Nepal has every category of accommodation facilities. These range from the international standard star hotels to budget hotels and lodges. In order to have an assured quality service, it is advisable to use the facilities and services of government registered hotels, lodges, travel agencies and licensed tour guides only and engage an authorized trekking guide or porter only through a registered travel / trekking agency. We also have licensed guides who can speak other international languages for the convenience of tourists. To have quality service it is recommended to arrange the sightseeing programs only through the government registered travel agencies.

The hospitals, drug houses, dispensaries and pharmaceutical shops of Kathmandu sell all kinds of medicines, including those imported from overseas. The major general hospitals and private clinics are available in Kathmandu Valley.

For all veterinary needs there are excellent veterinary hospitals in the Kathmandu Valley.

The Central Post Office is located near Dharahara Tower. The counters are open from (7 A.M. to 4 P.M.), Monday through Friday and provide stamps, postcards and aerograms. Post Restante is available Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Express Mail Service (EMS) is available at GPO and at Thamel, Basantapur and airport postal counters

Telephone, fax, telex and telegraph services are available at the Nepal Telecommunications Corporation at Tripureshwar. All hotels and private communications centers provide international and domestic telephone call service. For calling from outside, country code for Nepal is 977 and the area code for Kathmandu is 1.

Several Internet cafes and communication centers have opened up in the Valley and around the country in the past few years. Visitors only have to find a place they are most comfortable in to use the facilities to keep in touch with home. E-mail and Internet services are also offered by hotels. .

Banks are open between 09:30 A.M. to 2:30 P M. from Sunday to Friday in the Kathmandu Valley. They are closed on Saturdays and other holidays. ATM Machine is located in major places of Kathmandu like Kantipath, Thamel, New Baneswor, New Road, Pulchowk etc.

In other places banks are open from 10:00 A.M. to 2:30 P.M. from Sunday to Friday and are closed on Saturday and government holidays.

There are many types of entertainment in the city of Kathmandu. These include theatrical shows including classical and light performances, casinos and discos. The cinema halls in Kathmandu screen Nepali, Indian, English and other regional movies. There are private art galleries and a national art gallery called NAFA in Kathmandu which exhibit and sells all sorts of modern and traditional paintings.

Til Ganga Golf Course, Kathmandu
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Shopping can be very rewarding and exciting in Kathmandu. There are numerous tourist shops on the main streets and in the hotel arcades brimming with tempting jewelry, statues and other typical Nepalese handicraft. Thangka is one of the best buys in Nepal. Each place has its speciality product which is unique. Bhaktapur, for instance, is the place to buy pottery. The Traditional Craftsman's Colony in Patan is a famous centre for Nepalese handicraft. You may get carved wooden items while at Patan. Besides handicrafts, Nepal is also a good place for genuine luxury goods. With a host of departmental stores and shopping plazas offering international brand name products, Kathmandu has become a heaven for the serious shopper. Browsers will enjoy the city's numerous traditional markets that overflow with vegetables, fruits and other goods.

Any foreigner intending to trek in any part of the kingdom of Nepal shall have to obtain a trekking permit from the Department of Immigration, Bhrikuti Mandap and permits are issued for trekking in any part of the country except in areas restricted for the foreigners by government regulation.