Destinations

All Heritage & Culture Nature & Wildlife Adventure & Trekking Lakes & Valleys Spiritual & Pilgrimage

Chitwan, Terai

Chitwan National Park

Nepal's first national park, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1984, home to one-horned rhinoceros and Bengal tigers in the lowland Terai.

Nature & Wildlife Winter (Dec-Feb)

Khumbu, Solukhumbu District

Everest / Khumbu Region

Sagarmatha National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1979, spanning 2,845 to 8,848 meters and home to the Everest Base Camp trek and Sherpa mountain villages.

Adventure & Trekking Autumn (Sep-Nov)

Kathmandu Valley

Nepal's cultural heart: seven UNESCO World Heritage monument zones packed into one valley, from royal squares to ancient stupas.

Heritage & Culture Autumn (Sep-Nov)

Lumbini, Terai

Lumbini

The birthplace of Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1997, centered on the Maya Devi Temple.

Spiritual & Pilgrimage Winter (Dec-Feb)

Pokhara Valley

Pokhara

Nepal's tourism capital, built around Phewa Lake, with three of the world's ten highest peaks visible from the valley floor.

Lakes & Valleys Autumn (Sep-Nov)

Mugu, Karnali Province

Rara Lake

Nepal's largest lake, at nearly 3,000 meters in the remote far west, inside Rara National Park.

Nature & Wildlife Autumn (Sep-Nov)