Kakani Hiking Trip Fact

Trip Style : Tour and Hiking
Trip Difficulty : Leisure Holidays
Trip Guide : Guided Hiking
Destination : Kakani, Nepal
Max Altitude : 2000 Meters - 6,561 Ft
Daily Walking Hours : 5 to 6 Hours Walking
Accomodation: Hotel/Resort
Food : Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner(BLD)
Start-End : Kathmandu - Kathmandu
Transport : Car, Jeep, Van, Bus
Best Season : Good for all Seasons

Kakani Hiking Overview

Kakani Hiking is the most popular hiking destination in Nepal for both exotic and domestic hikers. This hike is also popular among student groups. This is one of the best and nearest hiking places to the capital city of Kathmandu. Kakani hiking provides wonderful views of terrace farming lands, villages, green hills, and snow-capped peaks including Langtang ranges.

Kakani hiking is also suitable for those nature and bird watcher groups. A family with children is a wonderful place to hike. With easy access, comfortable resorts, and good food with good views this hike is good for all seasons. About 20 km north of Kathmandu, Kakani is also famous for mountain biking trips. From here, you can also see the beautiful view of the Kathmandu Valley. Kakani is also possible to make a day trip from Kathmandu Valley.

Trip Highlights

Sightseeing of Kathmandu valley, hiking to Kakani, Kathmandu

Outline Itinerary
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Upon your arrival at Kathmandu airport, you will be greeted by one of our trek leaders and transfer to hotel. Free for rest and refreshment, in the evening join the welcome dinner at a typical Nepali restaurant with live culture show. Overnight at hotel.

Accommodation: Hotel
Meals: BB
Place: Kathmandu
Maximum Altitude:1,350m

After breakfast, start sightseeing trip of world heritage sites in Kathmandu valley including, Kathmandu Durbar square, Swayambhunath, Boudhanath stupa & Pashupatinath. Overnight at hotel.

Accommodation: hotel
Meals: BB
Place: Kathmandu
Maximum Altitude:1,350m

After breakfast, drive from Kathmandu to Kakani which takes about one and half hours. A trip to Kakani along the beautiful highway of Trisuli Road is scenically rewarding with green forest and mountains grandeur in one direction and fertile river flats and terraces cultivation. Kakani is famous for the magnificent view over Kathmandu Valley and the north-western Himalayas ranges against the vastness of the sky. The fabulous area of Kakani features attractions ranging from beautiful alpine scenery to the magnificent Himalayan Panorama particularly the Ganesh Himal massif along with Langtang ranges. Overnight at Kakani.

Accommodation: hotel
Meals: BLD
Place: Kakani