This post lists significant tourist destination of Nepal
Kathmandu Valley
Kathmandu valley is the heart of Nepal. It has various religious, cultural, natural, historical and modern tourist destinations. Having all the three districts Kathmandu, Bhaktapur & Lalitpur within the area of 220 sq miles, any point of the valley is reachable in one day tour.
(all distances are from Tribhuvan International Airport - KTM)
Religious sites:-
Being known as City of Temples, pretty much every corner of Kathmandu valley has some kind of temples. Some iconic ones are as follows:-
Hindu temples
Pashupatinath (2 km north) (most famous temple of lord shiva in the world), historical
Changunarayan (17 km east) (proved oldest temple of Nepal), historical
Kailashnath mahadev statue (17km east) (world's tallest statue of lord shiva, 43.5m)
Budanilkantha (11km north)
Bisankhu narayan (14km south)
Dakshinkali (22km south)
Machhe Narayan (17km west)
Patan durbar square around (6km south): Krishna Temple, Taleju Bhawani, Baglamukhi etc
Suryavinayak (12km east)
Balkumari temple (7km east)
Sankata Bhagawati(7km west) (Kathmandu city center)
Other
Boudanath (4 km north) (Buddhist)
Kapan monastry (7km north) (Buddhist)
Syambhunath (11 km) (Buddhist) (aka monkey temple)
Red monastery, White monastery (13km west) (Buddhist)
Kasmiri Jama Masjid (5km west) (Islam)
Hill stations:-
Chandragiri Hills (20 km south west from airport), cable car
Nagarkot (24 km east from airport)
Kakani (28km north west from airport)
Trekking:-
Helambu trek (5-8 days trek)
Nagarkot hiking (several 1 day trails)
Shopping:-
Kathmandu city center, New road (7km west)
Thamel tourist district (6km west)
Casinos:-
Casino royal
Bally's Nepal
more
Kathmandu Valley
Kathmandu valley is the heart of Nepal. It has various religious, cultural, natural, historical and modern tourist destinations. Having all the three districts Kathmandu, Bhaktapur & Lalitpur within the area of 220 sq miles, any point of the valley is reachable in one day tour.
(all distances are from Tribhuvan International Airport - KTM)
Religious sites:-
Being known as City of Temples, pretty much every corner of Kathmandu valley has some kind of temples. Some iconic ones are as follows:-
Hindu temples
Pashupatinath (2 km north) (most famous temple of lord shiva in the world), historical
Changunarayan (17 km east) (proved oldest temple of Nepal), historical
Kailashnath mahadev statue (17km east) (world's tallest statue of lord shiva, 43.5m)
Budanilkantha (11km north)
Bisankhu narayan (14km south)
Dakshinkali (22km south)
Machhe Narayan (17km west)
Patan durbar square around (6km south): Krishna Temple, Taleju Bhawani, Baglamukhi etc
Suryavinayak (12km east)
Balkumari temple (7km east)
Sankata Bhagawati(7km west) (Kathmandu city center)
Other
Boudanath (4 km north) (Buddhist)
Kapan monastry (7km north) (Buddhist)
Syambhunath (11 km) (Buddhist) (aka monkey temple)
Red monastery, White monastery (13km west) (Buddhist)
Kasmiri Jama Masjid (5km west) (Islam)
Guru Nanak math (7km west) (Sikh) (15th century)
Historical sites:-
Kathmandu durbar square, several temples & museum (7km west)
Bhaktapur durbar square (11km east)
Patan Durbar square (6km south)
Narayanhiti Royal Palace Museum (5km west)
Chandragiri Hills (20 km south west from airport), cable car
Nagarkot (24 km east from airport)
Kakani (28km north west from airport)
Trekking:-
Helambu trek (5-8 days trek)
Nagarkot hiking (several 1 day trails)
Shopping:-
Kathmandu city center, New road (7km west)
Thamel tourist district (6km west)
Casinos:-
Casino royal
Bally's Nepal
Casino Anna
Casino Rad, Raddison
The Millionaire's Club & Casino, ShangriLa
Casino Pride Nepal, Hyatt regency
Casino Mahjong, Soaltee
Night Clubs:-
Club Deja Vu
Club Fahrenheit, Thamel
LOD - Lord of the Drinks, Thamel
Karma Bar, Tripureshwor
The Victory Lounge, Durbarmarg
more