Draped along the greatest heights of the Himalaya, Nepal is where the ice-cold of the mountains meets the steamy heat of the Indian plains. It’s a land of yaks and yetis, stupas and monuments and some of the best trekking on earth. The Himalaya’s most sophisticated urban cultures took shape here’ in the three great mini-kingdoms of the Kathmandu valley –Kathmandu, Patan and-Bhaktapur-Home to a world-class artistic and architectural heritage.
Behind the Vishnu shrine of Ichangu Narayan, northwest of Swayambhunath in the Kathmandu Valley rises the ‘Abode of Snow’, a magnet for trekkers and mountaineers the old over. Only in Nepal can you trek for weeks without the need even for ten. No longer does your name have to be Tenzing or Hillary to set foot in Everest Base Camp. Out of the mountains, get your adrenaline kick from world-class white water rafting, kayaking and mountain biking, or from the spine-tingling sight of your first tiger or rhino in Chitwan National Park.