Kathmandu Tourism

Kathmandu is perhaps the only true city in Nepal. On the face of it, Kathmandu is another developing country city with its ill conceived concrete buildings and congestion. But in the backyards it is a culturally rich and beautiful entity.

Kathmandu is the capital of Nepal and is the urban epicenter of Kathmandu valley. The valley in Himalayas contains two sister cities to Kathmandu – Lalitpur and Bhaktapur and a number of smaller towns.
 
Kathmandu tourism gets a boost from its status as the land of largest congregations of magnificent historical monuments and shrines ever built.
The city stands at an elevation of about one thousand and four hundred meters in bowl shaped Kathmandu valley surrounded by four major hills – Shivapuri, Pulchowki, Nagarjun and Chandragiri.  

Kathmandu is an important city and is often referred as the Gateway to Nepal Tourism. Rich in both heritage and culture, Kathmandu city holds some of the major tourism attraction that draw the attention of tourists from all over the world. The major attraction of t his city is Pashupati Nath Temple which is also UNESCO World Heritage Site.

From the point of view of tourism in Kathmandu, economy and cultural heritage, the sister cities of Lalitpur and Bhaktapur are integral to Kathmandu. The UNESCO recognition of World Heritage site was accorded to all the monuments in the three cities as one unit under the title “Kathmandu Valley – UNESCO World Heritage site.
Eight rivers flow through the city of which the Bagmati, Bishnumati, Dhabikhola, Manohara, Hanumant and Tukucha rivers are prominent. The Kathmandu Valley falls in warm temperate zone and the vegetation dictated by climatic conditions fall in deciduous monsoon forest zone. The climate is fairly pleasant with comfortable warm days followed by cool mornings and nights.

Kathmandu has many wonderful tourist attractions which include Kumari Temple, Swayambhunath Temple, Bodhnath, Kirtipur, Budhanilkantha Temple, Dakshinkali Temple, Nagarkot, Daman, Dhulikhel, Changunarayan Temple, etc are some of the major highlight of Kathmandu tourism. These attractions allure great number of visitors and engross them to enjoy delightful and enjoyable vacation in Kathmandu in Nepal.

So plan a tour to Kathmandu, the Capital City of Nepal and explore the rich heritage as well as the outstanding holidaying destination with outstanding experiences of lifetime.