Private Half-Day Bhaktapur Tour from Kathmandu With Kailashnath Mahadev Statue

Enjoy this trip to the Bhaktapur valley, located 20km from Kathmandu, where you will be picked-up. The Kailashnath Mahadev Statue, which will be the trip´s main highlight, is the world’s tallest statue of the Hindu god Shiva, standing at 143ft/44m tall and was built between 2004 and 2011.

Private Half-Day Bhaktapur Tour from Kathmandu With Kailashnath Mahadev Statue

Kailashnath Mahadev is the World's Tallest Lord Shiva statue, located in Saanga the border of Bhaktapur and Kavre districts. The height of this statue is 143 feet high and is situated 20 km from Kathmandu, Nepal. There is a children's park and other recreational features around the statue that makes it a popular destination for visitors. About half and hour from Kathmandu, it boasts amazing views of the valley along with the mountains and lush green Bhaktapur fields. Apart from the primary Shiva statue, there is a good-looking statue of the whole family (Shiva, Parvati, Kumar and Ganesh). The stairs leading to the main statue have Shiva-lingas of 12 different forms of Lord Shiva. 

Your tour guide will pick you up from your hotel and take you for an hour-long drive to the Bhaktapur valley, to see the Kailashnath Mahadev Statue. You will climb up a hill to enjoy the status and also a great view of whole Bhaktapur valley. You will have lunch at a local restaurant. Afterwards, you can also visit the Spa and Massage Centre if you wish (not included). Your guide will take you sightseeing to a nearby village (not included) before heading back to Kathmandu.