Nepal: The land of Himalaya

Nepal, being a naturally beautiful country with diversity in culture, religion and landscape is an idle destination for foreigners as well as natives who wish to enjoy the freshness of nature with their near and dear ones. Tourism is the largest economy generating industry in Nepal.

This is a hotspot destination for mountaineers, rock climbers and people seeking adventures as Nepal possesses 8 of 10 highest mountains in the World. Mt. Everest, being the highest mountain in the world is the major attraction for tourists. The other attraction includes Lumbini, the birthplace of Lord Buddha, Tilicho Lake, the highest lake in the world and various heritages included in the World Heritage List.

Discovery Channel has ranked Nepal in No.1 spot for extreme sports a year ago,2012 where one can get involved with various activities such as Zip Flying, Bungy jumping, Paragliding, white water rafting, rock climbing, trekking, hiking, jungle safari and expeditions.

This is the “Land of Paradise” for trekkers and mountaineers. Mustang “The Forbidden Kingdom of Nepal” possesses a different diversity in landscape and weather. The dessert like barren hills gives you an experience you have never felt before. The chilly air from the mountains mixed with the freshness of nature makes you feel like, you never want to leave this place.

Pashupatinath Temple is Nepal’s most sacred Hindu shrine and one of the four most important holy places in the world for Lord Shiva worshippers. People from Nepal and its neighbouring country India frequently visit Pashupatinath to worship Lord Shiva. Nepal is the only country that has living goddess “Kumari” residing at Basantapur Durbar Square. Nepal has also been listed No.1 in the topmost destinations to be visited in Asia by

Kathmandu, a place where it is said to have more temples than houses and more god and goddesses than people. You can visit 5 world heritages within a day. From the high Himalayas to the southern plains of Terai, this is a home to the high variety of ethnic groups with their own language and cultural tradition.

Nepal is a small country jammed between two huge nations India and China but within this small land, we possess high biodiversity which is really difficult in any other part of the world. Visit Nepal is a lifetime experience in one’s life.

Nepal is a paradise of myths and mountains, Himalayas and history, Yaks and yetis, caste and culture, magic and mantras, festivals and fairy tales. The highest Himalayan ranges of the world wraps and protects the Himalayan lifestyle and culture. Nepal is a land where Lord Buddha was born and Buddhism was spread throughout the world from this very epicenter. It is noteworthy to say that Nepal still preaches “Kumari”, hailed as the living God. Nepal has vast range of natural landscapes ranging from the giant mountains to flat plains enriched with the thousand year old lifestyle, culture, customs and traditions that has remained unchanged since the beginning of the settlement.

All sorts of trekking In Nepal can be done, from easy walks to technical climbing, remote treks or busy treks with thousands of people along with you on a same trail for weeks, short treks of couple days and more than month longs trek, newly found trekking routes or hundreds of years old routes which where routes for salt and silk trades, trekking to the areas with every comfort available on treks and to treks were only thousand years old ruins and caves remain. On these treks amazing landscapes and majestic mountains keeps offering stunning views. Apart from these natural wonders, there is also a cultural and religious side to these places, with a peaceful mixture of the Hindu and Buddhism cultures and religion. Rarely, a day goes by on a trek when there isn’t any shrine, temple or stupa on the trails where human settlements are nearby and often monasteries and temples even away from settlements that more than centuries old. Peoples faith and believe can be observed in every of these place and even the places where most of time lives are very hard.

If you are planning to explore Nepal, you can book various tour packages and trekking packages from Peregrine Treks & Tours.