HALF DAY GUIDED SIGHTSEEING TOUR IN KATHMANDU VALLEY
After your breakfast, you will precede to Pashupatinath temple, where you will tour the holy temples & biggest stupa in south east asia.
AM: VISIT PASHUPATINATH AND BOUDDHANATH
PASHUPATINATH TEMPLE - HOLY TEMPLE:
Not only is Pashupatinath the most important Hindu temple in Nepal, it is one of the most important Shiva temples on the subcontinent and draws numerous devotees from all over India each year. Pashupati is considered to have a special concern for the kingdom of Nepal. Pashupatinath is an ancient plinth. By the banks of the holy Bagmati River, stands the 16th century of Pashupatinath - Shiva, as Lord of all Creatures. The old buildings on the site were destroyed by Moslem invaders in the 14th century, its stone linga smashed to dust, but it rose again behind their retreating backs. Succeeding monarchs reinstated the temple and the images. The flowing Bagmati is a holy river and the ghats (crematorium) at its bank are the earnest Hindus’ truest cremation center.
BOUDDHANATH STUPA:
Bouddhanath is among the largest stupas in South Asia, and it has become the focal point of Tibetan Buddhism in Nepal. The white mound looms thirty-six meters overhead. The stupa is located on the ancient trade route to Tibet, and Tibetan merchants rested and offered prayers here for many centuries. When refugees entered Nepal from Tibet in the 1950s, many of them decided to live around Bouddhanath. They established many gompas, and the "Little Tibet" of Nepal was born. This "Little Tibet" is still the best place in the Valley to observe Tibetan lifestyle. Monks walk about in maroon robes. Tibetans walk with prayer wheels in their hands, and the rituals of prostration are presented to the Buddha as worshippers circumambulate the stupa on their hands and knees, bowing down to their lord.
TOUR COST INCLUSIONS:
- Half day guided sightseeing tour in Kathmandu city with private car
- One government license holder english speaking tour guide
TOUR COST EXCLUSIONS:
- Entrance fees/monuments fees while sightseeing in those places
- Mis expenses
- Mineral water or any kind of alcholic drinks
- Extra cost if you would like to do sightseeing more than these two places
- Tips for guide & driver
Note: The above tour cost is based on two person.
