Nagarkot Dhulikhel Trek

Nagarkot Dhulikhel Trek is known as a Kathmandu valley rim trekking too. It is short time duration, easy walking but eagerly looking for panoramic mountain views from a close distance, culture experience and beautiful paddy terraces which will be the best choice. It’s even not so far from Kathmandu we can easily reach only a half an hour driving by a private car to the starting point of trekking. It takes just 45 minutes’ drive back to Kathmandu from ending point of the trek at Dhulikhel.
Nagarkot is one of the best sunrise viewpoints near Kathmandu valley an altitude of (2175 mtr.), Shivapuri National park, Sundarijal water drain, Mulkharka Nepal Army camp and Nala as well as Chisapani one of the great mountain viewpoint village are the main features of Nagarkot Dhulikhel trekking. One can enjoy having great experience of flora and fauna too. One night hotel experience in Nagarkot and a simple mountain lodge experience in Chisapani is another combination of experience of mountain trekking. Nagarkot Dhulikhel Trek is made through unspoiled old growth forests of oak, rhododendron, and beech. Spot deer, monkeys, and jackals are seen along the trail. The trek goes through many beautiful villages.
Major Attractions of the Nagarkot Dhulikhel Trek is old trade route between India and Tibet and its Centre town called Sankhu of around 1st Century, You will see the local farmers and cultivate /farming field with seasonal crops. You experience the village lifestyle, the great Himalayan Range including Everest (Top of the World 8848m), Langtang, Ganesh Himal, Gaurishankar, Dorjelakpa and the sunrise over those mountain ranges.
Accessibility:
Nagarkot is located on eastern part of Kathmandu at Bhakatapur district on an altitude of 2000m our trek starts from Sankhu. It is 22 km distant from Kathmandu.