5 Half-Day Tours in Nepal to Build a Day Around

1.Private Half-Day Chandragiri Cable Car Tour in Kathmandu

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 155 reviews · from $45Our pick

Ride the Chandragiri cable car from Kathmandu for Himalayan views, a temple visit, private transfers, and a helpful local guide.

“This was a great day out, even though the weather on the day restricted the view. Our guide Sarita was excellent. She was very knowledgeable polite and easy going. She was always watching out for us as we walked around and got on and off the Cable Car. The temple was very interesting and it was nice to sit with Sarita at the restaurant for coffee and a bite to eat while taking in the atmosphere. We can highly recommend this tour. Really worth doing.”

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2.Upper Seti: Half-Day White Water Adventure

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 87 reviews · from $45

Tackle Grade III-IV rapids on Pokhara’s Upper Seti River with private transfers, a guide, photos, and mountain views.

“We had such a fun time rafting on the Seti river. The guys made sure it was exciting but not dangerous and the 5 of us had a really good time.”

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3.Half-Day Private Pokhara Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 27 reviews · from $67

See Pokhara at sunrise, cruise Phewa Tal, visit the Peace Pagoda and Devi’s Fall on a private five-hour guided tour.

“A very complete tour covering the most important things in Pokhara. I liked that it included watching the sunrise in Sarangkot as well as seeing the highlights of Pokhara. The guide was very friendly and answered all our questions.”

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4.Namo Buddha and Thrangu Tashi Yangtse Monastery Half-Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 24 reviews · from $104

Visit Namo Buddha, Thrangu Tashi Monastery, Kailashnath Mahadev, and Dhulikhel on a practical half-day trip from Kathmandu.

“This was an excellent trip to the Namo Buddha monastery with guide Ram. I highly recommend this half day trip, which also included a visit to the 144 foot Kailashnath Mahadev Statue (Shiva) statue (which was magnificent).”

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5.Private Half-Day Tour of Boudhanath and Pashupatinath Temples in Kathmandu

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 9 reviews · from $47

Visit Pashupatinath and Boudhanath in four hours with a private guide, vehicle, entry fees, hotel transfers, and insight into Hindu and Buddhist Nepal.

“This tour was perfect! I took the private half day tour on my last day in Nepal. My guide Mr. Bishnu arrived on time. He explained the history and background in great detail. He took the time to make sure I understood what he was saying. I dRead more”

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