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Nepal is a country of amazing
extremes. Imagine a rectangle, 500 by
150 miles (800 by 240km), divided
lengthwise into three strips. The
northernmost strip is the Himalayas;
Meaning "abode of snow," and includes
eight of ten highest mountains in the
world. The southernmost region, called
the Terai, is an extension of the
Gangetic plain of northern India,
containing, jungles with elephants,
rhinoceroses and tigers. These
inhabitants contrast markedly with the
yaks and snow leopard less than 100
miles (160 km) to the north.
Enchantment is everywhere, be it on the
shoulders of high mountains, terraced
ridges ascending like stairways to sky,
on quiet or rushing rivers, or in
forests full of wildlife, flowers and
birdsong.
Nepal is a round-the-year destination
with a difference, be it summer,
monsoon, autumn or winter. One finds an
unsurpassed splendor in all the seasons
depending upon one's mood and choice.
Mother nature has gifted this country
with bountiful beauty in all the
seasons-the balmy and moderate summer of
the valleys provides with the
opportunity of strolling around the
temples, monuments and shrines in a
leisurely manners; the monsoon provides
the vies of the soothing green lush
valleys and an occasional opening up of
the snow-capped peaks all along the
northern border. Summer or winter,
during the both extremes of the weather
the climate is surprisingly moderate and
soothing.
How to access Nepal ?
By Air: Nepal lies within reasonable
flight distance from any part of the
world. Tribhuwan International Airport
is the only international airport in
Nepal.
Royal Nepal Airlines the national flag
carrier of Nepal and other international
airlines operate flight to Kathmandu
from Bangkok, Colombo, Calcutta, Delhi,
Dhaka, Dubai, Frankfurt, Hong Kong,
Karachi, Lhasa, London, Osaka, Paris,
Paro, Singapore, Moscow and Varanasi.
By Land: Kathmandu, capital of Nepal is
connected with India through the fertile
plains of the Terai by the most
picturesque highway. Facilities of
exchange are available at the point of
entry. There are regular day and night
bus services from Kathmandu to all the
major entry and exit points. The bus
fare is comparatively cheap. The entry
points at Nepal – India border are:
Kakarbhitta, Birgunj, Belahiya (Bhairahawa)
Nepalgunj, Dhangadi and Mahendra nagar.
The mountainous Arniko Rajmarga (Kathmandui
- Kodari Highway) links Kathmandu with
the Tibet Region of the People’s
Republic of China to the north.
Pokhara valley is linked with Kathmandu
by a picturesque mountain highway,
Prithivi Rajmarga, Pokhara, 200
Kilometers west from Kathmandu, is also
linked with the Indian border town of
Sunauli by another highway named
Siddartha Rajmarga. One can drive from
Kathmandu right to the far eastern
border of Nepal through Mahendra
Rajmarga also known as East – West
Highway.
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