
Dhulikhel (32 Km. northeast) is popular as a Himalayan Viewing Point with Newari settlement. Drive for about 35 minutes to Banepa and visit to nearby Panauti. This is an ancient riverside town of temples and inns. There are number of religious sites to should be visited. Indreshwar Mahadev Temple dedicated to Shiva, Bhairab Temple and the whole tiny city itself are remarkable to be witnessed. Have the pack lunch and after the further exploration drive back to Kathmandu. This hike consists of about 6-7 hours walk.
Trip Facts
Country: Nepal
Grade: Easy
Area: Around Kathmandu Valley
Group Size: 1/ 20 pax
Activities: Hiking
Total Duration: 4 days
Season: Mar - May, Sep - Dec
Altitudes: 1440m
Day 01: Arrival and transfer to Hotel
Day 02: Early morning, drive to Sakhu and Hike up to Nagarkot which takes about 2 hours and for the first hour it goes gradually up for the next it goes steep up to Nagarkot and you are able to view the Magnificent Himalayan view along the hiking..
Day 03: Hike from Nagarkot to Dhulikhel which takes six hours. . Dhulikhel (1440m.) is a small town of Newar with a long history. According to the records it has been around for more than 500 years.
Day 04: Hiking from Dhulikhel to Namo Buddha-Panauti takes approximately four and half hours and drive from Panauti to Kathmandu takes about one and half hours. From Dhulikhel, the trail climbs up to the Kali Mandir, a temple dedicated to Goddess Kali. From there the trail drops down to the village of Kavre and past a line of shops and tea houses, then it climbs again through pine woods past Phulbari and up and down a couple of more hills before you reach the hill of Namobuddha.Namobuddha situated at an elevation of 1750m is very important Buddhist Pilgrimage located in Kavre District about 38 km east of Kathmandu. The Stupa and shrines built in this lovely little hill mark a very ancient holy site where a legendary prince named Mahasattva offered himself to a starving Tigress with several underfed cubs. This legendary episode is depicted in a stone slab and placed right next to a holy Stupa. From Namobuddha we drive back to Kathmandu. Over night at hotel in kathmandu
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