Kathmandu Group Tours

A Kathmandu group tour is a guided day you share with other travellers, at a lower price per person than a private tour. Every group tour here is scheduled daily and starts at a fixed time, usually from Thamel.

Boudhanath stupa under a blue sky with strings of prayer flags running down from the spire
Boudhanath
  • Swayambhunath stupa with its gold spire and prayer flags, with shrines around the dome and the city below

    4 hoursGroup or private

    Kathmandu Half Day Tour

    The hilltop stupa and the old royal square, in about four hours.

    Group $20Private $30, per person from 2 guestsUp to 40% off for more guestsPlus entry fees

  • A Lakhey dancer in a red mask and long dark hair, arms raised, in front of tiered temple roofs

    6 to 7 hoursGroup or private

    Kathmandu Sightseeing Tour

    Four of the seven UNESCO sites: two Buddhist, one Hindu and the old royal square.

    Group $35Private $50, per person from 2 guestsUp to 40% off for more guestsPlus entry fees

  • Tiered gold temple roofs at Pashupatinath above white shrines, with a large crowd below

    9 to 11 hoursGroup or private

    7 UNESCO Sites in One Day

    Every UNESCO site in the valley in one long day. It works, but you see each one quickly.

    Group $45Private $60, per person from 2 guestsUp to 40% off for more guestsPlus entry fees

  • Tiered temple roofs with red cloth trim and pigeons flying over them in old Kathmandu

    2 days, 6 to 7 hours eachGroup or private

    7 UNESCO Sites in 2 Days

    The same seven sites with room to look around, split over two shorter days.

    Group $65Private $95, per person from 2 guestsUp to 40% off for more guestsPlus entry fees

  • A crowd pulling thick ropes to move the tall Rato Machhindranath chariot along a street

    7 to 8 hoursGroup or private

    Kathmandu Valley Day Tour: Patan and Bhaktapur

    Two old royal cities on either side of the valley, with time to wander their back lanes.

    Group $35Private $50, per person from 2 guestsUp to 40% off for more guestsPlus entry fees

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

    6 to 8 hoursGroup or private

    Nagarkot Sunrise and Bhaktapur

    Dawn at the valley rim, then breakfast-time Bhaktapur before the crowds arrive.

    Group $40Private $55, per person from 2 guestsUp to 40% off for more guestsPlus entry fees

  • The five-tiered Nyatapola Temple framed by a window, with two people in silhouette looking out

    6 to 7 hoursGroup or private

    Bhaktapur Day Tour with Changu Narayan

    The hilltop temple in the morning, then the old brick city of Bhaktapur.

    Group $35Private $50, per person from 2 guestsUp to 40% off for more guestsPlus entry fees

  • Tiered gold temple roofs at Pashupatinath above white shrines, with a large crowd below

    4 to 5 hoursGroup or private

    Pashupatinath and Boudhanath at Dusk

    The Buddhist stupa in the late afternoon, then the Hindu temple as evening aarti begins.

    Group $25Private $35, per person from 2 guestsUp to 40% off for more guestsPlus entry fees

  • A red cable car cabin high above the spread of the Kathmandu Valley

    5 to 6 hoursGroup or private

    Chandragiri Cable Car and Swayambhunath

    A ride up to the hills on the valley's southwest rim, with the hilltop stupa on the way.

    Group $35Private $50, per person from 2 guestsUp to 40% off for more guestsPlus entry fees and cable car fare

  • Looking down on a brick-paved street through old Patan, lined with tiled roofs and people walking

    6 to 7 hoursGroup or private

    Patan Day Tour with Bungamati and Khokana

    Patan's royal square, then two Newar villages south of the city.

    Group $35Private $50, per person from 2 guestsUp to 40% off for more guestsPlus entry fees

  • Radishes, cauliflower, carrots and green vegetables piled up at a Kathmandu market

    3 to 4 hoursGroup or private

    Kathmandu Street Food Walk

    A walk through the old market lanes, tasting local food as you go.

    Group $22Private $40, per person from 2 guestsUp to 40% off for more guests

How do daily group tours work?

Each tour leaves at the fixed time shown on its page, and everyone meets at one point in Thamel. Each group has 2 to 10 guests and shares a comfortable air-conditioned car, Scorpio or Hiace, chosen to fit the group, and your guide speaks English.

Staying further away? Add hotel pick-up and drop-off for $10 per person when you reserve. The three sunrise tours include hotel pick-up, so nobody has to reach Thamel before dawn.

Departures are scheduled daily and run from 2 guests. If you're the only guest booked, we'll tell you at least 24 hours before, and you can choose another day, a private upgrade or a full refund.

Reserve free, then pay online or in cash on the day. Free cancellation up to 24 hours before.

Want your own start time, a guide in your language or a slower pace? Each tour also runs as a private tour, at a higher price. The airport layover tour and the luxury tour are private only.

Reserve a group tour free

Plan your day in the Kathmandu Valley

Reserve free, then pay online or in cash on the day. Cancel free up to 24 hours before.

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