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Many were damaged in the 2015 earthquake and have been painstakingly restored.\r\n\r\nIt is dusty, noisy and full of traffic, but also full of shrines, prayer flags and festivals.\r\n\r\nThamel, the travellers' quarter, is where treks are arranged and permits sorted. Three days is right before heading into the mountains.","hw_hub_city_facts":"Getting in from the airport | Taxi, 20\u201330 minutes\r\nGetting around | On foot and taxi\r\nLanguage | Nepali. English widely spoken\r\nTipping | Expected by guides and porters\r\nTap water | Not drinkable\r\nHow long to stay | Three days","hw_hub_city_areas_title":"Where to stay","hw_hub_city_areas_intro":"Thamel is the travellers' quarter, with most hostels, gear shops, restaurants and bars, and it is walkable to Durbar Square. Boudha, around the great stupa, is calmer and more spiritual, with monasteries and guesthouses. Patan, across the river, is quieter and more local, with its own Durbar Square.","hw_hub_city_areas_map":"1","hw_hub_city_areas_zoom":"13","hw_hub_city_hostels_pins":"1","hw_hub_city_areas_live":"1","hw_hub_city_areas":"Thamel | First-timers | The travellers' quarter: hostels, gear shops and bars. | 27.7153 | 85.3123 |  | \nBoudha | Calm | Guesthouses and monasteries around the great stupa. | 27.7215 | 85.3620 |  | \nPatan | Local | A quieter city with its own Durbar Square, across the river. | 27.6730 | 85.3250 |  | ","hw_hub_city_itin_title":"How long have you got?","hw_hub_city_itin_intro":"The routes we would take, in the order we would take them.","hw_hub_city_itin":"","hw_hub_city_do_title":"Things to do in Kathmandu","hw_hub_city_do_body":"The Kathmandu Valley holds seven UNESCO-listed monument zones, and the city is built around them. Boudhanath, one of the largest stupas in the world, is the centre of Tibetan Buddhism in Nepal: walk the kora, the clockwise circuit, at dusk with the pilgrims spinning prayer wheels, and climb to a rooftop caf\u00e9 for the view (NPR 400).\r\n\r\nSwayambhunath, the Monkey Temple, sits on a hill west of the city; climb the 365 steps of the eastern stairway for the view over the valley (NPR 200). Kathmandu Durbar Square, the old royal square, is still being restored after the 2015 earthquake; see the Hanuman Dhoka palace and the house of the Kumari, a young girl worshipped as a living goddess, who sometimes appears at her window (NPR 1,000).\r\n\r\nPashupatinath, on the Bagmati River, is Nepal's holiest Hindu temple; non-Hindus cannot enter the main temple, but can watch open-air cremations on the ghats from across the river, respectfully and without photographing mourners (NPR 1,000).\r\n\r\nPatan, across the river, has the finest Durbar Square in the valley, with the excellent Patan Museum, and a quarter of Newar metalworkers. The Garden of Dreams, a restored neo-classical garden by Thamel, is a quiet escape.\r\n\r\nFor views of the Himalayas, go to Nagarkot for sunrise, or take a mountain flight past Everest.","hw_hub_city_do_points":"Boudhanath | The kora at dusk. NPR 400\r\nSwayambhunath | 365 steps to the Monkey Temple\r\nDurbar Square | The Kumari's house. NPR 1,000\r\nPashupatinath | Cremation ghats. NPR 1,000","hw_hub_city_do_tag":"things-to-do","hw_hub_city_do_more":"All things to do in Kathmandu","hw_hub_city_free_title":"Free things to do in Kathmandu","hw_hub_city_free_body":"Thamel's streets and Asan and Indra Chowk, the old market crossroads where spice, bead and pot sellers trade, are free and among the most atmospheric parts of the city.\r\n\r\nWalking the lanes of the old town between Thamel and Durbar Square, with shrines and courtyards tucked into every corner, costs nothing. The Swayambhunath hillside is free to climb from the western side, though the stupa area charges, and the city's many smaller temples and bahals, courtyards, are free.","hw_hub_city_free_points":"Asan and Indra Chowk | The old market crossroads\r\nOld town lanes | Shrines and courtyards\r\nSmall temples | Free\r\nThamel | Free to wander","hw_hub_city_free_tag":"free-things-to-do","hw_hub_city_free_more":"All free things to do in Kathmandu","hw_hub_city_food_title":"Eating and drinking in Kathmandu","hw_hub_city_food_body":"Dal bhat, rice with lentil soup, vegetable curry and pickle, is the national meal, eaten twice a day; refills are usually free, hence the saying 'dal bhat power, 24 hour'. Momos, dumplings filled with buffalo, chicken or vegetables, steamed or fried, are everywhere.\r\n\r\nNewari food, from the valley's original people, is worth seeking out: bara, lentil pancakes, chatamari, rice flour crepes, and samay baji, a platter of beaten rice, meat and pickles. Thukpa, Tibetan noodle soup, is best around Boudha.\r\n\r\nThamel has every cuisine for travellers. A local meal is \u20ac1.50 to \u20ac4; a restaurant meal in Thamel \u20ac4 to \u20ac8.","hw_hub_city_food_points":"Dal bhat | Twice a day, refills free\r\nMomos | Steamed or fried dumplings\r\nNewari food | Bara and samay baji\r\nA meal | \u20ac1.50\u20134 local","hw_hub_city_food_tag":"food","hw_hub_city_food_more":"All food guides for Kathmandu","hw_hub_city_nightlife_title":"Going out in Kathmandu","hw_hub_city_nightlife_body":"Thamel has the city's nightlife: bars with live rock and cover bands, rooftop bars and a few clubs, busy with travellers before and after treks. Bars officially close around midnight.\r\n\r\nOutside Thamel, the city goes to sleep early. Festivals such as Indra Jatra in September and Tihar's lights in October or November transform the evenings.\r\n\r\nA beer is \u20ac2 to \u20ac4.","hw_hub_city_nightlife_points":"Thamel | Live music and rooftops\r\nClosing | Around midnight\r\nFestivals | Indra Jatra, Tihar\r\nA beer | \u20ac2\u20134","hw_hub_city_nightlife_tag":"nightlife","hw_hub_city_nightlife_more":"All nightlife guides for Kathmandu","hw_hub_city_transport_title":"Getting around Kathmandu","hw_hub_city_transport_body":"Tribhuvan International Airport is about twenty to thirty minutes from Thamel by taxi; fixed-price taxis are booked at the counter. Pathao and inDrive ride apps work in the city, and taxis should agree the fare first.\r\n\r\nThe old centre is best on foot; traffic is heavy and the roads dusty.\r\n\r\nTourist buses reach Pokhara in seven to eight hours and Chitwan in about six; flights to Pokhara take about twenty-five minutes. Buses and taxis reach Bhaktapur and Patan in under an hour.","hw_hub_city_transport_points":"Airport | 20\u201330 min; fixed-price taxis\r\nRide apps | Pathao and inDrive\r\nTo Pokhara | Bus 7\u20138 h or 25 min flight\r\nTo Bhaktapur | Under an hour","hw_hub_city_transport_tag":"transport","hw_hub_city_transport_more":"All transport guides for Kathmandu","hw_hub_city_money_title":"What Kathmandu costs","hw_hub_city_money_body":"Kathmandu is cheap. Dorms start around \u20ac5 and a careful day is \u20ac15 to \u20ac25.\r\n\r\nThe main sights charge foreigners entry fees: Kathmandu Durbar Square NPR 1,000 (about \u20ac6.50), Patan NPR 1,000, Pashupatinath NPR 1,000, Boudhanath NPR 400 and Swayambhunath NPR 200. Treks need permits and, in most areas, a licensed guide.\r\n\r\nThe currency is the Nepalese rupee (NPR); prices here are euro equivalents, at roughly 155 rupees to the euro. Cash is essential outside the cities and on treks; ATMs have low withdrawal limits and fees.","hw_hub_city_money_points":"Dorm bed | From about \u20ac5\r\nA day | \u20ac15\u201325\r\nDurbar Square | NPR 1,000\r\nCash | ATMs have low limits","hw_hub_city_money_tag":"budget","hw_hub_city_money_more":"All budget guides for Kathmandu","hw_hub_city_safety_title":"Staying safe in Kathmandu","hw_hub_city_safety_body":"Kathmandu is generally safe. Anti-government protests in September 2025 turned violent in the city; check current advice and avoid demonstrations.\r\n\r\nTraffic, dust and air pollution, worst from November to February, are the everyday hazards; a mask helps. Pickpockets work in crowded areas.\r\n\r\nAt temples, walk clockwise around stupas and shrines, remove shoes where asked, and ask before photographing people or ceremonies.\r\n\r\nEmergency: 100 police, 102 ambulance. Tourist Police: 1144.","hw_hub_city_safety_points":"Protests | Avoid demonstrations\r\nAir pollution | November\u2013February\r\nTemples | Walk clockwise\r\nEmergency | 100 police, 1144 tourist police","hw_hub_city_safety_tag":"safety","hw_hub_city_safety_more":"All safety guides for Kathmandu","hw_hub_city_trips_title":"Day trips from Kathmandu","hw_hub_city_trips_intro":"Medieval towns, Himalayan sunrise and a flight past Everest.","hw_hub_city_trips":"Patan | About 20 minutes | Taxi | The finest Durbar Square in the valley and the Patan Museum. |  | 1305270\nBhaktapur | About 30 minutes | Taxi or bus | The best-preserved medieval town in the valley. |  | 1305271\nNagarkot | About 1.5 hours | Bus or taxi | Sunrise over the Himalayas. |  | 1305273\nEverest flight | An hour | Plane | A mountain flight past Everest at dawn. |  | 1305274","hw_hub_city_trips_tag":"day-trips","hw_hub_city_trips_more":"All day trips from Kathmandu","hw_hub_city_season_title":"When to go","hw_hub_city_season_intro":"October and November are clearest; March and April bring spring. The monsoon runs from June to September.","hw_hub_city_season_note":"Average highs.","hw_hub_city_season_rows":"January | 19 | 3 | Cool, clear\r\nFebruary | 21 | 3 | Good\r\nMarch | 25 | 4 | Spring, Holi\r\nApril | 28 | 5 | Rhododendrons\r\nMay | 29 | 3 | Hot, hazy\r\nJune | 29 | 1 | Monsoon\r\nJuly | 28 | 1 | Monsoon\r\nAugust | 28 | 1 | Monsoon\r\nSeptember | 28 | 3 | Clearing, Indra Jatra\r\nOctober | 27 | 5 | Peak, Dashain\r\nNovember | 23 | 5 | Peak, Tihar\r\nDecember | 20 | 3 | Cold, clear","hw_hub_city_events_title":"What is on while you are there","hw_hub_city_events_intro":"Dashain and Tihar are the biggest festivals of the year.","hw_hub_city_events_source":"api","hw_hub_city_events_count":"8","hw_hub_city_events_cache":"24","hw_hub_city_events_cta_label":"All events in Kathmandu","hw_hub_city_events_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/events\/asia\/nepal\/kathmandu\/","hw_hub_city_events":"Holi | March | Kathmandu | Colours in the streets. |  | \nIndra Jatra | September | Durbar Square | The Kumari's chariot. |  | \nDashain | September or October | Nationwide | The biggest festival. |  | \nTihar | October or November | Nationwide | The festival of lights. |  | ","hw_hub_city_budget_title":"What your trip will cost","hw_hub_city_budget_intro":"Pick how you travel. Per person per night, in euros.","hw_hub_city_budget_note":"Prices are in rupees locally; these are euro equivalents. Excludes sight fees.","hw_hub_city_budget_rows":"Shoestring | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5\r\nMiddle of the road | 12 | 10 | 4 | 12\r\nComfortable | 25 | 20 | 8 | 20","hw_hub_city_budget_currency":"\u20ac","hw_hub_city_hostels_title":"Where to stay in Kathmandu","hw_hub_city_hostels_intro":"The top-rated places to stay in Kathmandu right now, live from Hostelworld.","hw_hub_city_hostels_cta_label":"All hostels in Kathmandu","hw_hub_city_hostels_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/asia\/nepal\/kathmandu\/","hw_hub_city_hostels_source":"api","hw_hub_city_hostels_count":"12","hw_hub_city_hostels_cache":"12","hw_hub_city_picks":"Best for solo travellers |  |  | \nBest for a party |  |  | \nQuietest |  |  | ","hw_hub_city_hostels":"","hw_hub_city_faq_title":"Kathmandu travel questions","hw_hub_city_faq_note":"The ones we get asked most.","hw_hub_city_faqs":"Do I need a guide to trek? | Since 2023, most trekking areas in Nepal require a licensed guide. The Everest region has its own permit rules; check before you go.\r\nWhich Durbar Square is best? | Patan, for its restored square and the excellent museum. Bhaktapur is the most complete medieval town.\r\nCan I watch the cremations at Pashupatinath? | Yes, from across the river, respectfully, without photographing mourners. Non-Hindus cannot enter the main temple.\r\nHow do I get to Pokhara? | By tourist bus, seven to eight hours, or by a twenty-five-minute flight.\r\nHow many days do you need? | Three: one for Boudha and Pashupatinath, one for Swayambhu and Durbar Square, and one for Patan or Bhaktapur.\r\nWhen is the best time to visit? | October and November, and March and April, for clear skies and mild weather.\r\nIs it safe? | Generally yes. 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