Shivapuri Day Hike - 8 hrs

Hiking to the hill ridge of the Kathmandu Valley offers a remarkable day trip excursion through the lush forest. Shivapuri Hiking Day Trip is one of them. It begins from Budanilakantha and walking through the gentle trail, you make a circuit of the Shivapuri hill. Nagi Gompa is one of the fantastic destinations, where that hikers mostly visit and the short hikers retrace from here. The trail above the monastery is prevailed by the stone steps. Hiking to Shivapuri Hill organized by Nepal Kameleon Holidays leads you to the sacred destination-Bagdwar, which is the source of the Bagmati River. This place is decorated with Buddhist prayer flags and various sculptures of the Goddesses have been kept. The altitude increases and once you reach the hilltop, the statue of Shivapuri Baba can be seen in a meditating pose, of which is a national park named Shivapuri Nagarjun National Park. The top is at about 2700 meters altitude and offers grand views of Mt. Langtang region. The Shivapuri hike is spectacular and the lush hill is regarded as a place to get enlightened by meditation. Numerous hermits can be seen meditating while hiking on the Shivapuri hill. From the top, it is just down all the way to the gate, where the hike concludes.