Travel in Nepal
Nepal is a beautiful country of the world. Nepal is a land locked country that is located between two great country India and China. Nepal is a small country with an area of 147000 sq.km. There are 36,000 villages in Nepal with 75 district, 14 zones, and 5 development region. The capital city of Nepal is Kathmandu which is central part of Nepal. Nepal has been divided into 3 parts, then one Train, Hill and Mountain Region.
Kathmandu, the capital city of Nepal is the first entry point. Kathmandu valley has the honors of possessing a full fledged ancient and medieval civilization. There are as many houses as many temples and there are as many men as many gods. Every day there seems people observing festivals and ritual activities. Kathmandu, one finds a unique culture having the blend of Hinduism and Buddhism, Islam and Christianity. the tourist visiting Nepal are a not only attracted by the snow peaks, lakes, gorges, glaciers, forest, animals, ancient cities, but also they are attacked by different ethnic groups.
Traveling in most impotent places
Kathamandu: It is the capital and th biggest city of the country. The parliament and head offices of all the offices are located here. Basntapur, Hanuman Dhoka, Kasthamandap, Pashupatinath, Swayambhunath, are very imported places.
Patan: It is located in the Lalitpur district of Bagmati zone It is also famous for Nepalese art nad craft. Lod Krishana, Minnath, Machchhendranath and Buddha Stupa is attractive places.
Bhadgaon: Bhadgaon is the axcient name of modern bhaktapur. It is to the east of Kathmandu. It is one of the oldest and the trirt biggest town in the valley. It is famous for Nepalese art and architecture. Nyatapol, the temples of Bhairavnath and Dattatraya, Bhaktapur darbarsquare are some of its most attractive objects.
Nagarkot: Nagarkot is a very beautfull place in Nepal. It is located 32 km east of kathmandu. It is reanowned for its sunrise view of the Himalaya including Mount Everest as well as other snow-capped peaks of the Himalayan range of eastern Nepal. Nagekot also offers a panoramic view of the Kathmandu Valley. Nagarkot is an international tourist destination with spectacular views of the whole Langtang range, sunrise on the mountains and sunset views. We can see the panoramic views of the captivating landscapes and hills with the Kathmandu valley. You can breathe the cool mountain breeze in the resort town of Nagarkot. There are resorts from top-end quality to decent lodges to accommodate you and serves different cuisines
Pokhara : Pokhara is situated in the Kaski district of Gandaki zone. There are several lakes in pokhara,Fewa lake, Rupa lake, Begnas lakewhich enrich the beauty of the place. At the Fewa lake itself there is a temple of Barahi. Another significant site is the temple of indyabasini. Pokhara is famous for its natural beauty. Machhapuchhre, Dhaulagiri, Annpurna Mountain are assn very clearly from pokharaMahendracave, chamero Gupha, David Falls, etc. are other attractive places of pokhara. The beautiful scenery of Seti river is another eye- catching object. For all these reasons, pokhara has vbecome the center for tourists of different countries.
Lumbini: Lumbini is situated in Rupandehi district of Lumbini zone.It is an important historical and religious place. Gautam Guddha, the founder of Buddhism and preacher of peace in the world wah born in Lumbini. The monument of Ashoka the Great and the temple of Mayadevi (Mother of Gautam Buddha) are aldo located here.
Janakpurdham: Janakpurdham is the Dhanusha distirct and Janakpur zone. It is also situated in the eastern terai. The famous temple of Ram-Janaki is located here. Every year on the fifth day of the full moon in the month of Magh, Ram Nawami, a big festival is held here.
Parks and Animals: In the 8 national parks Everest National park , Royal Chitwan National park, Royal bardia National park, Shey-phoksundo National park, Khaptad National park, Langtang National park, Rara national park Makalu-barun national park. The available endangered species of this country are Tiger, Rhin,Snow-leopard, clouded-0leopard, Red panda, Brown bear, Asamese macaque, Gangetic dolphin, Wild elephant, Giant horn bill, swamp deer, Wild yak, Tibetan antelope, Black buck, four horned antelope, This country also harbours one of the world's best bhvitats for onehorned rhino, Royal Bengal tiger, Snow-leopard, Clouded-leopard, Red panda. There wildlife includes wild elephant, buffaloes, bison, blue bull, brown bear, sloth bear, leopard, crocodiles and many varieties of cat,dog,deer and antelope families. This reveals that Nepal is an ecological dreamland.
Nepal in herbs: Nepal's biodiversity is a reflection of physiographic, climatologically and wide altitudinal variations. Nepal represents 118 ecosystems and 35 forest types. Its biological diversity ranging between Indo-Malayan and palaeoartic fauna and flora includes 3 critically endangered, 14 endangered and 42 vulnerary. Forest are an integral part of biodiversity. There are over 6500 species of vascular plants including over 252 species of endemic, 400 species of trees and 700 species of medicinal plants.
Himalayan region: Climatically, Nepal Himalayan region is characterized by the decreasing oxygen pressure, the high radiation values, the low temperatures and the absolute humidity of the air. Similarly, in the geological context of Himalayan region there can be seen the steep and irregular relief of the mountain, poorly developed soil, high susceptibility to geomorphologic hazards, leeward position to high mountains' ridge short period of vegetation, limited choice of crops and poorly developed infrastructure. The most important travels activities in Nepal are trekking and mountaineering. Nepal took on an open sky policy which led to significant increase in private sector airways and helicopter services and Domestic Airlines service are available in Kathmandu Trekking in Nepal is a unique mobile. This is the country where ons's every day trekking activity is always changed from one camp to another. Therefore, many tourists visit Nepal to have new experiences form trekking activities. The popular trekking routes are Mt.Everest area in the north east, Langtang, Helambu in the central region, Annapurna, Jomshom, upper Dolpa, Lomanthang mustang and Jumla- Rara are more difficult and expensive.
Rafting: After a trek, tourists are found to do whitewater rafting mostly in the Trisuli River. Rafting in the Sunkosi, Kaligandaki, Arun, Karnali, Bheri and Seti River are available. One the way down form rafting trip, the tourists generally go to the Jungle Resort Camps located in the Terai region. some touriste will go to Royal Shukla phanta, some will visit Bardia National park and some will visit Koshi Tappu and Chitwan National park for the purpose of observing animals available inside the park. Spotted deers, rhinos, crocodiles, and tigers have fascinated the tourist who visit these areas. It is estimated that approximiately sixty-thousand tourists visit Chitwan National Park.
To recapitulate, Nepal is a dreamland that wins and solaces the heart of visitors by the captivating sights and experience of the incredible mountain chain wild forests, climbing and trekking routes, ecology, mountain environment, culture, heritage, religion in term of products and their events and various other activities. Therefore, Nepal Tourism Board has branded "Naturally Nepal: Once is not enough". An adventure tourist can ascend to Sagarmatha and other youngest Himalayas for the rewarding and thrilling climbing sensation and descend to Sauraha (Located outside the Chitwan Natipnal Park) through snowy paths or rocky steps to breathe the satisfaction of such' wilderness'. While enjoying Elephant ride in Sauraha, he or she will have a pleasant nostalgia of the climbing when he sees the snow-clad mountains at his back and tiger at his front in the National Park of Chitwan. A trekker's journey from Lomanthang to Lumbini will still fascinate him to experience trans-Himalayan culture, tantric Buddhism of the north, mysterious gonpas (tibetan Buddhist monasteries and nunneries) and pre-historic caves and hidden pilgrimages and his journey to Lumbini helps him to breathe t he air of peace and tranquility and renouncement at the birth place of Lord Buddha. Similarly, a visitor's journey from Kanchanjunga to Kanchanpur provides him the experience of mountain and study of diverse ethnic culture. Kanchanjunga dream fulfills also the desire of a high-hill walking through the tea gardens of the beautiful hill station of the eastern part of Nepal (Illam) adjoining Darjeeling. Hills of Nepal are the life and soul of diverse ethnic group. A new destination of trekking can be introduced to Labchi-Lumnang of Dolakha District under the theme of Adventure Pilgrimage Trek especially to the Buddhists of Europe and USA. Similarly, inner Solu valley trek can be developed for those who do not want to talk at high altitude. Shamanism tour will be other fascinating activities in different areas of NEpoal. The potential destinaion would be Dhading and Makwanpur, Gorkha, Nuwakot, Dolakha, Jajarkot and eastern Nepal. To visit Nepal is to see the life in the land without wheels.
Juxtaposition and synthesis of old and new, nature and culture, ecology and environment, flora and fauna, Buddhism and present ideas and behavior, rituals and other practices, living goddess- Kumari and reincarnated Lama- Rimpohe, masks and mantras, faith healers and sorcerers, shamanism and spiritism is a unique and rewarding feature of this country. Equally vibrant and fascinating are the four heritages popularly known as Natural Heritage (Nature gifts), History rooted Heritage (Historical places and monuments), Manufactured Heritage (Manmade artifacts) and Socio-ideological Heritage (Social institutions-family, marriage, kinships, customs, dresses and ornament food habits, festivals, dance, drama, folk songs, ethos, norms, values, morals and beliefs). These reveal that Nepal is anthropological pilgrimage.