There is a pleasure in the pathless woods;
There is a rapture on the lonely shore;
There is society, where none intrudes,
By the deep sea, and music in its roar:
I love not the man less but Nature more …
- Lord Byron
Yeah! I love not the man less but nature more. And thanks to the poet Lord Byron for writing such wonderful lines which suit to people like me.
The video file of the hike is below. (with google map view of the location).
Despite of overly populated capital city (Kathmandu) at middle if you make your way to its periphery then there is no doubt that you will be delighted with natural beauty. This is another hike from Gokarna, Kathmandu to Budhanilkantha, Kathmandu of Nepal.
Got up around 5 AM I visited my teammates at 6 AM. Then we went to the beginning point of hike (Shree Martyr & Peace Park Entrance) at 6:30 AM via. Bus. Then we waited our some teammates there also and started a hike at 7 AM.
The hike was of around 10 Km. The Google map view of the hiking route is embedded within a video. The weather was foggy in the morning. As the Sun shined the weather became more vigilant. Since winter season is in starting phase and there is always a cool air flowing at hills so the warmth of Sunlight was very enjoyable.
As the rays of Sunlight in the morning convert 7-dehydrocholesterol in the skin to vitamin D so there is no doubt that level of vitamin D increased in our body. The video presented above will help to visualize the journey. To give the natural feeling of our hike the audio file of video is left as it is.
On the way we found national and international runners taking part in a race at mountains (watch video). The ending point of hike was Budhanilkantha Temple, Budhanilkantha, Kathmandu, Nepal. We arrived there at 1 PM. (took too much time to feel the nature following tortoise steps hahahaha)
This is the first journey that I made wearing t-shirt of Nepal Local Guides.
Also I am very sorry that I am unable to cover the Whole journey in a video as my device memory got full while finishing one third way of journey.
Thank you so much.
This is my travel advice to those who are visiting Nepal to take a hike around Kathmandu valley at once.
- How to reach this place: You need to be in Kathmandu valley. You can reach to the Gokarna Bus Park, Gokarna via. public bus or private vehicles. Then you can start a hike.
- Where to stay: You can stay anywhere inside Kathmandu. Since it is a half day hike so you can get back to your living place in the same day.
- How to move: Since the hike route passes through hills so the only way to move is walking. So you can carry stick to ease the walking.
- Tips for hikers of other countries: Please tell about the hiking route with your travel guide. They will bring you there. You can visit a place without travel guide too but you need to have a google map. Though its a hilly area but the route is not that much difficult. If you don’t have a habit of walking then it may be difficult. Also don’t forget to bring foods and water with you to eat during a hike. There are no any potential risks from animals or others.
(Please notify me about any faults on my video and suggest me any procedures to adopt)
Previous hikes:
. This is lovely.
