Boudha to Namo Buddha Kora Hike

Trek from Chisapani to Nagarkot (2175m) which takes about six and half hours.

Enjoy breakfast with a view before packing your bags and heading out along the ridgeline to the southeast of Nagarkot. Today, you’ll pass through community forests and open landscapes with small villages that rely not only on farming and livestock but also on the forest for their daily needs. This is a great chance to get close to the daily life of the people of the villages. It is vastly different from Kathmandu, which is so close in terms of distance, but a world apart in terms of lifestyle.

Trekking time: 7 hours

This morning, you’ll hike to Namo Buddha, which is an easy few hours’ walk. Namo Buddha is located 25 miles (40 km) outside the hustle and bustle of Kathmandu. The tour takes you to the Buddhist pilgrimage site situated on the hilltop of Panauti in Kavre District. The main attraction of your tour at Namo Buddha is the Thrangu Tashi Yangtse monastery where young monks study.

Trekking time: 3-4 hours (11 km)

After breakfast with a nice setting overlooking the mountains, take the morning to explore Tamang Buddhist culture compared with Tibetan Buddhism. Taking a short stroll down the hillside you can visit the little stupa at Namo Buddha. This stupa commemorates Siddhartha Gautam’s selfless act of offering his body to a hungry tigress, which is said to have contributed to his ability to achieve enlightenment and, ultimately, Buddha-hood. Learn about the significance of the place and its place in local Tamang culture, before climbing a short distance up to the newly built Tibetan Buddhist monastery perched on the hilltop above the Stupa.

From here, you’ll continue on through fields and orchards to the quiet village of Balthali, having a picnic lunch en route. Then, you’ll continue on to the village of Khopasi. Here we again have amazing views to the mountains and can enjoy the charm of village life—even though it’s a steep hike back down into the village after you have dropped your pack in the hotel, it’s worth the effort.

After exploring around Khopasi and your last panoramic views of the Himalaya, you can exchange your trekking boots for the four wheels of a car as you head back into Kathmandu.

Walking time: 5 hours