Hile

Area Code: 026
Hile is a town that you might come to when beginning or ending a trek. It is possible to get trekking supplies here. It is where treks to Arun Valley and to Makalu begin. There are some nice day walks in the area. Hile is 15km past Dhankuta.
There are some great views of the mountains about a half-hour walk from Hile, especially the Makalu range. To get there you walk to the north end of the bazaar and bear left onto a dirt bath and after around 300m go up a set a steps to get to the Hattikharka trail. You then walk pass the army base and then pass the army check point. You then go left get to a grassy plateau from where there is a fantastic view of the mountains.
There are many porters here. There people living here are Rais, Newar and Bhotiyas.

Where to Stay and Eat
Hotel Gajur has clean rooms and a popular Tibetan restaurant.
Hotel Himali (20340) has rooms with common bath for Rs 80/120 and with dorm beds for Rs 40.
Doma Lodge (20574) is a clean place with basic rooms for Rs 90 and with dorm beds for Rs 30.
Hotel Hillstone, by the bus stand, has clean double rooms with bath for Rs 300.
Kanjirowa Resort (20665), south of the bazaar, is a Tamang-style building with big basic rooms with hot water for Rs 500. It has good size grounds.

Travel
There is a night bus to Kathmandu (18 hr, 1.30 pm, Rs 373) and buses to Dharan (every half hour), from where you can get buses to other places. The bus ride to Kathmandu is really tough, so you may want to break the journey in Janakpur or Chitwan. There are regular buses to Basantapur (2 hr, every hour, Rs 45)

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