Kathmandu, where you land for the first time in Nepal from your country to enjoy Kathmandu Valley Tour, has thankful of temples; therefore, it is known as “The City of Temples.” Along with temples, there are palaces, where you can walk freely in their courtyards as the kings and queens used to in the past, and where you see beautiful windows and wooden crafts, made by the famous Nepalese architectures of that period, as if they were on display to show you their skills right from the beginning.  Made from a single tree, there is Kastamandap. AMAZING, isn’t it? Be sure to pose with it in front of your camera.

 

Kathmandu Valley Tour does not limit to historical monuments; it stretches to include Nagarkot, a nice hill station, and it has a brilliant viewpoint from where you can see the stunning view of group of mountains, including Everest. Fascinating exhibits other mountains, such as the Annapurna Ranges, Manaslu Ranges, Ganesh Himal Range, Langtang Range, Jugal Range, Rolwaling Range, and Numbur Range, besides the views of the Valley of Kathmanduand the Shivapuri National Park, including the major attractions of this valley.

 

 

The Kathmandu Valley envelops three glorious cities - Kathmandu, Patan, and Bhaktapur, which were once independent states ruled by the Malla kings, who ruled the cities from the 12th to the 18th centuries and decorated their individual kingdom with exotic craftsmanship and palaces. Back then, the mighty Mongol rulers would import craftsmen from the Kathmandu Valley to decorate their empire.

 

  

 

That is to say, the famous Pagoda architecture is a gift from the Kathmandu Valley to the China. Now the Kathmandu Valley is home to seven sites which make the valley a UNESCO Cultural World Heritage Site, and also home to hundreds of other exquisite monuments, sculptures, artistic temples and magnificent art – reminders of the golden era in Nepal’s architecture.