Chisapani Nagarkot Hiking
| Trip Duration: | 3-4 Days | Best Seasons: | March-May/September-December |
| Fitness level: | Easy | ||
| Arrival on: | Departure from: | ||
| Accommodation: | Hotel and Tea-house lodges during trek | ||
Overview
Chisapani-Nagarkot hike is small and short 3-Day hiking trek near Kathmandu. Chisapani Nagarkot trek is best trek for people having limited days want keen desire to experience the trek in Nepal.
Chisapani and Nagarkot hike starts with a short drive to Sundarijal from Kathmandu (the capital of Nepal). The real trek starts from Sundarijal by entering into the Shivapuri National park, (Shivapuri-Nagarjun is youngest national park in Nepal). You reach Chisapani after about 5-6 hours trek from Sundarijal through forest.
Chisapani – Nagarkot Trek is available on any time of the year so, you can take this trek on any time of the year. After staying an overnight at Chisapani, you then trek to Nagarkot in next day. The Nagarkot is one of the most popular viewpoints to view the sunrise and sunset over the Himalayas as it is located at the altitude of 2211 meter above the sea level, if weather is good, you see great views of Himalayas including Annapurna, Langtang, Dorje Lakpa, Gauri Shanker, Ganesh Himal and some more.
After spending an overnight in Nagarkot, you hike down to Chagunarayan temple, an UNESCO heritage site that takes about 4 hours. You visit Chagunarayan temple and have lunch then drive back to Kathmandu to end the trek.
Chisapani – Nagarkot Trek is suitable for all-age people. No previous experience is required for Chisapani – Nagarkot Trek. Look at our detail itinerary to know more about the trek and contact us for booking the trek or do let us know if the given proposed itinerary is not suitable for you as we are always happy to offer tailor-make and customize trek to Chisapani and Nagarkot.
Outline Itinenary
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Day 1 : Kathmandu - Sundarijal - Chisapani
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Day 2 : Chisapani - Nagarkot
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Day 3 : Nagarkot - Chagunarayan - Kathmandu
Itinerary
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Day 1 : Kathmandu - Sundarijal - Chisapani
After having breakfast at hotel in Kathmandu, We drive to Sundarijal which takes about an hour and start our hike, the trail gradually up with pine and oak forest, the Shivapuripuri National park is a good spot for bird watching and some other wild animal can be seen during the hiking, from Chisapani, we will see panoramic view of Himalayas and the valley and this is the resident of Sherpa ethnic group.
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Day 2 : Chisapani - Nagarkot
After having breakfast at lodge, we start our hike to Nagarkot and it is about 6 hour hike, we will stop at Chauki Bhanjyang for lunch which takes about 3 hours and continue the charming trails for another 3 hours toward Nagarkot, and we will view the Himalaya range, stretching from Dhaulagiri in the west all the way past Everest to Kanchenjunga in the east, emerges from the darkness to greet the happy visitor with its awe inspiring majesty and beauty and we will have great sunset view from Nagarkot.
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Day 3 : Nagarkot - Chagunarayan - Kathmandu
We will have sun rise view early in the morning, the Nagarkot lies top of the hill so, it is a good place to see Himalayan panorama through a Himalayan river valley, after breakfast, we hike for couple of hour to Chagunarayan temple which is the very old and artistic temple of Nepal and listed in the UNESCO world heritage sites, then after visiting the temple and having lunch, we drive to Kathmandu and the hike is complete.
