Shivapuri Nagarjun National Park

This national park covers the entire northern part of Kathmandu Valley. This entrance is barely a 3hour walk from the city centre or just 30 minutes by bus. You have to go to a small city Sundarijal leading into the park. From there you have to climb up a very steep stairs for more than an hour. At least the scenery is spectacular from the start of the climb, otherwise those stairs would have seemed endless. At the top, a military post will let you in for 2 or 3 euros. You can take cameras but camcorders ... my goodness camcorders... you have to pay nearly 30 dollars or else leave them at the entrance.