Visit Nepal Year 2020 What To Expect

Nepal is one of the most amazing countries in terms of diversity, which really varies from culture to geography, where you can experience a variety of climatic zones within the shortest distance, which is pristine of its kind. While discussing its culture, it’s truly diverse. Kathmandu, formerly known as the temple city, has the highest concentration of UNESCO World Heritage sites within a radius of a few kilometers. Stretching from east to west, the Himalayas serve as a source of water to the entire country, which reaches the Gangetic plain called Terai in the lowlands of Nepal.

Here, let’s have a brief about Nepal. Nepal is located between Tibet and India at the southern lap of the Himalaya, which literally looks like a 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 country's area, nearly two-thirds. The Gangetic plain, called Terai, stretches throughout the southern part of Nepal, which is also called the food plate of Nepal.

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

Kathmandu Valley Sightseeing

Bouddhanath stupa

Kathmandu is the capital city of Nepal, which is surrounded by hills covered by lush green forest. The Kathmandu Valley consists of three districts: Kathmandu, Lalitpur, and Bhaktapur. These three entire districts used to be separate kingdoms during the medieval age. There are seven UNESCO World Heritage sites inside the Kathmandu Valley, which are Swayambhunath Stupa, Kathmandu Durbar Square, Pashupatinath Temple, Bouddhanath Stupa, Patan Durbar Square, Bhaktapur Durbar Square, and Changu Narayan Temple. You can visit these heritage sites to explore medieval art and handicrafts. Swayambhunath and Bouddhanath are Buddhist stupas, so here you can see many shrines, monasteries, deities, and monks performing prayers, moving prayer wheels clockwise. Kathmandu Durbar Square is a square of an ancient royal palace, several temples, and yet the home to the living goddess Kumari. Strolling through the bustling streets, you can find small alleys to communal courtyards surrounded by houses.

Chitwan National Park

Elephant bathing in Chitwan

Chitwan National Park is one of the prominent UNESCO World Heritage Sites, which is located in the southern plain of low lowland. Chitwan National Park is famous for its biodiversity, where we can find some of the endangered species like the one-horned rhino, royal Bengal tiger, gharial crocodile, and freshwater dolphin called the 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 its wetland, which is home to several bird and animal species. This region has many more things to offer to visitors. The local indigenous people called Tharu are rich in culture and custom, and exploring them is amazing. There are several religious sites, including Balmaki Temple, which are additional highlights for pilgrims. Jungle safari, canoe ride, elephant safari, bird watching, and Tharu culture exploration are the major highlights we can have here.

Everest Region Trekking

The Everest region is famous mainly for Mount Everest, but it has numerous things to offer. The Everest region is located in the northeastern part of Nepal's Solukhumbu District, Province No. 3. It is famous for Mt. Everest, Sherpa people, ancient monasteries, sacred caves, Lukla Airport, Namche Bazar, Khumbu Icefall, Khumbu Glacier, Gokyo Lakes, Himalayan Thar, etc. The Everest region is mainly located inside Sagarmatha National Park, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. While talking about access to the Everest region, we can get there by flight and by taking a jeep. Trekking, mountain climbing, skydiving, and culture exploration are the major activities we can do here. For the traveler who prefers to explore Everest without losing comfort, a mountain flight is the best choice. Dozens of aircraft leave from Kathmandu every morning for a mountain flight.

Lumbini Tour

Peace Pagoda, Lumbini

Lumbini is the birthplace of Lord Gautam Buddha, who is known as the light of Asia. He was born in 563 BCE as the prince of his king father, Suddhodan. So Lumbini is the Vatican of Buddhism, where many pilgrims and visitors come from around the world.

Lumbini is located in the southern part of Nepal in the lowlands of Terai. It is 287 Km away from Kathmandu and 109 km from Chitwan, and Pokhara is 203 km away via Tansen. Ashok pillar, Mayadevi Temple, and the eternal lamp are the major highlights; besides, you can visit hundreds of beautiful monasteries built by several countries. There are many luxury hotels, resorts, and pilgrim houses built so you can stay according to your preferences.

Pokhara Valley

Aerial view of Pokhara

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

Pokhara is located in western Nepal, 200 km away from Kathmandu. There are dozens of scheduled flights between Pokhara and Kathmandu, which is very convenient for those who like to escape road journeys. There are a bunch of lakes around Pokhara; the most famous and biggest one is Phewa Lake, which is located next to the tourist hub called Lakeside. Boating around the lake, cycling, mountain flight, paragliding, trekking, hiking, recreation, therapy, spiritual exploration, yoga, and meditation are the major activities. Places of interest are Sarangkot, Peace Pagoda, Mountain museum, Seti gorge, Davis fall, Gupteshwor Mahadev cave, etc.