Country guide · South Asia & the islands
Nepal
20 places across 8 regions, how to get there, the entry rules for your passport, and day-by-day plans priced in your currency.
- Trip from ₹46,453 per person · 5 days from Delhi in Nov, for two at mid-range ·
- Visa-free on an Indian passport · no visa fee (other passports below)
- Best Oct–Apr · month by month
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Flights from India
- Kathmandu (KTM) · from 10 Indian cities, from ₹6,500 one way
Entry rules
No visa needed
Carry your Indian passport or your original Election Commission voter ID card. Aadhaar is not accepted as a travel document for Nepal, and airlines refuse boarding on it.
Checked 2026-10; confirm with the embassy before you fly.
🛕 Kathmandu Valley
The capital and the two old royal cities beside it, Patan and Bhaktapur, with seven UNESCO monument zones between them: Pashupatinath, Boudhanath, Swayambhunath and the three Durbar Squares. Nagarkot on the valley's rim has the Himalayan sunrise. Every flight from India lands here.
KathmanduTemples, Stupas and the Old Royal City3 days · best October – April
BhaktapurThe Best-Kept Medieval Newar Town1 day · best October – April
Patan (Lalitpur)Durbar Square and the Valley's Craftsmen1 day · best October – April
NagarkotHimalayan Sunrise on the Valley's Rim1 day · best October – March
🍵 East: Janakpur & Ilam
Janakpur, the Mithila city of Sita and the Janaki Mandir, a short train ride from Bihar, and the tea gardens of Ilam in the far-eastern hills, three hours from the Kakarbhitta border near Siliguri.
🏔️ Everest (Khumbu)
The Sherpa country below Everest, with no roads: fly to Lukla's airstrip and walk two days to Namche Bazaar, the acclimatisation stop on the way to Tengboche and Everest Base Camp. Sagarmatha National Park and Khumbu municipality permits are needed; Lukla flights are often held up by weather.
⛰️ Langtang
The high valley nearest Kathmandu: a day by road to Syabrubesi, then three days' walk up to Kyanjin Gompa under the Langtang Lirung glaciers, with Tamang villages on the way. Quieter than Everest and Annapurna; a Langtang National Park permit is needed.
🏞️ Pokhara & the Middle Hills
Pokhara on Phewa Lake under the Annapurnas, Sarangkot's paragliding ridge above it, and Bandipur, a car-free Newar hill town halfway from Kathmandu. Pokhara is the base for every Annapurna trek and the easiest mountain views in Nepal.
🥾 Annapurna & Mustang
The trekking country north of Pokhara, inside the Annapurna Conservation Area: the Poon Hill sunrise above Ghorepani, the Gurung village of Ghandruk, Manang below the Thorong La on the Annapurna Circuit, and Jomsom in the Kali Gandaki valley, the road and air gateway to Muktinath and to restricted Upper Mustang. An ACAP permit is needed.
JomsomKali Gandaki Valley and the Road to Muktinath2 days · best March – May, September – November
ManangAnnapurna Circuit Acclimatisation Base Below Thorong La4 days · best March – May, October – November
GhandrukGurung Village Facing Annapurna South2 days · best October – April- 🌅Ghorepani (Poon Hill)The Short Trek to the Dhaulagiri–Annapurna Sunrise3 days · best October – April
🦏 Terai: Chitwan & Lumbini
The flat, hot lowlands along the Indian border: rhinos, tigers and gharials in Chitwan National Park, and Lumbini, the birthplace of the Buddha, 25 km from the Sunauli crossing. Best from October to March; the monsoon floods the rivers.
🐅 Far West: Bardia & Rara
Nepal's least-visited corner: Bardia National Park, the best chance of a wild tiger in Nepal, and Rara, the country's largest lake, high in the Karnali hills and reached by small plane. Nepalgunj's airport serves both.
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