Glance Tours and Treks (GTT) hiking and walking around Kathmandu for those who love to walk enjoying natural green hills and local traditional rural villages. Within a short walk from Kathmandu valley you will get to see stunning mountains view. It is good to hike around Kathmandu to skip dust, pollution and crowd from Kathmandu valley ad enjoy peace as well. The hiking places around Kathmandu valley are : Nagarkot, Chisapani, Kakani,Champadevi, Phulchoki and Bhaktapur.

Shivapuri 

Trip Highlights:

• Budhanilkantha Temple.
• Shivapuri conservation area.
• Monastery.
• More than 500 species of vegetation.

Shivapuri situated at an altitude of 2563m north of Kathmandu is second highest hill around Kathmandu valley, after the famous Phulchowki hill. In this hill is located the Bagdwar, source of Holy River Bagmati. We drive for about 45 minutes to Budhanilkantha Temple, one of the Hindu temples with biggest statue of Lord Vishnu sleeping in the ocean bed which lies 8 km north of Kathmandu. From Budhanilkantha we walk through Shivapuri conservation area. This is the Government protected forest where over 500 species of vegetation are found. We start our hike from the southern boundary of the area where the army check post is located.

Nagi Gumpa situated at an altitude of 2330m north of Kathmandu and above Budhanilkantha Temple is only Monastery for the Nuns where about 200 Nuns practice Buddhism and foreigners often come there for meditation.
It is a steep uphill hike through narrow and dusty trail for about half an hour and two hours gradual uphill trail to Shivapuri.

After lunch and strolling around from sometimes, we take a short cut downhill trail to Budhanilkantha for about and half hours and drive back to Kathmandu.

Nagarkot:

Nagarkot, located 32 kilometers east of Kathmandu, is one of the most beautiful spots in Bhaktapur district. The scenic site is popular for its breathtaking sunrise view of the Himalayas. Nagarkot has become famous as one of the best spots to view Mt. Everest as well as other snow-capped peaks of the Himalayan range of eastern Nepal. It also offers an excellent view of the Indrawati river valley to the east. With an elevation of 2,195 meters, Nagarkot also caters a panoramic view of the Kathmandu Valley. Along with number of spectacular views, the hill station is also best for shore treks. The short hiking around the green forest and picturesque Nagarkot’s surroundings sites extend the delights of unique trekking experience.