Kathmandu Guide
Eat · Stay · See the mountains

When the clouds break, you'll be ready.

A curated guide to the Kathmandu Valley — where to eat, where to sleep, and the days the Himalaya actually shows itself.

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Where to eat

Momos, Newari kitchens and Thamel cafés, rated and mapped.

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Where to stay

Guesthouses to boutique hotels across the valley.

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Mountain views

Lookouts with a daily "is the Himalaya out?" signal.

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Featured viewpoints
6 around the valley rim
Mountain view · today

Shivapuri (Nagi Gompa)

Northern rim · 2,732 m

⛅ Partly cloudy · 51% cloud

Check the forecast before you head up — clarity is best in the early morning, before the valley haze rises.

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Featured viewpoints

Today's clarity forecast for the valley's best lookouts.

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Shivapuri (Nagi Gompa)⛅ Partly cloudy

Shivapuri (Nagi Gompa)

Northern rim

2,732 m·51% cloud
Swayambhunath⛅ Partly cloudy

Swayambhunath

City viewpoint

1,400 m·52% cloud
Phulchowki☁ View unlikely

Phulchowki

Southern rim

2,782 m·64% cloud
Nagarkot☁ View unlikely

Nagarkot

Eastern valley rim

2,195 m·65% cloud
Champadevi☁ View unlikely

Champadevi

South-west rim

2,278 m·74% cloud
Chandragiri Hills☁ View unlikely

Chandragiri Hills

South-west rim

2,551 m·74% cloud