Temples and Mountains Tour-tour in nepal

Overview

Trip Standard

Hotels / Lodge basis

Trip Grade

Leisure with moderate hike and short climb on steps

Total Duration

01

Best Season

All seasons except mid-June to july

Highest Spot

2175 m

Temples and Mountains Tour Overview

Team Himalaya guided day tour at places of interest in and around Kathmandu valley rim extending to Nagarkot View Point Hill Top at 2,100 meters high famous for sunset rise views over a range of central, eastern Himalaya mountains includes Mt. Everest in the far east horizon all these fascinating sceneries all in one spot in the comfort of nice hotels at Nagarkot the favorite weekends of Kathmandu city folks, a visit to this hill town with a change of fresh air in the clean natural environment, after sunrise views over white mountains, a moderate hike to Changu-Narayan Temple in the old part of Bhaktapur and of Kathmandu Valley rim walk leads through interesting farm villages and towards the medieval type village of Changu Narayan area, where the ancient pagoda temple stands as it was for thousands of years.

Our tour and city guide will keep you well informed about the places of visit as we have cultural city guides for all types of nationality to explain in different languages on request besides English speaking guide. Tour will be guided in the comfort of nice and spacious vehicles depending upon the size of the group from a car, land cruiser, or a tourist standard bus and coach.
All the tour with applicable entrance permits to each place of interest is included in our package including guides and transportation.

Temples and Mountains Tour Highlights:

visiting world heritage Changu-Narayan Temple and its ancient courtyard
tour of interesting Mountain Resorts of Nagarkot the high hills of the valley area
striking sunrise over an array of high Himalayan snow-capped mountains
a scenic hike through rural farm villages with views of snow-capped peaks.

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Day 01: Drive to Nagarkot and hike to Changu Narayan - 04 hrs. :

Starting very early before the break of dawn to catch the sunrise from Nagarkot after an hour here drive continues leaving the suburb of Bhaktapur area and heading to Nagarkot Hill, located 30 km east of Kathmandu on the valley rim, Nagarkot is a favorite weekend gateway for those who seek Himalayan Scenery and rural serenity. On reaching Nagarkot, witness the stunning sunrise view over the chain of mountains that extend all the way from Dhaulagiri in the west past
Mt. Everest to Kanchenjunga in the east. The surrounding countryside of Nagarkot is great for walking, standing at 2,175 meters high offering a fabulous panorama of the Himalayan range of mountains.

Nagarkot, surrounded by terraced hillsides and picturesque farmhouses, the hilltop resort is the essence an ideal place to relax and marvel at the views.
After an impressive and fantastic time marveling at the mountain views start hiking after breakfast for a few hours walking down from Nagarkot along a ridge to the temple of Changu Narayan with views of Sankhu village to the right and Bhaktapur to the left, walk leads to descent at Telkot with mix tribe of Newar, Tamang, and Hindu people and then into the forest of pines and oaks tree lines and then after 2-3 hours of interesting hike reaching Changu Narayan village area, a mystical medieval type small village of Newari people, walk onto the steps to ancient temple of Changu Narayan, located on a high hilltop also known as Changu or Dolagiri. The temple is surrounded by forest with champak trees and a small village, known as Changu Village, the temple Changunararyan is about 14 km, east of Kathmandu and just 3- 4 km north of Bhaktapur.
The Manahara River flows beside the hill. This shrine is dedicated to Lord Visnu and is held in special reverence by the Hindu people. This temple is considered as the oldest temple in Nepal. The pagoda-style temple has several masterpieces of 5th and 12th-century Nepalese art.

After a grand and interesting time here time permitting either having lunch here or driving to Kathmandu. This exciting and enjoyable day tour with Team Himalaya is completed after reaching back to the respective hotels.

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