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Sightseeings in Nepal
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Nepal Visitor Guide
Sightseeings in Nepal: Hill Resorts
Charikot
is located at 2000 m to the north-east of Kathmandu can be reached in 4-5 hours by car. The Arniko Highway, the road to Tibet, descends to the valley of the Sun Kosi, offering a scenic view of the whole Himalayan range. Turning east by crossing the Sun Kosi river the manainous road climbs up to 2,600 m providing spectacular views of the mountains of the East and West before gently descending to charikot, situated on a ledge, 1000 above the Tama Kosi valley.
Charikot Panorama Resort
Kalinchok Trekking Charikot Panorama Resort

Gorkha
At an altitude of 1,145 m, Gorkha (Gurkha) is 20 km north of the village of Abu Khaireni on the Prithvi Highway 136 km west of Kathmandu. Probably Nepal's most famous village, it is the ancestral home of Shah dynasty and was the heart of recruiting area for Gurkha regiments. The modern village is a short walk to the south of Prithvi Narayan's Gorkha Durbar headquarters. Gorkha is also an optional starting point for treks in the Annapurna region and along the Buri Gandaki in the Manaslu region. Upallakot lies in the northeast of Gorkha at over 1500 m. It is the highest point of the ridge, about 40 mins walk to the east of Gorkha Durbar. There are stunning views through 360° from Ganesh Himal to the Annapurnas.

Nagarkot
A well accessible resort destination, Navarro (altitude 2, 175 m) is considered to be the most sought after, situated at a distance of 30 km east of Kathmandu. Navarro has virtually become the popular weekend outlet among those in search of mountain panorama while staying in a comfortable and calm environment. Particularly at sunrise, the Himalayan range, unfurling all the way from Dhaulagiri in the west past Everest to Kanchenjunga in the east, emerges brilliantly to greet the anxious traveller with its captivating magnificence and splendour.

Nagarkot Gallery

Kakani
Kakani, lying at a distance of 23 km northwest of Kathmandu, is a less infested and more virgin destination offering splendid mountain vista of Ganesh Himal, Langtang and the Annapurnas. The endowments of nature add luster to attract visitors to Kakani (1,982 m). Admirers of beauty of nature cannot remain without being allured by the close-up view of Ganesh Himal to the north, as well as the beautiful oak and rhododendron forests on the southern slope leading down to Balaju water garden and park.

Daman
Visitors craving for the ultimate pan - Himalayan panorama and are enthusiastic to undertake additional journey to discover it, Daman is the ideal location at a distance of 75 km southwest of Kathmandu valley the Tribhuvan highway leading to the Indian border, in the South. Daman (2,400 m) offers the only uninterrupted view of the entire Himalayan range, an unforgettable sight leaving indelible impressions in the minds of those who venture to experience the same as early birds.

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