Home to numerous temples and natural splendors
like Mount Everest, Nepal beckons all who love
culture, scenery and fresh air

LOCATION: It borders with the Tibet Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China in the North and India in the East, South and West respectively. AREA: 147,181 sq. kilometers. ALTITUDE: Varies from 70 meters to 8848 meters. CAPITAL: Kathmandu. POPULATION: 1,84,91,097 LANGUAGE: Nepali is the national language of Nepal. Educated people understand and speak English as well. TIME: Nepal Time is 5 hours 45 minutes ahead of GMT and 15 minutes ahead of Indian standard time. CLIMATE: Nepal has four major seasons, namely, (1) Winter: December-February, (2) Spring: March-May, (3) Summer: June-August, (4) Autumn: September- November. Nepal can be visited the whole year round.

Surrounded by the world's highest mountain - the Himalaya to the north, and the Mahabharat range to the south, the once forbidden Kathmandu Valley has long intrigued intrepid travelers. Despite its remoteness, the Valley situated between Tibet and India has been an age-old center of culture, trade and learning, interfacing between the two great cultures of Aryan India (Whose history is recorded in its myths such as The Ramayana and Mahabharat) and that of the Tibetan Mongolians. The valley itself consists of three distinct cities, Kantipur (Kathmandu), Lalitpur (Patan) and Bhaktapur. Each of these unique medieval cities vies with the other in the distinctive character of its architecture, colorful festivities, and the warm hospitality of its inhabitants.