Nagarjun Hill 1 Day hike is a perfect way to get away from the hustle and bustle of the city and explore the wilderness that is so evident in the surrounding hills of the valley. This Hill is regarded to be one of the finest hiking destinations near the valley, this dazzling location is highly influenced by Buddhism.
It is one of the nearest day hiking trail from kathmandu located 2128m known as Jamacho Peak north west of Kathmandu. Nagarjun Hill is also described in Literature as Vindya Mountain and is the most popular pilgrimage site for Hindus as well as Buddhists.
The views of the perfect high peaks like Manaslu, Langtang range, and Ganesh makes the hiking experience even more memorable.
The hiking trip starts from a drive to Balaju, followed by a 2-hour hike to reach the top. The eco-friendly journey through the dense forest is surely an alluring and refreshing experience. Eventually, on the top of the hill, there is a summer palace of the former king.
You also get a chance to explore the vivid beauty of mountain ranges and the different kinds of flora and fauna present in the region. After exploring the vicinity of the top of the hill, we return back to Kathmandu and call it a day.
What to Expect
We trek per day between 4 to 8 hours it’s depending on the walk, we can always tailor the date to you and your needs. While trekking with Happyland Treks we recommends you to drink 3 to 5 liters water per day. Water is known to help when combating mountain altitude sickness.
During the trek almost every village you will have access to boiled purified drinking water, bottle of water and hot water for the drink which is cost started from 100 – 500 rupee per liters depends where you are. Cold shower is free but we are not recommends cold shower during the trek because it too cold up there, so it’s better to have hot shower which is possible by Gas Geysers or Hot Bucked and prices started from 100 – 200 rupee per head.
For the camera/mobile battery we always recommends you bring some extra batteries if possible, you can have Mobile/Camera Battery charge almost every tea house the places where you staying in the night.
At the time of hike almost every village you will have mineral water bottle, purified drinking water. When hiking you will go through terrain that can be flat, downhill uphill and at points with lots of stairs. Walking through the forest, local field, passing the local village. We are always there to help and support you and your journey.
Learning about local culture and their people.