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Drive & Touring
Kathmandu City Day Tour (Visiting Four Heritage Sightseeing Places)
Swayambhunath Stupa (Monkey Temple): One of an ancient religious architecture at top of Hill in Kathmandu. People visit here to find peace and pray with butter lamp on main gate and climb the little hillock to visit Ajima Temple for worship. From top of hill gives you panoramic views of the valley.
Swayambhunath is one of the holiest Buddhist Chaityas (Stupa) in Nepal. It is said to have evolved when the valley was created out of a primordial lake more than 2000 years ago before Manjushree Chopped a Chobhar Hill by his magic sword help to dry a lake.
Swayambhu literally means “self-existent one” believed a little island of Lake Valley and started to worship as lotus flower that bloomed in the middle which is dedicated to Himalayan goddess Manjushree. Both Buddhist and Hindu devotees worship and circumambulating the stupa to fulfill their wishes
Kathmandu Durbar Square: Known as Basantapur Darbar Kshetra in front of old Royal Palace of Kathmandu Valley Kingdom. In the valley there are three old Royal Palace Square from Malla Dynasty as well ruled by Shah Dynasty from 16th Century. All the spectacular newer architecture vividly showcases skills and art craftsmen over century.
Kathmandu Royal Palace Square is one of closed UNESCO heritage sight comparing Patan and Bhaktapur Durbar Square Palaces.This entire Square surrounds quadrangles, revealing courtyards, temples and Statue of Hanuman known as Hanuman Dhoka Durbar Square,the monkey devotee of Hindu God Rama at the entrance of the palace gate.
Boudhanath Stupa: Take early morning either evening stroll around the white buzzing passes by light a butter lamp, flattering a colorful prayer flags, souvenirs, rooftop restaurant and coffee in hand.This 36meter high stupa of Boudhanath is one of the largest in South Asia and center of the Tibetan Buddhism in Himalaya Nepal.
Mandala shaped designed to replicate the Gyangtse of Tibet. The stupa was renovated by Lichchhabi Rulars in 7th century.Each side are pair of the seeing eye of Buddha symbolizing awareness with the canopy has 13 stages. The entire brick wall with 147 inches and 108 images of meditation Buddha inset behind copper prayer wheels.
Pashupatinath Temple (Holy Temple of Hindu): Pashupatinath temples are famous and sacred holiest Hindu Pilgramage complex that located on the bank of River Bagmati. Approximately 1 km from Tribhuvan International Airport gate and 5km from Thamel. This temple serves as the seat of Nepal’s national deity belongs to Lord Shiva in Hindusm.
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Reviews
Lyle Clancy
Brisbane Australia
Christian Bank
Germany
German Language: Wir haben mit Sappa und einem Träger im Mai 2011 eine elftägige Trekking Tour durch die Langtang und Helambu Region gemacht. Wir sind das Langtang Tal von Syrabrubesi bis Kanjin Gompa hoch gewandert und dann über die Gosainkunde Seen, den Laurebina Pass und die Helambu Region nach Kathmandu zurückgekehrt. Der Trek war einfach wundervoll! Er führt durch verschiedene Vegetationszonen mit reicher Flora und Fauna und überwältigenden Aussichten auf die Gipfel des Himalaya. Darüber hinaus bot der Trek einen tiefen Einblick die die Tamang Kultur und das Leben und die Tradition der nepalesischen und tibetanischen Bevölkerung.
Sappa ist ein sehr erfahrener Führer, der die Gegend sehr gut kennt. Er verstand es perfekt, die Länge der täglichen Etappen und die Trekkinggeschwindigkeit auf unsere Wünsche und Bedürfnisse anzupassen und war insbesondere ein guter Ratgeber bei Fragen zur Höhenkrankheit. Sappa hat sich um alle Angelegenheiten mit den Lodges, den örtlichen Behörden, den Taxi- und Busfahrern etc. gekümmert. Er hat alle unsere Fragen zu den verschiedenen Bergketten und -gipfeln zur Länge der Auf- und Abstiege und zu den anderen Details der Gegend bereitwillig und mit großer Begeisterung beantwortet. Es war eine große Freude, ihm bei den Anekdoten aus dem Leben der Nepalesen, der Religion, Politik und Natur zuzuhören. Mit seiner Begeisterung und seinem Humor hat Sappa den Trek zu einem unvergesslichen Erlebnis gemacht. Wir können Sappa als erfahrenen, verständnisvollen und sympathischen Führer uneingeschränkt empfehlen. Nach den elf Tagen in der Einsamkeit des Himalaya ist aus unserem Führer ein Freund geworden.”
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Adriano Rosa
Curitiba – Brasil
Sappa é o cara. Visitei o Nepal em duas ocasiões. Na primeira ele foi meu guia no circuito Annapurna, onde caminhamos por 21 dias. Na segunda ele nos guiou nos treks Langtang, Gosainkunda e Helambu por 17 dias. Alem disso, ele foi nosso guia no trek Cheppang Hills. Como se não bastasse, fizemos também o clássico Base Camp Everest partindo de Jiri e passando por Renjo La e Cho La, em 24 dias com o seu irmão Lako. O Nepal é um pais maravilhoso e a companhia de um guia como Sappa fez toda a diferença, pois ele nos explicou muito sobre a cultura local, religião, situação política/conflitos no pais e como funciona a sociedade no Nepal em geral. Ele fala muito bem inglês, é muito bem humorado e as risadas estão garantidas. Pra resumir, você começa a trilha com um guia e termina com um amigo. Recomendo-o sem hesitar. Se tiver perguntas pode me escrever.
I first met Sappa in 2008 on a family Gokyo Lakes Trek and EBC Trek. At that time, I was greatly impressed by the highly professional approach he took to mountain guiding. I’m very happy to report that in 2014 and 2017 nothing has changed during my Langtang Valley second family trek and Manaslu Circuit Trek. Sappa continues to maintain an exceptionally high standard of service and this together with his warm, generous and engaging personality ensured everyone in our party had an amazing time during their visit to Nepal.
We were treated to fantastic traditional Nepalese food and cultural performances at welcoming and farewell dinners in Kathmandu; expertly and safely guided over 14 days of trekking through an incredibly beautiful landscape; and provided with detailed and knowledgeable commentary during our tours of all the main sites around Kathmandu, Bhaktapur and Patan. I’m very happy to report that the organisation of our transport, sightseeing, accommodation and trekking arrangements was first rate and that over three weeks everything ran very smoothly indeed. Overall, Sappa‘s vast guiding experience and mountain knowledge ensured that our itinerary was structured in such a way that it provided us with a good deal of flexibility and ample time to absorb the magnificent mountain views while trekking, as well as not being rushed on our tours of Kathmandu and surrounds.
On this trip, a few in our party were first time trekkers. What a fantastic introduction to trekking in the Nepal Himalaya they received thanks to the great care and attention to every little detail provided by Sappa and his fabulous support crew Manoj, Shankar and Suraj. Thank you Sappa,for also keeping up the tradition of supplying us with bananas and chocolate bars. I must also mention that the pomegranate seeds the crew provided to us on our way to Langtang was an unexpected but greatly appreciated treat. Importantly, from a safety aspect, we were more than pleased to find that Nepal Base Camp Treks used modern four wheel drive vehicles to take us to the start of our trek in Syabrubesi and also for the return journey from Dhunche. We were also very impressed to observe that Sappa and his company take very good care of their support crews.
If you are planning to visit Nepal, I have no hesitation in recommending Sappa and his company “Nepal Base Camp Treks” for trouble free trekking and touring. You will not be disappointed. I can’t wait for my next trek with Sappa, which will be around Manaslu trek.