Bagmati Province
Kathmandu Valley and Langtang — the heart of Nepal's culture, with Gosaikunda's sacred lakes.
Legend
- Treks
- Hikes
- Passes
- Mountains
- Lakes
Quick Stats
- Spots
- 40
- Landforms
- 5
- Terrain
- Central Himalaya
Trails & landmarks
Langtang Lirung
The dominant peak of the Langtang range — shining wall north of Kathmandu's closest valley.
Langtang Valley
A 7-day trek 40 km from Kathmandu — pine forests, yak pastures and a hanging glacier finale.
Kyanjin Gompa
The roadhead of the Langtang valley — a cheese factory, a monastery and cold beers at altitude.
Kyanjin Ri
A steep acclimatisation climb above Kyanjin — 360° view of the Langtang Himal.
Tserko Ri
Higher than Kyanjin Ri — a full day's climb for the best Shishapangma view from Nepal.
Yala Peak
The gentlest technical introduction in Langtang — rope-team snow slopes above Kyanjin.
Gosaikunda
Shiva's sacred lake — an August full-moon pilgrimage to an ice-rimmed crater tarn.
Saraswati Kunda
The lower pool of the Gosaikunda rosary — smaller, often mirrored by cloudless sky.
Bhairab Kunda
One of 108 Gosaikunda lakes — a small tarn said to clear the sins of whoever bathes.
Surya Kunda
The highest of the Gosaikunda ring — on the climb toward Laurebina Pass.
Laurebina Pass
The crossover from Gosaikunda to Helambu — Shiva temple and a long descent to Ghopte.
Ganja La Pass
A technical pass linking Langtang to Helambu — fixed lines on ice, remote camping either side.
Helambu Trek
A short, close-to-Kathmandu trek through Sherpa and Tamang villages — rhododendrons in spring.
Ama Yangri
A prayer-flagged summit above Tarkeghyang — a perfect sunrise above Helambu's cloud sea.
Kathmandu Durbar Square
Hanuman Dhoka, Kumari Ghar and pagoda courtyards — the medieval heart of the Newar capital.
Swayambhunath (Monkey Temple)
A white stupa with all-seeing eyes — 365 steps to the oldest Buddhist shrine in Kathmandu Valley.
Boudhanath Stupa
One of the largest stupas in the world — the Tibetan quarter, mani wheels and butter-lamp dusk.
Pashupatinath
The most sacred Shiva temple on the Bagmati river — ghats, ash-smeared sadhus and the evening arati.
Patan Durbar Square
Malla-era Newar masterpiece — Krishna Mandir, Patan Museum and courtyards of stone carving.
Bhaktapur Durbar Square
A brick-and-timber Newar town frozen in the 18th century — Nyatapola pagoda and kumari workshops.
Changu Narayan
The oldest temple in the Kathmandu Valley — Vaishnava reliefs on a quiet pine-shaded hill.
Nagarkot
Kathmandu's sunrise balcony — on a clear morning, a 200 km line from Annapurna to Everest.
Chandragiri Hills
The cable-car ridge west of the city — Prithvi Narayan's first glimpse of the valley.
Phulchoki
The highest hill ringing Kathmandu — shola forest with 300 recorded bird species.
Shivapuri Peak
A forested day-hike out of Budhanilkantha — Ganesh Himal on the skyline and leopards in the park.
Dhulikhel
A Newar town on the rim of the valley — 360° Himalayan panorama from Numbur to Ganesh.
Namobuddha
Pilgrimage site where the Buddha, in a past life, fed a starving tigress — a hill of prayer flags.
Panch Pokhari
Five holy lakes on a Sindhupalchok ridge — Janai Purnima yatra and Jugal Himal behind.
Tsho Rolpa
A glacial lake at the head of Rolwaling — Nepal's fastest-growing and a seven-day trek in.
Rolwaling Valley
Nepal's hidden beyul between the Khumbu and Gauri Shankar — Tashi Lapcha as the dramatic exit.
Gauri Shankar
Twin-summitted Shiva-Parvati peak — sacred, steep and technical above the Rolwaling.
Tashi Lapcha Pass
A technical crossing from Rolwaling into the Khumbu — fixed lines, crevasses and Parchamo above.
Parchamo Peak
A trekking peak on the Tashi Lapcha — long snow slopes to a corniced summit ridge.
Jugal Himal
A wild cluster of 7000ers above Sindhupalchok — Dorje Lakpa and Madiya the signature peaks.
Numbur Peak
The sacred peak of the Solu valley — the cheese-circuit trek loops its southern pastures.
Chitwan National Park
UNESCO-listed Terai jungle — one-horned rhinos, Bengal tigers and Tharu stick dances at dusk.
Rasuwa Gadhi
The old Kerung fort on the Tibet border — once Nepal's busiest overland trading post.
Ganesh Himal Base Camp (Ruby Valley)
Dhading's Ruby Valley trek — Tamang villages, ruby-bearing rocks and a quiet alpine camp beneath Ganesh I.
Daman Viewpoint
Makawanpur's ridge tower — on a clear winter dawn the entire Nepal Himalaya unfolds, Dhaulagiri to Kanchenjunga.
Sindhuligadhi Fort
Sindhuli's hilltop fortress where Captain Kinloch's 1767 expedition was repulsed — commanding view of the Mahabharat range.