Who our tours suit

The right day in Kathmandu depends on who's travelling. These pages give honest advice for different travellers, including what to skip.

A stall of mangoes, potatoes, tomatoes and other produce beside a carved wooden window
Fruit stall

Choose by who is travelling

  • Close portrait of a rhesus monkey with its eyes half closed

    Kathmandu with children, by age

    Which Kathmandu tours suit which ages, what children pay at each site, and sourced advice on stairs, monkeys at Swayambhunath, breaks and food.

  • A cup of milk tea on a stone ledge with yellow flowers and blue hills behind

    Kathmandu for seniors and slower walkers

    Steps and walking at each Kathmandu site, what altitude means at 1,400 m, which tours to choose or skip, and where sources disagree on access.

  • A stall of mangoes, potatoes, tomatoes and other produce beside a carved wooden window

    Kathmandu for solo women travellers

    What government advisories say about solo female travel in Kathmandu, plus sourced advice on dress, transport, emergency numbers and private or group tours.

  • An older craftsman painting a colourful mask with brushes and paint pots, with finished masks beside him

    Photographing Kathmandu

    Best light at each Kathmandu site, sunrise and sunset times, where cameras cost extra, what we could confirm on drones, and who never to photograph.

  • Snow peaks of the Himalaya rising above forested hills and a hotel at Nagarkot

    Kathmandu before and after a trek

    How many days to allow in Kathmandu before and after a trek, buffers for Lukla flight delays, permits and gear that need city time, and using a spare day.

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