Thamel is a popular tourist district within the capital. It's comprised of 5 main streets and many more smaller ones that crisscross the area. For many Thamel is an addictive kaleidoscope of sensory bombardment that will either have you running for your hotel or staying to bask in its frenzy.Traffic and shops at the center of ThamelMost first time visitors to Nepal will usually end up in Thamel after leaving the airport by taxi. Accommodation is easily found around Thamel and if not, there will be plenty of agents around to show you some hotels of their choosing.Thamel is filled with tour agents, trekking guides, trekking stores, clothing stores, restaurants, cafes and bars all catering to the countries number one industry: tourism.
Love it or hate it Thamel is a one-in-a-lifetime experience that offers several layers to that dynamic first impression.In October 2017 Thamel was made 'traffic free' alongside it being a 'horn free' zone. However, the reality was that only two streets were ever made traffic free and in 2019 motorbikes along with speedy rickshaws and the odd horn blowing car still frequent this area.
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Larger vehicles also continue to try entering. As for horns. Well beep, beep continues too.
Kathmandu Nightlife. Nightlife in Kathmandu is concentrated on Thamel, which saw only minor damage in the 2015 earthquake. Another cluster of popular bars can be found at Pulchowk in Patan, which also escaped the worst in the tremors. Most bars cater to backpackers and trekkers and some have live music, but there are a handful. Kathmandu Night Life The Best Clubs, Lounges, and Bars. Evoke Cafe and Bistro. I was invited to Evoke to listen to my friend DJ. It’s a 20-minute cab ride from Thamel, but it’s super close to Patan. Evoke is a large restaurant/bar which had a beer pong tournament, live music, and the World Cup playing on a projector screen when I was there.
More on this later.Meanwhile let's discover more about Thamel below! Reaching Thamel from, is relatively easy as it is close. A taxi is the easiest and quickest option to or from the airport to Thamel.
There is a bus service from the airport to Thamel but it is irregular and often not working.Currently Taxis are banned from entering two roads in Thamel. See 'Traffic Free Thamel' below for more. Hotels and guesthouses will often pick guests up and bring them directly to hotels in Thamel.Due to the small area that consists of Thamel there are several designated taxi parking areas(Narshing Chowk & J.P.
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Rickshaws are move common to take people from the than from other parts of Kathmandu.The main tourist bus stop is located just outside Thamel in Sorhakhutte(near Paknajol) which have. They also drop you here in the afternoon. The main bus terminal is in Ratna park which is also outside Thamel but can be reached by foot in 20 minutes.Thamel can be difficult to understand when you first arrive. There are no street names on signposts in general.
It's best thought of as a mass of unorganized streets.Locating a restaurant or hotel at a junction (chowk) is agood way to find your way around) There's no fixed boundary to Thamel as such. Although it's not a particularly large area knowing its center is a good way not to get lost in the cacophony of streets, people and traffic that await.I choose the center of Thamel to be the street junction between the 3 mini supermarkets by Hot Breads Bakery. Officially this is known as Chaksibari Chowk.