0 km
from city center 1 out of 8
Things To Do in Nagarkot

Amidst the snow-tipped Himalayas and valleys out of the crowded city area, paragliding in Nagarkot offers a quintessential adrenaline rush and views of Everest. The takeoff site is Lapsiphedi at an elevation of 1,905 metres, from where one can paraglide past the Annapurna, Manaslu, Ganesh Himal, Langtang and Jugal ranges with their professional guide pilot. Tandem paragliding lasting 30 minutes costs around NPR 10,224.

3 km
from city center 2 out of 8
Things To Do in Nagarkot

The first half of the larger Nagarkot Panoramic Hiking Trail, Nagarkot Nature Trail, is a six-kilometre-long leisure walk circuit in the Himalayas. This initial trail is a 1-hour walk, running through a coniferous forest with tall pines overlooking rolling valleys, villages and terraced rice farms, and is less steep than the remainder. It starts from Danda Gaon and ends at Kartike Village.

3 km
from city center 3 out of 8
Things To Do in Nagarkot

The Nagarkot Panoramic Hiking Trail is a 12-kilometre-long hike famous for rewarding views of the Himalayas, countryside, villages and rice terraces. It includes the Tamang Village Walk and the Nagarkot Nature Trail and can be covered on foot in under 3.5 hours. In addition, there is a viewpoint explicitly built to watch the sunrise over Everest. Hikers would make one whole loop of the villages and coniferous jungle on this trail.

2 km
from city center 4 out of 8
Things To Do in Nagarkot

Commanding some of Nepal’s most awe-inspiring views of the Himalayas, Nagarkot Buddha Peace Park Hiking Trail is a leisure hike from Nagarkot town to Buddha Peace Park. The trail is eight kilometres long, leading through pine jungles, quaint villages, viewpoints and terraced plantations in the mountains. At the end is a massive golden Buddha depicting “Bhumisparsha Mudra” amidst manicured gardens.

0 km
from city center 5 out of 8
Things To Do in Nagarkot

At an elevation of 2,195 metres, Nagarkot commands magnificent panoramas of the Himalayas, Everest and Kathmandu Valley, particularly at sunrise. With eight ranges visible from town, namely Annapurna, Manaslu, Ganesh Himal, Langtang, Rolwaling, Numbur, Mahalangur and Jugal, there are fantastic sunrise viewpoint hikes in Nagarkot. The most famous spots include Nagarkot Nature Trail, and Nagarkot Geodic Survey Tower, best visited between 5 AM - 5:45 AM.

3 km
from city center 6 out of 8
Things To Do in Nagarkot

Nagarkot View Point Tower or Geodic Tower offers a 360-degree vista of eight Himalayan mountain ranges and is considered the town’s best sunrise viewpoint. This observation deck sits at the end of an hour-long east trek and has a steel staircase one can climb for views of Everest, terraced farms, villages, pine forests and national parks. Binoculars are recommended.

8 km
from city center 7 out of 8
Things To Do in Nagarkot

Perched atop a high hill called Changu, the ancient Hindu temple of Changu Narayan is surrounded by champak tree forest and a small village. It was built 3,000 years ago by King Mandev. Alongside a collection of life-size statues and sculptures, Changu Narayan is renowned for its exquisite wood, stone and metal crafts. Legend says Lord Vishnu beheaded a Brahmin mistakenly and descended on this hill in repentance.

8 km
from city center 8 out of 8
Things To Do in Nagarkot

Completed in 2011, Kailashnath Mahadev Statue in Sanga is the world’s tallest Shiva statue and the second tallest Hindu deity statue after Bali’s Garuda Wisnu. The iconic 144-feet-tall structure presents Lord Shiva in the hand gesture (or mudra) of blessing, surrounded by 12 Shiva lingams, and is made of copper, concrete, zinc and steel. The views of the Himalayas and Kathmandu Valley are alone worth the hike to the statue.