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About Nepal

Himalaya Kingdom of “Nepal”

In Nepal, you can hike to the Himalayas, and there’s absolutely no shortage of guides and porters who’ll assist you in your trip. They’ll also be more than happy to assist you in ascending a mountain of your choice, should you choose to do so. Besides trekking, you can go whitewater rafting in Nepal’s several Himalayan rivers. You can also go paragliding and visit National Parks in jungle safari trips, where you’ll see a lot of wild beasts and a range of tropical plants.

There’s also no shortage of cultural and historical sites to visit in Nepal, and you can hire a guide and visit some historical and culturally significant world heritage sites of this nation. Each and every mountain of Nepal is incredible, but if you’re interested only in the tallest among them, you can book a trip to Mt. Everest.

Nepal is considered one of the best destination in the world. Nepal is the country of Mt. Everest, birth place of Lord Buddha and Holy land of Hindus and Buddhist. In Nepal, the same beautiful mountain ranges, which draw trekkers and climbers, shape an incredible variety of white water challengers for paddlers. The centuries old cities, panoramic views of the Himalayas, green forest with different types of wild animals and more than 800 species of birds makes Nepal popular destination.

There are seven world heritage sites including old cities, Pashupatinath Temple, Kathmandu Durbar Square, Changunarayan, Swyambhunath Stupa (Monkey Temple), Bhaktapur Durbar Square, Patan Durbar Square, Bouddhanath Stupa are the monasteries, Temples and ancient heritage under the preservation of UNESCO. Apart from this there is an excellent hiking opportunity around the valley sightseeing in Pokhara, Chitwan, Lumbini is also excellent opportunity to explore Nepal.

The diverse geography of this small country surrounded extremes from the highest peak on the earth to steamy lowland jungles. Nepal is only hundred miles wide but rises from near sea level on the genetic plain to over 8848m at the top of the Mount Everest.

Fact’s of Nepal

Continent: Asia (South)

Situated: Situated between India in the south, east, west and China in the north.

Total Area Covered: 1,47,181 Sq. Km.

Capital: Kathmandu

Total Population: 28.58 million

People: 92 Spoken language and more than 101 ethnic groups.

National Language: Nepali is the national language but travel trade people can understand and speak English as well.

Religion: Secular state with a per-dominance of Hindu and Buddhist.

Currency: Nepali Rupee

Political System: Federal Democratic Republic

Climate: Nepal has four major seasons.

Winter : December – February Spring : March – May Summer : June – August Autumn : September – November

Monsoons are from June till mid September.

What to wear: Warm garments are necessary for October – March. Light weight clothing is recommended from May through October. And umbrella or a raincoat is must for the rainy season.