Kakani is a hill
station on the
northern side of
Kathmandu. It is in
Nuwakot district,
29km away from
Kathmandu and is
accessible by road.
The drive takes just
1 and half hour. The
place is famous for
its breathtaking
scenery and a lot of
potential for day
hiking - and if you
are interested you
can extend your
hikes to a number of
days!
It is interesting
how beautiful
the views of
high mountains
and the low-land
villages appear
from Kakani.
Many people on a
day hike to
Kakani want to
extend their
stay by a day or
two.
After
breakfast, we drive
29 kms
north of Kathmandu
to Kakani. The drive
itself is
interesting as we
get past numerous
villages negotiating
the road that seems to have never ending bends. The
scenery on the way
is magnificent. But
the thing of true
beauty is saved for
the moment we arrive
in Kakani - the
whole vista just
opens up on the
north side as we get
off our vehicle. To
the north are some
of the world's
highest mountains
including Manaslu,
Annapurna, Ganesh
Himal, Gaurishankar
and many (yes many
mountains).
From
the main view point,
there are a lot of
interesting hikes
possible towards
north-east.
There is also a
century old summer
villa used by the
British Embassy a
long ago as well as
the memorial park
that commemorates
the victims of 1992
Thai Airways Flight
311 accident.
If
we are there between
February to April,
we will see local
people selling fresh
strawberries. Trust
us, their
strawberries are
best in the world.
We start our hike from Kakani, walk past dense forests and continue via Alle to finally end our hike at Budhanilkantha. It is a really good hike of 5 to 6 hrs. But we can take more time to rest and take photographs to enjoy on our own style.
This
is how the day will
be like -
07:00
AM - Breakfast at
Hotel
07:30 - Pickup at
Hotel, drive to
Kakani
(29 kms, 1 hr 30 minutes)
09:00 - Arrive in
Kakani
Local
hikes and stop for lunch
17:00 - Finish hike at Budhanilkantha, Drive back
to Kathmandu.
Price: Please
email -
[email protected]
Who will be in the
team?
You, few other
participantsand a
very friendly team
member/guide from our
company.
Photo from our previous Kakani Day Hike -
Any Questions?
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