Dhulikhel
this is one of the
most spectacula r
spots to watch the
glorious play of colours.
Located 30km east
of Kathmandu. This
is small township
is in easy reach of
the capital, not even
one hour drive! Along
the Chinese road,
the route crosses
the Sanga Pass one
of the gates leading
outside the Valley
and continues winding
through paddy- fields
towards Banepa before
climbing up to Dhulikhel,
a very rewarding and
picturesque road at
any time of the year.Usually,
tourist cars by pass
Dhulikhel proper and
drive directly to
the grassy platform
from where the whole
range of he central
and eastern Himalayas
is in full view when
the weather is clear.
In the fore ground
a beautiful display
of hills and scattered
farmhouses dominated
the deep valley of
the Indrawaty River.
Several tourist standard
accommodations are
available all year
round.
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Namobuddha
Monastery |
Better know
by Tibetans as Tag-mo
Lu-jin. This means the
place
where the Buddha offered
his body to the hungry
mother tigress. It is
renowned for Shakyamuni's
act of compassion upon
encountering a hungry
mother tigress he offered
her his body so that
she could feed her cubs.
There are a couple monasteries
and one ancient stupa
erected nearby in which
one can make offerings,
pray, and light butter
lamps. This sight can
be reached in a couple
hours by jeep or for
those who prefer a half-day
hike it gives beautiful
views of the local villages
and lush scenery.
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|  For
those seeking the ultimate
pan Himalayan view,
Daman is the place to
go, Located 80km, on
the Tribhuvan highway
in between Kathmandu
and the town of Birgunj.
Southwest
of the Kathmandu Valley
Daman (2400m.) offers
the only unimpeded view
of the entire Himalayan
range. There is a view
tower fitted with long
range telescopes.
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 Kakani
(2063m) lies North-West
of Kathmandu, at about
30 km from the city.
This place is also renowned
for its magnificent
panorama over the central
and Western ranges of
Himalayas. Another attraction
point at Kakani is a
hundred years old summer
villa the only one existing
anywhere around Kathmandu
– which is the
property of the British
Embassy. It was built
initially by a wealthy
member of ne Nepali
aristocracy and later
donated to the then
called British Resident. |
Nagarkot
(2136 meters)
offers the same
panorama except
that you are placed
a little higher
and, may be, the
view of the mountains
is still better.
Nagarkot lies
also beyond Bhaktapur,
at about 35 km.
from Kathmandu.
It takes approximately
one hour to reach
this mountains
top where several
beautiful hotels
were built in
recent years.
