Nepal travel guide

Before you go to Nepal

Currency: NPR ₨
Emergency number: 100 / 100
Plug type: C, D, M
Tap water: unsafe
Tipping: Appreciated but not obligatory; 10% in tourist restaurants and tips for trekking guides/porters are customary
Bargaining: Common
eSIM: Available
Card networks: Visa, Mastercard
ATM fees: NPR ~500 per withdrawal

Kathmandu Nepal's capital and largest city, a dense warren of medieval temples, palaces and living Hindu-Buddhist tradition in the Kathmandu Valley —…
Pokhara Nepal's adventure and lakeside capital on the shore of Phewa Lake, gateway to the Annapurna trekking region with dramatic Himalayan…
Bhaktapur The best-preserved medieval Newari city in the Kathmandu Valley — a car-free warren of brick-paved squares, pagoda temples and pottery…
Patan (Lalitpur) The valley's city of fine arts and Newari craftsmanship, twin city to Kathmandu across the Bagmati — its Durbar Square and Golden Temple…
Sauraha (Chitwan) The gateway village to Chitwan National Park, Nepal's first national park and a UNESCO site famed for one-horned rhinoceros, Bengal tigers,…
Lumbini The birthplace of Siddhartha Gautama (the Buddha) and one of the world's most important Buddhist pilgrimage sites — a UNESCO World Heritage…
Nagarkot A ridge-top hill station on the valley rim at ~2,100m, celebrated for its sweeping Himalayan sunrise panorama stretching from the…
Bandipur A beautifully preserved hilltop Newari trading town on the Kathmandu–Pokhara road, with a car-free bazaar of traditional houses, mountain…