Above the village

Daman View Lodge — 360 km of Himalaya in one lookदमन बिउ लज

4.68(51)· guest favouriteHimaGo verified · DoT/Guesthouse-2082/0411 Kavre / Nawalpur, Lumbini · 2,134 m

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Langtang, Ganesh, Sringi, Himalchuli, Manaslu, Himlung, Dhaulagiri — one line, 180°

Hosted by Hasti Ghale

2022 on HimaGo · Nepali · Gurung · Hindi · English (basic) · replies within 12 hours (walks to a signal) · 80%

DoT guesthouse registration Food handling certificate

5 rooms

from 2 guests

Check-in 13:00

check-out 10:00 · self or with host

Rooms from 2 guests

house extras रु900/night

1-night minimum

one night is fine

About this place

On Nepal's second-highest point in the middle hills; Langtang to Dhaulagiri, all at once

Daman was once a palace viewpoint for the Rana family and then nothing for forty years. The lodge is five rooms in a rebuilt stone schoolhouse; the owner, Hasti, ran kitchens on Annapurna expeditions for two decades and does the same thing here on a small stove with a pot that never quite empties.

On a clear morning the view is 360 km of Himalaya — Langtang to Dhaulagiri, and on a February day, Kangchenjunga too, which is absurd for a place 60 km from Kathmandu. On a hazy day, you're in cloud with tea and a very good dal bhat. Everyone who comes up here is gambling on the sky, and the odds are decent.

Langtang, Ganesh, Sringi, Himalchuli, Manaslu, Himlung, Dhaulagiri — one line, 180°
Paragliding camp 600 m above; tandem launches in Oct and Mar
Sunset over the Mahabharat range, then 5000 stars
Kakani–Daman ridge walk: 2 days, all middle-hill villages

Choose your rooms

Rates shown from the nightly price. Add dates to see what’s left.

Guest room

Rooms 4 and 5 have the west-facing windows and private (cold!) washbasins. The dormer room sleeps four and is the warmest. Beds have electric blankets plus a felt — ask the kitchen to switch them on at 20:00.

Sleeps 2 2 beds 1 bath

5 rooms of this type

from रु4,800/ night

Selected rooms sleep 2 · party of 2

What this place has

24-hr hot showerComfort

Wood-burning bhari nuwako stoveComfort

Room heaterComfort

Extra yak-wool blanketsComfort

Home-cooked dal bhat includedFood

Dinner bookable the same dayFood

Chiya anytime, on the houseFood

Mountain view from the roomComfort

Private terrace or balconyComfort

Trained first-aid hostSafety

What this place does NOT have

Hosts who list these get 3× fewer complaints, so we made the field required.

Attached bathrooms in 3 rooms (shared, heated, spotless)
Wi-Fi faster than 4 Mbps
Any restaurant for 20 km

Nepal reality check

Checked by a HimaGo team member on site — not claimed by the host.

Altitude: 2,134 m: the walk up leaves you puffing but is fine for sleeping; the cold at night is not altitude, it's just cold.
Hot water: Bucket, heated on the stove on request. It works; it's an experience; solar backs it up in the afternoons.
Power: Solar + battery, lights and charging till 22:00, generator at 18:00–20:00 for the kitchen.
Wi-Fi: 4 Mbps satellite from a small dish; text works, video calls are a daily negotiation at 07:00.
Weather: Cloud sits on this ridge most afternoons from 11:00. Sleep over for the 06:00 view rather than day-tripping.

Availability & prices

Small number under each day = the Bikram Sambat date. Amber dot = a festival, which moves the rate.

Oct–Dec for clarity; Feb for the long light

September 2026

१६ भदौ २०८३

SuMoTuWeThFrSa

October 2026

१५ आश्विन २०८३

SuMoTuWeThFrSa

festival unavailable chosensmall number under each date = Bikram Sambat day

10 nights already booked or closed by the house · Jul–Aug the road head gets cut by landslides; lodge may close at short notice and always refunds.

Weekend uplift

+10% Fri–Sat

Stays of 7+ nights

−12% automatically

Local tourism fee

रु100 × nights

Where it is

Above the village, 20 min walk from the road head

27.7100, 84.1670 · 2,134 m Open in Google Maps

Getting there

Kathmandu2 h to Bandale (or Kakani side), then a 20–40 min walk up the ridge with a 300 m climb. No road to the door — this is the honest bit.
TaxiNPR 7,500 return with waiting, or 2,500 one-way plus the walk; ask Hasti for a driver who knows the concrete.
BusKathmandu → Pratappur/Dumre side buses stop at Bandale; NPR 350, 2.5–3 h, irregular after 15:00.
BagsPorters from the road head: NPR 1,200 for a load, or carry your own and eat Hasti's lunch, which is better.

Within reach

Paragliding take-off (Bandale ridge)20 min
Indra Sarovar lake (trek, 1 day)10.0 h
Kakani viewpoint1.6 h
Pratappur village market55 min

Guest reviews

4.68/ 5

51 verified stays

Cleanliness4.5

Accuracy4.8

Check-in4.6

Communication4.5

Location5.0

Value for money4.8

Susanne H.Graz, AT

5.02026-04-19२०८३ बैशाख ६

You walk up. That's the whole listing and the whole point. Hasti cooked a dal bhat on a small stove that made us quiet for ten minutes, and on the second morning the entire range appeared in cloud for twenty minutes and we watched eight people in down jackets say nothing. Bucket hot water, cold nights, perfect.

Things to know

House rules

The stove is for everyone; the fire is not to be built up after 22:00.
No loudspeakers, no drones (paragliding lane overhead).
Bring your own refillable bottle if you can — water from the spring is excellent, and the lodge is plastic-free.
Dinner at 19:30; the kitchen closes at 20:30 and cannot be re-lit.
If you're coming in snow or heavy rain, tell Hasti first. He'd rather say no than have you stuck.

Check-in & out

Self or with-host check-in from 13:00
Check-out by 10:00
Late arrival? Tell the host — villages lock gates
Cots and high chairs available

Cancellation

Free cancellation until 48 h before. Weather emergencies and landslides: no charge, always.

HimaGo covers your extra night if a strike, landslide or flight cancellation strands you — no claim form.

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Above the village

Daman View Lodge — 360 km of Himalaya in one lookदमन बिउ लज

4.68(51)· guest favouriteHimaGo verified · DoT/Guesthouse-2082/0411 Kavre / Nawalpur, Lumbini · 2,134 m

1 / 3

Langtang, Ganesh, Sringi, Himalchuli, Manaslu, Himlung, Dhaulagiri — one line, 180°

Hosted by Hasti Ghale

2022 on HimaGo · Nepali · Gurung · Hindi · English (basic) · replies within 12 hours (walks to a signal) · 80%

DoT guesthouse registration Food handling certificate

5 rooms

from 2 guests

Check-in 13:00

check-out 10:00 · self or with host

Rooms from 2 guests

house extras रु900/night

1-night minimum

one night is fine

About this place

On Nepal's second-highest point in the middle hills; Langtang to Dhaulagiri, all at once

Langtang, Ganesh, Sringi, Himalchuli, Manaslu, Himlung, Dhaulagiri — one line, 180°
Paragliding camp 600 m above; tandem launches in Oct and Mar
Sunset over the Mahabharat range, then 5000 stars
Kakani–Daman ridge walk: 2 days, all middle-hill villages

Choose your rooms

Rates shown from the nightly price. Add dates to see what’s left.

Guest room

Sleeps 2 2 beds 1 bath

5 rooms of this type

from रु4,800/ night

Selected rooms sleep 2 · party of 2

What this place has

24-hr hot showerComfort

Wood-burning bhari nuwako stoveComfort

Room heaterComfort

Extra yak-wool blanketsComfort

Home-cooked dal bhat includedFood

Dinner bookable the same dayFood

Chiya anytime, on the houseFood

Mountain view from the roomComfort

Private terrace or balconyComfort

Trained first-aid hostSafety

What this place does NOT have

Hosts who list these get 3× fewer complaints, so we made the field required.

Attached bathrooms in 3 rooms (shared, heated, spotless)
Wi-Fi faster than 4 Mbps
Any restaurant for 20 km

Nepal reality check

Checked by a HimaGo team member on site — not claimed by the host.

Altitude: 2,134 m: the walk up leaves you puffing but is fine for sleeping; the cold at night is not altitude, it's just cold.
Hot water: Bucket, heated on the stove on request. It works; it's an experience; solar backs it up in the afternoons.
Power: Solar + battery, lights and charging till 22:00, generator at 18:00–20:00 for the kitchen.
Wi-Fi: 4 Mbps satellite from a small dish; text works, video calls are a daily negotiation at 07:00.
Weather: Cloud sits on this ridge most afternoons from 11:00. Sleep over for the 06:00 view rather than day-tripping.

Availability & prices

Small number under each day = the Bikram Sambat date. Amber dot = a festival, which moves the rate.

Oct–Dec for clarity; Feb for the long light

September 2026

१६ भदौ २०८३

SuMoTuWeThFrSa

October 2026

१५ आश्विन २०८३

SuMoTuWeThFrSa

festival unavailable chosensmall number under each date = Bikram Sambat day

10 nights already booked or closed by the house · Jul–Aug the road head gets cut by landslides; lodge may close at short notice and always refunds.

Weekend uplift

+10% Fri–Sat

Stays of 7+ nights

−12% automatically

Local tourism fee

रु100 × nights

Where it is

Above the village, 20 min walk from the road head

27.7100, 84.1670 · 2,134 m Open in Google Maps

Getting there

Kathmandu2 h to Bandale (or Kakani side), then a 20–40 min walk up the ridge with a 300 m climb. No road to the door — this is the honest bit.
TaxiNPR 7,500 return with waiting, or 2,500 one-way plus the walk; ask Hasti for a driver who knows the concrete.
BusKathmandu → Pratappur/Dumre side buses stop at Bandale; NPR 350, 2.5–3 h, irregular after 15:00.
BagsPorters from the road head: NPR 1,200 for a load, or carry your own and eat Hasti's lunch, which is better.

Within reach

Paragliding take-off (Bandale ridge)20 min
Indra Sarovar lake (trek, 1 day)10.0 h
Kakani viewpoint1.6 h
Pratappur village market55 min

Guest reviews

4.68/ 5

51 verified stays

Cleanliness4.5

Accuracy4.8

Check-in4.6

Communication4.5

Location5.0

Value for money4.8

Susanne H.Graz, AT

5.02026-04-19२०८३ बैशाख ६

Things to know

House rules

The stove is for everyone; the fire is not to be built up after 22:00.
No loudspeakers, no drones (paragliding lane overhead).
Bring your own refillable bottle if you can — water from the spring is excellent, and the lodge is plastic-free.
Dinner at 19:30; the kitchen closes at 20:30 and cannot be re-lit.
If you're coming in snow or heavy rain, tell Hasti first. He'd rather say no than have you stuck.

Check-in & out

Self or with-host check-in from 13:00
Check-out by 10:00
Late arrival? Tell the host — villages lock gates
Cots and high chairs available

Cancellation

Free cancellation until 48 h before. Weather emergencies and landslides: no charge, always.

HimaGo covers your extra night if a strike, landslide or flight cancellation strands you — no claim form.

Similar stays

Patan (Lalitpur)

रु4,800 / night

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