Outskirts In and Outside the Kathmandu Valley

Sunrise view from Nagarkot

NAGARKOT positioned 30 km to the east of Kathmandu on the valley rim, Nagarkot is for the ones in search of Himalayan surroundings and rural serenity. Nagarkot, located at an elevation of 2,a hundred seventy five m, presents a panorama of five of the world’s 10 tallest peaks - Everest (8,848 m), Lhotse (eight,516 m), Cho Oyu (8,201 m), Makalu (eight,463 m) and Manaslu (eight,163 m) - and plenty of other lesser summits. visitors additionally go to Nagarkot to watch the lovely sunrise and sunset. it's far a fave weekend getaway for Kathmanduites to overcome the warmth at some stage in summers and to experience, if there is, the snow fall throughout winters. The accessibility, simplest 30 to forty five minutes’ drive from Kathmandu, and traveller centers, play a part. Surrounded by way of terraced hillsides and picturesque homes, the hilltop inn is an idyllic escape – a ways from the noise and din of Kathmandu’s metropolis life. chook looking is a joy in the forests right here. quick trekking options abound. you can take a stroll down from Nagarkot along a ridge to the temple of Changu Narayan – with perspectives of Sankhu village to the proper and Bhaktapur to the left. any other trail leads south from Nagarkot to Nala and Banepa on the Arniko toll road to the Tibetan border.

DHULIKHEL Dhulikhel is set an hour’s force east of Kathmandu along the Arniko highway leading to Tibet, China. Banepa, exceeded en path, was as soon as the capital of a 14th-century nation that boasted diplomatic members of the family with China’s Ming emperors. Dhulikhel was an essential trade publish, and you can see an impressive vista of the snowy primary Himalayas creating a backdrop to the gentle hills. Dhulikhel is imperative to a number of day tours such as an early morning 30-minute hike up to the Bhagawati Temple for an unforgettable dawn over the Himalayas. Trails lead alongside the ridge north of the city. A leisurely all-day hike can be undertaken to go to Namo Buddha, a sacred website that has drawn reverent pilgrims for many centuries. Legend tells that the Buddha sacrificed his body right here to feed a starving tigress and her cubs. A carved stone slab at the top of the hill depicts the transferring story, a lesson in compassion and selfless giving. A dirt street (now and again suitable for motors) leads from Dhulikhel to Namo Buddha via Kavre - a nice roundtrip stroll of 8 hours.

DAMAN it's miles every other place worth going for a pan-Himalayan view. placed 75 km at 2,four hundred m, to the southwest of the Kathmandu Valley, on the Tribhuvan toll road, Daman offers a complete 400 km of ice-cast peaks – from Dhaulagiri to Everest. The Palung Valley, with its jigsaw patterned terraces stretches to the north and west. there's a small Buddhist monastery tended with the aid of monks and nuns approximately an hour’s walk from the point of view.

KAKANI Tansen may be visited at any time of the year. even as the climate of Palpa varies from tropical to slight, Tansen is mild to warm with temperatures among 28 diploma Celsius most in summer season and 8 stages Celsius minimal in the iciness. The months of June and July have most rain.

weather The weather is cool in summer season with snow in places like Daman and Nagarkot in iciness.

get admission to/lodging you could take regular passenger automobiles or rent a private vehicle to Nagarkot, Dhulikhel, Daman and Kakani from Kathmandu. correct motels and inns are available in all 4 locations.