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Birdwatching in Nepal

Nepal boasts 848 recorded species of birds. An ardent bird watcher can travel the length and breadth of Nepal doing little else but bird watching. Birding is possible everywhere in Nepal from the hot plains in the south, the Kathmandu Valley in the mid hills, to the mountainous regions of the north. The Kathmandu Valley has four major bird watching areas, and one can start on the banks of the Bagmati and Manohra rivers......

Trekking in Nepal

Nepal is a safe country to trek provided the basic rules are observed. The best way to avoid risk while trekking is thorough planning, playing by the rules and realizing human limitations. A total of 323 Himalayan Peaks in the Kingdom of Nepal have been opened up for the mountaineering purposes. Peaks with the altitude ranging below 6500 meters do not require liaisons officer which has been in effect from Spring 2002.......

Festivals in Nepal

It is said that there are more festivals in Nepal than there are days in the year. Most Nepali festivals are celebrated in homes and there is often little to see or photograph. Festivals complicate treks, however, because government offices remain close and porters leave to their home to enjoy the fetes. Festivals are scheduled in accordance with the Nepali calendar and the phase of the moon, .......

Religion in Nepal

One Can Enjoy the Diversity of Religion and Cultural Through Out Nepal. Though Nepal is a Hindu estate officially, it provides an equal haven for all religion. Here, Hinduism and Buddhism are the two main religions that are mingled into a complex blend that is often impossible to separate. The two have co-existed down the ages and many Hindu temples share the same complex as, Buddhist shrines.......

Adventure/Sports Tourism in Nepal

Nepal’s popularity as a tourist destination has increased vastly over the years. While trekking and mountaineering have long been popular, an entire range of other activities are also being carried out. To look up into the sky and see the towering mountains of the Himalaya, or even walk amongst them, is a valid and popular reason to visit Nepal. However, to glide silently amongst them is perhaps the most thrilling of all.......

Orchid in Nepal

The world abounds with some 500 to 600 genera and some 20,000 to 35,000 names, the largest of all plant families, and out of this, Nepal has 57 genera (27 Terrestrials and 30 Epiphytic) with a few Lithophytes. Wide spread into different ecological zones, from the foot hills of the Himalayas to the plains in the Terai, the orchid-world in Nepal is immensely interesting for nature lovers and horticultural experts........

Butterflies in Nepal

Butterflies have been studied in Nepal for over 150 years, with much of the original study and collection done by the British, including one or two British Residents (i.e. British Consuls of the day). After 1950 the Japanese became involved in collection through scientific expeditions, and this resulted later in the establishment by Tribhuvan University of ........

Mountaineering in Nepal

With eight of the highest peaks in the world, Nepal has been the focus of some of the most outstanding achievements in the world of mountaineering. For many decades the dauntless icy peaks have posed as challenge to those who dare. There are some 326 peaks in Nepal open for mountaineering today. Government of Nepal opened around 175 peaks in the last two years to mark the Mount Everest Golden Jubilee Celebrations........