Kathmandu Valley

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The Kathmandu Valley is a region of 230 sq.miles (600 sq. km.) in the the Bagmati zone in central Nepal, and is home to three of the largest cities in Nepal, including Kathmandu itself, as well as hundreds of smaller towns and villages.

Buddhist Temple of Boudhanath, Kathmandu

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• Kathmandu
• Bhaktapur
• Patan
• Bungmati

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• Swayambhunath -- the monkey temple.
• Pashpatinath -- the royal cremation ghats.
• Boudhanath -- the largest Buddhist Stuppa outside of Tibet.
• Daksinkali -- Holy river gorge and site of weekly animal sacrifices.
• Gorkhanath Caves --
• Parping -- sacred caves associated with Guru Rinpoche, the founder of Tibetan Buddhism.

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Hire a taxi and get around the Kathmandu Valley.

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