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:
- 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
Goykyo lake at the height of around 5000 meters
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
