Welcome everyone to the Nepal Kathmandu website. In this website you would be able to find all the information about Nepal, its best tourist destinations, and how to reach there. In this 21st Century where you can find all the informations online, you wouldn't really need to choose any tour schemes to visit Nepal. Here, I have tried my best to provide detail and authentic information on different places so it would be easier for you to understand and plan your trip. If you will go through this website for some time, you would be able to get a good feel for the country and what places you might be interested.
So, let's begin our voyage for the Exploration of Nepal.
NEPAL is often referred to as "Never Ending Peace and love". Some of you may already have known Nepal as " The Land of Mt. Everest", "The Land of Buddha", " Country that has second biggest water resources", mountaneous country, country of Temples and many more. If you are somebody who has just known of Nepal, don't worry I will try to describe it with my full knowledge.
Where is Nepal ? Nepal is a beautiful country located in South Asia surrounded on three sides east, west and south by India and in the North by China. Though located in between these highly economic and rising nations Nepal has fought hard to have its own recognition all over the world.
Below is a map showing the Geographical position of Nepal.
Why choose Nepal as travel destination ? Nepal is a country where you can glimpse into your soul in the solitude of Himalaya in the abode of Gods feeling the sprituality all around. Nepal is a country which has world's 8 highest peaks among 14 highest peaks including the top of the World, Mount Everest(8,848m). Nepal has 35% of the land covered by forest. A country which has 848 species of brids, 319 species of exotic orchids, 500 species of orchids and extremely varied landscape has more to offer to the nature lovers. Nepal has 93 ethnic groups, 103 spoken and non-spoken languages, over 3000 temples, and more festivals than number of days in a year. Nepal is a melting pot of Hinduism and Buddhism. These are just to name a few. Please click here to know why Nepal is different from other countries and why it is a perfect tourism destination.
Nepal is rich in the natural diversity. Nepal's rugged terrain has preserved a variety of linguistic, ethnic, and cultural traditions which are opposed or rivaled by few nations.
How to get to Nepal ?
Reaching Nepal is no longer the difficult thing. It is fairly easy from every corner of the world. About 80% of visitors arrive by air today. Thanks to Nepal Airlines , Korean Air (Seoul) , Biman Bangladesh Airlines (Dhaka) , Air China (Lhasa), Condor (Munich), Druk Air (Paro) , Gulf Air (Abu Dhabi), Indian Airlines (Delhi, Calcutta, Varanasi), Qatar Airways ( Doha), Thai International (Bangkok), Martin Air (Amsterdam via Sharjah), Jet Airways International (Worldwide - India).
To know in detail about how to get visa, what are the planning you need to make, how can you enter Nepal and many more please visit my page "Getting to Nepal." The only international airport which is the gateway to the world is Tribhuvan International Airport.
Kathmandu :
Kathmandu is the Capital City of Nepal. Kathmandu is also known as "City of Temples". The valley of Kathmandu, a fertile green bowl set in the midst of Himalayn foothills, is an oasis of magnificent art, and the home of the ancient and sophisticated Newari culture. Kathmandu was named the Capital city of Nepal after King Prithvi Narayan Shah conquered Nepal.
How did Kathmandu get its name ? The Kathmandu valley is named after Kasthamandap, an imposing pagoda near Hanumandhoka. From the history, the city was built in 723 A.D. Kathmandu, a shangrila city of Nepal is novelty destination for many traveller. It is surrounded by green mountains, snow peaks, Kathmandu is the cradle of Nepalese civilization and culture. To know more about Kathmandu and travel destinations in Kathmandu please go to my "Kathamndu" page. Mount Everest : Mount Everest is the tallest structure in the World. With its majestic 8,848metres of height, it welcomes all the people from the World to the beautiful country Nepal. Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay are the first people to conquer the world's highest mountain. If you are someone who wants to go for the expedition, then you can go there easily from the capital city Kathmandu. From Kathmandu you can go to Lukla from flight and after that you need to walk. To know more about Lukla and getting to Mount Everest click here.
Nepali, is the official language spoken in Nepal. Nepali originated from the language of Khas, a hill tribe that migrated east along the Himalaya and by the 14th century established an empire in northwest Nepal. Like Sanskrit and Hindi, its written in Devanagari script. It is realted to Hindi about as closely as Italian is to spanish. There are more than 100 languages spoken in Nepal. Most of the visitors who come to Nepal get aquitainted with very basic Nepali such as "Namaste" and "Dhanyabaad". If you want to learn more about Language in Nepal and excited to learn Nepali please visit the page ofNepali language.
Trekking in Nepal :
Nepal's combination of natural beauty, cultural riches is mostly cherished by those who walk. Trekking is the first thing that entices foreigners all around the world to Nepal. The whole northern section of the country doesn't have enough roads so you need to trek to explore the country. Though there are people who just gaze at the mountains are feel very happy and relaxed, there are several trekkers who walk and live in the mountains for several days. One thing you have to remember. Trekking is walking and you should have willpower to walk. Trekking is a cultural rather than a wilderness experience. In the later sections, I have tried to show different trekking destinations and the things you need to consider before you are going for trekking.
