One of the largest stupas in the world, a great white dome with the all-seeing eyes of the Buddha painted on its tower, the centre of Tibetan Buddhism in Nepal. Pilgrims walk clockwise around it, spinning prayer wheels, especially at dusk.
Rooftop cafés overlook the stupa. Nearby, Pashupatinath is Nepal's holiest Hindu temple, with cremations on the riverbank. Swayambhunath, the 'Monkey Temple', has views over the city.
A one-hour sightseeing flight from Kathmandu along the Himalaya to Mt Everest (8,849 m), passing Langtang, Gauri Shankar, Cho Oyu, Lhotse and Makalu.
The old royal palace square of Kathmandu, with pagoda temples, the Hanuman Dhoka palace and the Kumari Ghar, home of the living goddess Kumari, who s…
A medieval Newari city in the Kathmandu Valley with brick-paved squares, carved wooden windows, pottery workshops, and the five-tiered Nyatapola temp…
A national park in Nepal's lowland jungle, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, home to one-horned rhinoceroses, Bengal tigers, sloth bears, gharial crocodi…
The classic trek to the foot of the world's highest mountain, about 12 to 14 days return from Lukla, through Sherpa villages such as Namche Bazaar, p…
Pokhara's Phewa Lake reflects the snowy peaks of the Annapurna range, including the fishtail summit of Machapuchare, on clear mornings.
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