Shivapuri Nagarjun National Park

Shivapuri Nagarjun National Park

Shivapuri Nagarjun National Park
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Hafezovci
Alexandria, Egypt245 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Feb 2025 • Solo
The park had several hiking trails that could be competed in a few hours to several days. Unfortunately I have used a local guide for the hiking and he convinced me to sleep over in a guesthouse (he called it a hotel) but he just took me there because he was going to take a commission from the guesthouse owner. My stay in this guesthouse was terrible and it spoiled my trip because the place was dirty and cold and there were many drunk locals shouting all night and I couldn’t sleep. I could have done the trail in one day without sleeping at the guesthouse. Next time, I am not going to hire a local guide.
Written February 11, 2025
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Marie
18 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Sep 2023 • Family
While this is a peaceful respite from the intensity of Kathmandu, it still maintains one undesirable trait of the city streets - rubbish everywhere. I counted my steps between spotting bits of plastic trash and I only got to three. The peak is completely strewn with litter and the trail intersections seem to bear the brunt of it. Otherwise the trail from the military base to the top is quite nice, peaceful and lovely. The stairs go on forever but are impressive. Whoever built them should definitely be proud. I would advise the use of trekking poles especially on the way down - your knees will be grateful. There are some offshoot trails that are not clearly marked, and the map we got at the gate is rudimentary. But we easily managed to get to the top without incident. Just follow the trash. We did not hire a guide, as it its almost impossible to get lost if you just stick to the trail. The lady at the ticket counter did not try to make us get one either. We were expecting to be pressured but were thankful we were not. We will return to explore other trails in the park.
Written September 12, 2023
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Kapada Rent
Kathmandu, Nepal24 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jul 2023 • Friends
This is a protected area as a National Park for securing vegetation nearby the Capital of Nepal and also the habitat of endangered special Red Panda.
It is also a hiking destination where you can have a view of Kathmandu valley, peaceful environment, water falls and many more.
Since it is a forest you better travel in a group and bring the waste along with you.
Written May 10, 2024
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Woodylad
Milan, Italy105 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Nov 2023 • Solo
Visited the park at the end of 3 week trek in the Everest region as a means to get out of the Kathmandu traffic and noise. As a foreigner I had to pay for a guide (3000RPS) - you can argue whether or not this is fair but honestly these payments make a big difference to the guides so I have no issue with it ... we hiked to the Shivapuri peak and we went through a monastery, visited a number of viewpoints and had tea at a "hermits" house. The hike itself is relatively easy as the route we took avoided climbing the 5000 steps to the summit. You are mostly in a forest and there are many birds as well as leopards (apparently). However, I only rate the experience as 3 as the most depressing aspect of the hike is the amount of rubbish - people just do not seem to care and leave everything just lying around. If you can, avoid going on Saturday to avoid the crowds.
Written December 3, 2023
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Laurin F
1 contribution
1.0 of 5 bubbles
Dec 2021 • Friends
They are absolutely shameless! I get it that tourist should pay more, and a price of 1000 npr (per day) for foreigners is okay for the entrance. But they won't let you in the park without a guide for a hiking trip of 6 hours. So they said we have to pay 5500 npr (2 persons, 2Ă—1000 npr entry and 3500 npr for a guide; last offer was 3750 npr) for a little hike of only 6 hours. By the way: Nepalis are paying only for the entrance and they don't even need a guide. For Langtang you only pay 3000 npr for 15 days and you don't need a guide. I'm really sure that they are trying to scam tourist. Sad to watch and impressive how confident they are while talking such a bullsh/t.
Written December 20, 2021
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sam
Kathmandu, Nepal7 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2023 • Friends
My friends and I decided to escape the bustling city for a day and explore the tranquility of Bishnudwar. We were looking forward to some much-needed peace and solitude, but to our surprise, the place was quite crowded even though it was a weekdays. Bishnudwar is undoubtedly a beautiful destination, with its natural charm mainly waterfall all along the way. I had a clumsy mishap and lost my precious sunglasses down the waterfall. It's a reminder that accidents can happen, so be extra careful with your valuables.
Written September 2, 2023
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Mukesh S
Kathmandu, Nepal1,177 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Apr 2019
I visited this park with a group of friend for picnic (just before getting inside the park) followed by short hiking. It is a dense, lush green and well preserved national park which is protected for watershed and wildlife reserve. Well secured by the Nepal Army and people have to pay an entrance fees to get inside. There are some resorts, restaurants etc. closed to park area that provides a great opportunity to visitors to enjoy fully. A must to visit place and enjoy hiking, forest fun, great flora and fauna and if lucky enough chances to some animals as well.
Written January 13, 2020
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Gaze Nepal
Kathmandu, Nepal94 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Dec 2021
We went on hike around the National Park in the winter season.
We saw Hog Plum plants everywhere which can only be found in Nepal.
Best for a jungle experience and nature getaways.
Rock climbing is one of the activities, that park offers.
I would suggest to walk with a guide as the hiking trails go deep into the forest.
Waterfalls and small river streams can be seen on the way.
Written July 27, 2022
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Nepal Sherpa T
Kathmandu, Nepal4 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Sep 2013 • Family
A hike to Shivapuri Nagajun can be great choice while you are in Kathmandu. It is about 3 hours hike up and you can enjoy a great view of Kathmandu and surrounding hills from the top and then hike down for about 2 hours.
Written October 3, 2013
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Sebdanslevide
Montreal, Canada72 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
May 2016 • Solo
Still far from the nicest national parks in the world, this is still a striking contrast with the urban sprawl and incredible pollution of Kathmandu, and is only a short drive away. It offers easy or strenuous hiking depending on the trail; trails are fairly well signposted and maintained, definitely above average for Nepal. You'll be hiking through lush "almost jungle" forest. There's an entrance fee of slightly less than 600NRP/person.

Here are some practical tips:
1) Since March 2016, there is now a not very official piece of paper posted on a board saying that hiring a guide is compulsory for safety purposes. Unless you want a guide for guidance, explanations etc., you really don't need one as trails are well maintained and signposted. We had to argue for a while since the guides asked the lady at the counter not to sell us a ticket if we didn't agree to a guide; eventually they relented when another couple of Westerners also refused to hire a guide. They quoted us 1000NRP which is quite high for Nepal. If you want to avoid the confrontation, perhaps hire a guide in advance, or go with a group and split a guide; you can probably split up afterwards. Or maybe tell them you have a guide and are waiting for him and then head in anyway.

2) Buses to go there, but if you want comfort and convenience, hire a taxi; from Thamel in KTM it shouldn't cost you more than 2000NRP. It may cost you less since we were able to go back from Shivapuri to Thamel for 800NRP. Either make plans with the driver to pick you up again at a set time, or call him in advance so he has time to get back, otherwise you'll have to take a downhill walk about 30-40min from the park gates to get back to the first town and get a taxi there.

3) Trails are marked, at least the ones we did. Some maps are horrible, the best one is the one just outside the park gates, so take a picture of that one. The one they give you at the ticker counter is pretty useless, as is the ones you'll find immediately inside the park. No worries though: if you want the easy option, head right just in from of the army camp right after entering the park, you'll hike uphill along a dirt road/trail used by motor vehicles towards the Nagi Gumba nunnery and its nice temple; the nunnery will not be indicated however, so look for a set of stairs to your left off the main trail once you're getting close. The first set of stairs to your left will lead to the hard option, i.e. up to Shivapuri Peak and that is signposted. From the park gates you'll cover about 6km to the top with a little more than 1000m of vertical gain, mostly stairs. Keep going after you reach a clearing, you're not there yet; if you keep going on the only main trail, you'll then see signs confirming you're headed to the peak. Google Maps has a few trails mapped, but not that one, which goes most directly to the peak. On the way to the peak, you'll see a small temple with the source of the Bagmati River, which is itself a tributary of the Ganges. After you reach the peak (not much of a view), you can go back down and follow the signs for Nagi Gumba to get to the nunnery, and from there get back down to the main dirt road/trail which will lead you back to park gates/HQ.
Written May 7, 2016
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