Dhulikhel lies in the Kavrepalanchowk District around 30 km southeast of Kathmandu city with an altitude of 1550m. It is a municipality that lies on the junction of two highway Arniko and B.P highway. It is a small town with a population of approximately 33,000 with the high majority of Newari people followed by some Brahmin, Chhettri, Tamang and others.
Dhulikhel has been one of the favorite destination among
International and Domestic tourist. There are plenty of visitors every time
enjoying the surrounding and nature of dhulikhel. The view point of dhulikhel
offers the most gorgeous panaromic view of Mountains like Gaurishankar, Lhotse,
Langtang, Jugal, Annapurna, Ganesh Himal and many more. Beside this, there are
lot more activities that can be done at Dhulikhel. One of them is
hiking. There are lot of hiking trials from this place which includes Hike to
Namobuddha, Dhulikhel-Nagarkot-Chisapani-Sundarijal, Panauti, Dhulikhel-Nagarkot-Bhaktapur
etc. Also, village walk and bird watching are the other best activities that
can be done.
Likewise, ancient architecture of this place is equally
admirable. At the southern end lies a small area with the habitant of ancient
local Newari people who have been living in this place from centuries. The beautifully
carved doors and windows and the style of houses are more worthy to explore.
The ancient culture and tradition of the local Newari people can be seen here
which they have still been following to this date. There are numerous Hindu
temple and some Buddhist stupa as well. Narayan Temple, Harisdiddhi Temple,
Gaukhureshwor Mahadev Temple, Kali Temple etc. are the temples located at the
different side of this Place. There is a huge statue of Buddha on the way to
view point.
In addition, literacy rate of this place is also higher than
other places with total of 75.26%. One of the best University of Nepal that is
Kathmandu University KU is located in Dhulikhel. It was established in 1991 and
has been providing postgraduate and undergraduate programs in various fields.
Overall, Dhulikhel is the place where one can explore
nature, culture, tradition and many thing. This is a perfect spot which can
entertain any kind of tourist with their interest. Due to the diverse features
of this place the craze to visit this place has been increasing each day and
will be increasing in future as well.
