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Tips for travellers from India

Thamel is useful for restaurants, trekking services and a walk towards Kathmandu Durbar Square. A stay around Boudhanath instead favours the stupa neighbourhood and the eastern side of the city. Patan and Bhaktapur have their own heritage centres across the valley, so they need separate plans rather than being treated as adjacent sections of Kathmandu’s Durbar Square. Tribhuvan Airport is on the eastern side, which can make Boudhanath or Pashupatinath a more logical first outing than a cross-city drive to Swayambhunath.

Pashupatinath restricts entry to the main temple to Hindus; non-Hindu visitors can view permitted parts of the wider complex and riverside. This is a site-specific access rule, distinct from entry to the city’s public squares. Shivaratri brings particularly large pilgrim crowds to Pashupatinath in February or March, depending on the religious calendar. The Nepal Tourism Board publishes separate heritage admission categories, including SAARC rates, so carry the document needed to establish eligibility at ticketed sites. Swayambhunath involves a climb, whereas Boudhanath’s circuit is centred on the stupa at ground level. Pairing those two without considering traffic and the stair ascent can make a short day more demanding than expected. Around Durbar Square, palace courtyards and surrounding streets also require different visiting time.

Tips for travellers from India

Paro town is a useful base for Rinpung Dzong, the museum and a valley walk. Accommodation farther along the valley may suit a stay centred on Taktsang, but it changes the daily drive into town. Decide which of these outings matters most before selecting a hotel solely for its valley views.

The National Museum occupies Ta Dzong above Rinpung Dzong. Visiting the museum and fortress area together creates a more coherent route than returning to the same hillside on separate days. In May 2025, a Craft Gallery opened at the National Museum, adding a place to see and purchase work by Bhutanese artisans during the museum visit.

Taktsang is a mountain walk with a substantial climb, not a quick extension of the town circuit. Give it a dedicated day rather than combining it with the road transfer to Thimphu. The capital is about 54 kilometres from the airport, while Paro town is only about six kilometres away, so the two arrival plans have quite different demands.

Kyichu Lhakhang and Drukgyel Dzong give another direction to a valley outing. Group these with accommodation on that side of Paro rather than repeatedly travelling through town. A night in Paro before or after Thimphu also makes room for the museum and riverside setting beyond the airport transfer.