Nagarkot Sunrise with Bhaktapur Tour

Nagarkot Sunrise with Bhaktapur Tour a great escape for a day and enjoy fabulous sunrise over array of Himalayan peaks that extends towards mighty Mt. Everest at scenic hill town of Nagarkot.

After a glorious views of sunrise over chain of mountains, drive takes you nice old medvial era city at Bhaktapur, a beautiful and charming place full of world heritage site of great artistic and cultural wonders.

Tour Summary:
Mode of Tour: Short drives with leisure moderate walks
Places of interest: Nagarkot Hill for Sunrise-Sunset with heritage tour of Bhaktapur city.
Average Tour: Maximum 3 to 4 hrs duration
Tour Duration: From morning 5:00 a.m. to 11 p.m. in a day trip.
Seasons: Nearly all months of the year.
Culture / Religion: All religion with colorful cultures and old heritage way of Nepalese life

Early morning depart from the hotel in Kathmandu for exciting and interesting drive east of Kathmandu to reach at Bhaktapur city suburb and then on winding up for an hour to reach at cooler alpine hill town at Nagarkot, located at the height of 2,100 m high.

A great scenic spot and favorite among city folks of Kathmandu to enjoy peaceful harmony of natural surroundings with green forest overlooking panorama of Himalayan peaks with striking sunrise.

At Nagarkot enjoy fantastic sunrise that reflects on series of Himalayan peaks that continues to the end of eastern horizon within Everest range of peaks.

Enjoy hearty breakfast at one of nice restaurants in Nagarkot with backdrop of snow capped mountain views, and then drive down to lovely city of Bhaktapur full of charm interwoven with both Hindu and Buddhist religions.

Bhaktapur places of great interest:

Bhaktapur steeped with old monuments listed in Heritage Sites presenting city’s rich culture of masterpiece art and architectural design, also a central setting of the city for architectural monuments and arts.

Bhaktapur Durbar Square:

Visit its famous golden gate at the main courtyard of the Palace lined with 55 beautiful carved windows; the golden gate regarded as world’s most beautiful and richly carved of its kind.

Highlights of Bhaktapur and landmark of the city its old towering Nyatapol Temple, means a five storied temple stands high 30 meters, the tallest temple within Kathmandu valley, built by King Bhupatindra Malla in 1,708 AD.

Dattarya Temple:

Built in 1427 AD, the temple is said to have been built from a single tree visit a monastery having exquisitely carved peacock windows located near the temple area.

Pottery square and market:

Around Bhaktapur visit its oldest pottery square, walk on interesting markets street to witness pottery is in full blaze, and observe craftsman on wheels shaping the clay in a finely tuned system of human pottery rotation from past centuries of old tradition.