asia

nepal

Take me higher! Indeed Nepal will – Himalayan high. The country has eight of the world’s ten highest mountains. Steeped in both Hindu and Buddhist traditions, both of which many of the population adhere to, it’s an inevitable outcome that Nepal makes a popular spiritual and trekking destination.

You’ll explore remote monasteries, mountain teahouses, sherpa culture and Himalayan vistas that cannot, literally, be topped. There’s more intricate temples, grand old palaces and places release you inner hippy than you can poke your walking pole at. After experiencing Nepali mountain life and climbing till you drop, your weary body will be deserving of a long soak in hot springs. Food will never have tasted so good when you tuck into Newari soups and curries.

You might be pleasantly surprised to find out that there’s Nepali Safaris - (hopefully) spotting rhinoceros, tigers, wild boars, monkeys and deer or kayaking where you may encounter crocodiles, otters and endangered Ganges river dolphin.