Ranked by how much each place adds to a visit, with realistic visiting times, opening hours and ticket prices.
8 places · showing 1–8
1
One of the largest stupas in the world and the centre of Tibetan Buddhism in Nepal, ringed by monasteries and rooftop cafés.
2
The best-preserved of the three royal squares, with the 55-Window Palace, Nyatapola temple and a car-free old town of brick and carved…
3
A hilltop stupa above the city, reached by 365 steps, with painted eyes on all four sides and a valley panorama.
4
The most concentrated collection of Newari architecture anywhere, with a royal palace turned museum widely rated the best in Nepal.
5
Nepal's holiest Hindu site, on the Bagmati, where open-air cremations take place on the ghats throughout the day.
6
The old royal square in the middle of the city, with the Kumari's house, Hanuman Dhoka palace and temples still being rebuilt after the…
7
A ridge village at 2,100 m on the valley rim, with a Himalayan panorama that can reach Everest on the clearest mornings.
8
The traveller district: trekking gear, bookshops, thangka studios, momo houses and the agencies that arrange every trip in Nepal.