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Kathmandu Valley Tour
This is a tour organized mostly to see the Kathmandu valley and to make yourself familiar to it. Kathmandu which is known as the city of temples and the rich culture is mysterious.

The Kathmandu Valley is indeed a sole type of valley, wearing an unusual setting. Twenty-five centuries back it stood as a large lake. The Kathmandu valley (1300m) is surrounded by row of green mountain walls above which tower mighty snow-capped peaks. This tour might be one of the best trips to have a full picturesque view of the valley. The rich arras of the cultural heritage of Nepal is synthesized in the Kathmandu valley as well as further closest religious and cultural destination.

Kathmandu valley is the political, commercial and cultural hub of Nepal and is the first stop for the majority of visitors to the country. The valley today incorporates three major settlements; Kathmandu, Bhaktapur and Patan, each have their own distinctive character with outstanding temples, works of art and architecture and a varied calendar of feasts and festivals, all three have their roots in being capital cities of the valleys three principality's in times gone by. The three cities contain 7 UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The ancient cities of the valley – Kathmandu, Patan, Bhaktapur, Kirtipur, Chovar and Dakshinkali represent an epitome of harmony in urban design, elegant architecture and refined culture.

Day 1: Arrival in Kathmandu
Arrive at Kathmandu airport .Ttransfer to Hotel.

Day 2: Kathmandu
After breakfast, we begin our half day sightseeing tour of Kathmandu Valley visiting religious centers like Pashupatinath (Hindu Temple), nearby along the bank of the Bagmati River, which is the cremation area for theHindus, Boudhanath is possibly the largest stupa in the world and the center for Tibetan school of Buddhism. Followed by driving into Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the medical city of devotes and the best preserved of all the ancients cities of Kathmandu Valley after that return to Acme Guesthouse for overnight stay.

Day 3: Kathmandu
After breakfast sightseens tour to Kathmandu Valley visiting Kathmandu Durbar Square, the ancient palace of the Malla and the Shah Kings of Nepal, visiting Kumari Temple, house of the virgin goddess, visiting Swayambhunath, (the monkey temple) a stupa on the top of hill from where you can overlook the scenery of Kathmandu Valley.

We then visit Patan, a famous city features of arts and crafts - the highlight of trip is the Shikara (Krishna Temple), Patan Durbar Square with Royal bath, Hiranya Varna Mahavir (Buddhist Monastery). In the evening, it may be probably the first time that you enjoy yourself on Rickshaw ride to have a typical Nepalese Dinner at a local restaurant in Thamel before coming back to the hotel.

Day 4: Depart from Kathmandu
After breakfast, rest of day is at leisure until your next destination.

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Thamel, Kathmandu, Nepal

Once you have negotiated all the busy streets and seen all the amazing cultural sights of Kathmandu city it is nice to retreat to 'The Garden of Dreams'. It's a few minutes walk from busy Thamel and near to the Royal Palace and is a peaceful and serene garden enclave. Somewhere restful and quiet to read a good book and eat something a bit different in one of the cafes (relatively expensive, but good). It has a distinctly European flavour as it was built in the 1920's based on Edwardian English gardens and is a surprise when you enter as the ambience is so diifferent to the streets outside.