Itinerary

1. Kathmandu Heritage Tour

   • Meet your tour guide and take a walk through the New Road situated east of Durbar Square. Here, you can purchase imported luxury items of high quality. A couple of small shops on New Road are dedicated to the traditional musical instruments of Nepal such as fiddles, flutes, and a traditional souvenir sold here is the khukri (a traditional knife).

   • Leave for Durbar Square (Basantapur Darbar Kshetra). Dealers in Durbar Square sell a multitude of Tibetan-style curios. These tempting artifacts made of silver, turquoise, coral, or ivory are mainly fake, though you can find some interesting items like ethnic jewellery, in gold and silver.

   • Reach Freak Street, situated south of Durbar Square. It is a fun place to shop for Tibetan woollen garments, jackets, and mittens. Among Nepal's famous bargains are kit bags, caps, and clothes made from black felt with rainbow fringes. 

   • Visit Makhan Tole situated north of the famous Durbar Square. This area is popular among shoppers because here Thangka or Paubhā and other fine arts are sold by numerous dealers. A thangka is a form of art, widespread in Tibet. It is a piece of silk on which Buddhist deities or mandalas are embroidered. A Paubhā represents the Nepali version of thangka upon which the painting is done. 

   • Head towards Indra Chowk one of the ceremonial and market squares on the artery passing through the historic section of Kathmandu. Its temples and bazaar draw streams of pilgrims and shoppers. The intersection of Indrachok, along with Maru, Kathmandu Durbar Square, Makhan, Jana Bahal, Asan, and Naxal is a vibrant market street.

   • Explore Asan market, and residential square in central Kathmandu, near the Annapurna temple and the Ganesha shrine. The bazaar at Asan attracts shoppers from all over Kathmandu because of the tremendous variety of merchandise sold here, ranging from foodstuffs, spices, and textiles to electronics and bullion.

   • Reach to Thamel a popular tourist destination in Kathmandu growing up between two of the original hotels, the Kathmandu Guesthouse and Hotel Utse. Even though Thamel has been referred to as the "ghetto" by some, most low-budget travellers consider it a tourist haven.