Despite devastating earthquakes on April 25 earthquake that floored world heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, Kathmandu is still one of the best tourist destination.
TripAdvisor.com – the largest travel site – has listed capital city Kathmandu in its ‘Travelers’ Choice Destinations 2015’. Kathmandu featured in the 19th position among the travelers choice of 25 cities around the globe.
The international travel-trade portal featured Kathmandu as an important tourist destination with historic temples and monuments, fascinating villages, alluring hills and mountains and hiking routes in and around Kathmandu. “Mingle with locals and animals amid Durbar Square’s monuments, or join mountain trekkers in bustling Thamel,” the travel site wrote, asking to explore shops for exquisite work by local artisans, carpets and paper prints are specialties.
According to the TripAdvisor.com, Marrakeh of Morocco, Siam Reap of Cambodia and Istanbul of Turkey are first, second and third best tourist destinations for the year 2015. Likewise, the largest Australian city, Sydney, has been listed in the 25th rank as a must-visit city for tourists.