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Detailed Itinerary
8: 00 am: Pick up from the hotel and drive to Budhanilkantha
9: 00 am: Reach to Army camp (national park entry point)
10: 00 am: Ascend to Nagi monastery
12: 00 pm: Reach Bagdwar
1: 30 pm: Summit the Shivapuri hill
2: 00 pm: Begin downward hike
4: Reach to Budhanilkantha and drive back to Kathmandu
Note: The scheduled time is approximate. We can customize the itinerary as per our client’s request.
The ShivapuriNagarkot Hike starts at secret site Budhanilakantha 9 Km from Thamel. If you are driving by private car/Jeep then you can drive till Shivapuri National Park Gate, Panimuhan, and 1 Km further from Budhanilkantha. Before check in National Park, you need to make sure have not any prohibited things with you such as; Lighter, Matches Knife, Cigarette, and Alcoholic and cannot do any acts to harm nature and animals and national park tickets.
This is a less crowded and more pristine destination which provides excellent mountains view of Ganesh Himal, Langtang and the Annapurna. The trail begins at through the road inside dense forest and turns east below the NagiGumba. Then in 25 munities ascending you will get in NagiGumba, where you can get some food shop at Gumba. As NagiGumba is last shop and there is not any proper water resource till Bagdwar, you need to fill up your water bottle and suggest taking some snacks as well.
You need to have lunch at the Nagi Monastery. From here nice Kathmandu Valley View can be seen in a clear day. After lunch, you will further trek up to the top of Shivapuri Hill. Now days the National Park not allows to spent overnight inside the park, so you need to go Back to Kathmandu. From the NagiGumba the trail goes steep up through the several steps in the rhododendron forest and nice view of Kathmandu valley. You will get in Bagdwar (the originated spot of Sacred Bagmati River) after 2 hours walking.
If you walk 30 to 40 munities you will get in Shivapuri Peak (2,732m), where the saint GovindanandaBharati known as Shivapuri Baba (1826-1963) were mediated in this hill. It offers nature beauties, unique culture, diverse flora and fauna in the Shivapuri National Park. This is a way for anyone wishing to truly get away from the distractions of urban life, it is a perfect retreat. From BaghdwarGumbawe will be back to Kathmandu.
Shivapuri Hiking is known as Kathmandu Valley ride Trek that takes you through the typical Nepalese countryside and exposes you to the various ethnic groups of Nepal and an ideal trek for those with limited time and a desire to see a lot of the Kathmandu Valley.
Shivapuri Hiking is one of the best hikes nearby Kathmandu valley. It can do a day hike just visit Shivpuri peak or multi-days hiking to the Chisapani and Nagarkot. Conveniently close to Kathmandu, Shivapuri is the latest national park in Nepal. This is just 25 kilometers from the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu; Shivapuri National Park is one of the few national parks within a nation’s capital and it is the youngest national park in Nepal.
Mostly, the trek goes through the undisturbed thick oak forest; if you are lucky you may come across spotted deer, monkeys, and jackals on the trail. During the whole year, this trek is good for bird watching routes as about 200 different species of birds make this region their permanent home.
Shivapuri Hiking beginning at the holy shrine of Buddhanilkantha (sleeping Vishnu) and us ascend the Shivapuri Peak (2,732m) passing a renowned Buddhist monastery “NagiGumba (1,985m)”, Baghdwar (2,514m): the origin of sacred Bagmati River, Shivapuri Baba Asharam, and enjoy a panoramic view including Mt. Everest in the east and Annapurna Range west in a clear day and Langtang, Ganesh Himal, Mt. Dorjeelakpa, Mt. Shisapangma, and Mt. Gaurishankar and the mighty Manaslu.
Again you have amazing views when in Chisapani and Nagarkot, a popular viewpoint for sunrise and sunset and beautiful river scenery.
The trail goes through the typical Villages while walking from Nagarkot to Changunarayan (1,541m), said to be the oldest temple in the Kathmandu Valley and a UNESCO World Heritage site. Then we take a private car/bus for a sightseeing tour in Bhaktapur Durbar Square.
Shivapuri Hiking takes you through typical Nepalese countryside and exposes you to the various ethnic groups of Nepal. Nepal Mother House Treks arrange Shivapuri National Park Hike through our professional Guide and Porters accordingly to your requirements.
This any times conductible tea house trek is the suite for every individual and group traveler in Nepal cultural seekers.
Shivapuri Hiking National Park and Nature guide fees:
ShivapuriNagarjun National park is the closest National Park to Katmandu City. To go for the hike or enter the park we have to pay entrance fees. National parks fees are as follows:
- Entrance fees for Nepali Citizens: NPR. 50
- Entrance fees for SAARC Citizens: NPR 300
- Entrance fees for Motorbike: NPR.30
- Entrance fees for Minibus/Bus/Truck: NPR.500
- Entrance fees for Car/Jeep/Taxi/Van: NPR 300
- Entrance fees for Bike: NPR.100
- Entrance fees for Foreigners: NPR.1000
Shivapuri Hiking Cost:
In our Shivapuri Hiking Tour, we have a professional guide, entrance fees, and transportation by private vehicle according to group size. The costs for Shivapuri hiking are as follows:
Shivapuri single day hike cost for solo is USD 90
Shivapuri hiking tour cost USD $60 Per Person for (2 to 9 pax Group)
Shivapuri hiking tour cost USD $40 Per person for (10 to 20 pax Group)
Best time to hike Shivapuri hill
Shivapuri is one of Kathmandu Valley’s most popular and fruitful single-day hiking destinations. While you have an extra day in Kathmandu and looking for some nature walk do not forget to choose this hiking. For Shivapuri hiking we do not need any special season or best time. If there is a clear day even in raining or winter season we can enjoy hiking. Well, if you like to play with fresh snow do not miss your tour in winter. Off course, for the better views and blooms, the spring and autumn seasons are better than raining and winter seasons.
Things to Bring:
● Light trekking shoes(no heel shoes)
● Umbrella / Rain Coat
● Water (2 liter minimum)
● Hiking stick (optional)
● Energy Bars (optional)
Shivapuri Hiking Tips
• Choose Boots With Good Tread For Better Traction.
• Invest In Breathable Technical Clothing to Avoid “The Sauna Effect”
• Protect Your Backpack Inside As Well As Outside
• Remember To Keep Yourself Hydrated And Bring Plenty Of Water. However, Drink Just Sip Of Water But Frequently To Avoid Dehydration (Drinking Too Much At Times Gives You Pain In The Stomach)
• Hiking backpack: There are three main areas where you’ll need to make choices:
• Backpack capacity: The size pack you’ll need is tied to the length of your trip and how much weight and bulk you want to carry.
• The backpack features: These are the refinements that affect how the pack works for you.
• Backpack fit: Torso length, not your height, matters most.
• Stretching your legs and body parts before and between the hike
• Eat light and healthy foods( avoid packet & junk foods)
• Give attention on Sun protection (wear full sleeve T shirt)
• Leg injury is very likely to occur, use ankle shoes with proper grip.
• Stretching your legs and body parts before and between the hike
• Eat light and healthy foods( avoid packet & junk foods)
• Give attention on Sun protection (wear full sleeve T shirt)
• Wear light and easily dry clothes (select full sleeve pants)
Things You Have to Know Before Your Hike
Few things are worth arranging while you are at home. Please note down these list details before your departure, these tips will help to make your trip enjoyable:
• Read travel advice, inform yourself before traveling, and get advice locally when you arrive.
• Make sure your passport valid date during your travel and consult about visa processing.
• Estimate your budget and fixed holiday period then chose a suitable destination.
• Note down travel checklist before leaving home and preparer accordingly.
• Inform your friend and family about your trip and itinerary details.
• Make copies of your important documents as a backup in case you lose the originals.
• Buy a Guide book and study Nepal’s general information (culture, custom, political, people, geography, weather, festival, religion, rule, and regulation).
• Buy insurance that will cover all overseas medical, emergency evacuation costs.
• Batter to know at least a few Nepali words while traveling in Nepal.
• Make reservations with advance payment, especially during peak season, for trips, accommodations, and local guides.
• Call your bank for debit- and credit cards to let them know about fees and your travel destination. Get your bank’s emergency phone number if you have a problem.
• Visit the doctor for your health report and take medicine and vaccine accordingly.
• Remember, the local laws apply to you as a visitor and it is your responsibility to follow them.
• Be sensitive to local customs, traditions, and practices as your behavior may be seen as improper, hostile, or even illegal.
• Never step over anyone’s feet/legs, and pull in your own legs when somebody wants to pass.
• Never touch anybody with your feet, also never point in a direction using your feet. The feet are considered the most impure parts of the body.
• When entering a house, somebody’s kitchen, temple, or monastery take off your shoes.
• As a woman you should always be dressed avoiding provocation, so keep shoulders and legs covered.
• It is very polite to give and accept with your right hand, and even more so when you use your left hand for supporting the elbow of your right hand.
• When in doubt about how to behave in certain situations; keep a low profile, do not shout, and keep your dignity.
• It is better not to touch offerings or persons when they are on their way to shrines.
• Beef is prohibited among both the Hindus and Buddhists. No female animal is killed for food.
• You may not be allowed entry to the inner sanctuaries of temples and Stupas.
• You may be interested to take snaps of temples, Stupas, and monuments. Generally, temples, Stupas, and monuments are permitted to be photographed, but it is better to have permission before using your cameras.
Meet off Info:
Meeting Point : Nepalgram adventure pvt. Ltd.
● Reporting Time : 7:00 AM
● Departure Time : 7:15 AM Sharp
Major Highlights of Shivapuri hiking
- Suitable for elderly age people and with children.
- Reach to the second tallest hill around Kathmandu valley.
- A perfect day out from rustic Kathmandu city.
- Mountain views (Ganesh Himal & Langtang Range), Greenery, Forest way, Baghdwar, Shivapuri peak
- Witness the rich flora and Fauna
- Walking through a dense forest to the ridge of Shivapuri Peak at 2732m.
- Visit the NangiGumba, a fantastic Nunnery monastery
- For a One-day adventure level hiking tour in ShivapuriNagarjun National Park for 6/7 hours in Kathmandu.
- This is an opportunity to explore the dense forests where we can discover huge numbers of birds, and wild animals including leopards, flowering plants and grassland.
- Enjoy the panorama views from Shivapuri Peak
- Visit Baghwar (Bagmati river starting point)
Cost Includes of Shivapuri hiking
- Fluent English speaking and trained, Government license holder guide including all his salary, food, drinks, accommodation, transport and insurance during the tour.
- All transportation charge during trip.
- 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 Shivapuri 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).
Shivapuri hill hike is one of the most popular short hikes around Kathmandu valley, where the trekking trail is well-established, maintained, and comfortable for walking. You will see staircases throughout the trekking route that help you walk easily, even if the surrounding is slippery.
Despite being totally inside the national park, the trail is easily recognizable and never confusing. This national park is famous for the royals (the then kings and queens). Initially established for the conservation is hunting, a refreshing area for royals ultimately changed into a national park. Two separate conservation areas, Shivapuri and Nagarjun, combined into a national park- ShivapuriNagarjun National Park.
Several reasons are behind why you should hike to Shivapuri peak.
• It is one of the short hikes around Kathmandu.
• You will witness the nearest national park from Kathmandu valley.
• Will be free from the rustic lifestyle of Kathmandu; will immerse yourself in nature.
• We Will witness magnificent views of the Kathmandu valley, Langtang mountain range, Mt. Manaslu, and neighboring peaks.
It can be done as a preparation hike for higher elevated journeys as Everest base camp, Annapurna circuit, Annapurna base camp, Manaslu Circuit, Upper Mustang, Upper Dolpo, Langtang valley, etc.
• Alternative routes for Shivapuri hill
As already mentioned, numerous trekking routes are available to reach Shivapuri peak; Sundarijal to Shivapuri peak, NagiGumba to Shivapuri, Kakani to Shivapuri peak, PaniMuhan to Shivapuri peak, and so on. These routes are mostly interconnected. Depending on your pace, strength, willing and fitness, you can choose any of them.
However, the easiest and most popular, less confusing hiking route for Shivapuri is Budhanilkantha – PaniMuhan – NagiGumba – Deurali – Bagdwar – Shivapuri hill – Bagdwar – Deurali – PaniMuhan – Budhanilkantha.
Choosing any route, you will find almost the same sorts of vegetation (mostly sub-tropical), wildlife, and views. The trails are well maintained to the top via staircases, even inside the core jungle. The mountains’ views are astonishing, the jungle is lavish green, and the waterfalls are quite photogenic.
Visit the source of the holy Bagmati River that begins from the metal statue of the tiger’s mouth. The entire hill seems colorful in the spring months, mostly decorated with rhododendron flowers. You will also come to see Budhanilkantha temple (a sacred Hindu shrine dedicated to Lord Vishnu) and NagiGumba (Situated at an altitude of 1650 m above sea level at the northeastern side of Kathmandu valley is the only monastery for nuns who practice Buddhism) during the trek.
In all, it is an outstanding outing from Kathmandu valley if you have time in Kathmandu, unlimited desire to explore nature, religious shrines, and cultural aspects of here.
Renowned as a short day hike near Kathmandu, the Shivpuri hill is graded as an easy hike inside the Shivapuri-Nagarjun national park. Hikers with a moderate fitness level with strong mental determination can complete this hike without any difficulty. However, the hiker should walk gradually uphill and downhill for almost 6 hours throughout the trek.
NO! Hiking inside a national park alone is strictly prohibited; you should have a guide. Both city and trekking guides are eligible to guide you for this hike. However, you do not need any nature guide for this journey.
In Nepal, establishing any construction inside the national park/conservation area/restricted regions is generally not allowed. So, it is applicable in this park as well. There are no single teahouses throughout the trail, and you need to carry needed snacks, food items, and water bottles from the shops available nearby the entry point.
Well, maybe if we are stuck in only the city area, we cannot believe that there is a heavenly beautiful hiking destination, which offers us more than expected peace and beautiful nature around. Let’s think about Shivapuri hiking for 6/7 hours traverse through the dense forest into the ShivapuriNagarjun National Park, the closest National park to Kathmandu Valley. The fantastic walking day begins after 30 min drive from Kathmandu. We have to buy entrance permits at the check post. After the processes, we are starting to walk into the jungle gradually uphill to Shivapuri Peak (2732m) along with watershed, wildlife, beautiful jungle and panorama of Kathmandu Valley as well as snow-clad peaks on a clear day. On the trail, we will feel super peace and interesting natural diversity.
Here we are at Shivapuri Peak (2732m), ascending is over but our interesting things are still not over. From the peak we will descend to Baghwar (Bagmati river starting point) and again descend to Nagi Monastery, we can spend some time with the nunnery. after that, we will take a car back to Hotel in Kathmandu
More Information about Shivapuri Peak Bagdwar circuit hiking
Shivapuri Nagarjun National Park is Located in the Northern part of Kathmandu valley and lies about 12 Kilometer away from the center of the capital city. The Shivapuri Peak is the second highest hill near Kathmandu valley at an altitude of 2563m.
It is the origin point of revered rivers, Bagmati and Bishnumati. Sprawled over 159 Sq.km. with dense forests, it is home to 177 species of birds, including at least 9 threatened species, 102 species of butterflies with a number of rare and endangered species, and 129 species of mushroom.
Several surveys have recorded the existence of Indian Leopards, Himalayan Black bears, deer, wild boar and many other precious animals in this park. Shivapuri Peak is also one of the famous bird watching sites around Kathmandu valley, which records over 170 species of the birds. Famed as the country’s 9th national park (among 12), Shivapuri national park was established in 2002.
Shivapuri National Park Hike is perfect for those traveling with small children, or who suffer from altitude sickness but still want a Trekking experience. Shivapuri National Park Hiking is known as Valley ride short and easy trek also.
Details Information of Shivapuri Peak hiking route
The day hike to Shivapuri Peak begins after a short drive to Budhanilkantha, a holy place that shelters one of the largest statues of Lord Vishnu (sleeping position). We shall start and end our hike here. Walking upwards, we reach the entrance of Shivapuri national park (army camp) within 15 minutes.
Obtaining the permits and regulations, we enter the forested land and walk through the sprawling forest to Shivapuri, natural environment, following the well-maintained peaceful trekking route. Reaching the ‘Helipad,’ we have two alternative routes to reach Shivapuri peak: Nagi Gompa and another straightforward way. If you want to see the nuns, monasteries, listen to the religious chants, take the path to Nagi Gompa, which is a bit longer yet less strenuous.
Once we reach Deurali, both the trail confluence and form a single trail that leads to the Baghdwar, the source of Holy River Bagmati flowing nearby Holy place Pashupatinath, which is supposed to come from the mouth of Tiger. From here, we can witness the astonishing sceneries of Manaslu, Ganesh Himal, Langtang Himal, and Gaurishankar Himal to the east.
Now, it is just an hour hike to Shivapuri hill. The trail splits here, leading to Sundarijal and another to Shivapuri peak. We choose the left and ascend via deeply forested lands of bamboo, rhododendron trees reaching our final destination.
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