Must-see attractions in Around the Kathmandu Valley

Cremation Plinths

Bhaktapur

These contemporary cremation plinths are across the river from the Khalna Tole.

Western Stupa

Patan

One of four Ashoka stupas marking the old city limits of Patan. Covered in grass beside the main road at Pulchowk.

Maru Mandapa Mahavihar

Patan

This small Buddhist shrine lies just southwest of the Golden Temple.

City Gate

Bhaktapur

Buy your ticket to the left of the arched city gate and show it to the guard as you enter the Durbar Sq.

Uma Maheshwar Temple

Patan

A small, two-tiered temple south of the Golden Temple.

Vatsala Durga Temple

Bhaktapur

Beside King Bhupatindra Malla's column and directly in front of the Royal Palace, this stone temple was built by King Jagat Prakash Malla in either 1672…

Living Traditions Museum

Around the Kathmandu Valley

This well-curated museum, housed in a restored building south of Changu Narayan Temple, features over 400 exhibits covering artefacts and displays on…

Zoo

Patan

Nepal’s only zoo is in southwestern Patan by the Jawalakhel roundabout. The animals live in better conditions than you might expect and there are always…

Tibetan Monastery

Patan

This small Tibetan Buddhist monastery is across the road from the Tibetan-refugee Jawalakhel Handicraft Centre.

Kathmandu University Department of Music

Bhaktapur

You may hear sweet music wafting over the university's ornamental gardens, south of Khalna Tole.

Sankhamul Ghats

Patan

A series of ghats on the holy Bagmati River, north of Patan's Durbar Sq.