The sport of caving is relatively a newly discovered activity in Nepal. In caving, we head into the jungle near to Kathmandu and enter some relatively un explored caves. By candle and torch light we traverse the pitch darkness of the caves, along narrow trails and tunnels, massive caverns and along underground creeks. Sometimes we will come across the inhabitants of the caves, small bats, mice and spiders, who all abide in this dark abyss.

The caves we use for caving are located at Chovar which is a pleasant 30 min cycling trip from Thamel which takes us past the ancient city of Kirtipur where we can explore the exotic Newar Culture before we head down for a look at the raging Chovar Gorge, where the river exits the Kathmandu valley. This is also a very religious place for Hindu people and many locals can be seen picnicking and enjoying the sunny afternoon here. Hindu people believe that this gorge was made by one of their gods by the stroke of his sword. At one time the Kathmandu valley was a lake with the only island being the hill which Swyambunath Stupa sits upon. The god desired a closer look at this island which at the time resembled a lotus flower and thus cleaved a gap in the surround hills with his sword to drain away the water.

From Chovar we enjoy a picnic lunch before we head down to the caves where we will spend a few hours exploring this magical underground place before re emerging into the daylight and returning by cycle back to Kathmandu. Caving makes a suburb day trip for those who have some spare time in the city.

Our minimum group size for caving is two people and our caving tours depart every morning from Thamel. For more details and prices please feel free to contact us.