Nepal

Nepal with its tagline “Lifetime Experiences” is a very popular destination especially amongst the mountain lovers. Nepal, a landlocked country between India and China, is known for its mountain peaks. It is the home of the highest mountain peak of the world, the Mount Everest. Nepal is full of activities like trekking, hiking, mountaineering, jungle safari, rafting, tours and so on. Other popular tourist activities which are part of tourism in Nepal are city tours, cultural tours, bird watching, boating and so on. It is truly a traveler paradise as adventure tourism is something which can be enjoyed to a great extent in Nepal. Nepal is a land that is consists of many wonderful places to visit and the country is loaded with spectacular views of various landscapes. The birth place of Siddhartha Gautama Buddha, Lumbini falls to the south of Nepal and is one of the highlights of tourism in Nepal.
There are famous pilgrimage destinations like; Pashupatinath, Muktinath, Swargadwari temple, Gosainkunda Lake, Halesi, Khaptad, Gadimai, Kankalini, Pathibhara, Budhasubba, Bishnupaduka, Dantakali, Baraha Kshetra, temples at Devghat, Manakamana temple which is in the Gorkha district and more in Nepal. There is no dearth of activities that one could undertake in their trip to Nepal. The popular tourist destinations in Nepal are, the capital of this place Kathmandu, The Kathmandu valley, Chitwan, Jankapur, Pokhara, Bhaktapur, Patan, Palpa, Ilam Nagarkot, Annapurna region, Everest region, Langtang region and many more places. Popular tourism types in Nepal are business, adventure, cultural, sustainable / Eco-tourism, pilgrimage, educational, sports, rural, medical, backpacker, Geo tourism etc.

Nepal Religion and Culture:
Religions practiced in Nepal are: Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, Christianity, Jainism, Sikhism, Bon, ancestor worship and animism. The majority of Nepalis are either Hindus or Buddhism. The two have co-existed in harmony through centuries.
Customs and traditions differ from one part of Nepal to another. A conglomeration lies in capital city Kathmandu where cultures are blending to form a national identity. Kathmandu Valley has served as the country’s cultural metropolis since the unification of Nepal in the 18th Century. A prominent factor in a Nepali’s everyday life is religion. Adding color to the lives of Nepalis are festivals the year round which they celebrate with much pomp and joy. Food plays an important role in the celebration of these festivals.

Nepal Climate:
The climate in Nepal varies from subtropical in the lowlands to a cold high-altitude climate in the mountains. The country experiences 5 different seasons: summer, monsoon, autumn, winter and spring. During winter, the Himalayas block the cold air, causing it to be quite warm south of the Himalayas. However in the Himalayas the winter season has cold to extreme cold temperatures and snowfall.
October – November (autumn) and Mid February – May (spring) are considered the best times of the year to travel to Nepal. The monsoon will have just ended and clear skies with optimal temperatures prevail. In March and April southern Nepal has mostly spring-like to summer weather, with temperatures between 22 and 30 degrees Celsius (71.6 – 86 degrees Fahrenheit), a low chance of precipitation and plenty of sun.
Between the winter months of December and mid-February the amount of tourists will decrease a little. It becomes more busy again between mid-February and May. From mid-June to early October, it’s the monsoon, during which it rains almost everyday and most of the Himalayas are hidden behind the clouds.
During the monsoon some parts of the country can not be reached due to flooding. The mountain paths are generally slippery during this rainy season and often people have to wade through rivers and rice fields.