The Dakshinkali and Champadevi hike
Season: All the year round
Duration: 01 day
Mountain sights: Gaurishankar , Langtang range, Dorje
Lakpa etc
Highlights: Hindu animal sacrifice practice, encounter with
rural life, visiting Newari village and beautiful view of Kathmandu valley and
the Himalayan Panorama
We take an early breakfast in Kathmandu and drive for about
one hour to Dakhinkali Shrine located at the foot of southern hill in the
valley.This lively shrine is situated on the side of a stream among the thick
jungle.On Tuesday and Saturday one can watch the Hindu animal sacrifice
practices there. Devotees from the surrounding villages and the local
agricultural product market gives good insight to Village life.
Our next place of interest is the beautiful and traditional
Newari villlage of Pharping. Then we climb the hill of Champadevi for about two
and half hour and have our lunch there. From here you can see the whole
kathmandu valley.
We then descend and visit the two villages of Bungmati and
Khokhana by walking along the trails used by farmers in the open farmland.These
two Newari villages are famous for their unspoiled culture and architecture.
Our Vehicle will take us back to Kathmandu in about one hour drive.
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