Private Full-Day Tour With Nagarkot Sunrise and Bhaktapur From Kathmandu

We were picked up a 4:30 for the drive to Nagarkot in the dark. There was no commentary but then it was hard to see anything. Arrived in time for the sunrise and did get one on a nice day. (The morning was chilly so dress appropriately) Breakfast was provided at a nearby hotel and followed by a walking tour of old Bhaktapur. Our guide Prakash was knowledgeable and it was nice to see Bhaktapur’s Durban Square survives the 2015 earthquake better than Kathmandu. Tickets to enter the city were Us$30 per person (as indicated n the brief). On top of this we had to pay another $7 for the two of us to see the sunrise a couple km up a road into a park. This was not mentioned when booking.. We were dropped off back at the hotel at 10:15. (6:45 duration) You’ll spend most of your time driving back and forth and taking in the sunrise. The walking part of tour was around an hour although we were offered the option of wandering around by ourselves once it finished. If you’re short of time this hits some of the highlights.

We went on the Nagarkot sunrise and Bhaktapur Durbar Square tour and it was excellent. Prakash was very knowledgeable about the history and landscape that we were seeing. We were lucky to see the sunrise and the view of several Himalayan mountain ranges. I recommend this tour and company.

Excellent tour guide! Though we didn't see the sunrise at Nagarkot because of the clouds but we had a fun time in Bhaktapur.

We took this tour last week while in Kathmandu. It was a really early pick up 445am and we drove for about an hour up to the hotel to watch the sunrise and have breakfast. Unfortunately for us there was no sunrise as it was a foggy cloudy day but the views were still fab and it was very peaceful. The buffet breakfast was lovely with plenty of options. We then drove back to the city and visited the temples and our guide was very knowledgable with the history of each. We were surprised however that the tour ended at 915 and we were taken back to the hotel. Our reflection therefore was not about the content of the tour, but that it perhaps should not be called a full day.

It was a great tour, starting with morning pick up at 5:!5 AM in the morning and then driving up to Nagarkot to catch the sunrise. The Tour Guide Ms. Jomuna and the driver were very attentive, they will make sure that we're going to be there on time to see the sunrise. Soon after we arrived at Nagarkot, we climbed to the patio to see the sun coming up from the himalaya mountain, it was a breath taking views. From dark, to slowly orange, especially when the orange colour emerge in the top of surrounding mountain After that we went to breakfast at the Hotel Country Villa. The breakfast was great, we were having breakfast with the magnificent views Finish breakfast, we went to see Bhaktapur, it was an amazing heritage complex packed with history. Bhaktapur was exotic, inside the complex, aside from the historical building, you could also find lots of traditional items, souvenirs, gifts, paintings and many more. Ms. Jomuna bought us traditional yoghurt there, the yogurt was placed in the traditional pottery and it's delicious Thanks to Ms. Jomuna, especially to accompany both my elderly parents, and also for the driver who has a very good skill through the narrow and winding road, what a great experience !

This was an excellent tour. Our guide was super friendly, spoke English perfectly, and made sure we had the exact right timing to see the sunrise at Nagarkot. She was patient for us to take all the photos we wanted and even had the driver stop additionally for more views. She was well informed for the tour of Bhaktapur, even taking us to some more local type places for the best experience. I would definitely recommend this tour and especially our guide.