Nagarkot Hike with Star Asia Treks

Mountain view : Gaurishankar, Langtang, Dorje lhakpa and Everest ranges
Highlights: Old Newari village of Sankhu, the terraced farmlands , superb mountain view., visiting oldest temple of Changunarayan, an UNESCO declared world heritage site

Nagarkot  2170m is an quiet and scenic hilltop   about 32 km from Kathmandu, very popular as a mountain  view point.One can see the panorama of the himalayas including Mt Everest from Nagarkot.The sunrise and sunset on himalayas seen from this hill will be a life time memory for many.
The 4 hour hike starts at the Newari town of Sankhu.We pass the uphill trail through scattered villages and farmlands and reach Nagarkot early afternoon.

The hike on second day from Nagarkot to Changunarayan is through a forested ridgeline with superb views of villages and mountains . Changunarayan is Nepal’s oldest temple built on 5th century .It is a UNESCO declared world heritage site.

Day 01: Early morning breakfast in Kathmandu and drive for about 1.5 hour for Sankhu and 4 hour walk to Nagarkot , pack lunch on the way.Overnight in hotel in Nagarkot.

Day 02: Early morning sunrise view, take breakfast , and depart for Nagarkot . After 3 hour hike take lunch on Changunarayan and catch the transport for Kathmandu from Bhaktapur.

Extend Your Trips

Extend your trip with Star Asia Treks: After or before the completion of your main tour or trekking in Nepal or Tibet you can do any of the following program which will greatly enhances the joy of your trip. 1. Wildlife Activities (Jungle Safari): 2. Whitewater Rafting (River Rafting): 3. Hiking: 4. Everest Scenic Flight (Mountain flight): 6. Short Tibet Trip: 7. Helicopter Tours: 8. Star Asia Treks Special Trips

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Manaslu Expedition with Star Asia Treks

Star Asia Trek Offers Mount Manaslu Expedition:
Mount Manaslu (8156m) was first climbed in 1956 by a Japanese expedition. Its name comes from the Sanskrit word manias, meaning “intellect” or “soul”. It is the same root word as that for Manasarover, the holy lake near Mount Kailash in Tibet . Just as the British considered Everest their mountain, Manaslu has been always regarded as the Japanese mountain? By the Japanese; because of the Japanese people’s first conquered on its top. HW Tillman and Jimmy Roberts photographed Manaslu during a trek in 1950 but the first real survey of the peak was made by a Japanese expedition in 1952.
A Japanese team made the first serious attempt on the peak from the Buri Gandaki valley in 1953. When another team followed in 1954, the villagers of Samagaon told them the first team had been responsible for an avalanche that destroyed a monastery & refused to let the 1954 expedition climb. The expedition set off to climb Ganesh Himalayan instead.
Despite a large donation for the rebuilding of the monastery, subsequent Japanese expeditions, including the one that made the first ascent in 1956, took place in an atmosphere of animosity and mistrust. The second successful Japanese expedition was in 1971. There was a South Korean attempt in 1971, and in April 1972 an avalanche that killed five climbers and 10 Sherpas ended the second made the fourth ascent of mount Manaslu , as a member of a Tyrolean expedition that climbed from the Marshyangdi valley in 1972. So Manaslu is one of the very renowned lovely mountains in the world to which, many foreigner enthusiast to climb very curiously.