| Nepal is a beautiful country and a cheap place to visit. | | | | few days, or the remainder of your visa! As if that |
| With so much on offer, from some of the worlds | | | | wasn't enough, the mighty Fish Tail mountain sits in |
| oldest temples, trekking in the Himalayas, rafting, | | | | the Himalaya range that is impossible to lose in this |
| kayaking, horse riding, cycling, or just lounging around | | | | region. Pokhara offers so much, with some of Nepal's |
| lakes. Now is the best time to visit, before tourism | | | | best trekking, cycling, paragliding, some of the worlds |
| takes over the country. | | | | best rafting & kayaking on various rivers, various |
| Landlocked between Tibet, China and India, Nepal is a | | | | temples, outrageous views and a beautiful lake to |
| country with it's own culture and offerings. The | | | | spend time floating around. It might be a bumpy 8 |
| people are a diverse mix of local hill tribes, such as | | | | hour bus ride from Kathmandu, but it is definitely |
| the Sherpas, refugees from Tibet and migrants from | | | | worth it. |
| India. Buddhism was once the dominant religion, and | | | | Chitwan National Park, south of Kathmandu, is a |
| has left some of the worlds finest temples. Hinduism | | | | incredible national park. Now well managed, ensuring |
| is now the major religion, which has lead to amazing | | | | great breeding problems for the animals, but also |
| re-use of temples and religions sites, as well as one | | | | correct management of the forests and surrounding |
| of the world's most religious tolerant countries. | | | | area. In particular the tigers, elephants and fresh |
| Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal, is a hectic place, but | | | | water dolphins make Chitwan a great visitor |
| the home to some of the worlds oldest and finest | | | | experience. |
| temples. The Durbur squares of Kathmandu, and the | | | | Nepal is not only home to Mount Everest, but also 8 |
| nearby city of Patan are full of palaces and temples. | | | | of the worlds 10 tallest peaks. Nepal is regarded as |
| Kathmandu has the worlds oldest Pagodas, and all of | | | | the ultimate trekking destination, with endless routes |
| Asia's Pagodas are derived from these original | | | | across the country, ranging from 1 hour to 28 days. |
| designs. The stupas (temples) of Swayambhunath | | | | The Everest Base Camp Trek offers some of the |
| and Bodnath are perhaps Nepal's most famous | | | | finest views of the worlds tallest peaks. But if the 2 |
| images. Beautiful, grand whitewashed buildings topped | | | | week trek isn't your thing, then take the bus to the |
| with a tower with Buddha's all seeing eyes. | | | | village of Nagarkot. From here you can see Mount |
| Pokhara is Nepal's second city, at least in terms of | | | | Everest, although it's not much more than a dot in |
| tourism. The grand lake of Phewa Tal, surrounded by | | | | the distance, as well as some of the worlds other |
| beautiful green mountains is an idyllic spot to spend a | | | | tallest peaks. |