Nuwakot

Situated on the north western end of the Kathmandu Valley, Nuwakot was a key trading hub and look out fort area on the ancient trans-Himalaya trade to Tibet and beyond and was Nepal’s capital until 1768. Although only 90km from Kathmandu, the journey took 7 hours with breaks due to the traffic and the condition of the roads in some places. Nuwakot has excellent walking trails and is regarded as “one of the best travel secrets of Nepal”. We stayed at the lovely Famous Farm lodge.

We went on a splendid 4 hour guided walk in the hills, seeing terraced fields and small local villages communities, as well as tiny temples and shrines. Back at Nuwakot, we visited the Durvar Square and saw the 18th century seven-storey palace; both again in a state of repair.Read more