Trisuli Bazar is situated northwest of Kathmandu, Nepal and it takes about four hours by bus. This small town is a central place in remote mountain villages and used to be one of the key posts in ancient trans-Himalayan trade. Trisuli Bazar is on the west bank of Trisuli river. According to the Hindu legend, Lord Shiva made this river by his trident which means Trisul in Nepali. The town name comes from the river "Trisuli." At this peaceful town, you can meet native villagers having sunburned faces. Small shops, cheap lodges, and simple restaurants are also lined along the main street. Some trekkers start their journey to Langtang, Ganesh Himal and Gorkha from here.
It would be a nice and pleasant trip in the foothills of the Himalayas if you trekked along the historic route from Trisuli Bazar to Gorka. Recently it can be dangerous to travel around this area because many Maoist insurgents are active in these areas. But they are usually generous to foreigners and have never attacked them until now.
A historic fortress town, Nuwakot is also situated close to Trisuli Bazar. King Nara Bhupal Shah of Gorkha to the west of Nuwakot captured Trisuli Bazar before his death in 1743, and his son Prithvi Narayan Shah(1769-1775 A.D.), the unifier of modern Nepal, succeeded his father to the throne of Gorkha and held Nuwakot one year later. It has a special importance in the history of Nepal as King Prithivi Narayan Shah planned to invade and conquer Kathmandu, and launched several campaigns to unify Nepal from here.
Nuwakot offers panoramic views of the mountains and the surrounding rural scenery is also beautiful. There are a number of artistic buildings on the hilltop which recall the traditional architecture of the Kathmandu Valley.
Nuwakot offers panoramic views of the mountains and the surrounding rural scenery is also beautiful. There are a number of artistic buildings on the hilltop which recall the traditional architecture of the Kathmandu Valley.
