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Visit Nepal Year 2020 What To Expect
By Visit Nepal Year 2020 | 31 Jan, 2024

Nepal is one of the most amazing country in terms of diversity which really varies from culture to geography where you can experience variety of climatic zone within shortest distance which is pristine of its kind. While discussing about its culture it’s truly diverse. Kathmandu formerly known as temple city has the highest concentration of UNESCO world heritage site within the radius of few kilometers. Stretching from east to west the Himalaya serves as a source of water to the entire country which reaches Gangetic plain called Terai in lowland of Nepal.

Here let’s have a short brief about Nepal. Nepal is located between Tibet and India at the southern lap of Himalaya which literally looks rectangular shape. The north is all Himalaya from east to west so it consists of high mountains, hidden valleys and deep gorges. Hilly region occupies most of the countries area nearly two third. Gangetic plain called Terai stretches throughout the southern part of Nepal which is also called the food plate of Nepal.

While discussing about Nepal its culture and heritage are the most valuable treasure which bonds country with unity in diversity. There are more than 125 different indigenous speaking 100+ languages. So the culture, custom and tradition vary from place to place which makes it so unique. For being located in between Tibet and India here we can see the fusion of two distinct cultures what is called the melting pot. Nepal is unique at its cuisine so here you can try dozens of distinctive food items which you can’t find anywhere. Having discussing all above about outline information lets discuss about upcoming tourism year and its highlight.

Kathmandu Valley

Bouddhanath stupa

Kathmandu is the capital city of Nepal which is surrounded by hills covered by lush green forest. Kathmandu valley consists of three districts Kathmandu, Lalitpur and Bhaktapur. These entire three districts used to be seperate kingdom during medieval age. There are seven UNESCO world heritage sites inside Kathmandu valley which are Swayambhunath stupa, Kathmandu daurbar square, Pashupatinath temple, Bouddhanath stupa, Patan daurbar square, Bhaktapur daurbar square and Changu narayan temple. You can visit these heritage sites to explore medieval art and articraft. Swayambhunath and Bouddhanath are Buddhist stupa so here you can see many shrine, monastery, deities and monks performing prayers moving prayer wheels clockwise. Kathmandu Daurbar square is a square of ancient royal palace, several temples and yet the home to the living goddess Kumari. Strolling through the bustling streets where you can find small alleys to communal courtyard surrounded by houses.

Chitwan national park

Elephant bathing Chitwan

Chitwan national park is one of the prominent UNISCO world heritage sites which is located in the southern plain of low land. Chitwan national park is famous for its bio diversity where we can find some of the endangered species like one horn rhino, royal Bengal tiger, Gharial crocodile, fresh water dolphin called gangetic dolphin. 67 species of mammal, 125 species of fish, and 545 species of bird can be found here.  This place is also famous for wetland which is home to several bird and animal species. This region has many more things to offer to visitor. The local indigenous people called Tharu are rich in cultue and custom while exploring it is amazing. There are several religious sites including Balmaki temple which are additional highlight for pilgrim. Jungle safari, canoe ride, elephant safari, bird watching, Tharu culture exploration are the major highlights we can have here.

Everest Region   

Everest View

Everest region is famous mainly for Mount Everest but it has numerous things to offer. Everest region is located in the north eastern part of Nepal solukhumbu district province no 3. It is famous for Mt Everest, Sherpa people, ancient monastery, sacred cave, Lukla airport, Namche Bazar, Khumbu icefall, Khumbu glacier, Gokyo lakes, Himalayan Thar etc. Everest region is mainly located inside Sagarmatha National Park which is UNESCO heritage site. While talking about the access to Everest region we can get there by flight and by taking a jeep. Trekking, Mountain climbing, Sky diving, culture explore are the major activities we can do here. For the traveler who prefers to explore Everest without losing comfort Mountain flight is best choice. Dozens of aircraft leaves from Kathmandu every morning for mountain flight.

Lumbini

Peace Pagoda Lumbini

Lumbini is the birth place lord Gautam Buddha who is known as the light of Asia. He was born in 563 BCE as prince of his king father Suddhodan. So Lumbini is the Vatican of Buddhist where many pilgrim and visitor come from around the world.

Lumbini is located in the southern part of Nepal at low land of Terai. It is 287 Km away from Kathmandu,  109 km from Chitwan and Pokhara is 203 km via Tansen. Ashok pillar, Mayadevi temple, eternal lamp are the major highlights besides you can visit hundreds of beautiful monastery build by several countries. There are many luxury hotel, resort and pilgrim house are built so you can stay according to your preferences.

Pokhara     

Aerial view of Pokhara

Pokhara is another major city in Nepal with growing potential for tourism. If Kathmandu is political and cultural capital, then Pokhara is tourism and natural capital. Pokhara is the only city in the world offering amazing mountain view at its backdrop as Annapurna’s which makes it so special and unique of its kind. This is absolutely right place for them who are searching for adventure and leisure tourism

Pokhara is located at the western Nepal 200 km away from Kathmandu. There are dozens of schedule flight between Pokhara and Kathmandu which is very convenient for them who likes to escape road journey. There are bunch of lakes around Pokhara the famous and biggest one is Phewa lake which is located next to the touristic hub called Lakeside.  Boating around the lake, cycling, mountain flight, paragliding, trekking, hiking, recreation, therapy, spiritual exploration, yoga, meditation are the major activities. Place of interest are Sarangkot, peace pagoda, Mountain museum, Seti gorge, Davis fall, Gupteshwor Mahadev cave, etc.