Chandragiri Daman Trek

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This trek consists of three major places.They are Chandragiri Hill Chitlang and Daman.Chandragiri Hill, lies on the South-West of Kathmandu Valley and is 2410m from sea level. Soaring peaks and breath taking views of whole Kathmandu Valley covered with lush green blanket of flora makes Chandragiri truly a great beautiful and pristine landscape. The panoramic views of Kathmandu Valley & Himalayan ranges from Annapurna to Everest makes any one feel like seeing whole Nepal from this hill. Chitlang is famous for many temples with amazing wood and stone carving, artistic rest houses, stone taps, inscription of centuries. This village is surrounded by beautiful green forest, which consists of more than 160 species of birds and animal. The large green fields are added attraction of Chitlang. It offers an amazing experience with the combination of natural beauty and cultural heritage.. Chitlang offers visitors with an opportunity of village home stay where you can interact and get insight of the rural life in Nepal. The hills of Chitlang offer one of the best hiking/trekking around Kathmandu. Camping and cycling here provides you an opportunity of getting closer to the un-disrupted ecology in the locality. The largest manmade lake of Nepal, Kulekhani (also known as Indrasarovar) is a short walk of 40 minutes from Chitlang.Then Daman, perched 2322m above sea level, with clear views to the north, east and west, Daman boasts what is arguably the most spectacular outlook on the Himalaya in the whole of Nepal. There are unimpeded views of the entire range from Dhaulagiri to Mt Everest from the concrete viewing tower. The weather here is pleasant throughout the year.Trekkers can also enjoy snowfall during winter.

Duration: 7 days
Trip Destination: Chandragiri - Daman
Max. Altitude: 2500 mtr
Minimum Pax: 1
Activities: Walking, driving, cable car and exploration of mounatin
Start Trip: Kathmandu
End Trip: Kathmandu
Transportation: car/jeep/van
Trip Grade: Easy

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Day 1	Arrival in Kathmandu Arrival in Kathmandu and stay overnight at Hotel.
Day 2	Drive from Kathmandu to Cable Car Station and Chandragiri Hill (2410m) by Cable Car and trek to Chitlang (1795m) Drive 15 km southwest of Kathmandu for Cable Car Station, Thankot about an hour drive. Take a Cable Car to reach Chandragiri Hill 2410 metres from sea level. It's just 12 minutes ride on Cable car, once you are in Chandragiri Hill, you will feel unforgettable experience of adventure in Nepal with panoramic views of soaring Himalayan ranges from Annapurna to Everest and breath taking views of pristine landscape Kathmandu Valley.A popular Hindu temple which is called Bhaleshor Mahadev is situated on the hill where a lot of pilgrimages worship. According to the myth and legendary, Lord Shiva was traveling through Chandragiri and felt thirsty but could not find any water. He used his trident to take water from the hill but it only blood poured out. There are no water source in hill. After spending sometime to visit temple and enjoy with views, we descend down hill towards Chitlang avoiding bumpy road and follow trekking trail through the dense forest of rhododendron reaching in Chitlang which takes about 3 hours.. Stay overnight in Homestay/Lodge/Organic Resort.
Day 3	Trek from Chitlang to Markhu (1625m) After having breakfast, we will follow bumpy road through the village for one and half hour and an hour walking trail through the pine forest until reaching Kulekhani Dam (also known as Indrasarovar). During the walk you will pass agricultural terraced field, Seven Tap, old chitlang village known as Majh Gaun and views of surrounding green hills. Meeting with local people, their daily life and culture makes your trip more enjoyable. And the traditional method of farming could be extra experience to you. You can also experience boating in the Indrasarobar lake Overnight at a Lodge.
Day 4	Trek from Markhu to Daman (2225m) From Markhu cross the long suspension bridge over Kulekhani Dam. After walk in the lake bank for a while then climb up until another small village on the top hills. It takes about 2 and a half hour. During the climbing up hill you will get the chances to see high snowy mountains, beautiful villages, amazing landscape. Then we walk on the dirt road on the hills until reaching Daman which is taking one hour. Once you are in Daman, you have the stunning views high snowy mountains from east to west including Dhaulagiri, Annapurna, Manaslu, Ganesh Himal, Gangchhembu, Langtang Lirung, Dorje Lakpa, Jugal himal, Gaurisankar and Everest as well as beautiful Tistung-Palung valley.
Day 5	Trek from Daman to Tistung-Bajrabarahi (1565m) After absorbing the stunning sun rise views over himalaya, we start to descent to the Okharbajar walking through the Rhododendron forest avoiding motor-able road for one and half hour.This is one of the trade point for nearby villages. From okharbajar we again follow old trail following farming fields. After walking two and half hour up and down we will be in beautiful village of Tistung. Tistung village is in middle of the green forest and massif terraces. Then we walk further up to Bajrabarahi where we stay overnight in a Hotel.
Day 6	Drive from Tistung-Bajrabarahi to Kathmandu From Titsung-Bajrabarahi ,drive back to Kathmandu which takes about 3-4 hours.Rest overnight.
Day 7	Final Departure from Kathmandu Drive back to Airport and depart.