Changunarayan Hike

Season: All the year round
Duration: 01 day
Mountain sights: Gaurishankar , Langtang range, Dorje Lakpa etc
Highlights: Visiting Nepal's oldest emple (5th century),a most pleasant hike through lovely forest ridgeline.,very easy yet very rewarding,good mountain views.

We start leisurely from Kathmandu at 9 am; after breakfast and drive for one hour to the trail head Telkot.We walk leisurely along the forested ridge with amazing views of the mountains on our right and Picturesque villages on the left .After 2 hour's hike we reach the historical Changunarayan temple built on 5th century. This is a lovely old temple with important historical writings on copper plates and stones here and there , and speaks well about Nepal's civilization that time.This temple is a world heritage site declared by UNESCO.

We take our picnic lunch in Changunarayan and descend down for about 45 minutes to Bhaktapur to catch our transport back to Kathmandu.

If you have not visited Bhaktapur before this trip can be perfectly organised by giving time before lunch for Bhaktapur sightseeing and after lunch doing the hiking trip.

Hiking Programmes

• The Dakshinkali and Champadevi hike ( 01 day )


• The Newari village hike (01 day)


• Changunarayan Hike (01 days)


• Nagarkot Hike (02 days)


• Namobuddha Hike (03 days)


• Chisapani Nagarkot Hike (03 days)