The village of Nagarkot is situated in central Nepal, only 30 kilometres from the hub of Kathmandu. Although the journey to get there from the city is notoriously slow (taking about two hours to complete), visitors will be richly rewarded by famously scenic views of the Himalayas (including Mount Everest) and a number of excellent hiking trails. Active travellers will relish the climb to the remarkable lookout point of Nagarkot View Tower, as well as the wonderful Nagarkot Panoramic Hiking Trail (which incorporates both the Nagarkot Nature Trail and the Tamang Village Walk), while there are also challenging mountain bike routes leading all the way to neighbouring Bhaktapur. Finally, accommodation in the village is plentiful, with a range of hotels offering stunning views - best enjoyed between October and December, or March and April, when skies are clearest.