Activities in Around The Kathmandu Valley
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Old Town Walking Tour
The Patan Tourist Development Organisation has developed a fascinating walk that winds its way through the complex interlinked courtyards and laneways of the old town. The walk starts at the Patan Dhoka, ends at Durbar Sq and takes about an hour. The route gives a great insight into the communal lifestyle and traditional structure of Newari villages, with their many bahal (courtyards), hiti (water tanks) and tun (wells).
It's great fun diving through the tunnelled passageways into hidden courtyards.
The walk is described in more detail in a recommended small booklet entitled Patan Walkabout (Rs 100). The booklet is hard to find these days but you might be able to get a pho…
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Walking Tours
For the visitor, Bhaktapur is really a town of one curving road - the old trade route to Tibet - that links several squares. Traffic free, the traditionally intact town is also in many ways the most timeless and is perfect for walking around. The cobblestone streets link a string of temples, monastery courtyards and monumental squares, and the sidestreets are peppered with shrines, wells and water tanks at every turn.
The lack of traffic makes walking through Bhaktapur a particular pleasure and certainly more enjoyable than walking in Kathmandu.
The town's cultural life is also vibrant, with centuries-old traditions of craftsmanship and strong communities of potters, wood…
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Borderlands Resort
Tucked away in a bend of the Bhote Kosi River, 97km from Kathmandu, the superb Borderlands Resort is one of Nepal’s top adventure resorts. Adrenaline-charged activities include rafting, trekking and canyoning but you can also just kick back and enjoy the peace and quiet. The resort is centred on an attractive bar and dining area, surrounded by luxury thatch-roofed safari tents dotted around a lush tropical garden.
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Wayfarers
Wayfarers is a reliable operator. Guided walks through Kirtipur, Khokana, Bungmati and Chapagaon (US$35 per person) leave on Wednesday and Saturday. Three-day trips to Panauti, Namobuddha, Dhulikhel, Nagarkot and Sankhu (US$135 per person) leave on Thursday and Sunday.
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Rangjung Yeshe Institute
Attached to the Ka-Nying Sheldrup Ling Gompa, Rangjung Yeshe Institute runs classes in Tibetan, Sanskrit, Nepali and Buddhist studies.
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