THINGS TO SEE AND DO

Nepal is a wonderful country to visit and for those who would like to combine the festival with a bit of tourism, here is a list of “must sees” within the Kathmandu valley:

Kathmandu, Patan and Bhaktapur- the 3 main old cities

Pashupatinath temple- the main and renowned Hindu temple

Boudnath Stupa (Buddhist temple)

Swayambunath Stupa(Buddhist temple)

Nagarkot (hill station )

For the more adventurous, sport lovers, nature lovers:

Rafting, Mountain biking tours, Bungee- jumping, paragliding, rock-climbing

Chitwan National park

Book early to benefit from good deals. It is high season in December!

From India

·       By train and overland (a detailed description is available on Lonely Planet’s website  or ask us, we’ve done it!) A direct bus from Delhi is also possible. (contact Ashok Bhandari more details on via Train Travel)

·       By plane from Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, and Bangalore: Jet airways, Jetlite, Kingfisher, Spice jet, Indian Air & Indigo.

From Europe or other Asian destinations:

·       Direct Flights to HongKong, Bangkok, Singapore, China, Seoul ( Dragon Air, Thai Airways, Silk Air, Air China)

·       From Europe there is only one direct flight to  Kathmandu from Amsterdam. (Arke) (464 euros)

·       Otherwise  Qatar airways(via Doha), Gulf air( Bahrein) Oman air(via Muscat), British Airways(via Delhi), KLM(via Delhi) Air France(via Delhi), Air Arabia, Bahrain Air all fly daily or twice weekly to Kathmandu.