Mountain Flights

Mountain flights offer a luxurious option of Himalayan experience .The one-hour mountain flight takes one close to some of the highest peaks in the world including Mt.Everest.One can clearly see and identify the peaks ,and see the Himalayan landscape and glaciers during the flight.The peaks seen are Gosaithan,Dorje Lhakpa,Phurbu,Chyachu,Choba,Bhamare,Gaurishanker,Melungtse,Chugimago ,Number,Karylung,Cho-Oyu,Gyachungkang,Pumori,Nuptse and of course Mt.Everest.Mountain flights are offered by several airlines especially in the morning from the domestic airport in Kathmandu.Mainly mountain flights in Nepal are carried out from the places of northern regions like Lukla,Pokhara and Jomsom.

Indigenous Products

Pashmina are made from the inner fur of the Himalayan lambs and are popular for their softness of touch and natural color.Pashmina fabrics like shawls,mufflers,sweaters ,caps and winter wears are fashionable worldwideIt is more soft and warmer than the synthetic mixed and artificially colored fabrics.Among other places ,the best places to but Pashmina items are New Road,Indrachowk and Thamel in Kathmandu .Nepal exports large amount of Pashmina products in USA and United Kingdom.

Khaptad National Park

Khaptad National Park in west Nepal is the home of Lae Khaptad Swami,the renowned acholar and a hermit.The park with rolling hills of grasslands and forests of subtropical,temperature and sub alpine vegetation,is also a rich natural habitat .The park boasts of 224 speciec medicinal herbs and offers excellent bird watching opportunities ,with 270species of birds,he common ones being different varieties of impheyan pheasant,partridges,flycatcers ,bulbuls,cuckoos and eagles .Animals in the park are barking deer.wild boar,ghoral,Himalayan black bear,yellow throated marten,rhesus monkey and langur monkey.There are several historical temples surrounding this area and an annual celebration of Ganga Dashara in held every Jestha Purnima.Another religious site is Sahashra Lingaat 3200 m ,the highest point of the park.Other religious areas in the park includes Ganesh Temple ,Nagdhunga,and Kedardhunga .These areas are ideal places for meditation.Towards the northest of the park is Khaptad lake where a festivcal is held every August and September.

Activities:Trekking
Accommodation:Camping
Access :Fly to Dipayal from Nepalgunj and then three day walk .
Park Headquarter :Khaptad

Hunting

Licensed hunting is allowed in Dhorpatan Hunting Reserve in western part of Nepal.Dhorpatan is the prime habitat of blue sheep,ghoral,serow,Himalayan tahr,black bear,pheasant and partridge.Endangered species here are chir pheasan and red panda.Hunting is allowed only after acquiring lisence from the Department of National Parks and wildlife conservation (DNPWC) in Kathmmandu and is restricted to a certain times in a year .Most huntin trips are planned in spring and onset of autumn from February through April and August through Qctober .Dhorpatan is 4 day trek from Baglung which is 72 km from Pokhara .Accommodation facilities are available in tented camps offered bu agencies or at one of the village houses.

World Heritage Sites

There are four UNESCO world heritage sites in Nepal .Two ae in cultural category and two are in natural category.World Heritage Sites of Nepal are Lumbini,the birth place of Lord Buddha,and seven monuments of Kathmandu valley within a radius of 20 km(together counted as one Heritage Site).The World Heritage Sited are Chitwan and Sagarmatha National Parks .Kathmandu valley World Heritage site comprises of three historical places-Kathmandu,Patan and Bhaktapur Durbar Squares;two Buddhist stupas -Swyambhunath and Bauddhanath;and who Hindu temples-Pashupatinath and Changu Narayan.Nepal offers incomparable scope to connpisseurs of art and culture to see and study different aspects of fine artss in its paintings ,sculpture ,wood carving and architecture .

Ultralight Aircraft

Ultralight Aircraft offer breathtaking bird's-eye view of Pokhara valley and the surrounding mountains .Flights are operated almost throughout the year except during the monsoons June through August Flights take place from sunrise to 11 a.m and from 3 pm to sunset every day provided the weather is not rainy.In the half-hour flight,one can fly oover Pokhara city,Phewa lake ,Sarangkot hill and get close to the Mt.Fishtail .Another option is the exploration of Annapurna range from 12000 feet or higher in an hour.Pokhara is easily accessible from Kathmmandu,Chitwan and other major towns .

Shopping and Souvenirs

The handcrafts of Nepal are popular throughout tr world for their popular throughout the world for their superior workmanship and artistic excellence.
The receptivity and creativity of an given culture manifests itself throuh an assortment of expressions in the form of art,craft,painting ,belief,ritual,dance,and household items.Handcrafts not only carry artistic expression but also cultural conscience about the historical and religious significance of the place.
It may be out of sheer love for the culture and lifestyle of an alien social milieu ,or out of pride to mark the occasion of having a particular place,or simply to keep the flame of reminiscence burning,souvenirs retained as memento play crucial role in the travel habit of people round the world.

Langtang National Park

Langtang National Park (LNP) is the nearest park from Kathmandu directly to the north of Kathmandu in the central Himalayan region .Langtang National Park was established in 197 by Government of Nepal to conserve the unique flora and fauna of this region. It has an area of 1710 sq.km and expands over parts of Nuwakot,Rashuwa,and sindhupalchowk districts in the southern mountaineous terrain of the Nepal -China border.In 1998 ,and area of 42 sq.km in and around park declare a bufferzone.
The park represents a meeting point between indo-Malaya and Palearctrealms,and holds a riich biodiversity.LNP represents some of the best examples of graded climatic conditions in the central Himalaya.Elevational gradients (ranging from mid hills to slpine) couples with complex topography and geolog have produced a rich biodiversity unique patchwork of vegetation .

Lumbini:Birth Place of Buddha

Lumbini is the place where the newly born Prince Siddhartha(Known as Buddha) took his first seven steps and uttered an epoch-making message to the suffering humanity. This happened in a beautiful 'sal' grove ,which is now the focal point of the Lumbini Garden area.Maya devi ,the queen of Shakya King Suddodhana of Kapilvastu, while passing through the Lumbini Garden,o the day of "Vaisakha Purnima " (Full moon day of May 623 BC ) took a bath in tha Pushkarini(the Sacred Pond) and soon after she took support of a tree branch,then gave birth to the crown prince Siddhartha,who beceme Buddha .The Lumini Garden covers an area of 1*3 sq.miles and encompasses three zones each covering one square mile connected with walkways and a canal .The area has a sub tropical monsoon climate with a warm wet season.

Annapurna Trekking Region

The Annapurna conservation area is one of the world’s best trekking trails in the world.The area apreads around Kaski ,Mustang ,Manang and Lamjung districts of Central Nepal .Starting with an altitude of 790 m,the area reaches as high as 8...091 m of Mt.Annapurna .Ghandruk is the first experience and further down is Ghorepani that provides fantastic panoramic view of the Annapurna range.Equally aye catching are hills of rhododendron that blossom every spring.The turning point of the Annapurna circuit is Jomsom.The trek southeast from Jomsom,leads to the scenic Tilicho Lake area at an altitude of 4919 .In the circuit route ,is the famous Hindu religious sites Muktinath Temple .The vegetation in this region includes various species of orchids and rhododendron ,Wildlife includes 102 different kinds of Mammals including rare endangered snow Leopards and a very good population of blue sheep .The region also boasts of around 474 species of birds including multi-colored impheyan ,koklas and blood pheasants.In addition the region is also home to 39 species of reptiles and 22 species of amphibian.