7-Day Kathmandu to NamoBuddha Trek with Kathmandu Valley Heritage

• Meet at Kathmandu Tribhuvan International Airport and transfer to your hotel.

• After settling in and freshening up after your long flight, visit the office for a briefing about your program. Meet your trekking guide and discuss the equipment needed for the trek. Check your equipment and arrange other necessary items such as National Park permits, special permits, and more.

If you arrive at night, this same discussion will take place the next morning after breakfast.

• After breakfast, leave for a full-day sightseeing tour around Kathmandu Valley. Visit the sacred Pashupatinath Temple and Swyambhunath, both very ancient sites and listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

• See the biggest Buddhist stupa at Boudhanath and explore the prehistoric architecture of Kathmandu Durbar Square.

• Continue to Patan City, famous for its fine arts and historical architecture.

• On returning to your hotel, enjoy time to explore the local area, have dinner, and perhaps take a stroll through the popular streets.

• Drive from Kathmandu to Sundarijal, which takes approximately one hour.

• Trek from Sundarijal to Chisapani, which takes about four and a half hours. The trail enters through the Shivpuri Watershed and Wildlife Reserve. The first settlement you will come across is Mulkharka, inhabited by Tamang people. The route heads down the ridge through a forest of oaks and rhododendrons to Chisapani (2300 m).

• Trek from Chisapani to Nagarkot, which takes about six and a half hours.

• Start your trek to Chauki Bhanjag, which takes about two and a half hours. Continue on the charming trails toward Nagarkot. Nagarkot (2175 m) is by far one of the most popular destinations in Nepal.

• Trek from Nagarkot to Dhulikhel, which takes about six hours. As you approach Dhulikhel, a plethora of cultural diversities, interesting traditional practices, lush vegetation, and rich birdlife unfolds before you.

• Visit the Gokhureswar Mahadev Temple. Take 30 minutes to walk to the eastern part of town, a peaceful and scenic spot.

• See the Bhagawati Temple, situated at a height in the western part of Dhulikhel and dominating the skyline. From here, you can enjoy a beautiful vista of the town and surrounding areas.

• Trek from Dhulikhel to Namo Buddha-Panauti, which takes approximately four and a half hours.

• From Dhulikhel, head up to Kali Mandir, a temple dedicated to Goddess Kali. From there, the trail drops down to the village of Kavre and passes a line of shops and tea houses.

• Head up again through pine woods past Phulbari and over a couple more hills before reaching the hill of NamoBuddha.

• Drive from Panauti to Kathmandu, which takes about one and a half hours.

• Rest and go shopping at Thamel in Kathmandu.

• Depart for the airport to catch your flight.