Gokarneshwor
Gokarneshwor is a municipality in Kathmandu District in the Bagmati Province of Nepal that was established on 2 December 2014 by merging the former Village development committees Sundarijal, Nayapati, Baluwa, Jorpati and Gokarna.
Gokarneshwor is a municipality in Kathmandu District in the Bagmati Province of Nepal that was established on 2 December 2014 by merging the former Village development committees Sundarijal, Nayapati, Baluwa, Jorpati and Gokarna. The office of the municipality is that of the former Jorpati village development committee.
The river Bagmati has its origin as the name Bagh Dwar situated in the middle of the Shivapuri jungle in this municipality.
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Worth seeing in and around Gokarneshwor
9 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Guhyeshwari Temple
Guhyeshwari Temple, also spelled Guheswari or Gujeshwari, is a Hindu temple in Kathmandu, Nepal. The temple is a Shakta pitha and is about 1 km east of Pashupati Kshetra and is located on the southern bank of the Bagmati River.
3.9 km · Nepalese Hindu temple · Wikipedia - 02Kopan Monastery
Kopan Monastery is a Tibetan Buddhist monastery near Boudhanath, on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal. It is a member of the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition, an international network of Gelugpa dharma centers, and once served as its headquarters.
2.1 km · tibetan Buddhist monastery near Kathmandu, Nepal · Wikipedia - 03The Taragaon Museum
Taragaon Next, formerly Taragaon Museum, is a private gallery located in Kathmandu. It is located in the northern part of the city near the Bouddhanath stupa.
3 km · Art museum in Kathmandu, Nepal · Wikipedia - 04Mulpani International Cricket Ground
The Mulpani International Cricket Ground, Commonly known as Upper Mulpani Cricket Ground or simply Mulpani Ground is a cricket ground in Mulpani, Kathmandu, Nepal. In a recent decision made at the Cricket Association of Nepal meeting, the Ground has been officially renamed in honor of the late former CAN President, Jayakumar Nath Shah.
1.8 km · cricket Ground in Nepal · Wikipedia - 05Upper Mulpani Cricket Stadium
The Mulpani Cricket Stadium, Commonly known as Lower Mulpani Cricket Ground or simply Mulpani Ground is a cricket ground in Mulpani, Kathmandu, Nepal. In a historic moment for Nepali cricket, the Lower Mulpani Cricket Ground hosted its first-ever international match at any level, marking a significant milestone since its foundation stone was laid back in 2008.
1.8 km · Cricket stadium in Nepal · Wikipedia - 06Amitabha Monastery
Amitabha Monastery is a Himalayan Buddhist monastery in Nepal.
1.9 km · Himalayan Buddhist monastery in Nepal · Wikipedia - 07Gokarneshwor Mahadev temple
Gokarna Mahadev or Gokarneshwor Mahadev Temple is an important Nepali temple, situated near the village of Gokarna, several kilometers northeast of Bodhnath in the Kathmandu Valley. Within the temple's sanctum lies an important lingam of the Hindu god Shiva, but its fame relies mainly on the collection of statues and carvings around the temple.
800 m · Hindu temple in Kathmandu district, Nepal · Wikipedia - 08Extra Tech Oval Cricket Stadium
The Extratech Oval, also known as ExtraTech Oval International Cricket Stadium, is a cricket ground in Tilottama, Lumbini, Nepal.
1.5 km · cricket ground in Lumbini, Nepal · Wikipedia - 09Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling
Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling is a Tibetan Buddhist monastery near Boudhanath, on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal. It has ties to both the Kagyu and Nyingma schools, hence the combined Ka-Nying in the name.
2.3 km · tibetan Buddhist monastery near Kathmandu, Nepal · Wikipedia
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Getting to Gokarneshwor
- Airports
- Tribhuvan (KTM), 5 km · Pokhara (PHH), 143 km · Gautam Buddha (BWA), 196 km
- Pokhara → Gokarneshwor151 km · quickest by road, 3h 56m · ₨780–1,040
- Siddharthanagar (Bhairahawa) → Gokarneshwor190 km · quickest by road, 5h · ₨980–1,300
- Siliguri → Gokarneshwor322 km · quickest by road, 7h 17m · ₹3,170–3,960
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Gokarneshwor
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Gokarneshwor. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get aroundIt is entirely possible to trek from one village to another in the Valley (some examples below), otherwise it is easy to hire a taxi or take local buses to get around the Kathmandu Valley.
- Go nextA good centre for trekking, most notably to the Annapurna area.
From Wikivoyage: Kathmandu Valley, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-07.
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Next door to Gokarneshwor
Gokarneshwor is 7 km from Kathmandu, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Sundarijalhuman settlement in Nepal2.3 km
- Kageshwari-Manoharamunicipality in Kathmandu District, Nepal2.9 km
- Jorpativillage in Kathmandu District, Nepal1.5 km
- Gothatarhuman settlement in Nepal3.7 km
- Baluwa, Kathmanduhuman settlement in Nepal3.9 km
- Chunikhelhuman settlement in Nepal2.7 km