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Reminders of the Khasa Kingdom in Nepal’s Sinja Valley
Registered in the Cultural category of the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List in January 2008, Sinja Valley is located in the Karnali Zone's Jumla District in Nepal. Excavations carried ...
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The Nepalese Olympic Team
Nepal may be a small country with a reputation for rural villages and large mountains, but that has not stopped it from getting involved in the Olympics. This year at the 2008 Summer ...
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Third THEM Victory to Lukla Competitor
Held every year on May 29, the Tenzing Hillary Everest Marathon (THEM) commemorates the pioneering Everest expedition by Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay in 1953. The 2012 event had a total ...
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Trash from Nepal into Treasures
Environmental degradation is a common problem in Nepal that is fortunately being tackled by the authorities. Irresponsible mountaineers tend to leave their empty oxygen cylinders and other trash ...
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Bungy Jumping
Bungy jumping is taking the world by storm, particularly after having recently found additional venues within the highest mountain peaks in the world - the Himalaya mountain range. It’s a crazy sport that has some of the best views imaginable, if you don’t mind heights and being upside down. It has to be said that the Nepal bungy jump experience, with the longest free-fall to date, is ...
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National Holidays
Below you will find a list of all official, public and national holidays in the country of Nepal.
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Accommodations
You've read all about the amazing beauty of Nepal and are planning your next vacation in this fascinating country. You will need to book accommodation for your holiday in Nepal and the options are extensive. Accommodation in Nepal varies from hotels to apartments, to resorts and much more, catering for any budget. Visit the “Hotels” page to find out about hotel accommodation in Nepal. In ...
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Simara Airport
Because the standards of roads and road transportation are not generally all that good in the more remote parts of the country, a number of airports in Nepal have been built to provide a more reliable and quicker form of transportation. Unfortunately the expense involved in running and refueling aircraft remains a prohibiting factor for many Nepalese citizens who simply cannot afford the ...
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Pokhara
Unlike Tribhuvan International Airport, Pokhara Airport is relatively small and acts as a regional airport for central Pokhara in Nepal. It is operated by the government department of ‘Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal’ and was established on July 4, 1958. It is from here that you can get regular connecting flights to such places as the city of Kathmandu and Jomsom. Warning: if you wish to ...
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Travel Tips
Nepal offers so much for the tourist by way of natural beauty and adventure that it is becoming a much sought after vacation destination. The unrest that the country experienced in the recent past appears to have been resolved, and while (as is the case with any country), there are certain areas that should be avoided by travelers, if you follow certain ground rules you can can have an ...
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Travel options
You have many options for traveling to and around Nepal. From terrestrial travel to air travel, Nepal's travel options cater for all budgets and requirements. We are first going to consider travel options for entering Nepal. Thereafter we will look at what travel options are available throughout the country.
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History of Nepal
The early history of Nepal is quite vague, though pieces of it can be picked up here and there from various historical treasures. Although there is archaeological evidence to suggest that Nepal was already home to quite a few groups of people by the first century BC, very little is known of the early peoples who first inhabited the valley. A massive event that occurred in the Asaka era is ...
