• Forest Camp, Kalu Pandey Dada, photo 1
  • Kalu Pande memorial, Dahachok (the hill, not the camp itself). Photo: Saroj Pandey / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Kalu Pande memorial, Dahachok (the hill, not the camp itself). Photo: Janak Bhatta / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Forest Camp, Kalu Pandey Dada

फरेष्ट क्याम्प कालुपाण्डे हिल्स

Also known as: Kalu Pandey Dada, Kalupande Dada, Kalupandey Dada, Kalupande Hill, Forest Camp Kalupande Hill, Dahachok Danda, Dahachowk, Indrasthan, Indrathan, कालु पाण्डे डाँडा

Chandragiri Municipality, Kathmandu, Bagmati1,859 m4.0(2)Seen 18 days ago

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  • CampfiresAvailable

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  • ToiletsAvailable

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About this place

Forest Camp, Kalu Pandey Dada is in Kathmandu, Bagmati Province, Nepal, at 1,859 m elevation (other source). Camping permission: Ask the landowner (operator). Last dated first-hand observation: 12 Oct 2026.

A tented camp with a restaurant on Kalu Pandey Dada, the Dahachok hill on the western edge of Kathmandu, a few minutes' walk from the Kaji Kalu Pande memorial park and the Dahachok view tower. Guests sleep in the camp's own safari tents or dormitory rooms; the operator has parking, toilets and an evening bonfire. A paved road climbs to the hill from the Kalanki side, about 9 to 12 km away. Stays are booked with the operator as meal packages.

Getting there

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How to get there
Nearest settlement
Indrasthan (Dahachok), Chandragiri Municipality-1, Kathmandu
Landmarks
Dahachok View Tower about 4 minutes' walk, Kaji Kalu Pande memorial park about 5 minutes, Manakamana temple 6 minutes, Indradaha pond 12 minutes. Switzerland Park is about 0.9 km to the east.
Parking
Available · Parking at the camp (operator). The 2025 blog says parking by the memorial park is ample but crowded at weekends and on holidays.
Road condition
Paved road up from the Naikap/Dahachok side to Kalu Pandey Dada.
Public transport
Private vehicle, taxi or motorbike from Kalanki (about 9-12 km). By public transport: a local vehicle to Dahachok or Naikap, then about an hour's walk uphill.
Walking approach
Hikers walk up from Ghatte Danda in Dahachok, or from Naikap football ground or Totitol Chowk; there are few shops or eateries on the way.
Walking distance
Drive-up

Coordinates: 27.71825, 85.22585Open in OpenStreetMap

Facilities and ground

Shelter
Available
  • Shops

    Shops near the memorial park; prices are higher than in the city.
  • Food

    Restaurant and bar at the camp; other restaurants by the memorial park a few minutes away.
  • Accommodation

    Dormitory rooms at the camp itself; other resorts stand on the same hilltop.

Fees and permissions

Opening periods
No closed season is stated. Stays are sold as packages: bed and breakfast Rs 1,500 per person per night, half board Rs 3,000, full board Rs 3,500, in safari tents for 2-4 people or dormitory rooms for six. Check-in 12:00-19:00, check-out before noon.
Operator
Forest Camp Kalupande Hill
Camping permission
Ask the landowner

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  • Kalu Pande memorial on the hilltop at Dahachok (the hill, not the camp itself). Photo: Saroj Pandey / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0

    Kalu Pande memorial on the hilltop at Dahachok (the hill, not the camp itself). Photo: Saroj Pandey / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0

    Deleted user · 29 Mar 2014

  • Kalu Pande memorial, Dahachok (the hill, not the camp itself). Photo: Saroj Pandey / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0

    Kalu Pande memorial, Dahachok (the hill, not the camp itself). Photo: Saroj Pandey / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0

    Deleted user · 29 Mar 2014

  • Kalu Pande memorial, Dahachok (the hill, not the camp itself). Photo: Janak Bhatta / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Kalu Pande memorial, Dahachok (the hill, not the camp itself). Photo: Janak Bhatta / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Deleted user · 20 Jul 2019

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