Just over the hills from Kathmandu lies a different Nepal – quiet, green and agricultural. The 2 Days Chitlang & Kulekhani Tour Package (1 night / 2 days) takes you by road via Thankot and the forested pass of Chandragiri into the Chitlang valley (about 1,900 m), a Newar farming community that for centuries lay on the main walking route between the Kathmandu Valley and India. Kings, traders and porters once rested here; today Chitlang is loved for its organic farms, homestays, fresh goat cheese and slow village life.
After a welcome drink at your resort or homestay you set off on a village walk through terraced fields of rice, mustard and vegetables, past traditional brick houses with carved windows and small shrines, meeting farmers at work. Dinner is a hearty organic meal of local produce. Next morning visit the goat cheese factory, the sacred seven spouts of Satdhara, and the old settlement of Majhgaun, before lunch in the valley.
In the afternoon you drive down to Kulekhani, where the dam of Nepal’s first storage hydropower project has created Indrasarowar Lake, surrounded by pine-covered hills. A boat ride on its calm water completes the trip before you return to Kathmandu by mid-afternoon.
Why choose this tour?
- Authentic rural Newar life within 2–2.5 hours of Kathmandu.
- Village walk, goat cheese factory, Satdhara springs and Kulekhani boating.
- Welcome drink, dinner, breakfast and lunch included.
Who is it for?
Families, school and office groups, friends and anyone needing a peaceful weekend away from the city (minimum eight people for this rate). The grade is easy. Please tell us at booking whether you prefer to stay in Chitlang or at Kulekhani.
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