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Monkey Temple (Swayambunath Stupa)


TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #3 of 51 attractions in Kathmandu
Traveller Description: It’s a long climb to the top, but worth it to see Kathmandu Valley’s oldest and most sacred shrine.
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Attraction type: Religious site
Address: Kathmandu
Nepal

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5 of 5 stars
London
22 Jun 2009

Definately worth it!! The view is amazing and the monkeys are all over the place. The top is fialled with stalls as everywhere is, but the trinckets are quite nice and no one bothers you to buy stuff. Seeing the monks feeding and looking after the pigeons and monkeys etc. is also quite an experience. We were so high at... more

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4 of 5 stars
Melbourne
12 Apr 2009
1/1 found this review helpful

I loved Swayambhunath Stupa! On my first day in Nepal, this was the first place i went to because I thought it sounded great. Definately a great idea to get the taxi to drop you at the eastern stairway, because the walk is half of it. Its a couple of hundred steps but on the way I passed prayer wheels,... more

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4 of 5 stars
Broxbourne
22 Nov 2006
8/10 found this review helpful

Swayambunath, the Monkey Temple, is a large temple complex on the outskirts of Kathmandu. As the name suggests, there are large numbers of columbus monkeys there, and they can be quite aggressive, though only interested in you if you have food visible. The many Hindu visitors, particularly the women in their brightly colored saris, are a feature of the temple,... more

4 Oct 2009

ネパール仏教寺院で、真っ白い仏塔とネパールの寺院に描かれる目が印象的。 猿が沢山いるのでmonkey templeとも... more

17 Sep 2009

中心地から歩いて行く。 けっこう距離があり疲れました。 すごいカラフルでキッチュだけど、 ちょっと威厳が... more

16 Mar 2009
0/1 found this review helpful

小山の頂上に立つチベット寺院なんですが、あちらこちらに猿が。野猿なのでしょうが、人慣れしていて、ちょっと怖い。外には野良... more

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5 of 5 stars
Girona, Spain
15 Feb 2008
1/3 found this review helpful

Está situado a 3 km de Kathmandú. Fácil acceso en automóvil. Recinto religioso budista de nombre impronunciable situado en la... more

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