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Adventure Sports in Nepal: The Complete Guide

Plan a Nepal adrenaline trip — white-water rafting and kayaking, plus paragliding, bungee, canyoning, biking and climbing, all in one place.

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Digital Nomad in Nepal

Everything for remote work in Nepal — internet and SIMs, coworking and laptop cafes, cost of living, monthly stays and visas, all in one place.

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Festivals in Nepal

When Nepal's festivals fall and what they mean — Dashain, Tihar, Indra Jatra, Teej and the Newari jatras of the Kathmandu Valley, all in one place.

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Getting Around Nepal

Plan how to travel Nepal — buses, domestic flights, private jeeps and ride apps, the routes that link the country and the most scenic drives, all in one place.

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Mountaineering & Peak Climbing in Nepal

Plan a climb in the Himalaya — NMA trekking peaks from Island to Mera, plus the permits, costs and seasons that turn a summit dream into a real plan.

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Nepal Itineraries

Every Nepal itinerary in one place — pick by how long you have, which region you want, or your travel style.

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Nepali Food & Drink

Plan what to eat in Nepal — the national dishes from dal bhat to momo, the best street-food snacks, and the traditional drinks, all in one place.

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Plan Your Trip to Nepal

Everything to plan a Nepal trip — visas, best time to go, money, safety, packing and etiquette, gathered into one practical hub.

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Road Trips & Motorbike Tours in Nepal

Nepal by road — the classic highway drives, motorbike tours to Mustang and the Annapurna Circuit, and how to hire a car with driver or rent a bike.

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Shopping in Nepal

Plan your Nepal souvenir hunt — what to buy from pashmina to thangka, the best markets city by city, and how to haggle, all in one place.

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Spiritual Nepal

Plan a spiritual journey through Nepal — its great temples and stupas, Himalayan monasteries, pilgrimage trails and meditation retreats, all in one place.

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Things to Do in Nepal

What to see and do in Nepal — heritage and temples, Himalayan viewpoints, waterfalls and lakes, and the country's bucket-list experiences, all in one place.

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Trekking in Nepal

Everything you need to plan a Himalayan trek — routes by region and type, peaks and passes, plus permits, costs and seasons in one place.

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Where to Stay in Nepal

Find your base in Nepal — hotels, hostels, resorts and homestays by budget, plus where to stay in Kathmandu, Pokhara and beyond, all in one place.

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Wildlife in Nepal

Plan a Nepal safari — the national parks and reserves, the iconic species to spot from tiger to red panda, and the best birdwatching, all in one place.

Travel by style

Planning around who's travelling — families, solo travellers, honeymooners and budget backpackers.

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Luxury Nepal

Nepal in comfort — the best luxury hotels and resorts, plus comfort lodge treks and private guided journeys, gathered in one place.

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Nepal Honeymoon

A romantic Nepal honeymoon — the best honeymoon hotels and most romantic couples' stays in Pokhara, gathered in one place.

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Nepal on a Budget

Backpacking Nepal cheaply — budget hostels and hotels, a money-saving itinerary, trekking costs and daily budgets, gathered in one place.

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Nepal with Kids

Everything for a family trip to Nepal — travelling with kids and toddlers, a relaxed itinerary, and the best family-friendly destinations, gathered in one place.

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Solo Travel in Nepal

Travelling Nepal solo — how safe it is, what to expect, and dedicated safety advice for solo female travellers, gathered in one place.

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Pokhara & the Annapurna Region

Nepal's adventure heartland — lakeside Pokhara, the Annapurna trekking villages and the dramatic high valleys beyond, with everything to plan a visit in one place.

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Eastern Nepal

Nepal's green far east — misty tea gardens, lively bazaar towns and the trailheads to its highest, least-crowded peaks, all in one place.

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Everest Region

The Sherpa homeland beneath the world's highest peak — Namche Bazaar, the Solu foothills and the trail gateways, with everything to plan a visit in one place.

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Far West & Karnali

Nepal's wildest, least-visited frontier — Dolpo, Rara, Simikot, Khaptad and Dhorpatan, with everything to plan a trip in one place.

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Kathmandu Valley

The cultural heart of Nepal — Kathmandu, Bhaktapur and the valley-rim hill towns, with everything to plan a visit in one place.

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Langtang & Helambu

The closest Himalaya to Kathmandu — Langtang's glacier valley, the holy lakes of Gosaikunda and the gentle hills of Helambu, with everything to plan a trip in one place.

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Nepal Terai

Nepal's southern lowlands — Chitwan and Bardia jungles, the Buddha's birthplace at Lumbini, and the plains' temple and border towns, all in one place.

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Kathmandu

Nepal's chaotic, captivating capital — ancient temple squares, the traveller hub of Thamel, and a thriving cafe and coworking scene in the Himalayan foothills.

Pokhara

Nepal's laid-back lakeside city — the gateway to the Annapurnas, with Phewa Lake, paragliding, and a relaxed strip of cafes facing the Himalayas.

Bhaktapur

A living medieval Newar city just east of Kathmandu — car-free brick lanes, temple squares, master potters and the famous juju dhau king curd.

Chitwan

Nepal's wild Terai lowlands — a UNESCO-listed national park where jeep safaris track one-horned rhinos and tigers along the Rapti River from the village of Sauraha.

Nagarkot

A cool Himalayan hill station 32km east of Kathmandu, famous for sunrise and sunset views that reach the Everest range on a clear day.

Sauraha

The lively riverside village on Chitwan's edge — Nepal's safari capital for rhinos and tigers, where dugout canoes drift the Rapti at sunset and jeeps roll into the national park at dawn.

Dhulikhel

A historic Newar hill town about 30km east of Kathmandu in Kavrepalanchok, famous for its wide Himalayan sunrise panorama and as the trailhead to the Namobuddha monastery.

Lumbini

Lumbini, Nepal is the UNESCO World Heritage birthplace of Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha — a serene pilgrimage site on the Terai plains of Rupandehi district, near Bhairahawa and the Sunauli border, with the Maya Devi Temple at its heart and a vast zone of international monasteries.

Kirtipur

A Newari hilltop town about 8km southwest of central Kathmandu, famous for its medieval temples, brick-paved old alleys and renowned Newa cuisine, with Tribhuvan University on its slopes.

Mustang

The arid, Tibetan-influenced rain-shadow region north of the Annapurnas — from freely accessible Jomsom and Muktinath to the restricted walled city of Lo Manthang.

Namobuddha

A major Buddhist pilgrimage site in Kavrepalanchok, centred on a hilltop stupa tied to the Buddha and tigress legend and the great Thrangu Tashi Yangtse Monastery.

Panauti

One of Nepal's oldest Newar towns, in Kavrepalanchok southeast of Kathmandu, set at the sacred Triveni river confluence and known for its pagoda temples and pioneering community homestay.

Bandipur

A preserved Newari hilltop bazaar town on the Kathmandu–Pokhara highway, with a car-free main street and sweeping Himalaya views.

Ghandruk

Ghandruk village is a stone-built Gurung settlement at 1,940 m in the Annapurna foothills, a jeep ride and a short climb from Pokhara — famous for its head-on view of Annapurna South and Machhapuchhre, its slate-roofed lanes and its place on the Poon Hill and Annapurna Base Camp trails.

Janakpur

The Terai city revered as the birthplace of Sita and the heart of Mithila culture — home to the marble Janaki Mandir, sacred ponds and the spectacular Vivaha Panchami festival.

Namche Bazaar

A horseshoe-shaped Sherpa trading town at 3,440m in the Khumbu, the natural acclimatization stop and gateway to Everest, with a famous Saturday market, museums and high day hikes.

Gorkha

The hill town that gave Nepal its name — ancestral home of the Shah kings and birthplace of Prithvi Narayan Shah, crowned by the Gorkha Durbar fort-palace.

Bardia

Nepal's largest and wildest Terai park, deep in the remote far west — the country's best chance of a wild Bengal tiger, with rhino, elephant and river dolphins on the Karnali.

Dharan

A clean, vibrant city at the foot of the eastern hills in Sunsari, famed for its hilltop temples, cool Bhedetar viewpoints, the Koshi riverside at Chatara and one of the liveliest street-food scenes in eastern Nepal.

Nuwakot

A historic hilltop town in Bagmati, north-west of Kathmandu, crowned by the seven-storey Nuwakot Durbar and pivotal to Nepal's 18th-century unification.

Dolpo

A remote trans-Himalayan region of turquoise Phoksundo Lake, ancient Bon culture and the elusive snow leopard, hidden behind the high Himalaya in Nepal's far west.

Gosaikunda

A cluster of sacred high-altitude alpine lakes at around 4,380m in Langtang National Park, Rasuwa — a major Janai Purnima pilgrimage site reached on foot from Dhunche or Sundarijal.

Ilam

Nepal's premier tea-growing district of rolling green hills, sunrise viewpoints and the India-border ridge, in the far eastern hills of Province No. 1.

Kakani

A breezy ridge resort at about 2,070m on the north-west rim of the Kathmandu Valley in Nuwakot, famous for sweeping Ganesh Himal, Langtang and Manaslu views, strawberry and trout farms, and an easy day trip from Kathmandu.

Manang

A high, semi-arid Tibetan-style village on the Annapurna Circuit, ringed by glaciers and the key acclimatization base for Tilicho Lake and the Thorong La pass.

Rara

The deep-blue heart of Nepal's far west — Rara Lake, the country's largest, set inside the pristine pine forests of Rara National Park in remote Mugu, Karnali.

Simikot

The remote hilltop capital of Humla in Nepal's far-western Himalaya — trailhead for the hidden Limi Valley, the upper Karnali and the pilgrim route to Mount Kailash via Hilsa.

Tansen

A historic Newari hill bazaar town in Palpa, famed for its stepped lanes, old temples, dhaka weaving and the riverside Rani Mahal — the 'Taj Mahal of Nepal'.

Baglung

Baglung is a Kaligandaki hill town in Nepal's western hills, three to four hours west of Pokhara — famed for the Baglung Kalika Bhagwati Temple, long suspension bridges over the gorge, and as the gateway to the Dhorpatan Hunting Reserve and the Guerrilla Trek.

Butwal

A fast-growing gateway city in Rupandehi at the foot of the Siwalik hills, where the Tinau river leaves the mountains for the plains. Butwal is the hub for travel to Lumbini, Tansen and Pokhara, with the hillside Siddhababa Temple, a riverside park and lively bazaars at Traffic Chowk and Basantapur.

Syabrubesi

A riverside bazaar town in Rasuwa at the confluence of the Bhote Koshi and Langtang Khola, Syabrubesi is the road-end trailhead for the Langtang Valley and Tamang Heritage treks, close to the Tibet border.

Chitlang

A green Newari farming valley in Makwanpur, south-west of Kathmandu, known for community homestays, an ancient salt-trade trail and Nepal's pioneering goat-cheese farm.

Nepalgunj

The bustling far-western gateway city in Banke, famed for the revered Bageshwori Temple, vibrant Indo-Nepal border bazaars, the sacred Rani Talab pond and its role as the springboard for Bardia National Park and the whole Karnali region.

Birgunj

Nepal's busiest southern gateway and commercial capital, set in Parsa on the Indian border, famed for the Ghantaghar clock tower, the Gahawa Mai Temple, the Birgunj–Raxaul crossing and its role as the main road hub for Kathmandu-bound travellers.

Dhangadhi

The far-western Terai gateway city in Kailali, springboard for Suklaphanta National Park's swamp deer and tigers, the Ramsar-listed Ghodaghodi Lake, the Karnali River at Chisapani and the road up to Khaptad and the far-western hills.

Helambu

The accessible Hyolmo homeland northeast of Kathmandu, a highland of Buddhist monasteries, apple orchards and gentle ridge treks on the edge of the Langtang region.

Daman

A quiet ridge-top hamlet at around 2,300m in Makwanpur on the old Tribhuvan Highway, famous for arguably the widest Himalayan panorama in Nepal, stretching from Dhaulagiri in the west to Everest in the east.

Hetauda

A green, tree-lined planned city in Makwanpur where the central hills meet the Terai plains. Hetauda is the gateway on the Kathmandu–Terai expressway and the old Tribhuvan Rajpath, known for its leafy avenues, the historic Makwanpur Gadhi fort, the Martyrs' Memorial Park, an industrial district and easy access to the Bagmati and Rapti rivers.

Beni

The district headquarters of Myagdi, set where the Myagdi Khola meets the Kali Gandaki — a busy roadhead bazaar and the gateway to Dhaulagiri Base Camp, Dhorpatan and the western road to Jomsom and Muktinath.

Besisahar

The district headquarters of Lamjung and the classic trailhead of the Annapurna Circuit — a busy roadhead bazaar in the green middle hills where the Marsyangdi valley road climbs toward Chame and Manang.

Kushma

An adventure-capital hill town in Parbat district, perched above the Kali Gandaki gorge and famous for the world's tallest bungee, a giant canyon swing and some of Nepal's longest suspension bridges, between Pokhara, Baglung and Beni.

Makalu

Remote eastern Nepal around Makalu, the world's fifth-highest peak, where the Arun and Barun valleys cut deep through the pristine Makalu Barun National Park in Sankhuwasabha district.

Taplejung

The remote far-eastern district that is the gateway to Kanchenjunga, the world's third-highest peak, and the revered Pathibhara temple, in the high hills of Province No. 1.

Khaptad

The spiritual heartland of far-western Nepal — a serene high plateau of grassy patans, oak and rhododendron forest and pilgrimage sites, protected within remote Khaptad National Park above Silgadhi and Doti.

Dhorpatan

A remote high valley straddling Baglung and Rukum that holds Nepal's only hunting reserve — open grasslands, blue sheep, Dhaulagiri and Putha Hiunchuli views, and trails almost no one walks.

Jiri

A green hill town in Dolakha nicknamed the 'Switzerland of Nepal', Jiri is the historic roadhead where Tenzing and Hillary-era expeditions began the long walk to Everest, and remains a gateway to Solu, Pikey Peak and Jirel culture.

Kalinchowk

A high, sacred ridge in Dolakha district, Kalinchowk crowns its 3,842-metre summit with the Bhagwati temple and is Nepal's most accessible snow destination, reached by cable car from Kuri village above the Charikot bazaar.

Phaplu

A green Sherpa town in lower Solukhumbu with its own airstrip, Phaplu is a quieter, lower-altitude gateway to the Everest region — a base for Chiwong Monastery, the Pikey Peak trek, Junbesi village and the Numbur Cheese Circuit.

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