Nepal is one of the top travel destinations in the world. Nepal is bestowed by the Himalayan series and is also the birthplace of Lord Buddha. Nepal is the 19th best tourism destination out of 25 world’s best tourism ranked by Lonely Planet. The eight highest peaks over 8000 meters in the world are inside Nepal including Mt. Everest, the world’s highest peak. Nepal is a small country tucked in between the two giants, India and China. This Himalayan land has boundless natural beauty with sparkling snowy mountains, green hills, rivers flowing in solitude, lakes, terraces, waterfalls, and it’s unique culture and traditions. The country has more than 6000 rivers, 3252 glaciers, and more than 5000 beautiful lakes. Nepal has diverse cultures, traditions, ethnicity, and languages. With all these features, there are many reasons why one should visit Nepal once in a lifetime. Here some of the best reasons in no particular order to visit Nepal in the year 2021.
Trekking in Nepal 2021
Trekking in Nepal is one of the most popular and sought out activities. Trekking in Nepal on Covid-19 pandemic is possible when the country opened up for visitors from 17th October 2020. There’s a good number of visitors from around the world who visited Nepal for trekking in Nepal after coronavirus. Some of the best trekking trails of Nepal are Everest base camp trek itinerary, Annapurna base camp trekking itinerary, Annapurna circuit trekking Nepal. These treks are considered some of the best hiking trails in the world. Nepal has more than 1301 peaks over 6000 meters including eight mountains over 8000 meters. The world’s highest Mt. Everest is in Nepal where the most famous hikes in the world ‘Everest Base Camp trek’ go till the base camp of Mt. Everest. Everest base camp trek route fulfills every trekker’s dream to be at the base camp world’s highest peak ‘Mt. Everest’. With this geographical landscape, Nepal is the best destination for trekking including mountaineering at some of the world’s highest peaks. Each season, trekkers and mountaineers from around the world come to Nepal either for trekking or mountaineering. The best trek in Nepal includes Everest base camp trekking route, Annapurna base camp trekking itinerary, Annapurna circuit trekking, Ghorepani poon hill trekking, Langtang trekking route, Upper mustang trekking itinerary, Manaslu circuit trekking. The best short trek in Nepal is Everest view trek Nepal, Short Annapurna base camp trekking, Mardi Himal trek, Ghorepani Ghandruk loop trek. Easy trek in Nepal includes Langtang valley trek, the Royal trek Nepal, Poon hill trek route. Besides, there are some of the best one-day hikes in Nepal such as Nagarkot Changunarayan day hike, Dhulikhel Namobuddha day hike, Shivapuri national park day hike, Phulchoki day hike.
Sightseeing tour in Nepal
Nepal has a rich culture and traditions where two significant religions, Hindu and Buddhist, peacefully and harmoniously exist. Hindu temples and shrines, Buddhist monasteries and stupas with thousands in number are scattered all over the countries. Some of these temples, palaces and Buddhist stupas date back to ancient times. UNESCO has declared several temples and stupas as UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Out of these, seven UNESCO sites are inside the Kathmandu Valley. Kathmandu is often also popularly known as the ‘city of temples’. Sightseeing in Kathmandu valley is to visit these sites where ancient temples, stupas, monasteries, royal palaces are located. Sightseeing in Kathmandu city takes you to Nepal UNESCO world heritage sites like Kathmandu Durbar Square, Swayambhunath ‘Monkey Temple’, Pashupatinath and Boudhanath. Another most popular destination for sightseeing places in Nepal is the beautiful lakeside town of Pokhara. Local sightseeing in Pokhara Nepal takes you to the natural wonder of Pokhara visiting natural caves, serene lakes, Himalayan viewpoint. Tourism places in Nepal also include sightseeing of Lumbini Nepal. Lumbini is the birthplace of Lord Buddha. Every tourist season thousands of tourists and pilgrims from around the world visit Lumbini to pay homage to Lord Buddha.
Adventure tourism in Nepal
With Nepal’s captivating natural beauty, Himalayan feed rivers, lush green forests; there exits abundant adventure sports in Nepal. Adventure tourism activities in Nepal include several adventurous activities any adventure enthusiasts are looking for. These include bungee jump in Nepal, rafting river of Nepal, mountain biking tour in Nepal. Adventure activities in Pokhara Nepal are paragliding in Pokhara Sarangkot, river rafting in Pokhara, bungee jump in Pokhara, mountain biking in Pokhara etc. bungee jump Nepal the last resort is closer to Nepal-Tibet/China Border where the trip starts/ends from Kathmandu City. Trishuli river white water rafting Nepal is closer to Kathmandu and is the best white water rafting in Nepal and the most popular. Another adventure tour in Nepal also includes a jungle safari in Chitwan. Chitwan national park is a UNESCO World Heritage Sites. It is one of the finest wildlife reserves in South Asia with abundant wildlife and bird species. Chitwan jungle safari itinerary includes elephant safari in Chitwan national park, jeep safari in Chitwan national park, jungle walk, bird watching, elephant breeding center visit, village tour cultural program. One can observe many animals and mammals during Chitwan safari package like deer, monkeys, wild boar, rhinoceros, birds and if luck favors ‘the Royal Bengal Tiger’ itself. The cost of adventure tour in Nepal depends upon the types of activities you have chosen like bungee jump, rafting, jungle safari, paragliding, mountain biking etc.
Low-cost destination
If compared to other popular tourist destinations in the world then traveling in Nepal is relatively less expensive. Flights, accommodations, food and other relevant services can be found at insanely low prices. Nepal is one of the best tourist destinations in the world for traveling on a budget. Nepal is the cheapest tourist spots in the world in terms of the cost of services. USD into Nepali rupees is Rs 110 for 1 USD. If planned properly, one can almost spend a month in Nepal with USD100. The cost of lodging and food is cheaper in Nepal so budget travel and tours Nepal is possible for those traveling on a tight budget.