Winter - 5 Things to do in Nepal

Winter Season in Nepal has started with the chilling mornings and cold windy evenings. When you ask a travel and trekking company, you might get red signal for winter holidays but despite the signal NO, you can travel to Nepal for making these five things that you really love to do.

Visit Kathmandu Valley

The most popular touristic hub and capital city of Nepal, Kathmandu is known as city of temples. Tourist from all over the world visit Kathmandu valley for day hiking, cultural sightseeing tour and for volunteering. Pashupatinath Temple, Boudhanath Stupa, Kathmandu Durbar Square, Swayambhunath Stupa, Patan Durbar Square, Bhaktapur Durbar square, Kirtipur, Changu Narayan Temple are some most popular cultural sites for sightseeing in Kathmandu Valley.



Go for Wildlife safari
In winter the temperature of Terai Region (Lowland) of Nepal is less in comparison to Hilly and Himalayan Region. So, during the winter visit to Nepal, go for wildlife safari to Chitwan National Park or Bardia National Park.

Chitwan National Park
Chitwan National Park is the oldest and one of the most popular national parks in Nepal. Listed by UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984, the National park covers an area of 932 sq. km and located in the subtripical Terai region with the boarder to Nawalparasi, Parsa, Chitwan and Makwanpur districts. It is the natural and cultural rich site popular for jungle safari, elephant safari, canoening, bird watching, sunset views and ethnic Tharu village walk. The popular tourism spot, sauraha offers the best quality choice of hundreds of hotels, lodges, restaurants, resorts and home-stay. Bengal Tiger and One-horned Rhinoceros are the main attraction of the site as they are listed in endangered animals.


Bardia National Park
Located in south Western part of Nepal, Bardia National Park is the best destination for enjyoing jungle safari in Nepal. You can see the wild Bengal Tiger, Rhino and other wild animals and birds. The temperatue at the day time will be moderate whereas during the night and early morning will be littlebit cold.


Trek to Himalayas
If you are planning for winter trekking holidays in Nepal, we recommend to trek to low altitude destinations like around Kathmandu Valley, Ghorepani Poon Hill, Jomsom Muktinath, Ghandruk, Dhampus Sarangkot, Chisapani Nagarkot, Helambu, Lantang Valley and Kalapatthar. Short and easy trekking trails offers the best mountain views, beautiful himalayan sceneries, pleasant remote villages and diverse culture activities.

Taste the best food
The warm and spicy local foods during the winter will be best in Nepal. There are programs and events during the festivals Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. During these festivals, most of the hotels and restaurants offer the best foods that you love to eat in Nepal. You can even enjoy the street fast foods like Chowemin, MoMo and many more.

Join an event
Winter is the prime time when most of the country’s rural and urban parts are organized and celebrating fests, so, one can get a good opportunity to explore the rural Nepalese culture, tradition and the way of living.