About Thamel Chowk
Thamel Chowk is the shopper’s hub, the place to buy, sell, rent, enjoy. Located on the north region of Kathmandu, this is the one stop solution for all your problems while in Kathmandu. Crowded streets, lined up with shops on all the ends. Hotels ranging from luxury to economical, shops for hiking gears, clothing, eateries and what not. Thamel is considered to be like a base stay to around the valley. Cheap and friendly with a 1000 things to do in and around. Usually people going for treks and expeditions often set up their base here, do some shopping, enquire about the local conditions and head up to the hills.
Biggest tourist attraction, the place which housed maximum number of western hippies years earlier. An easy walk from anywhere in central Kathmandu, with some of the most affordable and hygienic places to sleep and eat. Thamel has a variety of shops and stalls and one can actually get lost in the streets of Thamel chowk. Being a jam packed tourist destination, Thamel has been known for its scams as well so the first time visitors should be very careful with people trying to sell things and being extra sweet then necessary. The original prices on things are usually 2-3 times less then what a shopkeeper says, also many people have reported important documents stolen so one must be careful and cautious while making friends in this place.
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Places to Visit near Thamel Chowk
Rum Doodle Bar, Kathmandu, Bagmati
0.2 km from Thamel Chowk - See map
Doesn’t the name Rum Doodle sound catchy? Well the Rum Doodle Bar got its name from the book “The Ascent of Rum Doodle” - the World’s...
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Mahaboudha Temple, Bagmati
0.9 km from Thamel Chowk - See map
Built in the devotion of Lord Buddha, Mahaboudha Temple houses around 10,000 Buddha statues. It is often called the “temple of thousand...
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Taleju Temple, Kathmandu, Bagmati
1.2 km from Thamel Chowk - See map
Taleju Temple is a temple dedicated to Taleju Bhawani, the clan goddess of the Malla kings who ruled Nepal rom the 12th to 18th century....
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Garden Of Dreams, Kathmandu, Bagmati
1.2 km from Thamel Chowk - See map
Garden of Dreams is a neo‐classical garden in Kaiser Mahal. If you want to escape the fast paced life into the beautiful relaxing dimension...
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Kathmandu Durbar Square, Bagmati
1.3 km from Thamel Chowk - See map
The Kathmandu Durbar Square is built in front of the old royal palace of the former Kathmandu Kingdom. It loosely consists of 3 main durbar...
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Freak Street, Kathmandu, Bagmati
1.4 km from Thamel Chowk - See map
Freak Street is a short street located at the south of the popular tourist spot of Kathmandu Durbar Square. This quirky street comes with a quirky...
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Hanuman Dhoka, Bagmati
1.5 km from Thamel Chowk - See map
Another important structure in the Kathmandu Durbar area, Hanuman Dhoka is the the first thing that welcomes you in the Durbar. A 17th century...
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Lazimpat Durbar, Bagmati
1.6 km from Thamel Chowk - See map
Among one of the Rana palaces of Nepal, the Lazimpat Durbar is a very large palace complex located just in the centre of Kathmandu city across the...
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Narayanhiti Palace, Bagmati
2.2 km from Thamel Chowk - See map
The unsettling, secretive downfall of the Nepal’s Monarchy has always been something very interesting. For anyone willing to know about this...
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Swayambhunath (Monkey Temple), Bagmati
3.5 km from Thamel Chowk - See map
A world heritage site, a blend of Hindu beliefs and Tibetan customs, the Swayambhunath Stupa has been one of the most favorite depictions of Nepal...
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Park Gallery, Patan, Bagmati
5 km from Thamel Chowk - See map
Founded by an artist and art activist named Rama Nanda Joshi in 1970, the Park Gallery is an artist run space (a gallery run by artists). This...
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The Taragaon Museum, Bagmati
5.1 km from Thamel Chowk - See map
Many years ago when Nepal wasn’t open to the rest of the world there were many foreign explorers who travelled their way here. As there were no...
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