Hiking in Nepal

Hiking in Nepal and Country walks in Nepal especially around tourist area in Kathmandu and Pokhara with many places for short walks, an opportunity to observe rural farm life away from the hustle and bustle of city life.

View Nepal runs a wide range of Hiking and country walks from one day to 2 days around Kathmandu valley rim and in Pokhara valley.

An ideal way to practice with ups and down walking around hilly region of Nepal mid foot hills before starting your major trekking destination or simply to escape for a day from city life.

• Phulchowki Day Hiking:

Phulchowki Hill top at 2,760 meters high and 18 kms South East of Kathmandu and is reached via Godawari Botanical Gardens.  It is famous for birds and some wild life with awesome panorama of mountains views from the top of Phulchowki with Annapurna, Manaslu and Ganesh Himal towards North West and with central Himalaya range of mountains of Langtang-Jugal Himal and continues towards North East Mt. Everest and other adjoining high Himalayan peaks.

• Nagrkot & Chisopani from a day to 2-3 days country walks:
  A pleasant and moderate walks around North of Kathmandu valley rim of an hour or less drive, walk uphill into forested area of rhododendron-pines and oaks trees and terraced farm land with country villages, to reach at Chisopani hill ridge at 2,240m for stunning sunrise views over range of mountains.

For more hikes continue to Nagarkot at 2,100 meters high famous hill station with mountain resorts offers fabulous views of snowcapped peaks with sunrise and sunset.

For energetic people can continue to walk to Dhulikhel or downhill to Changunarayan Temple area near Bhaktapur.

Other scenic hiking area on the ridges of Kathmandu Valley rim:
Shivapuri hill, Phulchowki, Chisapani hill, Nagarjun hill

1: Shivapuri Hill Hiking in Nepal 2,540 m  high duration 03 to 04 hrs hike both ways
2: Phulchowki Hill in Hiking in Nepal 2,760 m high duration 03 to 4 hrs hike both ways
3: Chisopani Hill Hiking in Nepal 2,310 m high duration 05 to 6 hrs hike both ways
4: Nagarjun Hill Hiking in Nepal 1,670 m high duration 03 to 4 hrs hike both ways

Day Hiking around Pokhara:
Pokhara offers variety of outdoor sports beside its cultural typical country traditional villages with outstanding scenery of the landscapes, snow capped mountains, moderate tropical climate, and beautiful pristine lakes of Begnas, Rupa and Phewa.

Pokhara with its natural beauty is also a starting point of Nepal's most popular adventure destinations. Most of the trekking, mountaineering expeditions begins from this remarkable place and it's a also an ideal spot for all types of holiday makers at present Paragliding and Ultra light flight among popular activities on air with alluring views of snow capped peaks and aerial look of Pokhara valley.

Places of interest around Pokhara City:

• Buddhist Peace / Shanti Stupa:
  An excellent next view point a short hike a drive near to the top ridge of Pokhara at Shanti or Peace Stupa, located south of Phewa Lake on a ridge top.

Peace / Shanti Stupa, a Buddhist Pagoda on a hilltop, also known as Ananda hill, built by a Japanese monk with local supporters under the guidance of head monk .

This beautiful spot offers tremendous overwhelming views of Pokhara valley and of the snow-capped peaks towards the north.

• Sarankot hill top the tallest spot at 1, 460 meters with super views of mountains, Pokhara green valley and its city with Phewa Lake below, beside the fabulous panorama famous for paragliding which is one of the most popular adventure sports around this scenic place.