A national park in Nepal's lowland jungle, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, home to one-horned rhinoceroses, Bengal tigers, sloth bears, gharial crocodiles and hundreds of bird species. Take jeep safaris, canoe trips and guided jungle walks.
Sauraha is the main base. Visit the Tharu villages. Best from October to March. It's about 5 hours by bus from Kathmandu or Pokhara.
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 one-hour sightseeing flight from Kathmandu along the Himalaya to Mt Everest (8,849 m), passing Langtang, Gauri Shankar, Cho Oyu, Lhotse and Makalu.
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 Buddhis…
Pokhara's Phewa Lake reflects the snowy peaks of the Annapurna range, including the fishtail summit of Machapuchare, on clear mornings.
A medieval Newari city in the Kathmandu Valley with brick-paved squares, carved wooden windows, pottery workshops, and the five-tiered Nyatapola temp…
The Annapurna region offers treks of every length.
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