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Changunarayan Hiking

Changunarayan hiking

 

The hill of Changu Narayan is famous for its 4th century temple of Changu Narayan. This beautiful temple is situated at a distance of about 25 km east of Kathmandu at an elevation of about 1600m, this temple is greatly revered by the Hindus. It was constructed in the 323 AD by King Hari Dutta and is popularly believed to be the oldest temple in the Kathmandu Valley.

 

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 Art in Changu Narayan Temple 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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