Dated cost examples
Six dated, itemised examples from 2026-11-10 to 2026-11-16: 6 nights and 7 days for two adults sharing one room, which is 14 person-days. Prices are as observed in September 2026, cover ground costs only, and are not multiplied out to other party sizes or trip lengths.
Dated planning estimate for two adults sharing one room, 10–16 November 2026, seven days/six nights. Flights excluded. Actual prices, availability, taxes and transport timing may differ; see the assumptions.
Heritage admissions are foreign-visitor (non-SAARC) prices. The car-with-driver days replace city taxis rather than adding to them.
Budget · Example A
Total for two adults
566.66 USD
40.48 USD per person per ground day
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Aryatara Kathmandu Hotel — room rate for 6 nights (taxes listed separately)
1 × 234.72 USD (one room for 6 nights) = 234.72 USD ≈ 234.72 USD
Dated room price for 6 nights, 10–16 November 2026, for two adults. It includes any mandatory property fees the supplier showed, but NOT supplier taxes: those are estimated in the separate tax line and counted once. Room type, board and cancellation terms were not shown. Not a checkout quote.
Aryatara Kathmandu Hotel — estimated supplier taxes, counted once
1 × 30.54 USD (full-stay tax estimate) = 30.54 USD ≈ 30.54 USD
Nightly supplier tax fields multiplied by the nights, counted once. No extra generic tax is added.
KTM airport pickup
1 × 20 USD (vehicle, one way) = 20 USD ≈ 20.00 USD
KTM airport drop-off
1 × 15 USD (vehicle, one way) = 15 USD ≈ 15.00 USD
Kathmandu and Patan car-with-driver days
2 × 40 USD (private car, full day) = 80 USD ≈ 80.00 USD
Driver, fuel and tolls included; one Kathmandu day and one Patan day; no extra taxis counted.
Bhaktapur day trip by car, return
1 × 20 USD (vehicle, return trip) = 20 USD ≈ 20.00 USD
The driver waits; a separate day; no additional intercity fare.
Kathmandu Durbar Square admission (museum included)
2 × 1,000 NPR (foreign adult admission) = 2,000 NPR ≈ 13.02 USD
Patan Durbar Square admission (museum included)
2 × 1,000 NPR (foreign adult admission) = 2,000 NPR ≈ 13.02 USD
Bhaktapur heritage area admission
2 × 2,000 NPR (adult admission (non-SAARC visitor)) = 4,000 NPR ≈ 26.05 USD
Swayambhunath admission
2 × 200 NPR (foreign adult admission) = 400 NPR ≈ 2.60 USD
Boudhanath admission
2 × 400 NPR (foreign adult admission) = 800 NPR ≈ 5.21 USD
Coffee
14 × 233.33 NPR (cup) = 3,266.62 NPR ≈ 21.27 USD
Drinking water
14 × 35 NPR (1.5-litre bottle) = 490 NPR ≈ 3.19 USD
Ordinary meals
42 × 300 NPR (adult meal) = 12,600 NPR ≈ 82.04 USD
Food bought separately; no unverified hotel breakfast is assumed.
Date-matched hotel search observations for 10–16 November 2026, two adults, one room. Room, bedding, board and cancellation terms were not shown. Food is bought separately, with no breakfast credit. No buffer; flights, visa and insurance excluded. Recheck hotel terms before booking.
Budget · Example B
Total for two adults
680.60 USD
48.61 USD per person per ground day
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Aryatara Kathmandu Hotel — room rate for 6 nights (taxes listed separately)
1 × 234.72 USD (one room for 6 nights) = 234.72 USD ≈ 234.72 USD
Dated room price for 6 nights, 10–16 November 2026, for two adults. It includes any mandatory property fees the supplier showed, but NOT supplier taxes: those are estimated in the separate tax line and counted once. Room type, board and cancellation terms were not shown. Not a checkout quote.
Aryatara Kathmandu Hotel — estimated supplier taxes, counted once
1 × 30.54 USD (full-stay tax estimate) = 30.54 USD ≈ 30.54 USD
Nightly supplier tax fields multiplied by the nights, counted once. No extra generic tax is added.
KTM airport pickup
1 × 20 USD (vehicle, one way) = 20 USD ≈ 20.00 USD
KTM airport drop-off
1 × 15 USD (vehicle, one way) = 15 USD ≈ 15.00 USD
Kathmandu and Patan car-with-driver days
2 × 40 USD (private car, full day) = 80 USD ≈ 80.00 USD
Driver, fuel and tolls included; one Kathmandu day and one Patan day; no extra taxis counted.
Bhaktapur day trip by car, return
1 × 20 USD (vehicle, return trip) = 20 USD ≈ 20.00 USD
The driver waits; a separate day; no additional intercity fare.
Kathmandu Durbar Square admission (museum included)
2 × 1,000 NPR (foreign adult admission) = 2,000 NPR ≈ 13.02 USD
Patan Durbar Square admission (museum included)
2 × 1,000 NPR (foreign adult admission) = 2,000 NPR ≈ 13.02 USD
Bhaktapur heritage area admission
2 × 2,000 NPR (adult admission (non-SAARC visitor)) = 4,000 NPR ≈ 26.05 USD
Swayambhunath admission
2 × 200 NPR (foreign adult admission) = 400 NPR ≈ 2.60 USD
Boudhanath admission
2 × 400 NPR (foreign adult admission) = 800 NPR ≈ 5.21 USD
Coffee
14 × 233.33 NPR (cup) = 3,266.62 NPR ≈ 21.27 USD
Drinking water
14 × 35 NPR (1.5-litre bottle) = 490 NPR ≈ 3.19 USD
Breakfast and lunch
28 × 300 NPR (adult meal) = 8,400 NPR ≈ 54.69 USD
Dinner for two
7 × 3,100 NPR (three-course dinner for two, drinks excluded) = 21,700 NPR ≈ 141.29 USD
Date-matched hotel search observations for 10–16 November 2026, two adults, one room. Room, bedding, board and cancellation terms were not shown. Food is bought separately, with no breakfast credit. No buffer; flights, visa and insurance excluded. Recheck hotel terms before booking.
Mid-range · Example A
Total for two adults
901.16 USD
64.37 USD per person per ground day
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Hotel Shanker - Palatial Heritage Kathmandu — room rate for 6 nights (taxes listed separately)
1 × 530.82 USD (one room for 6 nights) = 530.82 USD ≈ 530.82 USD
Dated room price for 6 nights, 10–16 November 2026, for two adults. It includes any mandatory property fees the supplier showed, but NOT supplier taxes: those are estimated in the separate tax line and counted once. Room type, board and cancellation terms were not shown. Not a checkout quote.
Hotel Shanker - Palatial Heritage Kathmandu — estimated supplier taxes, counted once
1 × 68.94 USD (full-stay tax estimate) = 68.94 USD ≈ 68.94 USD
Nightly supplier tax fields multiplied by the nights, counted once. No extra generic tax is added.
KTM airport pickup
1 × 20 USD (vehicle, one way) = 20 USD ≈ 20.00 USD
KTM airport drop-off
1 × 15 USD (vehicle, one way) = 15 USD ≈ 15.00 USD
Kathmandu and Patan car-with-driver days
2 × 40 USD (private car, full day) = 80 USD ≈ 80.00 USD
Driver, fuel and tolls included; one Kathmandu day and one Patan day; no extra taxis counted.
Bhaktapur day trip by car, return
1 × 20 USD (vehicle, return trip) = 20 USD ≈ 20.00 USD
The driver waits; a separate day; no additional intercity fare.
Kathmandu Durbar Square admission (museum included)
2 × 1,000 NPR (foreign adult admission) = 2,000 NPR ≈ 13.02 USD
Patan Durbar Square admission (museum included)
2 × 1,000 NPR (foreign adult admission) = 2,000 NPR ≈ 13.02 USD
Bhaktapur heritage area admission
2 × 2,000 NPR (adult admission (non-SAARC visitor)) = 4,000 NPR ≈ 26.05 USD
Swayambhunath admission
2 × 200 NPR (foreign adult admission) = 400 NPR ≈ 2.60 USD
Boudhanath admission
2 × 400 NPR (foreign adult admission) = 800 NPR ≈ 5.21 USD
Coffee
14 × 233.33 NPR (cup) = 3,266.62 NPR ≈ 21.27 USD
Drinking water
14 × 35 NPR (1.5-litre bottle) = 490 NPR ≈ 3.19 USD
Ordinary meals
42 × 300 NPR (adult meal) = 12,600 NPR ≈ 82.04 USD
Food bought separately; no unverified hotel breakfast is assumed.
Date-matched hotel search observations for 10–16 November 2026, two adults, one room. Room, bedding, board and cancellation terms were not shown. Food is bought separately, with no breakfast credit. No buffer; flights, visa and insurance excluded. Recheck hotel terms before booking.
Mid-range · Example B
Total for two adults
1,015.10 USD
72.51 USD per person per ground day
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Hotel Shanker - Palatial Heritage Kathmandu — room rate for 6 nights (taxes listed separately)
1 × 530.82 USD (one room for 6 nights) = 530.82 USD ≈ 530.82 USD
Dated room price for 6 nights, 10–16 November 2026, for two adults. It includes any mandatory property fees the supplier showed, but NOT supplier taxes: those are estimated in the separate tax line and counted once. Room type, board and cancellation terms were not shown. Not a checkout quote.
Hotel Shanker - Palatial Heritage Kathmandu — estimated supplier taxes, counted once
1 × 68.94 USD (full-stay tax estimate) = 68.94 USD ≈ 68.94 USD
Nightly supplier tax fields multiplied by the nights, counted once. No extra generic tax is added.
KTM airport pickup
1 × 20 USD (vehicle, one way) = 20 USD ≈ 20.00 USD
KTM airport drop-off
1 × 15 USD (vehicle, one way) = 15 USD ≈ 15.00 USD
Kathmandu and Patan car-with-driver days
2 × 40 USD (private car, full day) = 80 USD ≈ 80.00 USD
Driver, fuel and tolls included; one Kathmandu day and one Patan day; no extra taxis counted.
Bhaktapur day trip by car, return
1 × 20 USD (vehicle, return trip) = 20 USD ≈ 20.00 USD
The driver waits; a separate day; no additional intercity fare.
Kathmandu Durbar Square admission (museum included)
2 × 1,000 NPR (foreign adult admission) = 2,000 NPR ≈ 13.02 USD
Patan Durbar Square admission (museum included)
2 × 1,000 NPR (foreign adult admission) = 2,000 NPR ≈ 13.02 USD
Bhaktapur heritage area admission
2 × 2,000 NPR (adult admission (non-SAARC visitor)) = 4,000 NPR ≈ 26.05 USD
Swayambhunath admission
2 × 200 NPR (foreign adult admission) = 400 NPR ≈ 2.60 USD
Boudhanath admission
2 × 400 NPR (foreign adult admission) = 800 NPR ≈ 5.21 USD
Coffee
14 × 233.33 NPR (cup) = 3,266.62 NPR ≈ 21.27 USD
Drinking water
14 × 35 NPR (1.5-litre bottle) = 490 NPR ≈ 3.19 USD
Breakfast and lunch
28 × 300 NPR (adult meal) = 8,400 NPR ≈ 54.69 USD
Dinner for two
7 × 3,100 NPR (three-course dinner for two, drinks excluded) = 21,700 NPR ≈ 141.29 USD
Date-matched hotel search observations for 10–16 November 2026, two adults, one room. Room, bedding, board and cancellation terms were not shown. Food is bought separately, with no breakfast credit. No buffer; flights, visa and insurance excluded. Recheck hotel terms before booking.
Premium · Example A
Total for two adults
3,238.34 USD
231.31 USD per person per ground day
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The Dwarika's — room rate for 6 nights (taxes listed separately)
1 × 2,565.18 USD (one room for 6 nights) = 2,565.18 USD ≈ 2,565.18 USD
Dated room price for 6 nights, 10–16 November 2026, for two adults. It includes any mandatory property fees the supplier showed, but NOT supplier taxes: those are estimated in the separate tax line and counted once. Room type, board and cancellation terms were not shown. Not a checkout quote.
The Dwarika's — estimated supplier taxes, counted once
1 × 371.76 USD (full-stay tax estimate) = 371.76 USD ≈ 371.76 USD
Nightly supplier tax fields multiplied by the nights, counted once. No extra generic tax is added.
KTM airport pickup
1 × 20 USD (vehicle, one way) = 20 USD ≈ 20.00 USD
KTM airport drop-off
1 × 15 USD (vehicle, one way) = 15 USD ≈ 15.00 USD
Kathmandu and Patan car-with-driver days
2 × 40 USD (private car, full day) = 80 USD ≈ 80.00 USD
Driver, fuel and tolls included; one Kathmandu day and one Patan day; no extra taxis counted.
Bhaktapur day trip by car, return
1 × 20 USD (vehicle, return trip) = 20 USD ≈ 20.00 USD
The driver waits; a separate day; no additional intercity fare.
Kathmandu Durbar Square admission (museum included)
2 × 1,000 NPR (foreign adult admission) = 2,000 NPR ≈ 13.02 USD
Patan Durbar Square admission (museum included)
2 × 1,000 NPR (foreign adult admission) = 2,000 NPR ≈ 13.02 USD
Bhaktapur heritage area admission
2 × 2,000 NPR (adult admission (non-SAARC visitor)) = 4,000 NPR ≈ 26.05 USD
Swayambhunath admission
2 × 200 NPR (foreign adult admission) = 400 NPR ≈ 2.60 USD
Boudhanath admission
2 × 400 NPR (foreign adult admission) = 800 NPR ≈ 5.21 USD
Coffee
14 × 233.33 NPR (cup) = 3,266.62 NPR ≈ 21.27 USD
Drinking water
14 × 35 NPR (1.5-litre bottle) = 490 NPR ≈ 3.19 USD
Ordinary meals
42 × 300 NPR (adult meal) = 12,600 NPR ≈ 82.04 USD
Food bought separately; no unverified hotel breakfast is assumed.
Date-matched hotel search observations for 10–16 November 2026, two adults, one room. Room, bedding, board and cancellation terms were not shown. Food is bought separately, with no breakfast credit. No buffer; flights, visa and insurance excluded. Recheck hotel terms before booking.
Premium · Example B
Total for two adults
3,352.28 USD
239.45 USD per person per ground day
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The Dwarika's — room rate for 6 nights (taxes listed separately)
1 × 2,565.18 USD (one room for 6 nights) = 2,565.18 USD ≈ 2,565.18 USD
Dated room price for 6 nights, 10–16 November 2026, for two adults. It includes any mandatory property fees the supplier showed, but NOT supplier taxes: those are estimated in the separate tax line and counted once. Room type, board and cancellation terms were not shown. Not a checkout quote.
The Dwarika's — estimated supplier taxes, counted once
1 × 371.76 USD (full-stay tax estimate) = 371.76 USD ≈ 371.76 USD
Nightly supplier tax fields multiplied by the nights, counted once. No extra generic tax is added.
KTM airport pickup
1 × 20 USD (vehicle, one way) = 20 USD ≈ 20.00 USD
KTM airport drop-off
1 × 15 USD (vehicle, one way) = 15 USD ≈ 15.00 USD
Kathmandu and Patan car-with-driver days
2 × 40 USD (private car, full day) = 80 USD ≈ 80.00 USD
Driver, fuel and tolls included; one Kathmandu day and one Patan day; no extra taxis counted.
Bhaktapur day trip by car, return
1 × 20 USD (vehicle, return trip) = 20 USD ≈ 20.00 USD
The driver waits; a separate day; no additional intercity fare.
Kathmandu Durbar Square admission (museum included)
2 × 1,000 NPR (foreign adult admission) = 2,000 NPR ≈ 13.02 USD
Patan Durbar Square admission (museum included)
2 × 1,000 NPR (foreign adult admission) = 2,000 NPR ≈ 13.02 USD
Bhaktapur heritage area admission
2 × 2,000 NPR (adult admission (non-SAARC visitor)) = 4,000 NPR ≈ 26.05 USD
Swayambhunath admission
2 × 200 NPR (foreign adult admission) = 400 NPR ≈ 2.60 USD
Boudhanath admission
2 × 400 NPR (foreign adult admission) = 800 NPR ≈ 5.21 USD
Coffee
14 × 233.33 NPR (cup) = 3,266.62 NPR ≈ 21.27 USD
Drinking water
14 × 35 NPR (1.5-litre bottle) = 490 NPR ≈ 3.19 USD
Breakfast and lunch
28 × 300 NPR (adult meal) = 8,400 NPR ≈ 54.69 USD
Dinner for two
7 × 3,100 NPR (three-course dinner for two, drinks excluded) = 21,700 NPR ≈ 141.29 USD
Date-matched hotel search observations for 10–16 November 2026, two adults, one room. Room, bedding, board and cancellation terms were not shown. Food is bought separately, with no breakfast credit. No buffer; flights, visa and insurance excluded. Recheck hotel terms before booking.
Not included: International flights, Automatic contingency buffer (none applied), Visa, insurance and shopping
Reference exchange rates dated 2026-09-29: 1 USD = 153.58 NPR. Your card rate at payment may differ.
Rate source as recorded in the research: NRB 29 September 2026 USD buy 153.28/sell 153.88 NPR. Model reference midpoint 153.58; not a retail cash/card quote.
Practical notes
Arrive at KTM. The model separates airport pickup and drop-off, two full vehicle days for city/Patan sightseeing and a separate return Bhaktapur trip. Other hotel-neighborhood time is on foot; extra rides, guides and overtime need repricing. Foreign-adult admissions arepriced without SAARC discounts. Entry to religious interiors may be restricted; follow site rules and ask before photographing worshippers. International flights, visa fees, insurance and trekking services are outside the estimate.
Limits of these examples
Covers the Kathmandu Valley only; Everest, Pokhara and trekking are not included. Hotel offers were dated for 10–16 November 2026, 2 adults and 1 room, but did not show bedding, meals or cancellation terms and are not a final booking price. Food, coffee and water are bought separately. Hotel taxes are added once for six nights. The Bhaktapur entry fee uses the latest reported municipal price; confirm it on arrival. Car hire rates do not itemise taxes, and routes and hours need confirming before travel. Flights, visas and insurance are outside the totals.
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- himalpress.com — checked 2026-09-29
- autararental.com — checked 2026-09-29
- ntb.gov.np — checked 2026-09-29
- numbeo.com — checked 2026-09-29
- tripadvisor.com — checked 2026-09-29
- tripadvisor.com — checked 2026-09-29
- tripadvisor.com — checked 2026-09-29
