Where do I start to find information about travel in Nepal?

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We have summarized a set of guides and links to give you a head start to finding as much about travel in Nepal as you want.

Here is the breakdown by different stages of a travel journey.

Deciding:
You might be interested to travel to Nepal for:

Goykyo lake at the height of around 5000 meters

• Trekking
• Rafting, kayaking and boating
• Bungee Jumping, canyoning
• Pargliding, parahawking
• Sightseeing the ancient heritages, temples, stupas
• Viewing sunrise, sunset from various destinations like Nagarkot in the Kathmandu valley, Sarangkot in Pokhara
• Elephant Ride and Jeep Safaris in Chitwan National Park and Bardia National Park
• Mountain Flights
• Mountaineering the top 8 out of 14 mountains of the world and many other challenging mountains
• Pilgrimage
• Mountain Biking
• Competitive Sports like elephant polo, paragliding, rafting, mountain biking, Everest Marathon
• Visiting Casino, Disco, Dance and Dohori (folk song) Restaurant
• Witnessing festivals

Planning:

Things you should think about:

• Visa
• Flights to Nepal (you can research about the medium of transport or hire a travel agent)
• Travel arrangements (Nepal Travel Agencies)
• Hotels bookings
  
• Estimating money for travel
  

Before you go:

Make sure that you have done or researched the following:

• Health checkups and precautions
• Bought a travel insurance policy
• Checked the things to bring list
• Confirming visa, tickets and hotel reservations
• Knowing about Nepali customs and social etiquettes

After you arrive:

• Visit the custom section and collect your luggages
• Transfer to your hotel
• Registering with your embassy/consulate
• Reconfirm about security situation, travel obstructions
• Know the emergency numbers
  
• Ask for a Nepali mobile phone from your tour organizer- bringing your own phone set will help.

Before you leave:

• Reconfirm tickets
• Check the validity of your visa
• Change the extra local currency at money changers or at the airport
• Arranging transportation for the travel to the airport or any other location

After you leave:

• Sharing your experiences on ExoticBuddha.com posts and comment sections on each article and the blog. You can also write in other travel forums.
• Claiming damages, if any, from insurance company
• Recommending the place you visited to your friends and families

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