Patan Half Day City Tour

HALF DAY PATAN CITY SIGHTSEEING TOUR

Sightseeing tour of Kathmandu valley, including its surrounding areas, takes you very close to nature that enchants a glimpse of Nepal, providing an in-depth knowledge about its history, art & architecture, which takes us back to the primitive age. As such, several tourists from different corners of the world have been enrolling towards Nepal with a view to visiting this beautiful country.

Patan, the oldest of all the three cities of Kathmandu valley. It is best known for its artistic heritage. It is probably one of the oldest Buddhist cities in the world. The city is situated on a plateau across the Bagmati River. Another name of Patan is Lalitpur. The city is surrounded by 4 Stupas at the 4 corners of Patan, one at each corner of its cardinal points.

These stupas are said to have been built by the famous Emperor Ashoka. This is one of the most elegant architectural treasures of which Patan is very proud.

About the beauty of Patan, a western lady writer has to say this - "Patan means eternity itself and Patan Durbar Square is the spectacular sight of Asia indeed". Really, it is full of Hindu temples and Buddhist monuments with bronze gateways, guardian deities and wonderful carvings, and many visitors come here to see these monuments. Patan Durbar Square is a famous visiting attraction. The square is full of ancient places, temples, and shrines noted for their exquisite carvings.

The former royal palace complex is the centre of Patan's religious and social life and houses a museum containing an array of bronze statues and religious objects. There are three main courtyards or chowks, so named Central Mul Chowk, Sundari Chowk and Keshav Narayan Chowk in the square. The Sundari Chowk holds in its centre a masterpiece of stone architecture, the Royal bath called Tushahity.

The Major sightseeing place in Patan Darbar Square is:

Patan Museum

This museum inside the durbar square specialises in bronze statues and religious objects. It is considered one of the best museums in Asia.

Hiranya Varna Mahavihar

Located inside Kwabadehul, this three-story golden pagoda of Lokeshwar (lord Buddha) was built in the twelfth century by King Bhaskar Verma. It is famous as the Golden Temple. Inside the upper story of the pagoda are the golden images of lord Buddha and a large prayer wheel.

Golden Window

This was specially built for King Siddhi Narasingha Malla. His devotion to Lord Krishna, as well as the Buddhist God of compassion Karunamaya Lokeshwar, is a famous episode in Nepalese history of religion.

Mahabouddha Temple

This temple of Buddha, built interestingly in the Hindu Shikara style, has five golden pinnacles. They are