Kathmandu is the capital city of Nepal. It is located at an altitude of 1300m from the sea level and is in fact the valley surrounded by the beautiful rolling green hills and the shimmering snow peaks to the north of it. On a clear day, you can see the crystal clear snow peaks of the Himalayan Mountains. You cannot miss the main cities of Kathmandu & Patan once the petty kingdoms in the history, now merging into a common urban sprawl. A little further to the east is the valley's third major city, Bhaktapur.

The political, commercial and cultural hub of Nepal is the first stop for the majority of visitors to the country. Once a separate kingdom in itself, it contains three fabled cities - Kathmandu, Patan and Bhaktapur. Out of ten UNESCO World Heritage Sites, seven cultural heritage sites are in Kathmandu Valley.

The history of the Valley begins with the Buddhist saint Manjushree who slashed a passage through the surrounding hills to drain out the primordial waters and make it inhabitable. Over the centuries, a refined urban civilization emerged, built on a unique synthesis of Hinduism and Buddhism.

Dynasties came and went. Trade and the arts flourished. Its deeply religious Newar inhabitants built fabulous cities and artistic temples that attracted devout pilgrims as well as rampaging invaders. In the late 18th century, following the founding of modern Nepal within more or less the present boundaries, Kathmandu was made the capital. Kathmandu, the largest city in Nepal is situated at an altitude of 1,345m.

Chitawan national park:

Nepal is one of the richest countries in the world in term of wild life and vegetations. Nepal's best known and most accessible national park , royal chitawan , was also its first. This park is located about 175 kilometers southwest of kathmandu . In the heart of royal chitawan national park are a couple of famous jungle resorts. Elephants greet those who fly into meghauli airstrip and carry them to their accommodation. The park is also accessible by surface from kathmandu.

Once arriving in the park, the trained naturalists lead visitors on safaris ( by foot , elephant, land rover or boat ) to search for the tigers , rhinos , crocodiles and colorful bird life. Roaming around the national park on the elephant back is the most exciting moment . If you have enough time a week long vacation can be spent here enjoying various safari activities.

Pokhara:

Two hundred kilometers west of kathmandu, nestled in a valley beneath the annapurna mountain lies the city of pokhara. Pokhara is virtually in the geographical center of nepal . Located on the main road between kathmandu & bhairawa , there may be no other place in the world from which the great himalayan peaks can be admired from such a close distance. The town of pokhara has quietly won the hearts of travelers from around the world. Many visitors find their most lasting impression of nepal comes from the awesome " fish-tail " of majestic maccha-puchare mountain reflected in the still waters of pokhara's fewa lake. Pokhara's seclusion made it a place of mystery in the past . Once arriving in pokhara you would definitely say - "ohh ! The mountain is still young”.

Pokhara is the finest natural city of the world and is marked by a half dozen lakes of varying sizes , all linked by a trekking trail. Hence, it is also known as a lake city of nepal. It is nepal's tourism capital and the second largest tourist destination too. Experience it by heart : it is honeymooners' paradise.

The sites not to be missed in pokhara are devi's fall , fewa lake & barahi temple , sarangkot hilllock , beganas lake , seti gorge , mahendra cave , international mountain museum , bindabasini temple & kahun danda.

Davi's fall: - it is a beautiful waterfall formed from the outlet of fewa lake. Why it is named davi's fall might be the matter of interest. One day trekkers named devin and david had their bath down to the fewa dam but unknowingly the doors of the dam opened to reduce the water level. Both the trekkers did not notice the signal to run away and sadly they were washed away and one of them mysteriously disappeared down into the underground passage beneath the fall. Since then the fall was named davi's fall. It is worth visiting site of pokhara.

Sarangkot: - sarangkot is a small hill on the north west side of pokhara. It is the best place for sunrise and mountain view like machhapuchre (fishtail), annapurna range, and dhaulagiri range, lamjung himal, manaslu and the ganesh himal. Tourists reach there early in the morning to view the rolling sunrise and the dazzling mighty snow peaks in the morning tender sun.

Fewa Lake: fewa lake is the finest lake of nepal. It is 41/2km long and 200m. To 2 km width. Boating on the lake is an exciting and most interesting moment. In the middle there is an island where barahi temple is located. Every day thousands of visitors visit the temple. Surrounded by the green forest and lakeside city, fewa lake reflects the beautiful images of machhachapuchre.

Begnas Lake: begnas lake is located 13 km east of pokhara city. This lake is in a round shape and is surrounded by green hills. On the north beautiful annapurna fourth himal is overlooking the lake. While boating on the lake the images of the mountain is seen into the lake.

Seti george: seti river is originated from the beautiful mountain the machhapuchre himal.the water is milky white and cool. The river before entering into the pokhara city has been disappeared into a narrow natural tunnel and has appeared in some places. It is another natural wonder of pokhara. Its width is hardly 2 meters and the depth is more than 20 meters but you can not see the bottom of the river. Mahendra pool (bridge) is the right place to view the dreadful rush of the river through a narrow george.

Gupteshor mahadev cave:south of the pokhara valley there is a beautiful cave. The cave has different branches but the end has not yet been met. The main part of the cave is some 20m. Down. The bottom is wide and spacious. There is an image of lord shiv. One of the branch of the cave goes towards the devi's fall and after a 20 meters easy walk one can reach near the fall. It is a very wonderful moment to stand just below the fall inside the cave. Gupteshor mahadev cave is a religious site for the hindus. Many hindu devotees visit the cave in different occasions.

Mahendra cave: it is located on the north of pokhara valley some 10 km from the city center. This is the most popular cave of nepal. It is also unexplored. There has been made necessary arrangement for the visitor with service of the guides. Nearby the cave there is another cave named chamera cave or the bat cave where hundreds of bats live. Both caves are worth visiting.

World peace stupa: it is one of finest place of sight seeing destination in pokhara. Located on a small hilltop, world peace stupa is the best place to view the himalaya range just in front of your eye. Overlooking the fewa lake the stupa site is well managed. The access is easy and both options trekking for one hour and driving are available to reach the stupa.

International mountain museum (IMO): among of the entire sight seeing destinations in pokhara. Imo is the newly opened destination. Located on the south east of pokhara city, imo is only one mountain museum in the world of its kind where mountaineering history including the climbing information and climbers' details are preserved and displayed. For the interested one an artificial wall of mount manaslu has also been constructed. The museum has preserved the climbing records and equipments of all the famous climber of the world.

Bindabasini temple: located right in the city center, bindabasini temple is the popular pilgrimage site of hindus. On a small hill the temple is beautifully located and maintained. It is the best site of pokhara to experience the nepalese religious