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Kakani Hiking Trip Fact

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

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. 

  • itinery-iconAccommodation: Hotel
  • itinery-iconMeals: BB
  • itinery-iconPlace: Kathmandu
  • itinery-iconMaximum 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. 

  • itinery-iconAccommodation: hotel
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  • itinery-iconPlace: Kathmandu
  • itinery-iconMaximum 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. 

  • itinery-iconAccommodation: hotel
  • itinery-iconMeals: BLD
  • itinery-iconPlace: Kakani

After breakfast in the morning, drive back from Kakani to Kathmandu and it takes about one and half hours. Overnight at hotel in Kathmandu.

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  • itinery-iconPlace: Kathmandu

Join the next trip with us or transfer to International Airport in Kathmandu for your departure.

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  • small-thumbnails Standard accommodation in Kathmandu on breakfast basis.
  • small-thumbnails Hotel, Breakfast, lunch, dinner, tea, coffee etc… in Kakani.
  • small-thumbnails An English speaking guide for your whole trip.
  • small-thumbnails All activities as per above program.
  • small-thumbnails All tour permits and entry fees for Kakani.
  • small-thumbnails All surface Transportation for whole trip.
  • small-thumbnails Our service charges.
  • small-thumbnails Necessary taxes and vats.
  • small-thumbnails Lunch and dinner in Kathmandu.
  • small-thumbnails Your travel insurance.
  • small-thumbnails Items of a personal nature such as alcoholic drinks, cold drinks, laundry.
  • small-thumbnails Personal clothing and equipments.
  • small-thumbnails Tips for guide, porters and driver. (Tipping is expected).

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Cost for Kakani Hiking

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Note: If the above itinerary couldn’t meet your needs, we can design a tailor-made itinerary to suit your needs. It is also possible to combine with some other activities such as Tibet tours, Bhutan tours, and mountain flights, Nepal trekking, and rafting.

Nepal Visa info

Visa for Nepal, you can obtain a visa easily upon your arrival at Tribhuwan International Airport (TIA) in Kathmandu. Please kindly bring two passport size photos and passport copy along with you. (Tourist Visa with Multiple Entry for 30 days can be obtained by paying USD 40 or equivalent foreign currency. Similarly, Tourist Visa with Multiple Entry for 90 days can be obtained by paying USD100. If you need more info on a visa for Nepal then please kindly feel free to ask with us or browse our Nepal info page.

Further Information

Our website contains as much information as possible about this trip. However, if you have any questions regarding the trip, please feel free to contact us. We answer all inquiries within 24 hours. If you want to book a trip, you can send us an email or contact us directly by phone: 0977 98510 36844 (Ram Kumar Adhikari).

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