Welcome to Nepal
A trekkers' paradise, Nepal combines
Himalayan views, golden temples, charming hill villages and jungle wildlife
watching to offer one of the world's great travel destinations.
Mountain
Highs
The Nepal Himalaya is the ultimate
goal for mountain lovers. Some of the Himalaya’s most iconic and accessible
hiking is on offer here, with rugged trails to Everest, the Annapurnas and
beyond. Nowhere else can you trek for days in incredible mountain scenery,
secure in the knowledge that a hot meal, cozy lodge and warm slice of apple pie
await you at the end of the day. Then there's the adrenaline kick of rafting a
roaring Nepali river or bungee jumping into a yawning Himalayan gorge. Cannoning,
climbing, kayaking, paragliding and mountain biking all offer a rush against
the backdrop of some of the world’s most dramatic landscapes.
Medieval
Cities & Sacred Sites
Other travellers prefer to see Nepal
at a more refined pace, admiring the peaks over a sunset gin and tonic from a
Himalayan viewpoint, strolling through the medieval city squares of Kathmandu,
Patan and Bhaktapur, and joining Tibetan Buddhist pilgrims on a spiritual
stroll around centuries-old stupas and monasteries. Even after the 2015
earthquake, Nepal remains the cultural powerhouse of the Himalaya; the
Kathmandu Valley in particular offers an unrivalled collection of world-class
palaces, hidden backstreet shrines and sublime temple art. Nepal is also a
great place to learn about everything from Tibetan Buddhism to how to make the
best momos (dumplings).
Travel
Nirvana
There are few countries in the world
that are as well set up for independent travel as Nepal. Wandering the trekking
shops, bakeries and pizzerias of Thamel and Pokhara, it’s easy to feel that you
have somehow landed in a kind of backpacker Disneyland. Out in the countryside
lies a quite different Nepal, where traditional mountain life continues at a
slower pace, and a million potential adventures glimmer on the mountain
horizons. The biggest problem you might face in Nepal is just how to fit
everything in, which is one reason why many people return here over and over
again.
Jungle
Adventures
South of Nepal's mountains lies
something completely different: a chain of wild and woolly national parks,
where nature buffs scan the subtropical treetops for exotic bird species and
comb the jungles for rhinos, tigers and crocodiles. Choose from a luxury safari
lodge in central Chitwan or go exploring on a wilder trip to remote Bardia or
Koshi Tappu, stopping en route to visit the birthplace of Buddha on the steamy
plains near Lumbini. Whether you cross the country by mountain bike, motorbike,
raft or tourist bus, Nepal offers an astonishingly diverse array of attractions
and landscapes.
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