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Kathmandu Tours

Whilst in Kathmandu there is the option to go on various sightseeing trips around the city. Please click on a photo to see a larger image

Entrance to Swayambhunath temple, sacred to both Hindus and Buddhists.Looking down the steps leading up to the temple from the entrance gate.The main Buddhist stupa.Part of the Hindu temple.
View over Kathmandu from the temple.Buddhist prayer flags.Swayambhunath is often called the monkey temple for obvious reasons.Everywhere in Kathmandu there are plenty of opportunities to buy souvenirs.
Travelling towards Durbar Square, the royal square in the centre of Kathmandu.Street sellers near Durbar Square.The optional tours are a good way of getting to see the city.A garland seller at the Square.
Wood carving at the Kumari Palace.Durbar Square is always a busy place, with both tourists and locals mingling in the streets around the palaces.Boxes of coloured dye for sale.A local takes a break in the sun.
The Pashupatinath Hindu temple complex. Pashupatinath is one of the most sacred places for Hindus as it is on a tributary of the River Ganges.Outside Pashupatinath Hindu temple.Looking across the sacred Bagmati river to the burning ghats (cremation platforms).A monkey climbing on some of the temple outbuildings.
Small Hindu temple at Pashupatinath.A Hindu shrine.Small Hindu temple at Pashupatinath.Woman carrying firewood.
A wedding party leave the Gujeshwari temple.The view towards Bodhnath Buddhist complex. The stupa is the large white dome in the middle distance.Walking to Bodhnath gives you a chance to see how people live in Kathmandu.Washing drying on the walk between Pashupatinath and Bodhnath.
Women at work in the fields.A birds-eye view of the main Bodhnath stupa.Prayer flags decorate the stupa. Bodhnath is a centre of worship for Sherpas and Tibetans.The stupa is set in a courtyard surrounded by shops selling Tibetan goods.
The dome of the main stupa, one of the largest stupas in the world.