
Kakani Suryachaur Day Hike – Best Day Hike Around Kathmandu
Hike Overview
Group size : | min 1 and max 25 |
Hiking starts from : | Kakani |
Hike Ends in :Jhor | Suryachaur |
Major Attractions : | Kakani, Suryachaur, Mountain views, Shivapuri National Park |
Transportation options : | AC Luxury Car/Hiace |
Maximum Altitude : | 2,030m |
Departure Type : | Every Day |
Many hikers already loved Kakani to Suryachaur Hiking. There are many highlights of a 1-day hike to Suryachour. Among them, it has an easy trail and fascinates beautiful Langtang ranges with close views. Not only that as this hike goes through Shivapuri National Park, but it also provides unique hiking inside the National Park of Nepal.
Kathmandu to Suryachaur hike is considered as best places to go hiking near the Kathmandu.
1 day Kakani to Suryachaur hike starts from Kakani-Nuwakot and Ends at Suryachaur. To get to the starting point of this hike, we drive 25 km northwest side of Kathmandu from New Buspark-Kathmandu. Kakani is also the starting point of the most popular Kakani Nagarkot Hike. If you have around 1 week’s holidays, we recommend you to choose Kakani Nagarkot Hike 6 nights 7 days.
Indeed this 1-day hike provides an amazing hiking experience such as short trekking in Nepal. Because it provides panoramic scenery of the Himalayas in between Suryachaur to Kakani. We can say this is an alternative to get a refresh from Hustle and bustle of Kathmandu City.
The Suryachaur, a beautiful hill station of Nuwakot and situated at an altitude of 1925 meters in the Northern part of Kathmandu. Not only the mountain view, but we can also see beautiful landscapes from Suryachaur. For mountain lovers, the Suryachaur is considered the best viewpoint nearest Kathmandu. From Suryachaur, we can see Langtang, Gaurishanker, Ganesh Himal, and other small mountains in the Lantang Ranges.
Itinerary of Day Hike
- Drive to Kakani
- Hike to Suryachaur
- Jhor and drive back to Kathmandu
You will drive Kakani with your guide and it takes around 1 and half hours to get there from Kathmandu. From Kakani, we will start our journey to Suryachaur. Around 3 to 4 hours walking from Kakani, we will be in Suryachaur. At there, you will have a great view of the mountains. Next 1 more hour from there, we will reach JHOR. It is the ending point of our Kakani hike.

The kakani Suryachaur Day Hike cost 70 USD per person. This price is based on a minimum 2 people group. If you are a solo traveler, the cost rises up to 40 USD.
Included and Excluded
Includes
- All Land Transportation(Car/Jeep/Van)
- Local Guide
- Drinking water
Cost Excludes
- Shivapuri National park fees
- Any Meal
- personal expenses
- Tips to the Guide/Driver