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Nagarkot – Dhulikhel
trek (3 days)
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 This trip offers you a rendezvous with nature
and you gain the clear views of cultural diversities,
interesting traditional practices, lush vegetation
and rich birdlife along the trail. This trip
will take you to Nagarkot. Early sunrise view
at Nagarkot is the most fascinating and mesmerising
view. Dhulikhel is your next destination. Treading
along the unexplored trails of Dhulikhel can
be very exhilarating and enriching experience.
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| Trip
Hightlights: |
| Duration: |
03
Days
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| Type of Trek : |
Tea House/Camping |
| Max Altitude: |
2175 m. |
| Minimum Pax: |
1 + |
| Mode of travel: |
Land Transportation |
| Grade: |
Easy |
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| Day
1 |
Drive
from Kathmandu to Sankhu takes approximately
one hour and trek from Sankhu to Nagarkot
takes about three and half hours. |
| Day
2 |
Trek
from Nagarkot to Dhulikhel takes about
six hours. After you experience the magic
of Nagarkot, you are guided along the hiking
trails to Dhulikhel. As you approach Dhulikhel,
a plethora of cultural diversities, interesting
traditional practices, lush vegetation
and rich birdlife unfolds before you. Dhulikhel
(1440m.) is a small town with a long history.
According to the records it has been around
for more than 500 years. The artistic skill
and urban ethos of its Newar inhabitants
have created a place of charm and beauty.
Streets are lined with bare-brick houses,
carved wooden windows, sloping roofs, pagoda
temples and sacred statues everywhere.
The major places of worship here are the
Narayan and Harisiddhi temples which are
adored with profuse wood carvings. The
Gokhureswar Mahadev temple, a 30 minutes
walk to the eastern part of town, is a
peaceful and scenic spot. The Bhagawati
temple is situated at a height in the western
part of Dhulikhel and dominates the skyline.
From here, you can get a beautiful vista
of the town and surrounding areas. |
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Trek 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. It then climbs again through pine
woods past Phulbari and up and down a couple
of more hills before you reach the hill of
NamoBuddha. N amobouddha 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 very nice stone slab and placed
right next to a holy Stupa.
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