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Visiting Khotang District

By road: Diktel is connected via the Sagarmatha Highway (H09), 156 km long, which joins the Mahendra Highway at Kadmaha (Saptari District); the Pushpalal (Mid-Hills) Highway connects Khotang to eastern and western hill destinations.
Sunkoshi River
Sunkoshi River · Photo: Felix Dance · CC BY 2.0
ChillNepal team9 Oct 2026 1 min read

By road: Diktel is connected via the Sagarmatha Highway (H09), 156 km long, which joins the Mahendra Highway at Kadmaha (Saptari District); the Pushpalal (Mid-Hills) Highway connects Khotang to eastern and western hill destinations. By air: Thamkharka Airport (Khotehang), Khanidanda Airport and Lamidanda Airport (gateway to Halesi-Maratika Caves) serve the district. The Halesi caves are nowadays accessible by motorcycles and jeeps.

Remote hilly district; the Wikipedia article gives no documented best visiting season.

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