Cluster · Kathmandu
Kathmandu Durbar Square
Morning cluster: the old palace square and Kumari Ghar before the tour groups; some monuments are still fenced or scaffolded after the 2015 earthquake.
Rules in force · 7Thamel's inner lanes are crowded, uneven and shared with …
- Nepal ↗Get visa information only from the Department of Immigration; visa-service lookalike sites charge extra, and the rules differ by nationality.
- Nepal ↗At stupas walk clockwise; at temples and homes remove shoes where there is a rack or a raised floor; cover shoulders and knees.
- Nepal ↗Carry Nepalese rupees in small notes: many stalls, taxis and tea shops are cash-only, and shops rarely take foreign notes.
- Nepal ↗Strikes (bandh) and protests can close roads without notice: check the news and your hotel the night before any airport or highway day.
- Kathmandu Valley ↗In the dry season (Nov–Apr) the valley fills with haze and dust: viewpoints often show nothing after 09:00, so go at dawn or skip.
- Kathmandu ↗Thamel's inner lanes are crowded, uneven and shared with motorbikes: taxis stop at the edge, so large suitcases go from the car to the door, never on a walk.
- Kathmandu ↗Dust and smoke haze is worst around Feb–Apr and can linger in winter: carry a mask rated for fine particles on walking days and move long walks to the clearest morning.
Bound and physics
Basantapur square and the temple plinths around it. Draft desk polygon and grid-placed rescue anchors; field-verify every anchor.
- Slope
- flat
- Stairs
- Steep temple plinths
- Shade
- low
- Surface
- brick paving, uneven
- Sleep here or visit
- visit
Rescue anchors
A — north-west of the cluster: café or restaurant with seating (field-verify)
seated_rest · food · valid: always
B — Basantapur square edge (benches, ticket booth) (field-verify)
seated_rest · toilet · shelter · valid: always
C — north-east of the cluster: bakery or café with WC (field-verify)
seated_rest · food · toilet · valid: always
D — south-west of the cluster: pharmacy or convenience store (field-verify)
food · ac · valid: always
E — south of the cluster: hotel lobby with WC (field-verify)
toilet · seated_rest · ac · valid: always
F — south-east of the cluster: café or restaurant with seating (field-verify)
seated_rest · food · valid: always
always: 100% covered, max p90 5.2′, worst cell 5.2′ · heat: 100%
Nodes in this cluster
- Kathmandu Durbar Square — Go at opening, before the tour groups; 75 minutes among old palace courtyards and temples, some still fenced after the 2015 earthquake.
Edges out (directed)
- Thamel
- Walk north · ~18 min
- Patan Durbar Square
- Car south · ~25 min
Sleep within reach
- Thamel — 18–25 min
Red lines here
- Do not climb on temple plinths where signs forbid it.