Bhaktapur City Tour

“city of devotes with amazing blend of modernization and its ancient culture and religion”

Tour Highlights:

Medieval period Temples and old palaces of immense interest
A vivid city of cultural heritage within medieval period time
Exploring Bhaktapur old monuments of great historical and religious significant,
The city full of World Heritage Sites and views of green hills with snowcapped peaks

Brief Trip Outlook:

Mode of the Trip:       On Standard or Deluxe Hotels
Tour Grade:                  Leisure with short walks.
Tour duration:             A day Tour or more
Seasons:                      Nepal for all season for tours.

Introduction:

Tour of Bhaktapur Heritage Sites, an amazing place with ancient historical and religious sites of great wonders and interest within its medieval period towns full of interest and delights where you will be completely absorbed on this tour, where our guide will feed you with much information of Bhaktapur culture and history.

Bhaktapur with its old name as Bhadgaon means a city of Devotes; the city still remains where it was since past hundreds of centuries with its immense culture and custom still practiced in daily life.

Bhaktapur an adjacent city of Kathmandu located 14 k.m. driving distance towards eastern suburb of the valley rim with less than an hour drive on route Nepal & Tibet Friendship Highway.

The tour Tour of Bhaktapur Heritage Sites lasts for few hours where our guide will explain its cultural and historical facts of great interest.

Places of great interest in Bhaktapur:

Bhaktapur City Tour :

One of the world best Nepal heritage sites reflecting the city’s rich culture, art and architectural design, it is also the central setting of the city for architectural monuments and arts.
Famous golden gate entrance to the main courtyard of the Palace of 55 windows; the gate is regarded as the world’s most beautiful and richly carved specimens of its kind.

Bhaktapur Nytapola Temple:

Highlights of Bhaktapur and landmark Nytapola Temple, meaning 5 storied temple of 30 meter high, tallest temple of Kathmandu valley.
It was built by King Bhupatindra Malla in 1708 AD. Each of its five terraces holds a pair of figures, starting from bottom wrestlers, elephant, lion, griffins and goddesses.

The Bhaktapur National Art Gallery:

Located within Bhaktapur Durbar Square treasures rare paintings and manuscripts with painted covers and illustrations are found in this museum. Gallery contains brass, bronze, stone and wooden images of medieval art tradition of Nepal. Gallery is closed on Thursday and public holidays.

Bhairavnath Temple of Bhaktapur:

Kathmandu Valley Nagarkot and Dhulikhel Via Originally built as one-story pagoda during King Jagat Jyoti Malla period, later changed into a three-storey temple in 1718 A.D. by King Bhupatindra Malla, this temple now stands for its artistic grandeur. Bhairavnath temple is dedicated to Lord Bhairab – the god of Terror.

Dattarya Temple:

Built in 1427 AD, the temple is said to have been built from a single tree visit a monastery having exquisitely carved peacock windows located near the temple area.

Pottery square and market:

Around Bhaktapur there are two main pottery area, the first pottery square is at Suryamadhi east from Dattarya temple square, it is the oldest pottery square, another pottery place leads south from the Nytapola square at Talako’s Potter’s Square walking along interesting markets side streets the pottery is in full blaze, the wide open brick courtyard with a mix of small grey and brownish red clay pots, where each pot is examined by hand before being turned to face the sun at new angle or dipped into a bucket of colored water.

Observe the craftsman on wheels shaping the clay in a finely tuned system of human pottery rotation from past centuries of old tradition.

Old Changunararyan Temple:

Oldest and ancient temple of Nepal Changu Narayan, located on a high hilltop also called Changu or Dolagiri. The temple area is surrounded with forest of champak tree and small Changu village which is north of Bhaktapur.

Changu Narayan Temple dedicated to Hindu god Lord Visnu, this temple is considered as the oldest one in Nepal. The pagoda style temple has several masterpieces of 5^th to 12^th century of excellent Nepalese art.

According to legends Changu Narayan temple existed as early as 325 A.D. in the time of King Licchavi King Hari Datta Verma and it is one of Nepal’s richest structures historically as well as artistically. In the grounds there is a stone pillar inscription of great importance recording the military exploits of King Man Deva who reigned from 496 A.D. to 524 A.D. The first epigraphic evidence of Nepalese history found in the temple premises during the reign of the Licchavi King Mandeva dating back to 464 A.D.

Proves that temple was already been established as a sacred site in the
3^rd century A.D. It is the earliest inscription known in Nepal

Nagarkot:

A famous and popular view point of Nagarkot which north of Bhaktapur City Tour a popular touristic spot an altitude of 2,175 m high, offers stunning sunrise and sunset views over chain of Himalayan peaks from Manaslu-Ganesh-Langtang-Jugal Himal towards east of Everest range.

A serene town of mostly Tamang ethnic tribe a hill people of Nepal with traditional farm villages and neat terraces fields within pristine woodland of rhododendron-pines-oaks and fir tree lines.

Nagarkot with cool alpine temperatures, a famous gateway for city folks to escape from hustle and bustle of city life in the comfort of nice and wonderful lodges, hotels and resorts where all rooms faces beautiful views of snowcapped peaks.

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