Naturally Nepal

Panch Pokhari: Ramechhap, Gumdel (Five beautiful lakes)

Lukla Air Port: the highest Airport of Nepal.

Kathmandu: Capital City of Nepal

Kathmandu is the capital city of Nepal. Kathmandu is a valley surrounded by four hills: Fulchowki, Chandragiri, Shivapuri and Nagarjun. Kathmandu valley has three major cities/district: Kathmandu, Bhaktapur and Patan (Lalitpur) situated at the altitude of 4,500 feet above sea level. Kathmandu is home to seven UNESCO World Heritage Sites:

1) Kathmandu Darbar Square
2) Bhaktapur Darbar Square
3) Patan Darbar Square
4) Pashupatinath Temple
5) Changu Narayan Temple
6) Swoyambhunath Stupa and
7) Bouddhanath Stupa.

Kathmandu

Kathmandu is the major city is Kathmandu valley. The city is home to four UNESCO World Heritage Sites and scores of other popular landmarks like Ranipokhari, Dharahara, Sundhara, Ghantaghar, Singhadurbar and Budhanilkantha among others. Kakani, Sundarijal, Chobhar, Balaju Park and Shivapuri-Nagarjun National Park among others are some of the major getaways in Kathmandu.

Shuklaphanta Wildlife Reserve

03 April, 2013, The wildlife reserve lies in Kanchanpur district in Far-Western-Region of Nepal. The open grasslands and numerous waterholes of the Shuklaphanta Wildlife Reserve make it an ideal setting for game viewing and jungle safari for visitors. The reserve is a vast expanse of plain grasslands and Sal forests, while marsh vegetation is found along revers and lakes. The area that was originally reserved as a hunting area was later converted to wildlife reserve to protect swamp deer.

The reserve now shelters almost 2 thousand swamp deer, around 50 wild elephants and 30 tigers. Other animals found here are Spotted Deer, Blue Bulls, Barking Deer, Hog Deer, Wild Boars, Leopards, Jackals, Langurs and Rhesus Monkeys. Among birds, the reserve is home to Sarus Crane, Swamp Francolin, Grass Owl, Warblers, Flycatchers, and the endangered Bengal Florican. Reptile species in Clude Mugger Crocodile, Cobra and Python. The reserve can be reached by driving to Mahendranagar from where the reserve headquarter is only eight Kilometers south. Another option is to fly to Dhangadhi from Kathmandu and then drive to the park via Mahendranagar.