Thursday, November 19, 2009

Adventure travel in nepal

Nepal is home to the Himalaya's and the world's highest mountain. Rapid rivers flow through the country and wilderness areas abound. Experience the ultimate adventure travel in Nepal. 

Currency:

The currency of Nepal is Nepalese rupees.

Indian Rs 1000 = Nepalese Rs 1600

There are Nepal SBI ATM in towns and cities of Nepal and you can use SBI debit card to withdraw money at lowest exchange rate.

Don't expect to use your debit/credit card there. Cash is the good and most of times only option.


Language: 

Nepali is the National language of Nepal which is widely used. People are fav of Bollywood and India being the open border with Nepal on three sides, Hindi is understood by almost everyone. The script used by Nepali is Devanagari which means you can read it too.


Immigration:

Indians don't need visa to visit Nepal and vice-e-versa. If you are commuting by flight, just carry your passport. In other cases, just carry an ID proof.


Main gateways of Nepal:

Kathmandu - only international airport of Nepal

Birgunj - adjoining with Raxual, Bihar, India

Bhairahawa - adjoining with Gorakhpur, UP, India

Kakadbhitha - adjoing with Siliguri, West Bengal, India


Mode of travelling in Nepal:

Bus is the preferred mode of travel. As of now, there are no luxury buses and people travel long hours from west to east and south to north across Nepal by bus itself. There are flights between the metro cities/ towns. Some of the remote areas in hilly regions can be according assessed by walk only and in some cases by small planes. There is a 59km narrow guage track between Janakpur, Nepal to Jainagar, India.


Road-sickness:

If u get road-sickness, the medicine is "Avomine" tablet. Take light lunch/breakfast before journey and take this tablet roughly 20-30min before journey.


Food:

The staple food of Nepal is bhat (rice), dal, and tarkari(vegetable). People are fond of meat (mutton, chicken and even buff). Momos and Wai-wai(pre-fried noodles) are the common snacks.


Places to visit:

1. Pokhara - the Cherapunji of Nepal and most scenic and tourism place with huge lakes like Phewa where you can go for boating to Barahi temple and see the image of Annapurna Himalaya Range reflections onto the lake. Other points to see include Davis fall, Mahendra cave, etc. You could take a adventure ride in the paragliding.

2. Kathmandu - Pashupatinath temple, Swayambhu temple on the hill - you have climb thru stairs,  casinos, shopping at Hong Kong market, Durbar square at Patan,  etc. You could take a ride to Nagarkot with a stag overnight to witness the spectacular view of sunrise at Mount Everest. You could take a package for bungee jumping from the the last resort.

3. Lumbini - birth place of Gautam Buddha

4. Janakpur - the kingdom of King Janak, father of Goddess Sita as per mythology. Visit the Naulakha mandir and bibah mandap.

5. Mankamna - thru ropeway or trekking

6. Rafting at Gandaki river

5. Jomsom

6. Namchhe Bazaar - basecamp of Mt Everest

7. Jungle safari at Chitwan National Park

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