Nepal - Useful information for your trip

Nepal is a small Himalayan country, north of India and often its travel extension.

It's a unique place in the world, rich with history and traditions, where you can gaze from a 26,000 ft peak to a Buddhist monastery, from a Hindu temple to a coloured local market.

You can visit it 365 days a year, but the best time is during our intermediate seasons, spring and autumn. Temperature is always pleasant, and even during the winter a light parka is enough in the fresh evening breeze, unless you decide to go trekking intensively at Everest's or Annapurna's base camps.

Touring the country is not easy, because of the poor public transportation and the linguistic difficulties, but the cost for a car and a driver is really small. Besides, guides are experienced and very cheap. It is better to arrange everything before you leave.

It is also an interesting destination for people who are not into trekking and just want to dive into the culture and the colours that the Kathmandu Valley can offer. In this case, four or five days are enough to visit the rural villages and towns, to get lost in the silence of the monasteries, to take part to rituals like a cremation on the river in Pashupatinath or animal sacrifices in the Dakshinkali Temple, maybe after a tour of North India.

In case you're interested in trekking you have a wide selection of choices, for more or less long and difficult trips.