Where is Nagi Gumba Monastery (Shivapuri)?
Nagi Gumba Monastery (Shivapuri) is near Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, with Kathmandu Valley used as the route reference point on WanderBees.
A serene Tibetan Buddhist nunnery perched at 1,950 m inside Shivapuri National Park, reached via a forest trail from the Budhanilkantha gate. Nagi Gumba is one of Nepal's most respected meditation centres — home to around 200 nuns and associated with Nyingma and Kagyu traditions. The monastery grounds command sweeping views of Kathmandu Valley and are surrounded by old-growth Himalayan forest.
From Kathmandu Valley
12.2 km
From Kathmandu Valley
35 min
Elevation
1,950 m
Activities
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Nagi Gumba Monastery (Shivapuri) is a mapped place to visit near Kathmandu Valley. WanderBees tracks it as a 12.2 km trip from Kathmandu Valley, with typical travel time around 35 min. Compare the listed activities, difficulty, cost, season, weather, local reports, and emergency contacts before leaving.
Nagi Gumba Monastery (Shivapuri) is near Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, with Kathmandu Valley used as the route reference point on WanderBees.
Yes. Nagi Gumba Monastery (Shivapuri) is listed as a place to visit near Kathmandu Valley for travelers comparing route distance, travel time, activities, cost, season, and local condition signals from Kathmandu Valley.
Nagi Gumba Monastery (Shivapuri) is about 12.2 km from Kathmandu Valley, with a typical travel time of 35 min.
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Listed activities include Nagi Gumba Forest Hike, Nagi Gumba Monastery Hilltop Picnic.
What to do
One of Kathmandu's best-kept weekend hikes — and one of its most spiritually charged. Enter Shivapuri NP at the Muhanpokhari (Budhanilkantha) gate and follow the forest trail northwest for 3.5 km, climbing through dense oak, pine, and rhododendron to reach Nagi Gumba monastery at 1,950 m. The nunnery sits on a forested shoulder with an open courtyard and panoramic views down into the Kathmandu Valley. On clear mornings the entire valley unfolds below, with Himal Chuli, Ganesh Himal, and Langtang ranges visible to the north. The nuns are welcoming to respectful visitors, and the monastery's prayer hall is often open for silent visitors. The forest on this trail is thick and undisturbed — giant ferns, moss-covered trees, and a constant soundtrack of birds. The climb is steady but never brutal. Most people reach the monastery in about 1.5 hours from the gate. You can extend the hike onward to Nagi Gumba's upper retreat (another 1 km) or push on to Shivapuri Peak. Entry permit: Shivapuri-Nagarjun National Park fee — NPR 100 Nepali / NPR 600 SAARC / NPR 1,000 foreign, paid at the main gate. No TIMS required.
Pack a simple lunch and earn your view with a 3.5 km forest hike to Nagi Gumba monastery at 1,950 m. The monastery courtyard is one of the finest picnic settings in the Kathmandu Valley — open to a full panorama of the valley floor, surrounded by forest, and watched over by Himalayan peaks to the north. This is a dry picnic: no cooking fires or stoves are permitted anywhere inside Shivapuri National Park or near the monastery. Bring packed food — sandwiches, fruits, thermos of tea — and settle on the low stone walls of the courtyard or the grass below the main prayer hall. The nuns maintain the grounds quietly and respectfully. Eat, rest, and give yourself time to simply sit and look at the valley from this elevation before the 1.5-hour descent back to Budhanilkantha. Entry permit: Shivapuri-Nagarjun National Park fee — NPR 100 Nepali / NPR 600 SAARC / NPR 1,000 foreign, paid at the main gate. No TIMS required.