Nagarkot Namobuddha Balthali Hike

Detail Itinerary

• Day 01Drive to Sundarijal, hike to Chisapani.After breakfast at the hotel, we drive to Sundarijal. It takes about 1 hour and we begin the hike through the watershed area of the Shivapuri Nagarjun National Park. The trail is gradual uphill and passes the Mulkharka to Chisapani village. Overnight at lodge.
• Day 02Hike from Chisapani to Nagarkot.Exploring the terraced hillside villages, we commence the excursion. Nagarkot is a popular hillside to explore the sunrise and sunset views over the Everest, Langtang and Gaurishanker Himalayan range. Today, we enjoy the sunset view. Overnight at hotel.
• Day 03Hike from Nagarkot to Dhulikhel.Enjoying the sunrise view over the snowy peaks, we begin the hike to Dhulikhel. The trail is gradual down and we walk through the woods and terraced hillside. Overnight at lodge.
• Day 04Hike from Dhulikhel to Balthali village via Namobuddha.From Dhulikhel, we begin the hike to Namobuddha. It is located at the hill ridge, decorated by the fluttering prayer flags on its surrounding. The trail is awesome and all the way to Namobuddha, we can enjoy the villages on the hill and mountains on the horizon. Once we begin to walk from the Namobuddha monastery, the trail is isolated. We walk through the woods and descend to the Roshi Khola. Then we climb up to the Tamang village and walking ahead, we can see the Balthali village and a resort at the hill top. Overnight at resort.
• Day 05Hike around the village and hiketo Khopasi, drive back to Kathmandu. With the pleasing breakfast, we hike around the village, hike down to Roshi Khola and again to Balthali village. Then we take a different route and trek to Khopasi, where we visit the small hydropower project. We can hike further to Panauti and explore the old Newari town. Then we take a drive to Kathmandu. Overnight at hotel.