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visit the three durbar squares – durbar square literally mean place of palaces and are fine example of ancient life and style and are master pieces of newari architecture. all the three durbar squares – kathmandu, patan and bhaktapur have made it to unesco world heritage sites list. there are numerous temples within these squares. you can spend hours walking here and admiring the architecture. in the markets around the durbar square you can buy traditional handicrafts. no visit to nepal is complete without visiting the durbar squares.
visit pashupatinath temple during maha shivaratri – on the day of maha shivaratri, thousands of devotees throng pashupatinath temple which include sadhus. these sadhus, some of whom are covered with ashes or naked are oblivious to people around them and have consumed hashish or marijuana. these drugs are illegal in nepal for whole of the year except during this festival in honour of lord shiva. most of these are friendly and readily pose for photographs. just make sure to bring plenty of change! hashish is readily available through out kathmandu on this day and you can chose to have in the form of laddus, lassi or in form of cake to get high.
get blessings of living goddess – nepal is the only country which has a living goddess wherein a young girl is chosen at an age 3 or 4 from newari bajracharya caste as a form of goddess durga. she is said to have some attributes like having a body like a banyan tree and eyelashes of a cow. as a part of a rule, she has to be fearless and is not allowed to cry or smile publicly, in front of anyone who is not living with her. as per beliefs movements of the goddess during offerings are regarded as omens which can be good or bad:
- if he cries or laughs loudly than it brings serious illness or even death.
- if she weeps and rubs her eyes then it brings immediate death.
- if she trembles or shivers than person goes to jail
- her claps causes fear to the king
- if she picks up food offered than the person will lose money.
- you are considered lucky if none of the ominous signs happens as it is believed that the worshipper’s wish will be fulfilled. hence next time to visit her, pray she does nothing!
flying over the himalayas – the everest view mountain flight is a life time experience. the flight will take you deep inside the himalayas as close as five nautical miles from everest. it is the easiest way to see the himalayas including everest and you need not be physically fit.
exploring pokhara – pokhara, the adventure capital of nepal is worth spending few days. not only you get to see one of the most majestic sun rise and the effects its rays on himalayas from here but also from adventure junkies it offers host of adventure activities which flying in air like a bird during paragliding or zip flying or take the ultralight flight or even hand gliding or maybe you can try paramotor or how about sky diving, exploring unexplored places when riding the mountain bikes, taking the ultimate test of your fitness by going on trek, fighting white waters during rafting or kayaking, you can also give a shot here on recently introduced bungy jumping which is only tower jump in nepal and so on. the options offered to adventure lovers by pokhara is endless if you are physical and like to spend.
rafting on bhote koshi river – bhote koshi river is rafter’s paradise and is a full body experience, with much more involvement than simply paddling forwarded and backward. this steepest rafting river in nepal will welcome you after just a couple of hours out of kathmandu.
rhinos in chitwan on elephant safari – chitwan national park, the first national park of nepal is one of the best places to spot endangered one horn rhinos. this national park has even made it to the list of unesco world heritage sites. the best way to spot these innocent animals would be on the back of mighty elephants during your jungle elephant safari ride which is must experience in chitwan.
rural homestay – if you want to catch a glimpse of nepalese culture, their lifestyle and would like to be a part of it and are willing to compromise on your daily comfort, than spending a night in one of homestays in nagarkot or sarangkot is the best option.
visit lukla – ‘world’s most dangerous airport’ – hillary tensing airport on lukla has a bad habit of always being on the list of world’s most dangerous airport. the runway is built on slopes on a hillside (inclination of 12%) whose length is 450 m and wide is 20m with an abrupt drop down at a river valley below. while landing at the runway, the pilot just cannot afford to make slightest of errors which could prove very costly. to make the matters worse, the flights can be cancelled on any given day which could last for days leaving you stranded here. if you are just wondering other wise, lukla is a place which is the start of trek to khumbu and everest base camp making it one of the busiest domestic airports.
gulp down on chhangor raksi – while in nepal how can you miss on not drinking chhaang and raksi traditional nepalese alcoholic drink which can be addictive.
having breakfast at 13000 feet in the air beside the everest – this is a once-in-a-lifetime trip of having a champagne breakfast served by the sherpas with mt. everest as a backdrop. this heli tour in itself is a great experience as it gives a unique chance to see some highest mountains in close proximity. here the travellers fly to 18000 feet and explore the surrounding in the helicopter before coming down to 13000 feet to adjacent peak of kongde ri where yeti mountain home sets out table for private breakfast.

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