Day by Day
Four days. The complete picture.
This is a starting point. Your guide adapts the itinerary based on your interests and energy each day.
Day 1
Arrival & First Feel of Kathmandu
You arrive, check in, and take a first easy walk through Thamel — Kathmandu's lively heart, full of shops, cafés, and street life. No agenda, just orientation. In the late afternoon, you visit Swayambhunath Stupa. Perched on a hilltop above the city, it gives you an immediate feel for Kathmandu: Buddhist prayer flags, wandering monkeys, the smell of incense, and the valley spread out below. A calm, unhurried start.
🐒 Swayambhunath Stupa
🏙 Thamel
Day 2
Everest Flight & The Soul of Kathmandu
An early start for the Everest scenic flight. On clear mornings you fly along the entire Himalayan range — Everest, Lhotse, Makalu, Cho Oyu — close enough to understand the scale. After returning and a relaxed breakfast, the day moves to two sites that together explain Nepal better than any book: Pashupatinath Temple, where life and death are completely visible along the river banks, and Boudhanath Stupa, the center of Tibetan Buddhist life in Kathmandu. In the afternoon you visit Kathmandu Durbar Square — also known as Hanuman Dhoka — the ancient royal palace complex at the historic heart of the city, with its courtyards, temples, and the old royal palace that defined Kathmandu for centuries.
✈️ Everest Scenic Flight
🔱 Pashupatinath
☸️ Boudhanath Stupa
🏯 Kathmandu Durbar Square
Day 3
Bhaktapur & Changu Narayan
Bhaktapur is the best-preserved medieval city in Nepal — most guests say it is the highlight of the trip. You spend proper time here: the main Durbar Square, Nyatapola Temple, the pottery square, and then the back streets where most tourists never go. From Bhaktapur you continue to Changu Narayan, the oldest Hindu temple in Nepal. The approach is a walk through a quiet traditional village — old Newari houses, local families, a pace completely removed from the city.
🏯 Bhaktapur Durbar Square
🏺 Pottery Square
🛕 Changu Narayan
Optional add-on: Bhaktapur Overnight
Stay in Bhaktapur and the city transforms. Day visitors leave by late afternoon. Early morning in the squares — with the light, the local life, and almost no other tourists — is something most visitors never see. Worth considering if you want more than a day trip.
Stay in Bhaktapur and the city transforms. Day visitors leave by late afternoon. Early morning in the squares — with the light, the local life, and almost no other tourists — is something most visitors never see. Worth considering if you want more than a day trip.
Day 4
Patan & Departure
The final morning in Patan Durbar Square — arguably the finest collection of Newari architecture in the valley. You walk the main square, turn into the narrow alleys behind it, find the hidden courtyards, and visit the Golden Temple (Hiranya Varna Mahavihar), an active Buddhist monastery in continuous use for nearly a thousand years. When timing allows, your guide arranges a visit to see the Living Goddess of Patan — a rare experience most visitors never manage. After the visit, transfer to the airport.
🏛 Patan Durbar Square
🪷 Golden Temple
👁 Living Goddess
