Private Tour

Kailashnath Mahadev, Panauti and Namo Buddha Monastery Sightseeing

Overview

Available languages

English

7 hours

Mobile ticket

Panauti is a Newari town around 32 km southeast of Kathmandu is one of the oldest towns in Nepal, with many temples dating back to the 15th Century or earlier on the confluence of the Rosi and Punyamati rivers. In Nepali society, such rivers are considered to be sacred. Panauti, once a major trading center with its own royal palace, today consists of a variety of Buddhist and Hindu religious monuments, and is considered to be one of the area's most important medieval sites.

Namobuddha with old Thrangu Tashi Yangtse Monastery is the most important Buddhist pilgrimage sites in Nepal and the holiest in the world. It is known as the place where the Buddha, in a previous life as a prince Namura, gave his body to a starving tigress and her cubs.

Kailashnath Mahadev Statue is the world's tallest Shiva temple. The statue is 143 feet (43.5 m) in height was made using copper, zinc, concrete, and steel.

Additional Info

Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Pick up and drop off service from Hotels inside Kathmandu city ring road. Outside ring road, additional charge would be applied.

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What To Expect

Kailashnath Mahadev Statue

Your tour guide will pick you up from your hotel and take you for an hour-long drive to the Bhaktapur valley, to see the Kailashnath Mahadev Statue. You will climb up a hill to enjoy the status and also a great view of whole Bhaktapur valley. Kailashnath Mahadev is the World's Tallest Lord Shiva statue, located in Saanga the border of Bhaktapur and Kavre districts. The height of this statue is 143 feet high and is situated 20 km from Kathmandu, Nepal. It boasts amazing views of the valley along with the mountains and lush green Bhaktapur fields. Apart from the primary Shiva statue, there is a good-looking statue of the whole family (Shiva, Parvati, Kumar and Ganesh). The stairs leading to the main statue have Shiva-lingas of 12 different forms of Lord Shiva.

1 hour • Admission Included

Panauti

Upon reaching Panauti, visit Brahmayani Temple as you crosses Rosi and Punyamati rivers. You might encounter with lines of mourners making their way to the funeral Ghats. Continue sightseeing of Indreshwor temple, Unmatta Bhairav Temple. Observe various idols of Hindu god and goddess, wood carving on struts, toran around the Indreshwor temple area.

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Not Applicable

What‘s Included

Guide fee

Hotel pick up and drop off service

All private transfer

Entrance fees

Any meals

Any drinks

Tips

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Reviews

5.00

3 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Had a fun tour with Prabha
Parth P,Oct 6, 2023
- Review from Viator
5.00
Had a fun tour with Prabha learning about both Buddhism and Hinduism whilst seeing great sights throughout the day.
Great guide, wonderful tour
GlobeTrotting645271,May 2, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
The guide Rajat was wonderful. Very friendly, knowledgeable, and willing to work with my preferences. Highly recommend Rajat.
Our first tour in Nepal
zuzanad858,Dec 21, 2022
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
The guide was helpful and adapted the schedule to our needs. Anyway, this tour is advertised as 7h long and it seems that the lunch break is not included in the itinerary, which is strange. The sightseeing we saw met our expectations.