Nagarjun Hike

Nagarjun Hike

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On the hill behind Balaju is the walled Nagarjun Forest Reserve also known as the Rani Ban (Queen\'s Forest), which is home to pheasants, deer, monkeys . This, along with the former Gokarna Park and Phulchowki, is one of the last significant areas of untouched forest in the valley.

Located north-west of Kathmandu it takes 15 minutes by car than 2 and half hours up to the Nagarjuna hill, which is also called historical Jamacho Peak (6,300 feet) The mountain is called Nagarjuna hill because Nagarjuna's cave-residence is found there, where he performed meditation. Besides Nagarjuna cave there is some other cave of Buddha. A winding unpaved road and a much more direct footpath lead to the summit (2095m), which is a popular Buddhist pilgrimage site (the reserve is named after the Buddhist saint Nagarjuna). There's a small shrine at the summit to Padmasambhava (Guru Rinpoche in Tibetan) and a viewing tower offers one of the valley's widest mountain panoramas, stretching on a clear day all the way from the Annapurnas to Langtang Lirung, via Machhapuchhare, Manaslu and the Ganesh Himal (a plaque at the bottom of the tower identifies all the peaks). There are also grand views of Kathmandu and its valley laid at your feet to the south.

After spending good few hours through the pristine forest with Himalayan backdrop and packed lunch we stroll back to the pickup point from where we drive back to Kathmandu. In addition to offering excellent hiking experience the Nagarjun hike also offers opportunity for a number of rare bird watching.

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