Top 7 travel destinations around Kathmandu valley

• HB Thapa

Endowed with exceedingly captivating natural beauty and surrounded by elegant scenes of Himalayas, Kathmandu valley offers a variety of spectacular hill stations that can be visited and enjoyed. The top 7 most tempting and wanderlust hill stations around Kathmandu valley are enumerated below.

Chovar

Located at the outskirt of Kathmandu valley, Chovar hill station lies on the way to Dashinkali and is very popular among travelers. It is a lovely place to visit for the domestic as well as international tourists. If you wish to spend a few hours or a few days away from the hectic life here it will be the most amazing and wonderful moment for you. The beautiful and enthralling Chobar gorge is another exotic attraction of this hill station. The presence of Jal Vinayak temple here presents a good sight for worshipers of god and goddess. A legend has it that when Chinese traveler Manjushri saw stagnant water in the pond of Kathmandu valley he took out his magical sword and cut the Chobar hill into two parts to let the water of Kathmandu valley pond flow out, thereby creating this valley habitable for the humanity.

Dhulikhel

Dhulikhel is one the ancient town located 30 km from Kathmandu. You can observe the beautiful panoramic view of the Himalayan range. Panauti village is famous for woodcarving also. This is also a good hill station where you can have a lot of respite from your monotonous life.

Kakani

Kakani is the next fabulous hill station for you to enjoy the gorgeous mountain views from here. It can be reached in just two hours from Kathmandu. The peak of Ganesh Himal, Annapurna and Dhaulagiri can be seen from here.

Shivapuri

Shivapuri is another enthralling hill station near Kathmandu valley. You need to make an uphill climb from the Budhanilkantha area to reach the exact location of Shivapuri hills. Various flowers like orchid and pitula are seen blooming here. Various species of birds, animals such as deer also can be observed in the forest. On the top of the hill, you will come across a Buddhist monastery from where you can have a majestic and fantastic view of the whole Kathmandu town.

Daman

Daman is another spectacular hill station famous for mountain views of the highest peaks like Mt Everest and Dhaulagiri.

Godavari

Godavari hill station is a paradise on earth. This station is 14 km to the south of Kathmandu valley and lies below Phulchowki where Royal Botanical gardens and department of medicinal plants are located. The hill station offers an exotic blend of ancient Newari culture and heart touching views of mountains.

Phulchowki

Phulchowki hill station means “hill of flowers” and is elevated 2,762 meters. During spring the hill station looks dazzling with flowers of rhododendron and orchids. The people throng to this station to enjoy the raw beauty of nature. It is also popular for a fabulous view of the mountains. It is also used as a picnic spot.