Where to GO in 2020:Best destinations around the Nepal with short Descriptions and Images
Nepal is a country filled with beautiful destinations for travelers.
Nature itself has blessed the country with lots of beauty. The ‘beauty’, defined by different mountains, lakes, caves, glaciers and many more.
Nepal has a lot of offer for travelers, hikers, and nature seekers.
The diversity in Nepal’s nature and a range of exotic culture makes Nepal ideal for tour and travel activities with family and friends.
Nepal is often said, is a utopia of natural beauty. The marvelous scenic beauty of Himalayas of Nepal is not only remarkable but offers a lifetime experience to patrons.
Best destinations around the Nepal with short descriptions:
>>>KATHMANDU : TOWN FULL OF TEMPLES
Kathmandu, the capital city of Nepal, is also known as the Dream City.
It is the most crowded city, and most people from outside valley come to fulfill their dream in the Kathmandu.
It is an old city, historically termed as “Nepal Mandala” and has been the home of Newar Culture in the hilly region.
It is the center of Nepal’s history, art, culture, and economy and a multi-ethnic population of Hindu and Buddhist religion.
• Kathmandu Valley
In ancient time, Kathmandu valley was a lake before the Goddess Manjushree cut Chovar hill with her sword and drained all the water away.
Kathmandu city is a gate to tourism in Nepal and is famous for cultural heritage such as The Kathmandu Durbar Square, The Royal Palaces, Hanuman Dhoka, Asan, Kritipur, the Buddhist stupas of Swayambhu and Boudhanath.
The earliest is the Licchavi dynasty of the Durbar Square. It had 50 temples and distributed in two quadrangles of the Durbar Square.
The outer Quadrangles has Kasthamandap temple, Kumari Ghar and Shiva-Parvati Temple; the inner quadrangles has the Hanuman Dhoka Palace.
The royal family lived till 1886, and later they moved to The Royal Palace (Narayanhiti Palace).
>>>PATAN: YEARS OLD CULTURAL HERITAGE
Patan is located in the southern part of the valley, 5 km drive from the Kathmandu bus park.
It is the oldest city also known as Lalitpur and by its Newari name, Yala.
It is a city of Newari people and is also rich for cultural heritage, arts, and crafts; Patan Durbar Square, Ashoka stupa, Patan Museum, Statues, Godavari Botanical Garden, Patan zoo and many others.
• Patan Durbar Square
The places are buzzing all the time with the locals and the tourist.
The Patan Durbar Square served as the residence of the Malla rulers of the Patan states. It is divided into different chowks.
The Museum is in Keshab Narayan Chowk.
Opposite to Patan Durbar Square, there is the stone temple of ‘Lord Krishna’ (Krishna Mandir) with its 21 spires and bas-relief art depicting scenes from the Mahabharat epics.
Also, the Ashoka Stupa lies in the east of the Patan.
Patan is famous for the Rato Machchhindranath festival which is celebrated for a long time almost one month.
>>>BHAKTAPUR: NEWARI CULTURE
Bhaktapur, the smaller city of the valley located in the east corner, is approximately 13 km away from the Kathmandu.
It is a city of devotees, Newar people and full of the religious place.
Bhaktapur was named as ‘Bhadgon’ or ‘Khwopa’ in the ancient time.
It preserved the historical monuments, palaces, courtyards, temple, a hand-crafted peacock that reflect the Hinduism.
Bhaktapur is also famous for the marvelous crafts including pottery, weaver, thanka, and masks.
Bhaktapur Durbar Square (‘Layaku’ in Newari Language) is the royal palace of old Bhaktapur kingdom.
The area is full of historical monuments such as the fifty-five Windows which is a masterpiece of wood carvings, Golden Gate, The Big Bell, Pashupatinath Temple
Kedarnath Temple, Statue of Bhupatindra Malla, Siddi Laxmi.
>>>Everest Base Camp
A tour in the lap of the highest peak of the world, known to everyone, would certainly fulfill a desire inside an adventurous being.
The breathtaking view of mountains in front of eyes is what we expect from this tour.
The tour begins with a flight to Lukla which would also provide some adventure, followed by trekking.
The journey shows beauty in the mountains of Nepal as well as the richness in the culture of Sherpa.
The path along with the people and the structure of the Sherpa land would add excitement in the tour.
>>>Annapurna Base Camp
A short, amazing trek with the snowy feet in the height of 4130 m is probably in the bucket list of every travel-loving person.
The trek includes a walk through the beauty of mountains greeting the culture in local people living in this area.
The interesting part of the trek is that it starts and ends in Pokhara - the city famous all over Nepal for its beauty of lakes and caves.
The best time for this tour would be March, April, May for the view of blooming rhododendron other than that, mid-September to November is also a good time to visit with a clear cold sky.
>>>Upper Mustang
The second least populated district of Nepal- mustang has an astonishing view to offer.
The culture involved in this area is often compared with Tibetan culture.
The trekking in this area was officially allowed in 1992 after a long time of restrictions.
Even in the monsoon seasons, the area is noted as one of the best trekking areas in Nepal.
The destination is reached through Jomsom- which is also surrounded by the beautiful cold environment.
The attractions in this place are the snowy mountains as well as the cultural diversities in the people.
The place is also famous for different types of apples and dried apples.
>>>Rara Lake
Rara Lake is termed as the greatest lake of Nepal.
The Lake lies in the Karnali zone.
It lies above 2972m from the sea level.
Near to Rara Lake, lies the Rara national park whose flora and fauna automatically adds beauty and excitement in this lake.
Though the route is rough, nature promises satisfaction in the visitors with the view of mountains, hills and the lake at the same time.
It is also famous for the ‘asala’ fish.
The reflection of the mountains such as Mount Kanjirowa gives proper beauty to the lake.
>>>Tilicho Lake
A lake located at one of the most rural areas in Nepal in the height of 4919 m in the Annapurna Himalayan range.
Sometimes known as one of the lakes in greatest height in the world, the lake catches the attraction of one’s eyes with its astonishing view in chilled weather.
The view with reflection of the Himalayan range would brighten the eyes of the viewer.
Trekking to Tilicho Lake leads to a wonderful experience of beautiful view along with the diversity of people.
The lake has its religious importance as mentioned in a holy book of Hindus-“Ramay
>>>Chitwan National Park:
Named as an UNESCO world heritage site in 1984, Chitwan National Park is one of the finest examples of the protected areas.
With an area of 932 sq. Km Chitwan National park is covered with dense forest of Sal trees and green lands.
It is also a home to more than 700 species of animals.
From one-horned rhino to Bengal tigers many wild creatures are found in this national park.
Visitors from different corners of the world are recorded to travel to this national park.
Being one of the major tourist destinations, Chitwan National park has contributed a lot in earning the foreign currency.
Hundreds and thousands of tourists visit Chitwan national park and the number of the visitors has smoothly increased from the last decade.
Apart from that, one of the rarest animals in the world, the one-horned rhino is also found in Chitwan national park.
Generally, the summer season is a bad time to visit this place.
The best time to travel to Chitwan national park is october to march.
So, Chitwan National Park is one of the famous places to visit in Nepal.
Chitwan National Park is the oldest and first park in Nepal.
This park lies in the plain area of the mid-south region of Inner Terai.
It is one of the most important sub-tropical lowland parks in Nepal.
Chitwan national park is only 150m above the sea level.
Chitwan national park has a particularly rich flora and fauna.
There are about 570 species of flowering plants, 30 species of large mammals, more than 400 birds’ species, 17 reptiles and 100 fish species recorded by the UNESCO.
Enlisted World Heritage Site by UNESCO, Chitwan national park means a large nature reserve for wild animals, some idyllic and quiet villages.
>>>Lumbini
The Buddhist Pilgrimage site, Lumbini where Queen Mayadevi gave birth to Siddhartha Gautam in 563 BCE lies in the Rupandehi district of Province no. 5. Siddhartha Gautam who later on went to be known as Lord Buddha after his enlightenment founded Buddhism. Lumbini which covers an area of 1.95 ha has a number of temples including the Mayadevi Temple. This beautiful and peaceful birthplace of Lord Buddha was made a World Heritage Site status by UNESCO in 1997.
Lumbini was situated in east of Kapilvastu and southwest Devdaha which according to Buddhist tradition is where Lord Buddha was born.
This beautiful and peaceful birthplace of Lord Buddha is surrounded by a large monastic zone in which no any shops, hotels or restaurants but only monasteries can be built.
Theravadin monasteries are the part of the eastern monastic zone while Mahayana and Vajrayana monasteries are part of the western monastic zone.
Apart from that, we get to see the peace pagoda inside the park which was built by Nipponzan Myohoji in 2001 and now this peace pagoda is visited by the people of different cultures and religions everyday.
Also many Hindus come here for pilgrimage on the full-moon of Baisakh as per the Nepali calendar to worship Queen Mayadevi as Rupa Devi as the Hindus believe Lord Buddha as an incarnation of Lord Vishnu.
So, Lumbini is one of the famous places to visit in Nepal.
Lumbini is known in the world as the birthplace of Lord Gautam Buddha.
Buddha, also known as the Lord of Asia, was born in Lumbini during the full moon day in the month of Baisakh in 623 BC.
The site is now being developed as a Buddhist pilgrimage center, where the archaeological remains associated with the birth of the Lord Buddha form a central feature.
Various kinds of natural heritage are found here.
Both Nepal government and the United Nations organization have taken a keen interest in its development.
>>>Janakpur Dham
Janakpur is located in the south of the Tarai 22 km from the Indian border.
The town is the heartland of the very old Maithili culture which gave birth to its own language and script.
Janakpur is also a popular pilgrim center.
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