Evergreen places, low-pressure plans, and local activities that are worth discovering even when there is no event on the calendar.
Choose a plan to find places that fit your day.
Heritage
Visit Pashupatinath on Kathmandu’s Bagmati River for Shiva temples, riverside ghats and evening aarati.
Outdoor
Visit Ratna Park, also called Shankhadhar Udyan, for a ticketed garden walk in central Kathmandu.
Photo: Basanta Kumar Dhakal · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Photographed 2014
Visit Shankha Park in Dhumbarahi for a neighbourhood garden walk near Kathmandu’s Ring Road.
Art Gallery
See contemporary art at Siddhartha Art Gallery in Baber Mahal Revisited, Kathmandu; exhibitions change through the year.
Photo: Gaurav_Dhwaj_Khadka · CC BY-SA 4.0
Visit Suryamukhi Garden near Pepsicola for a short community-park walk and seating away from the main road.
Heritage
Explore Swayambhunath in Kathmandu for its hilltop stupa, shrines and views across the valley.
Heritage
Make a morning circuit of Swayambhu Stupa in Kathmandu using the western approach, with steps and city views.
Photo: Vyacheslav Argenberg · CC BY 4.0 · Photographed 2007
Art Gallery
Visit Taragaon Next in Boudha, Kathmandu, for exhibitions, architectural archives and restored brick buildings.
Photo: Nms2014 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Photographed 2014
Visit Tribhuvan Park in Thankot for garden paths and a group outing; entry and booked picnic facilities are separate.
Libraries & reading rooms
Research study in the USA at USEF-Nepal Library in Maharajgunj, with free college guides and test-preparation resources.
Image: USEF-Nepal · Operator photo of an advising session; published 2020
Heritage
Walk through Bungamati’s public squares and Newar lanes, with woodcarving workshops and temples along the way.
Photo: Bungamati · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Photographed 2012; historical view before the 2015 earthquake
Heritage
Explore Patan Durbar Square in Lalitpur for Krishna Mandir, palace courtyards and Newar art and architecture.