how many days in Kathmandu???

hi all,

i will be traveling from lhasa overland to kathmandu, after which i plan to stay a few days in kathmandu before finally flying back home to singapore.

so i was wondering what will be a good amount of time to stay and see the city itself, and maybe the nearby surroundings.

any 1 day tour out of kathmandu will do fine for me.

thanks in advance!

cheers

spear

how many days in Kathmandu???

Hi Namaste and warm greeting from Kathmandu Nepal.It is happy to know that you are coming Nepal and welcome.Yes offcourse you can do 1 day sight seeing tour or 1 day also out kathmandu tour like Nagarkot where you can see beautiful mountains include Mt.Everest too.Which is 30 K.M distance from Kathmandu city.

Cheers

panday

how many days in Kathmandu???

Hi Spear:

My wife and I spent three days in Kathmandu (flying from Delhi) in 2004 and in October 2006 flew to Lhasa from Kathmandu and overland back to Kathmandu. This time we came from Bangkok. Since you%26#39;ve come this far, it would seem to make sense to spend some time in Kathmandu. As Panday has stated, a day trip to Nagarkot with a stop at the old city ( I%26#39;ve forgotten the name) would be a good day spent. However, you will see enough spectacular scenery on the trip from Lhasa (including Everest) to last a lifetime. You should also spend a day or two visiting the temples and other area%26#39;s of kathmandu. We liked our guide so much on our 2004 trip, that we used him to set up our 2006 trip to Nepal and Tibet. His name is Sahadev Panday and I believe he is affiliated with Yeti Travels. I think it%26#39;s useful to have a guide if you%26#39;re going to be there a short period of time, but as you will read on this forum, everyone has their opinions and can recommend other reliable guides or give you good hints and ideas. A lot of the replies, however are from folks affiliated with tour companies, so you have to take that with a grain of salt!! K2 Kelley appears to be a great source of impartial information. I think he%26#39;s getting ready to head to Tibet also. What I would advise, is that you spend some time visiting the Nepal and Tibet forums to get a flavor of your trip. Also type in Tibet and Nepal experiences into Google. We have done this on our three trips to Asia, and as a result encounter few surprises. Have a great trip. I hope your Tibet trip turns out as great as ours. Also, think about having your doctor prescribe Diamox to help with the altitude in Tibet. It was a big help to us, who are in our early 60%26#39;s.

Hi Spear,

Kathmandu is a fun place to spend a few days of wandering the markets, visiting the temples and you can do excursions to Patan, Baktaphur and places such a Nagarkot (a resort area on the rim above Kathmandu). Great sunrises and sunsets from up there.

Have fun,

Andy Crisconi

One World Trekking

hi again,

thanks for the replies and suggestions. i have read and researched abit on kathmandu valley and its surroundings, and have roughly come out with some plans. i have a few more questions which i need some advices on. i think i might stay for around 4 days or so in kathmandu valley.

1) between Nagarkot and Dhulikhel, do they both provide a good view of the Himalayas? I was initially planning to do Nagarkot, but according to LP, the transportation to Nagarkot seems to be quite infrequent and inconvenient. Since i am coming into Kathmandu from Tibet overland, i thought it might be much more convenient to stopover at Dhulikhel first (Kodari to Dhulikhel) to prevent backtracking, after which i will hit Kathmandu proper. what do u guys think?

2) once in Kathmandu, i plan to do a 1 day walking tour, taking in sights in Kathmandu itself (including Swayambhunath Temple and the Kathmandu%26#39;s Durbar Square) and also Patan (Patan%26#39;s Durbar Square). i believe this walking tour can be easily done right?

3) another 1 day walking/trekking tour, from Kathmandu to Pashupatinath Temple, and then further out of the town to Bodhnath Stupa and Changu Narayan, before finally reaching Bhaktapur to visit its Durbar Square and surroundings. Will probably take a bus out of Bhaktapur from here back to Kathmandu. i am more concerned about this walking route, which i estimated should be around 20km, so i probably have to start as early as 7am in the morning haha. so do u think it is feasible? according to LP, the trek between Changu Narayan and Bhaktapur is pretty good. any comments?

thanks again in advance!

cheers =)

spear

Spear:

Spear:

On our way back from Tibet we stayed for one night at the Dhulikel Mountain Resort. We had visited it for afternoon tea on our first trip to Kathmandu, and when we planned our recent trip we decided to stop there for the afternoon and evening before we caught our flight back to Bangkok. If the weather is clear which it was in both visits, the views - especially at sunrise and sunset were beautiful. It%26#39;s about an hour to Kathmandu. Coming back from Tibet, you%26#39;ll probably spend the night on the Tibet side of the border and then pick up transportation in the morning. The visa process on the Nepal side only took about 5-10 minutes. The line on the Tibet side was a bit longer and took about 15 minutes. They basically just take back your travel permit - no passport stamps. Be advised that the road is very rough for about the first hour or so. We arrived at Dhulikel around noon. The rest of your proposed visit to Kathmandu looks great. I think you%26#39;re wise to allow four days. I don%26#39;t know if you are starting your Tibet trip from Kathmandu or not, but if you are, and you%26#39;re there for less than three days, there is no charge for your visa.

hi BluePhantom,

great to hear the good feedback about Dhulikel. i think i shall do Dhulikel then since it is on the way.

i am actually going into Tibet from Chengdu by train, after which i will spend a week to do Lhasa and surroundings, before finally taking a 1 week overland 4WD from Lhasa to Kathmandu.

Seems like u have done the Lhasa to Kathmandu overland a few times already. what is the usual itinerary of say 1 week overland from Lhasa to Kathmandu, including visiting various towns and EBC along the way. i am curious to know the places where most people spent overnight at for the 6 nights or so.

regarding the border crossing, so the usual practice is to stay 1 night at Zhangmu (the tibet side of the border)? then the border crossing the next day to Kodari, and finally either to Kathmandu or Dhulikel, am i right?

thanks again!

cheers

spear

Spear:

The train trip sounds like a lot of fun and a great introduction to the country. It should also help getting used to the altitude. The October trip was our only one. We flew to Lhasa on a Tuesday and spent the afternoon at our hotel as most people advise to acclimitize. We stayed at the Bhramapurma hotel which is the newest one. The rooms were fine. Being new, they were still working the kinks out of the dining room. We spent Wednesday morning touring the Potala palace. Had lunch at the Snowlands which was recommended both in the guidebooks and on this site. Had my first yak steak! Would also recommend. We spent the afternoon touring the temple and square area. The next day we toured the Deprung and Sera monestaries. The debating monks are as great as advertised. We had lunch at the Potala View - and the view matched the name. On Friday we traveled to Gyantse with our guide and driver. The lake highway was under repair so we travelled via the friendship highway although we took an exciting shortcut over a 14,000 ft. pass. On Saturday, we visited the monestary and traveled to Xhigatse. There, we visited the monestary and the market in the afternoon. On Sunday we travelled as far as New Tingri. On the way, you get your first spectacular view of Everest. We had lucch with the locals in the back room of a cafe kept warm by a yak dung stove! The most fun lunch of the trip!! On Monday we continued on to Zangmu, including travelling over a 17,000ft. pass with unbelievable views. Due to time considerations, we didn%26#39;t get to EBC, which should be a real treat for you. As said earlier, we crossed the border on Tuesday morning. Our gude and driver were both Tibetian, were cheerful and informative. We had just a great time.

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