Make sure to bring water with you as well as a few snacks. There is a small tea shop at the monastery but there are no restaurants at the top. If you need to stock up ahead of time, you can grab everything you need next to the Sleeping Vishnu Temple in Budhanilkantha.
This Nagi Gompa Shivapuri hike is the shortest hike near Kathmandu. It is easy and is great for beginners as well as kids. You can choose to stay on the road which has a modest incline all the way up. Those who are more adventurous can choose to take the shortcuts which go straight uphill through the woods on a small hiking path. Those who want to visit but are unable to walk can take a vehicle to the top.
The best short hiking in Kathmandu is Nagi Gompa, Shivapuri Hike. The location of Nagi Gompa itself is the major source of attraction for the visitors which fulfills the short and easy hiking dream of many hiking enthusiasts. You can enjoy your hike from the entrance of Shivapuri National Park up to the hilltop of Shivapuri.
Shivapuri was established as a wildlife reserve in 1985 but measures for its protection were initiated as early as 1975 under the Shivapuri Watershed Development Board. It was designated a national park in 2003.
