Evergreen places, low-pressure plans, and local activities that are worth discovering even when there is no event on the calendar.
Choose a plan to find places that fit your day.
Day hike
Plan a Shivapuri Peak day hike from Kathmandu: Nagi Gumba, Baghdwar and a strenuous 6–8-hour return walk.
Photo: Alexey Komarov · CC BY-SA 4.0
Day hike
Climb through Nagarjun forest to Jamacho Gumba from Fulbari Gate near Balaju; allow 3–5 hours for the return hike.
Photo: Pratap Baniya · CC BY-SA 4.0
Day hike
Hike from Hattiban to Champadevi near Kathmandu: a forest ridge, summit shrine and roughly 3½–5 hours of walking.
Photo: Shadow Ayush · CC BY-SA 4.0
Day hike
Walk from Sundarijal to Mulkharka and back for waterfalls, forest steps and village scenery; allow 4–6 hours.
Photo: Pratapbaniya · CC BY-SA 4.0
Day hike
Hike from Godawari to Phulchowki and back: a demanding 6–8-hour forest walk on Kathmandu Valley’s southern rim.
Photo: Ashishlohorung · CC BY-SA 3.0
Day hike
Hike from Nagarkot to Nala through terraces, forest and villages; allow 3½–5 hours walking and arrange a road return.
Day hike
Walk from Dhulikhel to Namo Buddha through Kavre villages and farmland, with 3–5 hours on foot and a road return.
Photo: Bijay Chaurasia · CC BY-SA 4.0