Cluster · Kathmandu
Thamel
Evening cluster and the place to sleep: cafés, gear shops and money changers in a few walkable lanes; crowded after 17:00 and off-limits to big bags.
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
Thamel Chowk and the lanes around it, up to Tridevi Marg. Draft desk polygon and grid-placed rescue anchors; field-verify every anchor.
- Slope
- flat
- Stairs
- Kerb steps and stalls
- Shade
- low
- Surface
- broken paving, open drains, motorbikes
- Sleep here or visit
- both
Rescue anchors
A — north-west of the cluster: café or restaurant with seating (field-verify)
seated_rest · food · valid: always
B — Thamel Chowk (open junction, benches) (field-verify)
seated_rest · toilet · shelter · valid: always
C — north-east of the cluster: hotel lobby with WC (field-verify)
toilet · seated_rest · ac · valid: always
D — south-west of the cluster: pharmacy or convenience store (field-verify)
food · ac · valid: always
E — south of the cluster: café or restaurant with seating (field-verify)
seated_rest · food · valid: always
F — south-east of the cluster: bakery or café with WC (field-verify)
seated_rest · food · toilet · valid: always
always: 100% covered, max p90 5.2′, worst cell 5.2′ · heat: 100%
Nodes in this cluster
No place pages yet; nodes here are used by the planner only.
Edges out (directed)
- Kathmandu Durbar Square
- Walk south-east · ~18 min
- Boudhanath
- Car east · ~30 min
- Patan Durbar Square
- Car south · ~30 min
Sleep within reach
Red lines here
- Cross lanes slowly; motorbikes use the same space as walkers.