Nepal Tours
Nepal is best known for trekking and hiking tours in the Himalaya, other tours available in Nepal are less known to people, except to its past visitors. Extremely rich in natural and cultural heritages, Nepal also offers cultural tours , heritage tours , wildlife tours and special interest tours- ranging from honey hunting tours to shamanism tours to its visitors. Here we throw little light on some of these Nepal tours.
Nepal heritage tours
Nepal's capital Kathmandu, along with nearby towns of Bhaktapur and Patan are medieval cities , often termed as "open museum "of medieval arts and architecture. Within a periphery of just 30 km , we have seven world heritage sites declared by UNESCO. A journey to these preserved towns is a journey back in time to medieval age, a chance to see hundreds of masterpiece temples , stupas and friendly, simple people living there.The Kathmandu Durbar square , Bhaktapur Durbar square , Patan Durbar square, the sixth century Changunarayan temple , the Pashupati temple and the ancient stupas of Bouddhanath and Swoyambhunath are some of them.
Rafting tours in Nepal
Nepal's thundering Himalaya Rivers are top choice for rafting tours in the world. These rivers are famous for their warm water, white sand beaches and non stop rapids. River like Sunkoshi and Bhotekoshi offer world class white water experiences.
Nepal wildlife tours
It is really mind boggling , but it is true- the southern Nepal is a tropical lowland ( unlike the northern Nepal full of world,s highest mountains and alpine climate).There are tropical nationa parks in southern Nepal , namely Chitwan and Bardia parks, these offer elephant back safaris . One can see rhinos, cows, wild buffalows, leopards, peacocks, deers and tigers.
Nepal trekking and Hiking tours
This is the most famous of all tours in Nepal .Eight out of world's ten highest mountains lie in Nepal. Every year several thousand trekkers enjoy trekking to Everest, Annapurna, Langtang and other regions in Nepal .Nepal also offers a greatr number of soft hiking tours to scenic hills, beautiful mountain villages or spectacular Mountain View points.
Peaks and mountains climbing tours
Nepal has always been a popular destination for mountain lovers and climbers. Whether you wish a moderate peak climbing experience like Island peak climbing and Mera peak climbing or an expedition for Everest and Amadablam , Nepal offers all.
Nepal Bhddhist Tours
Lord Buddha, the founder of buddhism was born in southern Nepal, called Lumbini. Lumbini is the holiest place for Buddhists from all over the world. Nepal is a country with mostly Hindu and Buddhist population. Nepal also offers a great wealth of Buddhist arts and architecture in the country. The 2000 year old Swoyambhunath stupa , the 1500 years old Bouddhanath stupa and many other monuments are attraction for general tourists as well as Buddhist visitors. Every year Nepal receives
Nepal tours for Hindus
Nepal Himalaya was the meditation ground for many Sadhus and saints since ancient time. Nepal's Hindu pilgrimage sites like Pashupatinath temple and Muktinath temple are important places for all Hindus. A fair number of religious visitors arrive in Nepal to vist these and other Hindu sites in Nepal .Nepal is also the gateway to a pilgrimmage tours to Mt Kailash in Tibet.
Special interest tours
A number of special interest tours are available in Nepal. Most popular ones are bird watching tours, spiritual tours and honey hunting tours. Nepal has more bird species than USA and Canada combined a total of 840 species. Nepal is , hence an ideal place for bird lovers. Nepal also offers opportunities to learn and practice yoga and different schools of meditation practices like Vipassana meditation, Transdental meditation and Tibetan meditations.
Other adventure tours
For the adventure lovers Nepal offers exciting paragliding tours, bunjy jumping tours, ultra light aircraft flights , mountain biking and rock climbing tours
Note: Most of these Nepal tours can be combined with one another in your trip. For fuller information’s on individual tours, choose the relevant tour from the menu on the left.
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