350 meter above sea level and it is covered by four major mountains namely Shivapuri 2832 meters, Phulchoki 2795 meters, Nagarjun 2832 meters and Chandragiri 2551 meters heights. The main rivers flowing through the Kathmandu valley is the Bagmati, The valley made up of the Kathmandu, Lalitpure and Bhaktapure district.The valley is cultural and political hub of Nepal and on of the popular destination of Nepal.
Additionally, we are operating religious and cultural day tours in Kathmandu valley over the followings UNESCO worlds heritage places, at reasonable price.
- Kathmandu Durbar Square (UNESCO world heritage site listed in 1979).
- Pahupatinath Temple.
- Buddhanath Stupa.
- Swayambhunath /Monkey Temple.