Tour of Kathmandu Valley With Nagarkot Hike

Best Season: Nepal for all season except July & August wet season.
Duration: 06 nights & 07 days
Activity: Sightseeing, Hiking
Start/End: From Kathmandu to Kathmandu
Difficulty: Moderate
Transportation: Private vehicle & flight

Old Links Tour complete package on the best part of Nepal:
Nepal a fascinating travelers holiday destinations with various sightseeing tours to offer in the comfort of nice hotels, lodge and resorts with leisure travel in spacious cars and coach on long distance tours.

Old Link Tours Nepal Cultural and Scenic Tour starting from Kathmandu from the beginning of your arrival in the famed cultural and historical sites old temples, monasteries, king’s palace and royal court yard square and many interesting artifacts and monuments that makes Kathmandu city and the valley a fascinating place with many world heritage sites to marvel its charming places.

After Kathmandu city tour of holy Pashupatinath, Bouddhanath and Swayambhunath stupa (monkey temple) with a short drive to medieval city at Bhaktapur marvel the famous temples and old Malla kings palace and courtyard then continue with tour of Patan city visiting the old Mall kings palaces and royal court yard and impressive Krishna temple

Next morning a short drive to outskirt of Kathmandu city towards North East valley rim at Sundarijal, then starting 4 hours hike begin the trek with a climb through beautiful woodlands of rhododendron, oaks and pine tree lines at the top of Sundarijal with old water reservoir with dam. From here trek leads to a climb to the top of the Shivapuri ridge, the first village on the trail with sprawling Tamang settlement of Mulkharka at 1,895m hike continues with a climb to Chisapani at 2,310 meters for overnight stop in local lodge the highest spot of this trip here at Chisopani with fabulous view of snow capped mountains view of Annapurna, Manaslu and continues with Ganesh-Langtang-Jungal Himal in the centre and towards east Gaurishanker, Melungatse to Everest range towards far east. Chisopani offers striking views of sunrise and sunset, next morning with beautiful views of the snow capped mountains walk towards Nagarkot, the path winds on the gradual wide road through nice forested area with constant view of mountains and then descend to Chowki Bhanjyang half way to Nagarkot hill town, from here 2-3 hours of steady walk uphill to Nagarkot at 2,100 meters high.

Nagarkot offers panorama of mountains that extends all the way from Dhaulagiri in the west, Ganesh, Langtang and Jugal Himal in the centre and extending towards East Mt. Everest range with marvelous sunset and sunrise.

Next morning breakfast with panorama of mountains and sunrise, and then walk to Changunarayan on the downhill trail to Telkot village, from here on the gradual nice path through pines and rhododendron woodlands all the way reaching at medieval town of Changu-Narayan, visit the magnificent temple of Changu-Narayan dedicated to lord Vishnu.

This temple listed in the World Heritage Site, a fifth century old located over a hillock 15 km. east of Bhaktapur the temple adorned with full of artistic works on metal and wood. Inscription dating back to 464 AD found here are the first epigraphic evidences of Nepalese history, after beautiful temple visit, then heading back with a drive to Kathmandu with a tour of Bhaktapur Durbar Square with full of arts and culture. There are many monuments of historical significant places to see over here are five storey Temple Nyatapola, 55 Windows Palace, Golden Gate, Lion Gate and many more. After a wonderful interesting time drive back to Kathmandu with rest of the afternoon free at leisure.

Next day depart Kathmandu and Nepal with memorable and impressive time with Old Links Tour.