It is a very popular tourist resort of Nepal. It is situated about 32 km east of Kathmandu at an altitude 2175 mtr.above the sea level. The panoroma of major peaks of the eastern Nepal Himalayas such as Mt. Everest, Manaslu, Ganesh, Langtang, Choba, Bhamre, Gauri, Shanker are clearly seen from these place. A moterable road links Nagarkot with Bhaktapur.