Kathmandu Day Hike Tour

Kathmandu day hike tour option no. 01:

A day hiking to PHULCHOWKI (2782 m)
A perfect place to see vegetation (Botanical Garden) and also famous for bird watching:

A great day hike to escape the city life for few hours an hour drive leads to the south east of Kathmandu Valley and Lalitpur and only away from the capital, from Godavari hike for few hours to the top ridge of Phulchowki the highest elevation around Kathmandu valley rim at 2,782 meters the small hill region is recommended for its quiet surroundings and skyline views of the surrounding landscapes and snow capped mountain views in the distance to the far north west, it’s beauty is augmented by presence of a botanical garden, here you can observe rich display of hundreds of different species of flower, plants, trees and herbs, observe the wide angle panorama views from near Mt.Everest, Cho –Oyu, Gaurishanker Himal, Langtang Himal, Ganesh Himal, Mt. Manaslu all the way to Annapurna range towards far west, the place is rich in vegetation in spring and summer exotic flowers various flowers from rhododendrons, magnolia, orchids and wild flowers can be observed, from hike down hill towards botanical garden and visit the garden with varieties of flowers, plants and herbs after marvelous day drive back to Kathmandu.

Kathmandu day hiking option no. 02:

A day hike to CHAMPADEVI 2,285 m:

Like all the high green hills that surrounds Kathmandu valley Champadevi is one of the high hills located south west of Kathmandu and Lalitpur district, the drive takes to the small hill resorts at Hattibhan near Chobar gorge where the Bhagmati river flows the drive takes uphill through the Hattibhan resorts from here hike for nearly two hours towards north west a steep climb to the top of the ridge at 2,285 m with majestic panorama of Mt. Dhaulagiri, Annapurna, Manaslu, Ganesh Himal, Langtang Himal, Jugal Himal all the way to Gaurishanker mountain range overlooking the views of Kathmandu city and the valley, after memorable moment descend towards Hattibhan resorts for lunch and continue drive back to Kathmandu and transfer to respective hotels.

Kathmandu day hiking trip option no; 03:

A day hiking to NAGARJUNA at 2,500 m.

Nagarjuna hill another view points close to the Kathmandu city located West of Kathmandu, the place is famous for rock climbing and bird watch tour and hikes, it is also popular spot for the local Kathmandu people to escape the city life for few hours, morning a short drive of 40 minutes leads to the west of Kathmandu through the Balaju water garden and then to the thick forested area of Nagarjuna from the gate which is guarded by the Nepal Army at the entrance after obtaining the park ticket hike uphill for near two hours in the midst of beautiful forest overlooking panoramic scenery of Kathmandu valley and distant peaks from Manaslu, Ganesh, Lanagtang, Jugal Himal to Gaurishanker towards east. Nagarjuna a view point hidden by the thick woods of rhododendron, oaks and pines with a small buddhist monastery dedicated to Lord Guru Rinboche also known as Padmasambava and a view tower. This is the spot where great legendry Manjushree back in 4,000 years observed the lake which is a valley now chopped the southern rim of the lake and made a fertile valley for the people to settle.
From here descend back to the exit gate for a short drive back to the hotel.

Kathmandu valley day hiking trip option no. 04:

A day hiking to SHIVAPURI 2,563 m

Hike to Shivapuri Danda-Ridge 2,563m. 03 hours walks.

One of the nearest hill that one can approach for a day hike to escaped the hustle, bustle of city life, Shivapuri located directly North of Kathmandu valley rim on route to Langtang and Nuwakott area, a short drive leads to the north of Kathmandu at Narayanthan ( Sleeping Vishnu temple) popular pilgrimage place for the Hindu from here drive to the entrance of Shivapuri Conservation gate, after obtaining the entrance permit a wonderful walk for an hour to the buddhist Nunnery monastery situated in a quite serene area, from walk follows on the gradual path for sometime, with a last portion of steep climb to the Shivapuri ridge. Shivapuri provides most of the water supply to the Kathmandu Valley and among the hills; it is closest to the high Himalaya. The wildlife sighting here is also excellent as the park has access to wider lands and areas behind Kathmandu Valley.

Kathmandu valley day hike option no. 05:

Nagarkot to Changu Narayan Hike:
A popular day hiking around Kathmandu valley, can include Bhaktapur on the way back to Kathmandu.

An ideal walk and a scenic cultural hike with grand view of Himalayan range overlooking the Kathmandu valley and the city, with breathtaking close scenery of Langtang and Ganesh Himal range of mountains with sunrise and sunset, near two hours of drive from Kathmandu leads to the suburb of Kathmandu and Bhaktapur area, from Bhaktapur past the farm fields and villages and then a drive leads uphill to the famed Nagarkot mountain resorts. Nagarkot, at a height of 2,100 meters above sea-level, this hill top is visited for viewing beautiful sunrises and sunsets and visitors take delight in the layout of the Kathmandu Valley below, on a clear day Mt. Manaslu, Ganesh Himal. Gauri Shanker and Everest can be seen from this very spot. From Nagarkot, a slow easy hike downhill to the ancient Changu Narayan temple area, the walk follows through the farm villages and terraces fields overlooking grand view of the Kathmandu Valley, the walk takes about two hours to reach the destination at Changu Narayan situated on the top of the mid hills of Bhaktapur area. At Changu Narayan visit the temple premises, one of the oldest temples that date back to Lichivas era nearly 3,000 yrs old, after the good de-tour board on the bus for an hour drive back to Kathmandu and transfer to hotel.

Nepal Volunteering + Sightseeing

Nepal a land of full of opportunities beside trekking and mountaineering, the country is full of NGO’ INGO”S where project and people from aboard visits not for a tour but to help and volunteer in support of the living standard of the villagers and its schools, in the past years we at Adventure Trekking Team hosted a number of program within the Kathmandu valley rim and outside where school and collage group from Australia, USA, UK, Singapore, Malaysia, Japan, Korea visited Nepal in aim to volunteer in local rural schools and to uplift its standard, the project was a big success like teaching the kids in farm areas, building water supply, painting and making the fence the wall of school compound and interacting with children and villagers with eco-tourism. Reforestation, hygiene and general knowledge so if you are interested we can make a program to help, rebuild the schools and organic farming together.

Nepal Family Treks:

Nepal a great small country with varieties of choice from major trekking to soft ones, we at Adventure Trekking Team organizes private treks for Family and friends with tailor made itineraries as per your time duration in Nepal from leisure-moderate to adventurous grade trekking; most of the family trek will be done in the safe background not reaching or often at 3,000 meters hill or mountain tops, most of the family trekking we organize around Kathmandu valley hill trekking from 2-4 days, Annapurna 5-6 days trekking, and Everest region 7-8 days trekking reaching at the highest spot at Thyangboche at 3,867 meters we have several area as per your choice please let us know and we can inform and provide with proper information and trip details.

High Altitude Sickness:

High Altitude Sickness are termed especially over 3,000 meters where trekking and mountaineering trek and climbs beyond over 3,000 meters normally it is known as Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS) which occurs due to thin air and less oxygen in the surrounding air in the mountain area.

To avoid this AMS and High Altitude Sickness on trek and Expeditions we set itineraries days with rest days where one can acclimatize properly before heading higher region the rest and acclimatize days helps to breathe properly and inflow of oxygen, for safety measure we provide Gamma or Pressure Bag, Oxygen. For this sickness one has to drink nearly 3-4 liters of water everyday as the high altitude and the mountain air dehydrates the trekkers, some time we provide Diamox pills that helps avoiding head-ache and high altitude sickness ( on clients request).

Symptoms:
Fever\Headache-Nausea-Vomiting-Dizziness-Lack of proper sleep & Appetite.
Luxury holidays in Nepal:

Nepal is full of Lodge-Resorts and Hotels whatever and where are your choices, on trekking- scenic and cultural tours, jungle safari and rafting, we can provide the best luxury hotels-lodge and Resorts as per your choice and request. In Kathmandu-Pokhara Luxury holidays on tours with 5 star hotels,
On tour beyond Kathmandu we provide the best luxury holiday hotels in the comfort of high western standard rooms in Nagarkot, Dhulikhel, Hattibhan, and also in Pokhara with same standard on trekking from Lukla we can provide Luxury Lodge or Resort Trekking a short moderate trek with high standard Inns and Luxury Lodge from Lukla-Phakding-Monjo-Namche Bazaar-Everest View Hotel at Syangboche near Namche, and at Thame as well. Around Annapurna area Dhampus-Bhirethati-Ghandruk and some standard lodge, on treks we provide the best luxury lodge available, on rafting on Trisuli River there are various resorts, at Chitwan National Park we can provide the best as per your choice and at Lumbini as well.

So whatever is your comfort and choice we can book and organize accordingly?