Nepal is a multi-lingual, multicultural, multi-religious and multi-ethnic country with the current population of Nepal is 29,164,578 as per the 2021 census. The country is located between India in the south, east and west and China in the north, therefore it is also called a sandwiched between two countries. Nepal is known for its high Himalayan mountains, artistic monuments, and exotic wildlife. It offers a fantastic array of attractions for visiting tourists. Nepal is also called a ‘Land of Paradise’ for tourists, trekkers and mountaineers who love to do expeditions.
Nepal is not only known for trekking but also as the home of Mount Everest, the highest mountain on earth. Furthermore, Nepal has much more to offer than just one mountain, from jungle to steamy jungles of the plains to the highest point on earth the range of scenery. It is so diverse and spectacular that it offers an unforgettable experience to those who would like to venture out into the hills through trekking. Nepal is a melting pot of diverse culture, religion, language, and ethnicity. It is the country of non-stop festivals. These are explicit and self-explanatory on how Nepal is, therefore, trekking in Nepal is no doubt incomparable to the world, one can find the exhilarating experience, it is quite impossible to find anywhere in the world.
Nepal is the country of amazing extremes. There are the world’s highest mountains including Sagarmatha (Mt. Everest 8848 m) towering above populated valleys and forested plains in which the lordly tiger and trundling rhinoceros live. Enchants are everywhere, be it on the shoulders of high mountains or in the midst of verdant forests or in the bottom of deep gorges or in the laps of tranquil lakes.
Nepal in brief
Location: Between India and the Tibetan autonomous region of the Republic of China
Area: 147,181 square kilometer
Capital: Kathmandu
People: More than 100 ethnic groups (59 yet recognized by government) and 92 spoken languages
Political system: multi party democracy, Federal Republic democratic country
Topography: from the world’s deepest gorge ‘Kali-Gandaki’ to the highest point on earth ‘The Everest’
Vegetation: As per the size of the country, Nepal possesses some of the most outstanding bio-diversity in the world, ranging from sub-tropical rain-forests to Alpine deserts.
Weather: Climate ranges from Tropical in the low lands to Arctic in higher altitudes.
Season: Winter (December to February), Summer (March to May), Monsoon (June to August), Autumn (September to November) [Monsoon: mostly rains, making the following day crispy clean and fresh. Most of the northern belt of the trans-Himalayan Zone is rain-shadowed and ideal for trekking.
National Bird: Impean Pheasant (Danfe)
National flower: Rhododendron-Arboreum (Lali Gurans)
World Heritage sites (Cultural)
- Shoyambhu
- Boudha
- Changunarayan
- Pashupatinath
- Kathmandu Durbar Square
- Patan Durbar Square
- Bhaktapur Durbar Square
World heritage sites (Natural)
- Everest National Park (1148 square kilometer
- Royal Chitwan National Park (932 square kilometer)
National Parks:
- Bardia National Park (968 square kilometer)
- Langtang National Park (1710 square kilometer)
- Shey –Phoksundo National Park (3555 square kilometer)
- Rara National Park (106 square kilometer)
- Khaptad National Park (225 square kilometer)
- Makalu-Barun National (2330 square kilometer)
Wildlife Reserves
- Shukla Phanta Reserve (499 square kilometer)
- Parsa Reserve (499 square kilometer)
- Koshi-Tappu Reserve (175 square kilometer)
Conservation areas:
- Annapurna (2600 square kilometer)
- Makalu-Barun (2330 square kilometer)
Hunting Reserve:
- Dhorpatan (1325 square kilometer)
Endanger Species
Tiger, Rhino, Snow leopard, Clouded leopard, Red panda, Brown bear, Asamese macaque, Gangetic dophin, Wolf, wild elephant, Giant horn-bill, swamp deer, wild yak, Nayan, Tebetan antelope, Black buck, four horned antelope, musk deer pigmy hog, Haspid harem Pangolin, Gharial, Indian bustard Saras crane, Impean pheasant, Python.
Wildlife:
Nepal harbors one of the world’s best habitants for one horned rhino, royal Bengal tiger, snow leopard, clouded-leopard, Red panda, blue-sheep and long snouted fish eating Gharial. Other wildlife includes wild elephant, buffaloes, bisons, blue bull, brown bear, sloth bear, leopard, crocodiles and many varies of cat, dog, deer and antelope families and 840 different species of wet land, migratory and residential birds.
A living cultural Heritage:
The heritages in Nepal are alive and dynamic. Shmanism, Pananimism and witch craft are still practiced in remote regions. Temples, shrines, monuments and monasteries with devotees burning butter-lamps, singling hymns, chiming temple bells and playing drums are spotted everywhere as a living cultural heritage.