Changunarayan Hike
Season: All the year round
Duration: 01 day
Mountain sights: Gaurishankar , Langtang range, Dorje Lakpa
etc
Highlights: Visiting Nepal's oldest emple (5th century),a
most pleasant hike through lovely forest ridgeline.,very easy yet very
rewarding,good mountain views.
We start leisurely from Kathmandu at 9 am; after breakfast
and drive for one hour to the trail head Telkot.We walk leisurely along the
forested ridge with amazing views of the mountains on our right and Picturesque
villages on the left .After 2 hour's hike we reach the historical Changunarayan
temple built on 5th century. This is a lovely old temple with important
historical writings on copper plates and stones here and there , and speaks
well about Nepal's civilization that time.This temple is a world heritage site
declared by UNESCO.
We take our picnic lunch in Changunarayan and descend down
for about 45 minutes to Bhaktapur to catch our transport back to Kathmandu.
If you have not visited Bhaktapur before this trip can be
perfectly organised by giving time before lunch for Bhaktapur sightseeing and
after lunch doing the hiking trip.
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