Written by: Manan Acharya - 30078, Grade VII
Posted on: 07 May, 2024
Champa devi is a one-day hiking spot where tourists often visit because of the beautiful
scenery and the temple. It took us 4 hours to reach our destination. The hiking
was shorter but difficult to climb the steep path.
We started our journey from Boudha at 5 in the morning and reached the hiking spot at 6.05,
from where we started our hike. As we walked, I enjoyed the greenery and I found that lots
of trees were pine, so I collected the pine cones as a memory. On our journey,
we saw a woman struggling to sell water and we bought three water bottles and a
cucumber from her. The cucumber gave me energy to walk as we hadn’t had food in the
morning. We asked her how many hours it will take us to go to Champa devi temple and
she said that it will take us two hours. So, we continued our journey. When we were walking,
we saw a shortcut, so we took it. Later, we regretted it because it was the most difficult narrow path. But also, we had lots of fun, after walking for what felt like an eternity, we
finally reached Champa devi. The temple was nice and small, however I had expected
a big temple. After we worshipped there, we had the food that my mom had cooked.
Then, we took a few pictures and relaxed for a while under the tree. While returning, my
father and I started to use shortcuts, but my mom and sister didn't take any. While
taking shortcuts, we went the wrong path, so we were lost. I was scared for a while but
after some time, we finally found the right path and met my mother and sister.
I have gone to many hikings like Nagarjun , Dhap dam , Changu Narayan hiking, but Champa
Devi was the best and memorable hike to me.
