Kathmandu
The front door to the Himalaya, chaotic, sacred and cheaper than almost anywhere.
保存
概要
Kathmandu is where trekkers assemble: Thamel's gear shops and bakeries, the permit offices, the guesthouses that have hosted expeditions since the 1960s. Around that is a valley of medieval cities (Patan, Bhaktapur, the old town around Durbar Square), living Hindu and Buddhist shrines (Pashupatinath, Boudhanath, Swayambhunath), terrible air in winter and some of the warmest people on the continent. The Annapurna and Everest regions, Langtang, Chitwan and Pokhara all start from here.
訪れる理由
For the Himalaya at tea-house prices, a 90-day visa on arrival, and a cultural density that makes the valley worth a week on its own.
予算の内訳
Thamel guesthouse rooms 800 to 2,000 rupees, hostels 500 to 900, boutique hotels in Patan from 4,000. Dal bhat 250 to 500 rupees, momos 150 to 300, a Pathao ride across town 150 to 300. Trekking: 25 to 45 dollars a day all-in on tea-house routes, plus permits and a guide where required.
| 1人1日あたり | バックパッカー | ミドルレンジ | 快適 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 宿泊施設 | $7 | $25 | $75 |
| 食事と飲み物 | $7 | $15 | $30 |
| 地域の交通機関 | $2 | $5 | $10 |
| アクティビティと観光スポット | $4 | $10 | $20 |
| その他（SIM、洗濯、雑費） | $3 | $5 | $8 |
| 1日の合計 | $23 | $60 | $143 |
| 月単位（30日間） | $690 | $1,800 | $4,290 |
ティア: バックパッカー = ドミトリーまたは簡易ゲストハウス、屋台飯と地元の交通機関; ミドルレンジ = 個室、レストランと自炊の組み合わせ、時々タクシー利用; 快適 = ブティックホテルまたはアパートメント、ほぼ毎食レストラン、タクシーとツアー.
現地通貨、ミッドレンジの1日合計: 9,074 NPR にて 151.24 NPR/USD (Financial Modeling Prep (indicative mid), Nov 05, 2026, 参考値（更新遅延あり）).
出所: Digital Backpacker research desk, 時点 October 2026, 信頼度 medium. Editorial estimate: typical per-person daily spend compiled from published hostel, guesthouse and hotel rate ranges, menu and street-food prices and local transport fares observed in 2026, rounded to the nearest dollar. USD per person per day; indicative planning figure, not a live price.
月間目安: 家賃 $350 (家具付きワンベッドルーム、中心部), コワーキング $60 (ホットデスク). 日付、情報源および信頼度は上記と同じです。
旅行の全体予算を作成する → $10,000は約 5.5 か月 ここではミッドレンジの料金帯で · 比較する
天気と旅行に最適な時期
Spring (March to May) and autumn (late September to November) are the trekking seasons with clear skies; the monsoon (June to September) brings daily rain, landslides and leeches; winter (December to February) is dry, sunny by day, near freezing at night, with the valley's worst air pollution.
ベストシーズン: October to November and March to April.
| 月 | 平均最高気温 °C | 平均最低気温 °C | 降水量（mm） | 雨天日数 | シーズン |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1月 | 18.0 | 2.1 | 14 | 2.0 | |
| 2月 | 20.2 | 3.8 | 17 | 3.0 | ショルダー |
| 3月 | 24.3 | 7.5 | 31 | 4.0 | おすすめ |
| 4月 | 27.4 | 11.3 | 54 | 6.0 | おすすめ |
| 5月 | 28.2 | 15.5 | 114 | 12.0 | ショルダー |
| 6月 | 28.3 | 19.0 | 256 | 17.0 | |
| 7月 | 27.7 | 20.0 | 360 | 23.0 | 避ける |
| 8月 | 28.0 | 19.7 | 314 | 22.0 | 避ける |
| 9月 | 27.2 | 18.2 | 183 | 15.0 | ショルダー |
| 10月 | 25.8 | 13.0 | 59 | 4.0 | おすすめ |
| 11月 | 22.7 | 7.4 | 8 | 1.0 | おすすめ |
| 12月 | 19.4 | 3.0 | 14 | 1.0 | ショルダー |
気候平年値: WMO World Weather Information Service / Department of Hydrology and meteorology, 駅 Kathmandu. 長期的な月別平均値であり、予報ではありません。 「ベスト」「ショルダー」「避けるべき」のラベルは編集部の判断によるものです。
宿泊先
Thamel for gear, cafes and trekking agencies; Lazimpat and Jhamsikhel (Patan) for a quieter expat scene and better cafes; Boudha for the Tibetan community and monastery guesthouses; Bhaktapur for a night in a medieval square.
地区・エリア
Thamel (tourist hub), Lazimpat (embassies, cafes), Jhamsikhel and Sanepa in Patan (expat restaurants, coworking), Boudha (Tibetan quarter), the old town around Asan and Indra Chowk (markets).
食事
Dal bhat (refills included), momos (steamed, fried, in soup), Newari food in Patan and Kirtipur (chatamari, choila), Tibetan thukpa and thenthuk in Boudha, and a surprisingly serious cafe and bakery scene left by decades of climbers.
移動手段
Pathao and inDrive for rides, taxis (negotiate), tourist buses to Pokhara (7 to 9 hours) and Chitwan, flights to Lukla and Pokhara (weather-dependent), and a new Chinese-built ring road that has not solved the traffic.
おすすめのアクティビティ
旅のスタイル別
一つの目的地データベース、七つの表示形式。適合度は編集部による5点満点のスコアです。
The cheapest serious adventure on earth: three weeks on the Annapurna Circuit costs less than a week in Europe, and Thamel's hostels are where the groups form.
Trekking, volunteering with established NGOs (vet them for child protection), and a 150-day annual visa allowance.
Power and bandwidth have improved but remain unreliable; fine between treks, not as a base.
The Himalayan chapter of a long route, with overland links to India (Sunauli, Kakarbhitta) and, when open, Tibet.
Very cheap but healthcare, air quality and infrastructure make it a seasonal visit rather than a base.
A trek, a meditation course at Kopan monastery, a volunteering placement: three months here changes people.
Tea-house trekking is open to fit travellers of any age with porters and a slow ascent profile; Patan's boutique hotels make the valley comfortable.
実用情報
安全
Low crime. The hazards are altitude on treks, road accidents, the monsoon's landslides and winter air pollution (bring a good mask). Political strikes (bandhs) occasionally stop transport.
よくある詐欺
Fake trekking agencies and guides (check Trekking Agencies' Association registration), 'milk for the baby' scams, fake sadhus demanding photo payment, and gem and carpet shop commissions. Budget flights that 'disappear' through agents; book directly.
通信環境と遠隔勤務
Improved but inconsistent: 20 to 50 Mbps in better hotels and cafes, power still occasionally cut, 4G from Ncell and NTC good in the valley. A few coworking spaces in Jhamsikhel and Lazimpat.
Not a nomad city in any conventional sense (internet, air and power see to that), but a cheap, warm base used by writers, NGO workers and trekkers between routes, with 90-day visas and a culture of long stays.
- 一般的なファイバー回線
- 25 Mbps
- コワーキング
- 2/5
- コミュニティ
- 2/5
- 長期滞在ビザ
- VOA up to 90 days, extendable to 150 a year
Editorial assessment (October 2026).
言語
Nepali; English widely spoken in Thamel, trekking and among the educated; Newari and Tibetan in their communities.
文化的なマナー
Shoes off in temples and homes, circle stupas and mani walls clockwise, no leather in some Hindu temples, right hand for giving, modest dress, ask before photographing people and never at cremations.
保険と健康
Essential, and it must explicitly cover trekking to your maximum altitude and helicopter evacuation; CIWEC Hospital in Lazimpat is the travellers' clinic.
ビザ情報
Visa on arrival for almost all nationalities (15, 30 or 90 days; cash USD); extendable to 150 days a year at the Department of Immigration.
| パスポート | 観光入国 | 日数 | 確認済み |
|---|---|---|---|
| US | Visa on arrival | 90 | Oct 2026 · 公式 ↗ |
| GB | Visa on arrival | 90 | Oct 2026 · 公式 ↗ |
| DE | Visa on arrival | 90 | Oct 2026 · 公式 ↗ |
| CA | Visa on arrival | 90 | Oct 2026 · 公式 ↗ |
| AU | Visa on arrival | 90 | Oct 2026 · 公式 ↗ |
リモートワーク: No dedicated nomad visa. Tourist visas (up to 150 days a year) are used in practice; no remote-work category exists. 公式情報源 ↗
公式ソースへのリンク付きで調査用にまとめた情報です。資格の有無を判断するものではありません。 ビザ・就労ファインダーでパスポートを確認する →
