Patan Tour

Patan Tour

Patan tour, as the name stands, is a great place of masterpiece works of arts and crafts, as Patan (also known as Lalitpur) is a city of arts located a mere distance from Kathmandu. A different district within Kathmandu valley an ancient kingdom of the Malla regime that you can visit and observe. It has a lot of beautiful and interesting places around old Durbar Square with temples and royal palaces with impressive structures and designs.

Patan a medieval-era city blends with semi modernization, witnessing the old culture and traditional life as it was for past centuries. Interesting and marvellous tour in the heart of the old part of Patan city, where one can observe the ancient Malla period fine architecture buildings and monuments.

For Half-Day or Day Patan Tour from 9 a.m.to 01 p.m. (on a Half day) extends to 4-5 p.m. on a Full Day tour with comfortable cars-coach as per groups size can combine this half-day Patan tour with Bhaktapur tour also.

Patan Durbar Square Tour takes approximately 02- 03 hrs.

Places of interest around Patan / Lalitpur city:

Patan Durbar Square Tour

The Center of Patan / Lalitpur is enriched with ancient Newari architecture with three main courtyards within the palace. Mul Chowk, Sundari Chowk, and Keshav Narayan Chowk with Mul chowk oldest in the centre of Patan square, several multi-sized and a multi-styled temple houses the western part of the complex. Main among these are Krishna Temple, Bhimsen Temple and the Golden Temple of Hiranya.

Mul Chowk (Royal courtyard)
Famous and largest courtyards among the three main Chowk (Square), the Bidya Temple is located at the centre of the courtyard and the Taleju temples stand around the courtyard.

Sundari Chowk

Sundari Chowk is to the south of the Mul Chowk with a sunken tank known as Tusha Hiti Mul Chowk & Taleju Temple.

Keshav Narayan Chowk

Keshav Narayan Chowk in the northern part with Degutale temple, it is the site of the earliest Malla palace in Patan, the Chowk sits on the older foundations of a Buddhist monastery.

Krishna Temple

This temple dedicated to Hindu Lord Krishna was erected in the 17^th century, considered to be the first one to be built in Shikara architecture, it commands a vital position around durbar square. The elegant shikhara-style temple is ranked as one of the gems of Durbar Square. The temple is compared with the sacred Mount Meru, which is the abode of the god Shiva according to Hindu scriptures.

Mahaboudha

A Buddhist temple of Mahaboudha, which is made of clay bricks, lies to the east of the Durbar Square. Hundreds of Buddha images are engraved in the bricks. The temple is known for its fine terra cotta work.

Kumbheshwor

Just at the rim of Durbar square lies the five-storied pagoda temple of Lord Siva built by King Jayasthiti Malla, inside the temple premises a natural spring, its source the belief is from the famous glacial lake of Gosainkunda around Langtang Himal of Rasuwa district.

The golden work on the temple was added later in 1422 A.D.
On the festival of Janai Purnima (month of August), ritual bathing and fair take place.

Jagat Narayan Temple

Jagatnarayan temple a tall Shikara style temple devoted to Lord Vishnu, red bricks are used for the construction. The temple also holds a fine metal statue of Garuda, Ganesh, and Hanuman, all related to the Hindu religion and mythology.

Rudra Varna Mahavihar

This Buddhist monastery holds an amazing collection of images and idols in metal, stone, and wood. Legend holds that the Kings in ancient times were crowned in this monastery. Many of the treasures offered by the people can be seen here even today.

The Asoka Stupas

The Indian Emperor Asoka visited Nepal in 250 B.C and constructed four ancient stupas around four corners of Patan. The four stupas are located in Pulchowk, Lagankhel, Imatole and in Teta (way to Sano Gaon) respectively.

Patan Industrial Estate

Located outside the city suburb near the Stupa at Lagankhel, an interesting place to visit and shop for souvenirs, where all the handicrafts are hand made from metal, wood to stone artwork including carpet, Pashmina shawl is woven here, as Patan / Lalitpur is the city of beauty and arts, it will be an opportunity to observe the work and skill of the craftsman and to purchase some items from this place.

Tour to extend for a day

Tibetan Refugee Camp

Tibetan Refugee camp is located in the south of Patan area near the only Nepal Zoo, where one can observe the happy-cheerful workers weaving carpets. This place was established in the early 1970s after the Chinese invasion in Tibet where a great number of Tibetan migrated here, and the Nepal Government established this place as a permanent camp or settlement for the Tibetan Refugees here you can shop for souvenirs as well.

Bungmati and Kokana villages

A short drive to Bungmati and Kokana villages located on the very edge of Kathmandu valley around Lalitpur district, where the way of life villagers still Exists at it was for many past centuries, and old Newari village with some Tamang and another tribe as a minority, here visit the local old houses and famous temples, this place famous for handmade garments and mustard oils.