You have a choice of driving over or walking the first leg of the prior excursion. The views you'll see on this trip are definitely one in a million, thus the higher elevation on this path is absolutely worthwhile. You can always grab a ride on a pony or a jeep if you become tired too quickly. The Nagi Gompa is a place of calm contemplation, but the Budhanilkantha temple is reputed to have enormous power and the ability to grant wishes.