Everything You Need To Know About Sailung

Small Hillocks of Sailung

Detailed Address of Sailung (The Hundred Hillocks)

Sailung Rural Municipality Ward No 6

Dolakha District

Province No 3, Nepal

Altitude of Sailung: 

3150 meters from the sea level

Reference altitudes:

For avid trekkers who would like to continue their adventure treks to the high hills of Himalayas, here is the list of famous places and peaks to have a rough idea how the place would feel like.

Place/peak	Altitude (meters) from sea level
Thorong La Pass	5416
Everest Base Camp	5380
Larke Pass	5125
Tilicho, Manang	4919
Tsho Rolpa, Dolakha	4580
Annapurna base camp	4130
Pachpokhari, Sindhupalchok	4100
Kalinchok, Dolakha	3842
Muktinath	3710
Se Phoksundo	3611
Sailung, Dolakha	3150
Bethanchowk, Kavre	3000
Helambu, Sindhupalchok	3000
Phulchowki, Lalitpur	2700
Chandragiri, KTM	2551
Rara Lake, Mugu	2290
Nagarkot, Bhaktapur	2175
Dhulikhel, Kavre	1550
KTM	1400

Distance

Road distance of Kathmandu to Dhulikhel=30 km

Road distance of Dhulikhel to Mude=76 km

Distance of Mude to Sailung= 20 km

Total distance of Sailung from Kathmandu: 126 kilometers

Time Taken

Local Bus: 7-8 hours from Kathmandu

Private Vehicle (Motorbike or car): 4-5 hours

Best Travel itinerary for Sailung Trip: 2 Days

Bus: Drive off from Kathmandu Purano Buspark at 12PM noon. Get off at Dhunge bazaar or Bhaise from the bus and stay overnight in a locally available village-style hotel. Wake up at 5 AM, ascend to Sailung in an hour to see the sunrise. Enjoy the morning vista and roam around all the places as shown in the video and descend to Dhunge by 12PM to catch the bus to Kathmandu. You will reach KTM by 6PM provided there are no difficulties at the road.  

Private Vehicle: Drive off from Kathmandu at 2PM to reach to Mude at 6PM. Stay at a hotel in Mude. Set off at 5 AM early in the morning to reach to Kalopani at 6AM. Park the vehicle at Kalopani and hike up for an hour to reach to the Sailung top. You can come down to Kalapani at 2PM have dalbhat and return KTM at 3PM. You will reach KTM by 7PM provided there are no difficulties at the road.

Best Season to visit Sailung

Falgun to Chaitra: When winter season is just finished there is a high chance of snowfall, probably to the mid of Falgun. During this season, it is sheer cold at the top due to the breeze and snow, so be prepared with warm clothes. In Chaitra there might be some remnants of Snow but the plus point is the hillocks are all golden due to the faded color of grasses. Also, the hike up to the hill consists of rhododendron trees with blossoming flowers in red or white.

Bhadra to Ashoj: This is another best season to visit Sailung because in this season the hillocks are all green due to the lush grass of the rains. However, due to the frequent rains, the road is not so easy for the vehicles and you have to carry an umbrella or raincoat. 

Average Cost of Sailung trip

If you travel in a normal 150cc motorbike, four liters of petrol is sufficient (costs you around Rs. 500). If you stay one night along the way or in Sailung area Rs. 1500 is sufficient (without alcoholic beverages). You have to put Rs. 500 extra for tea, snacks along the way. Hence a total of Rs. 2500 is enough for a two day (going and returning) and one night stay trip. Cost is similar if you travel through the public bus but the trip may last longer because public bus takes a longer time.  

Recommended Watch:
Here is the detailed video of every information you need to know about Sailung. My friend, Harihar and I went to this place on March 19 and returned on March 20, 2019. See this amazing 100 hillocks in a video:

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