Best Traditional Nepalese Everest Base Camp Annapurna Circuit Kathmandu Pokhara Chitwan and Nepal Deep Heritage Tour Destinations
Browse more guides: Nepal travel | Asia destinations Best Traditional Nepalese Everest Base Camp Annapurna Circuit Kathmandu Pokhara Chitwan and Nepal Deep Heritage Tour Destinations TL;DR Nepal , the Himalayan kingdom between India and Tibet, holds Asia's deepest mountain and pilgrimage heritage. Major destinations: Kathmandu Valley (UNESCO 1979, 7 monument zones), Pokhara, Phewa Lake, and Annapurna views , Everest Base Camp 5,364 m and Sagarmatha National Park UNESCO 1979 , Annapurna Circuit and Annapurna Base Camp , Chitwan National Park UNESCO 1984 + Bengal tiger and one-horned rhino , and Lumbini UNESCO 1997 Buddha birthplace . Plan a 10-14 day Nepal trip. This is South Asia's premier high-altitude trekking destination plus authentic Hindu-Buddhist living heritage. Background Nepal (~30 million population, 147,516 km²) sits on the southern slope of the central Himalaya. The country holds eight of the world's ten 8,000 m peaks including Mount Everest at 8,848....