THIS PLACE BLESSED NEPAL
TRAVEL AT THE HEART OF THE NATURE CROSSROADS OF THE LEGENDS

Discovery

Old commercial crossroads between China and India, Nepal is the perfect destination for the travellers in search of peace and of big spaces. Most adventurous will start a trekking to the base camp of the Everest accompanied by famous Sherpas which counts among the friendliest people of the world. The set ones on cultures them, will be able suivrent the pilgrims in their religious tour and outward journey with the meeting of the Nepalese people. Moreover, Nepal makes it possible to the travellers to admire the rhinoceroses unicornes.

Identity

Long strip of land wedged between China in north and India in the south, Nepal offers to the travellers and to adventurers of many exceptional sites. You will be able to stroll on the medieval places bordered of temples with Katmandou, Patan or Bhaktapur or to join to you to the parikrama (ceremonial circuit) Buddhist pilgrims around Stupas (Buddhist structures accommodating of the relics of Buddha) giant scattered in the valley of Katmandou.

The medieval villages of the valley seem not to have changed since centuries and the inhabitants will accommodate you with open arm. After you to be impregnated Buddhist enthusiasm in the temples with the delicate sculptures or on the birthplace of the Buddha with Lumbini and to taste the delicious momos (raviolis with the vapor), you will be able to leave to the adventure on the back of elephant in greatest nature reserve the country in search of rhinoceros unicorne or the tigers. The amateurs of ornithology will be surprised by the number and the wealth of the species present at Nepal.

Culture & Traditions

RHINOCEROSES UNICORNES

In Nepal, the Rhinoceros unicorne lives in the meadows of Teraï, in particular in the valley of Chitwan. These endangered species are victim of the poaching. In spite of the programs of reintroduction, their number remains relatively low and the majority of the species lives in the National park of Chitwan.

HIMALAYA

Dominated by the Everest, plus high summit of the world, the chain of the Himalayas extends on 7 different countries (Afghanistan, Bhutan, Burma, China, India, Pakistan and Nepal). In Nepal, the Himalayas make it possible most adventurous in the physical fine shape to undertake trekkings in order to discover grandiose landscapes. The most known trekkings are that of the turn of Annapurnas, that of the National park of Langtang, that of the base camp of the Everest… Always accompanied by a sherpa, you will live an experiment OR' NORMES.

SAFARI ON THE BACK OF ELEPHANT

To carry out a safari under the best conditions, the national park of Chitwan proposes safaris on the back of elephant. The animals tend to be much less timorous with the approach of an elephant than to the approach of a jeep. You will be likely also much more to see rhinoceroses.

THE HINDUISM

The majority of the Nepalese population is of Hindu confession.  The Nepalese territory is strewn with many temples which show large the devotion of the local people. These places are favourable with the meditation for Sadhus. These “wise” decided to give up any attachment and traverses the various holy places of Nepal. They are dissociated from the local population by their long and dishevelled hair, and their coated face of dyeing. Some go even until covering their body with ash, in tribute to Shiva. This crowned place is also the place where at the same time several ritual specific to the Hindu religion are held.

Essential

Nepal knows one season dries from October to May and a monsoon from June to September. The most favourable period for the trekking is from October to November.

20°-25° SUMMER / 10°WINTER
Nepalese Rupee
+5h45
Népali
Katmandou
THE DAL BHAT

Form your trip

The stages

KATMANDOU

Katmandou, classified with the world heritage of UNESCO, is the capital of Nepal and more the big city of the country. Located at more than 1350 meter altitudes at the crossing of two rivers: Bishnumati and Bagmati, Katmandou is surrounded by mountains forming a valley then. This valley is made up of three cities: Katmandou, Bhaktapur and Katan, where one finds in particular temples which testify to the history of the country. A walk in the streets of Katmandou promises beautiful things to be seen: hidden old temples, monuments with spectacular architecture, garlands of eyelets, peppers which dry on the edges of the windows…

CHITWAN CHITWAN NATIONAL PARK

Registered with the World heritage of UNESCO, this park of 930 km2 is regarded as the principal park where to observe the wildlife of Asia. You are with the country of the tigers, the wild elephants, the stags barkers and the rhinoceroses unicornes. You will be able to place within the park and to make the safari on the back of elephant for better benefitting from the calm and the exceptional natural environment of the park. This park was even the hunting ground of the king Georges V and his son the Prince of Wales. The park shelters also 450 species of birds and 67 species of butterflies of which some reach the size of a hand. It is here that you will be able to explore the small villages of Tharus after having visited the Research centre and the Museum of the Tharu Culture which will enable you to discover the customs and traditions of Tharus.

POKHARA

Located in the middle of Nepal, the town of Pokhara is very appraisal and appreciated travellers for its many lakes. The travellers appreciate his proximity with the solid mass of Annapurna which offers a unspoilable view of the Himalayan tops. You will not have time to annoy you in this city thanks to the many activities which could be practised like the excursion, the bathe, the walks in boat and well of others still. The town of Pokhara seems to be an ideal destination for ressourcer, especially for in love ones with landscapes of mountain.

NAGARKOT

Nagarkot is a set of villages perched with the accesses of the valley of Katmandou. It is the best place to contemplate the Himalayas. Located at 2175 meter altitudes, it offers a fabulous panorama on the high summits of Dhaulagiri to the Mount Everest, of west in east. In summer, the inhabitants of the valley come to breathe the fresh air there, and in winter they precipitate there at the time of the very first snowflakes. To only 32 km of the capital, you will be able to benefit from a splendid sunrise on the Himalayas.

VALLEY OF KATMANDOU

With Patan and Bhaktapur, two sites classified with the World heritage of UNESCO, medieval villages, secular temples and landscapes of rice plantations, the valley of Katmandou concentrates all the architectural wonders of the country. It is in this stage of trade route between India and Tibet, fatherland of Newar, tribe of Indian origin and tibéto-Burmese, that the Hinduism and Buddhism crossed and ended up creating a hybrid culture where the beliefs intermingle. You will be able to discover cities isolated from the tourist routes, to attend the show of the pilgrims revolving around large the stupa of Bodhnath or to admire the sight on the Himalayan mountains since the terrace of your hotel room in Nagarkot.

LUMBINI

Registered with the heritage of Humanity, Lumbini is the birthplace of Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha in 563 av. JC. This whole of stupas and monasteries was built by its disciples like by the Indian emperor Ashoka. The site underwent natural disasters and confusions but it takes again life since 1896 and tens of monasteries testify to enthusiasm to the Buddhists in Nepal. The crowd of the monks, calms it and the beauty of the site pay the visit single. Maya Devi temple, of the name of the mother of the Buddha draws up himself exactly on the site of his birth where you will be able to also observe ruins of more than 2000 years of which the famous pink sandstone column built by Ashoka in 249 av. JC. The monasteries which are located at the west represent the Mahayana school and in the east the Theravada school.

TREK OF ANNAPURNAS

The turn of Annapurnas represents approximately three weeks of trekking. This last is regarded as most interesting of Nepal and offer the possibility of admiring extraordinary landscapes and of meeting the Nepalese people. It passes by the valley of Marsyangdi and crosses a collar before going down in the valley from Kali Gandaki. An unforgettable experiment!

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