Chandragiri Circuit Day Hiking date availability
Itinerary
08:00 AM- Breakfast at Hotel
08:30 AM- Pickup at Hotel, drive to Chandragiri
09:15 AM- Start hiking, by using Cabel car to Chandagiri hill station. And enjoy with the panoramic himalayan ranges and kathmandu Valley scenary.
12:30 PM- Back down by Cabel Car and have short break for lunch.
14:00 PM- Transfer to Hotel.
Enjoy the breakfast then drive more or less 45 minute from center of kathmandu to Chandragiri. Then our adventure will begin from here. The local trail will lead steep ascending till to the top through enormous lush jungle. We can have great experience of challenging hiking along with pristine flora and fauna. During ascending we will be greeted by gorgeous panorama of the white Himalaya range. When we get in the top then we will be rewarded by striking view of snowcapped chain Himalaya, entire Kathmandu valley, rolling hills and historical and cultural stuffs. It will fully compensate of your all effort being here and hard earned money. After exploring such a piece of naturally paradise we will get back to Kathmandu valley for overnight.
NOTE: If you want to spend your One Day Chandragiri Hiking with peaceful nature please skip Saturday. Since it is a public holiday in Nepal and more people go visit Chandragiri Cable Car for a day outing with family and friends in Kathmandu.
Cost details
Cost
We have both normal and budget packages available, so the cost differs on it. Please, contact us for more information.
.Normal package refers to the private transportation, cable car ticket, guide charge and one meal system.
.Budget package refers using public transportation and guide. Rest of the things will depend on you.
Chandragiri Cable Car Ticket Price:
Ticket Type Nepalese SAARC Citizen Foreigners
One way Ticket Nrs 415 Nrs 415 US $ 13
Both ways Ticket Nrs700 Nrs 700 US $ 22
Chandragiri Cable Car Discount Policy:
• Child up to 3 feet tall : 100% off
• Differently abled Person: 50% off
• Elder Citizen / over 60 years : 25% off
• Students: 25% off
• Locals: 25% off
Note:
– Valid identification card must be present to get Discount.
– Chandragiri Cable Car Discount Policy is only valid for Nepalese Citizen.
– Chandragiri Hiking Trail
Genral information About Chandragiri Circuit Day Hiking
Chandragiri Day Hike is equally popular as the hike through amazon in Kathmandu.This Chandragiri Hiking is one of the oldest hiking trail around the Kathmandu Valley. Trekkers and hikers get more to this Chandragiri Hiking because of Cable Car and Luxury Resort on the top, which just started to serve.
The hike is extremely suitable for the real hikers, who love to explore nature in a short duration at budget cost. The trail is isolated and goes through the treeline shadow that you could hardly believe such type of magnificent trail is also around the Kathmandu valley ridge. Nepal Kameleon Holidays in Kathmandu organizes everyday day hike to Chandragiri in affordable price with storytelling guide.
One day Chandragiri Hiking of Trekking Trail Nepal stars from Kirtipur or Macchagaun. While ends in Bauthali ground or Thankot as the base stations of Chandragiri Cable car.
Essential Information
Accommodations
Accommodation policy different according to the package you choose. For instance, if you are traveling to Nepal for tour then your few days in Kathmandu will be in 3-star hotel or guesthouse with breakfast on board. But During tour, you will be accommodated in guest house or teahouse with all meals on board. During the tour, you will be provided with breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
All the accommodations are on a twin-shared basis. If you want a single supplement, then it will be served too but the charges will be added to the final price. Single supplement will be only available in Kathmandu and at lower tour region. As soon as you move higher, you will have to share the room due to the low number of teahouses and guesthouses.
But as for the sightseeing tour, accommodation will be in 3-star hotels with breakfast on board. Likewise, it can be on twin shared basis or single supplement. Single rooms are readily available anywhere you prefer to do sightseeing.
Meals
You can have every kind of meals when you are in Kathmandu or any city outside of Kathmandu. The kitchen staff of Nepalese restaurants or hotels is trained to cook both local as well as international dishes. Thus, if you are craving for Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Italian, or any continental dishes you can have it in city areas. But as soon as you start your tour, the variety of food will be very limited. If you are tour in the off the beaten path then you can expect simple Dal Bhat only.
Leaders and Staff arrangement
All the staff of the Nepalgram adventure pvt. Ltd. has an experience of 2 decades in the tourism field. They absolutely love their work and passionate about their job too. Their never-ending energy and the strength is the reason they enjoy their work. The director of the Nepalgram adventure pvt. Ltd. himself has been in this field for more than two decades and ever since the day he started working has loved every moment of it. With all the experience he has gathered throughout this time has led him to be even better at this job.
Nepalgram adventure pvt. Ltd. has a well-experienced guide as well as the porter and the cooking team. The guide and porter team has good knowledge about the job they do which includes knowing the routes, trails, and mountains also on the other factors that may occur during the tour. Other factors include first aid training, climbing guide training, and knowledge about camping. Besides that, they are qualified and government licensed guides who are expert in the culture, historical, architecture, religious aspects and the local lifestyle of the Nepalese community. Moreover, they are very professional in their job. They are very dedicated and only want to offer the best services for the satisfaction of the clients.
The tour leaders/guides are trained for:
- Intensive Wilderness First Aid
- Eco Tour Workshop and Adventure Meet
- Conservation and Biodiversity
- Tour guide training
- Mountain climbing training
- Rock climbing
Our company supports Eco tourism so does our guides. We believe that nature has given everything to us for free and we should not exploit it. We practice recycling and proper disposal of the wastes and garbages.
Guides and Porters
Both the personalities are an important part of the tour. The guide for sightseeing tour is well informed about the historical, cultural, lifestyle and religious aspects of Nepal. Similarly, tour guides are familiar with the trails and the mountains. We try to hire porter from local areas. Our guides and porters are provided with all the necessary equipment and clothing to defend themselves from the callous weather. The guides and porters all are provided with health insurance too.
Acclimatization in Nepal
Altitude sickness is a common thing when you tour at higher altitude. Therefore, acclimatization is an important factor during tour. The altitude sickness mainly occurs once you are at the 1500- 2000m and upward. At the higher altitude, the air pressure gets thinner which mean the amount of oxygen gets low. Not only we need oxygen to breathe but also our body needs it for different purposes. The main we need to acclimatize is to get familiar with the surrounding and the higher altitude. So, when moving forward instantly can be dangerous too. Especially, in the off the beaten track as there is fewer tea houses or residents if one suffer from altitude sickness.
When you move rapidly upward you may suffer from Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS), High Altitude Cerebral Edema (HACE) or High Altitude Pulmonary Edema (HAPE) which is very dangerous and life threatening too.
Travel Insurance
Travel insurance is compulsory for all clients who are thinking of traveling to Nepal. The travel insurance must cover both the medical and emergency evacuation cost. Travel insurance is necessary for the unexpected risks that may occur while traveling. Therefore, travel insurance policy is to cover theft, loss and medical problems. There are several types of policies available where dangerous activities (bungee jumping, tour, riding motorbike and rafting) are excluded. Hence, one has to carefully choose which policy they want.
You can get travel insurance from any companies that offer travel insurance. Just make sure it is covering all the necessary details. It is very important that you select the ones which include helicopter rescue and acute mountain sickness (AMS). Helicopter rescue is the only way of getting out of the mountains. Even though, the possibility of getting injured is very little so, it’s always better to be prepared.
Before organizing a trip with us please make your travel insurance covers the cost of the necessary details mentioned above.
List of Tour Equipment that you need to have
A list of tour equipment you will need while tour in the Himalayas of Nepal. This list may vary according to the time of the year you plan to tour. Therefore, this may be little help to pack for the tour in the rugged trails of Nepal. The weight limit is 33 pound or 15 kg. While tour, you will get a porter to carry your stuff but you will need to carry a daypack to carry your valuable items. We advise you to carry an important stuff only for the tour.
Head
- Bandana or headscarf, also useful for dusty conditions
- A warm hat that covers your ears (wool or synthetic)
- Headlamp with extra batteries and bulbs
- Sunglasses with UV protection
- Prescription sunglasses (if required)
Upper Body
- Polypropylene shirts (1 half sleeve and 2 long sleeves)
- Light and expedition weight thermal tops
- Fleece wind-stopper jacket or pullover
- Waterproof (preferably breathable fabric) shell jacket
- Down vest and/or jacket
- Gore-Tex jacket with hood, waterproof and breathable
Hands
- 1 pair of lightweight poly-liner gloves.
- 1 pair of lightweight wool or fleece gloves
- 1 pair of mittens, consists of 1 Gore-Tex over mitt matched with a very warm polar-fleece mitt liner (seasonal)
Lower Body
- Non-cotton underwear briefs
- 1 pair of Hiking shorts
- 1 pair of Hiking trousers
- 1 pair of lightweight thermal bottoms (seasonal)
- 1 pair of fleece or woolen trousers
- 1 pair of waterproof shell pants, breathable fabric
Feet
- 2 pairs of thin, lightweight inner socks
- 2 pairs of heavy poly or wool socks
- 1 pair of Hiking boots with spare laces (sturdy soles, water resistant, ankle support, “broken in”)
- 1 pair of trainers or running shoes and/or sandals
- Cotton socks (optional)
- Gaiters (winter only), optional, “low” ankle high version
Sleeping
- 1 sleeping bag (good to -10 degrees C or 14 degrees F)
- Fleece sleeping bag liner (optional)
Rucksack and Travel Bags
- 1 medium rucksack (50-70 liters/3000-4500 cubic inches, can be used for an airplane carryon)
- 1 large duffel bag
- A small daypack/backpack for carrying your valuables should have good shoulder padding
- Small padlocks for duffel-kit bags
- 2 large waterproof rucksack covers (optional)
Medical
- Small, personal first-aid kit. (simple and light)
- Aspirin, first-aid tape, and plasters (Band-Aids)
- 1 skin-blister repair kit
- Anti-diarrhea pills
- Anti-headache pills
- A cough and/or cold medicine
- Anti-altitude sickness pills: Diamox or Acetazolamide
- Stomach antibiotic: Ciprofloxacin, etc. Do not bring sleeping pills as they are a respiratory depressant.
- Water purification tablets or water filter
- 1 set of earplugs
- Extra pair of prescription glasses, contact lens supplies
Practical Items
- 1 small roll of repair tape, 1 sewing-repair kit
- 1 cigarette lighter, 1 small box of matches
- 1 compass or GPS(optional)
- 1 alarm clock/watch
- 1 digital camera with extra cards and batteries
- large Ziplocs
- 2 water bottles (1 liter each)
- 1 small folding knife
- Binoculars (optional)
- 4 large, waterproof, disposable rubbish sacks
Toiletries
- 1 medium-sized quick-drying towel
- Toothbrush/paste (preferably biodegradable)
- Multi-purpose soap (preferably biodegradable)
- Deodorants
- Nail clippers
- Face and body moisturizer
- Female hygiene products
- Small mirror
Personal Hygiene
- Wet wipes (baby wipes)
- Tissue /toilet roll
- Anti-bacterial hand wash
Extras/Luxuries
- Reading book
- Trail map/guidebook
- Journal and pen
- iPod
- Travel game i.e. chess, backgammon, scrabble, playing cards (to help you pass the time at teahouses and/or camps)
- 1 modest swimsuit
- Binoculars (optional)
- Voltage converter (from 220 to 110)
- Plug adapter (2 round pegs to 2 flat pegs)
- Lightweight pillowcase (in case your teahouses provide you with pillows) or use your own stuff as a pillow
Important Documents and items
- Valid passport, 2 extra passport size photos, airline tickets
- Separate photocopies of passport, visa form (easily obtained at Kathmandu airport), proof of insurance
- Dollars, pounds or Euros in cash for purchasing Nepalese visa at Kathmandu airport, for paying for restaurants and hotels, for gratuities, snacks, and to purchase your own drinks and gifts
- Credit cards, Bank/ATM/Cash machine cards for withdrawing funds from cash machines (bring a photocopy of your cards), traveler’s checks, etc.
Highlights of Chandragiri One Day Hiking
- - Explore Kirtipur
- - Wonderful view of the valley and mountains
- - Options of Cable car ride
- • Enjoy the 360 degree view of the Himalayan range and Kathmandu valley
- • Hike through jungle with exploring the different spieces of birds.
- • Exploration of a noteworthy Hindu shrine
- Guided tour of Chandragiri Hill
- Explore the architecture of Temple
- Experience the Hiking & One day trekkking
Cost includes of Chandragiri Circuit Day Hiking
- Fluent English speaking and trained, Government license holder guide (spiritual) including all his salary, food, drinks, accommodation, transport and insurance during the tour.
- All transportation charge during tour. A/C car or tourist micro bus or tourist bus depending upon your size.
- All government taxes and office expenses.
- Entrance fees & permit
Cost Excludes of Chandragiri Circuit Day Hiking
- Nepal entry visa fee (you may easily issue the visa upon your arrival at International Airport - Kathmandu). You need 30$ dollar visa fee for 15 days, cash money will be easier.
- Your Travel and medical insurance.
- All the alcoholic and non alcoholic hot and cold drinks.
- Dinner
- Tips for the guide and driver (Tipping is expected).
FAQS
• Organizing Day Hike For Since 2015
• Encourage All Nepalese For Regular Hiking
• Found More Than 42 Interesting Routes In Kathmandu
• Donate Amount For Charity Works From Each Hike
• Family Feeling
• Safety And Secure
Yes, you can get on arrival tourist visa at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu. Most of people can obtain visa on entry to Nepal. There are some countries visa will needed to be organize prior to travelling. $25 for 15 days of visa from the date of issue, $40 for 30days and 100US$ for 90 days tourist visa. You need two photos.
Yes, our agency airport representative will pick you up from airport. We will be displaying name card of Nepalgram adventure pvt. Ltd. with your name on it. And when you finished you trip we will drop you to airport. Pick up and drop is complimentary from our company.
Autumn (September to November) and spring (March to May), these are the best season to go on a trek. But according to the will of the trekkers, the trekking and visiting in Nepal can be managed. The trekking at the high altitude should be done during the summer time or September to November and March to May but the trekking at the low lands can be done at throughout the year.
The trekking in Nepal is one of the most interesting things that the visitors in Nepal want to do. The trekking will take the visitors of Nepal to different parts of Nepal. Generally, trekking in Nepal will goes for about 5 to 7 hours per day in every trekking but the toughness of the trekking will differ from its grade. There are different types of trekking grading from the easy, medium, challenging and demanding. Normally in Trekking covers 3000 meters to 8848 meters which has categories in various stage of grade. Expedition is challenging but trekking is normal and easy.
It depends on you; if you’re reasonably fit and enjoy walking then trekking is certainly for you. Choose the trekking route suites your fitness level. Obviously shorter treks are easier then longer ones, longer and bigger treks require a better standard of fitness. If you are in good physical condition then you do not require any hiking experience for short trekking. But if you are planning for the longer ones then you should try some longer day hikes.
The trekking at the different parts of Nepal will be different according to the distance of the trekking destinations. Generally, there are different places where one can go for short and long trekking takes generally about 1 to 4 weeks or more week also. But in city places the trekking will be short and the trekking towards the base camp of the high hills will be generally long.
In Nepal, generally we can do two types of trekking. In the teahouses trekking, we will do the trekking by resting the night at the lodges or the teahouses at different places of the trekking trails. The teahouses trekking at Nepal will be comfortable than the camping trekking because the trekkers should not have to take any tensions regarding the accommodation and foods. But besides the teahouses trekking, camping trekking in Nepal is also equally popular. The camping trekking will be based on the trekking where the night will be resting at the camps, where we will set up our camps at the different parts of the trekking trails for our convenience. We will have our meals at the camps and will rest the night at camps. As compared to the lodging trekking, camping trekking is a bit difficult.
While trekking in Nepal, meals are prepared in tea houses, good standards of hygiene, fruit and vegetable soaked in iodine water before cooked. The food along the trail will be simple and a mix of local and international cuisine. If the trekking is camping trekking, then the trekkers will mainly be served with the local foods of Nepal and as well as continental and western foods. Due to the lack of electricity and refrigerators along our trekking route you will eat a largely vegetarian diet. In Kathmandu you will find meals in good quality tourist restaurants. Most of lodges serve boiled and filter water which is safe. It is possible to buy the bottle of mineral water in the trek
While visiting to Nepal, trekking guides is almost mandatory to trekking in Nepal for everyone. When you hired one your trip will lot more informative and memorable. You get lots of knowledge about country. But if the trekkers is well experienced and have visited at different places of Nepal many times then s/he may not need the trekking guides. But trekking guide can play big role to make your trekking. They will provide information about the trekking destination along with its surroundings. Similarly, if any problems will arise during the trekking, then the guides will solve it easily and it will be rather difficult for the trekkers themselves to solve them.
Yes, Nepal is safe to Travel. Safety during the trekking or travel in Nepal is one of the prime concerns that every trekker or traveler want to know. In the past, Nepal has experienced political unrest, however since November of 2006, the signed Nepal Peace Agreement, between the Government of Nepal and the Nepal Communist Party (Maoists) has brought this unrest to a close. But now there is the situation of peace and tranquility in the field of trekking as well as in whole Nepal.
Besides, the trekking stakeholders in Nepal are also forwarding several steps for the safety of the trekkers. Now after election democratic parties will lead the government and rule the nation that’s why the huge possibility has seen in safety. Yes, there are pick pockets here, as you find in other countries so keep your belongings safe at all times. You need to take usual precautions as you would traveling anywhere in the world.
Yes, Insurance is almost needed 100% trekking destination because Injury and altitude sickness are far too common on trek. So it is best to pick up insurance World.
Yes, there is a good mobile phone reception on Trek destination. On the mountainous region, Wifi and phone network might not work everywhere or for many days. However, most of the guesthouses offer Wifi for free or for a little charge. It is better not to rely on the internet and enjoy your trip.
If someone get sick in the group, a fellow trekker in the group has to descend, then a porter/assistant guide would go with them. So the person descending would be well looked after and it would not impact on the rest of the group’s experience. Emergencies are dealt with by the guide and depending on the severity.
Our Guides carry a comprehensive medical kit. But you should bring your own personal kit and carry it with you when on the trek. It should contain antiseptic cream, throat lozenges, headache pills, diarrhea treatment, re-hydration salts egDioralite, Lemsip, plasters and Compede for blisters.
The hotel in Kathmandu provides the free storage services. So you can leave all your items that are not required for the trekking at your hotel or you can leave in our office too.
This is a difficult thing to gauge. We have seen everything from USD 20 to USD 1000 per person for guides and porters. Tipping is not required, but a small gesture of thanks to your guides and local porters. The level of the tip should reflect the level of satisfaction from and personal involvement with your guide. However, we recommend you to spend minimum 10% of your total trip cost for tipping entire local staffs, the ratio of tipping guide and porter will be given to you at the pre-trip meeting in Kathmandu before starting the trek.
Yes, all our trips are guaranteed to run. We never cancel the trip due to not having enough participants; we can arrange the trip for one person as well as a private trip at very minimum additional cost. Please inquire about this during the time of booking.
According to the size of your groups, it differs. The vehicles will be small and light so that it can be handled easily and safely through the narrow roads of Nepal. It can be a car, minibus, land cruiser, van, Jeep.
More Information About Chandragiri Circuit Day Hiking
Chandragiri lies in the south-west of Kathmandu Valley. Chandragiri Hill is the highest point of the Kathmandu Valley with the highly of 2,551 m. Not only The views of snow caps Peaks of Langtang and Gaurishanker Himalayan range, the views of valley and the hills around Kathmandu valleys rim seems more beautiful.
Chandragiri Hiking is recently discovered, a new day hiking tour in Kathmandu. The final destination of Chandragiri day hiking trek is to Chandragiri Hill. The highest point of Kathmandu’s Chandragiri Hill offers the birding eye view of whole Kathmandu valley & the best views of the Himalayas. Includes Mt. Api, Saipal to Everest, Makalu, Kanchenjunga Manaslu, Ganesh Himal, Langtang Himal, Dorje Lakpa and Gaurishankar mountains range.
The Chandragiri hill day hike starts with a cable car ride to Chandragiri hill top(an hour drive from Kathmandu). Enjoy a pleasant walk along the ridge for more incredible views, have a cup of tea or coffee, and we then descends to the ending point of the hiking and drive back to Kathmandu.
The stunning Chandragiri hill day hiking trek departures everyday from Kathmandu throughout the year except rainy season. The Chandragiri Hiking tour is suitable for all, beginners to advance hikers, and children to seniors.
Set atop Chandragiri Hill is the famous Hindu temple BhaleshworMahadev. Legend has it that Shiva’s first consort, Sati Devi, sacrificed her own life at Daksha Prajapati’syagna after Daksha insulted Shiva in front of other deities. Shiva, enraged with Sati Devi’s death, carried her dead body on his back and walked across the world in rage. Blinded by his own fury, Shiva failed to realize that Sati Devi’s body was decomposing and dropping parts at various places. Pilgrimages were later established at these sites. BhaleshworMahadev temple is believed to be built on the site where Sati Devi’s forehead (Bhala) fell. Hindu pilgrims still come to pay their respects.
Chandragiri Hill’s other claim to fame is that it’s reportedly the site where King Prithivi Narayan Shah, the ruler who united Nepal, caught the first glimpse of the lovely and prosperous Kathmandu Valley. One glimpse of the beautiful vista convinced the king to annex the valley into his kingdom.
For any or all of these reasons, you’ll find Chandragiri Hill Day Tour to be a meaningful and attractive point on your Nepalese itinerary.
Route for Chandragiri Circuit Day Hiking
The hike to Chandragiri Hill begins after breakfast at the hotel. It takes about half an hour drive to its gateway and soon, it leads you through the hill ridge part. The rustic smell of the locality surges the energy to enjoy the excursion. The game of hiding and seek with the clouds will continue and the delighting vistas around the valley start to be seen amazing. An easy walk begins from half of the way that gradually leads to the top of the hill, where a pilgrimage site of Bhaleshor temple is located. It is a spectacular view of the Himalayas and the greeneries around. In the mid of winter, snowfall can be experienced there.
This hike takes us through densely forested trail to the top of the hill. We can enjoy a magnificent view of the Himalayan range and beautiful view of Kathmandu valleyon a clear day. The nature walk will offer us a peaceful time away from the crowd of the city.
The temperature of Chandragiri Hill is a bit cold. It takes 5 to 6 hours hiking to reach the hill through the dense forest, along the several thousand stone steps. Chandragiri day hiking is rich not only its natural beauty but also in medicinal herbs. It is a better place to see various species of birds, a paradise for bird watching.
This is a family friendly hiking. If you have a short time in Kathmandu, and willing to do a day hiking trek, Chandragiri Hill is the best option. It will give you the best hiking experience in the Himalayas. Even though Chandragiri Hill is 1-day new trekking destination in Nepal, the spot in Kathmandu but the best hiking product.
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