Nepal: Bhaktapur Travel Guide, Temples of Bhaktapur, Sightseeing in Bhaktapur, Travel Info Bhaktapur

Nepal Tourism Board has arranged shuttle bus service for the national and international air passengers from airport to various hotels and vice versa on September 28, 2008. Passengers can contact directly to the concerned Police Officer assigned in each bus or Tourist Police. The shuttle bus will operate in three different routes as follows.

Route 1
Airport -NAC -Newroad -Hotel Annapurna -Hotel Yak & Yeti-Thamel Chowk -Lainchour Chowk- Hotel Shanker Hotel- Ambassador -Airport
Duty Officer: Sub Inspector Mr. Krishna Bahadur Dhital Mobile No 9841379126
Bus Staff: 9841579176

Route 2
Airport -Hotel Radisson -Hotel Shangrila -Narayan Gopal Chowk -Maharajganj Chowk -Hyatt Regency -Chabahil Chowk -Hotel Dwarika- Airport
Duty Officer: Sub Inspector Suman Thapa Mobile No 9841257444
Bus Staff: 9841268095

Route 3
Airport- Tinkune Chowk -Hotel Everest- Maitighar Chowk- Hotel Himalaya - Hotel Soaltee- Hotel Grand - Airport
Duty Officer: Sub Inspector Mr. Ram Bahadur Khatri Mobile No 9841563131
Bus Staff: 9841354332
Tourist Police: Hot Line Number: 4247041, 01 6213591
Mr. Dipak Babu K.C. Mobile No 9841576114

Vehicle Service Provider: Kantipur Vehicle, Mr. Durga Dhakal 9851038403, 4223143, 2220593(o), 4229870 (R)
Media Center: Hotline No: 4225709

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Bhaktapur

Bhaktapur (27.67°N 85.43°E. Also Bhadgaon or Khwopa) is an ancient Newari town in the east corner of the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. It is located in Bhaktapur District and has approx. 78.000 inhabitants. This city has a special type of cap and is called Bhaad-gaaule topi and a local variety of yoghurt or curd ju-ju Dhauking of curd. We can see the use of this cap in the following video - a Newari song - as well as in the images below.

Bhaktapur

From time immemorial it lay on the trade route between Tibet/China and India This position on the main caravan route made the town rich and prosperous: each autumn the traders from Tibet came with sheep ("changra"), fitting nicely with the main Nepali holidays, 'Dasain' (Hindi: Dussehra), when nearly everyone in Nepal sacrificed male animals to the goddess Durga. On the return trek the traders brought back to Tibet grains, sugar or Buddhist scriptures.This prosperity fueled the cultural life: ie. the temple builders developed a Pagoda-style, spreading it through Tibet all the way to Japan. Finest of all is the five-tiered, heaven piercing Nyatapole.Bhaktapur is a popular day-trip destination for tourists visiting Kathmandu. Lately, with the horrendous air-pollution of Kathmandu, more and more tourists are staying in Bhaktapur for a few days, before arrangements for trekking are finished .Places to visit in Bhaktapur

How to go Bhaktapur?
From Kathmandu, take a taxi or a bus or ride a bike. Ride should not cost more than Rs 300 for a taxi or Rs 10 for a public bus that leaves from Bagbazaar Bus Station. By taxi you will arrive in Bhaktapur in about 30 minutes, and about 45 minutes by public bus. You can also ride a bike to get to the city in about 45 to 50 minutes.

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