Destination: Nepal
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Festivals
Magh Sankranti, Devghat (January)
Losar, all Tibetan areas (February)
Maha Shivaratri, Pashupatinath (February/March)
Balkumari Jatra, Thimi (mid-April)
Bisket Jatra chariot festival, Bhaktapur (mid-April)
Rato Machhendranath Festival, Patan (April/May)
Indra Jatra chariot festival, Kathmandu (August/September)
Dasain, nationwide (September/October)
Tihar/Deepawali, nationwide (October/November)
Mani Rimdu, Tengboche (November)
Adventures
Raft the Sun Kosi
Hike the Tamang Heritage Trail near the Tibetan border
Track rhinos on elephant-back at Royal Chitwan National Park
Trek along a classic teahouse trek, like the Annapurna Circuit or the Everest Base Camp treks
Climb to the top of Island Peak, one of Nepal’s trekking peaks
Throw yourself off Asia’s highest bungee jump
Mountain bike through untouched villages and trails
Abseil down waterfalls near the Tibetan border
Soar with the eagles while paragliding over Phewa Tal
Beat the crowds and do a teahouse trek in the Langtang region
Top Ten Books for reading in the mountains
Annapurna by Maurice Herzog – a mountaineering classic from 1950
Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer – an emotionally gripping story of the disastrous Everest expeditions of 1996
The Ascent of Rum Doodle by WE Bowman – a highly enjoyable spoof of these often all-too-serious tomes
Chomolungma Sings the Blues: Travels Around Everest by Ed Douglas
The Snow Leopard by Peter Matthiessen
Himalayan Traders by Von Fürer-Haimendorf
High Religion by Sherry Ortner
Everest by Walt Unsworth – the ultimate Everest reference
Tenzing Norgay and the Sherpas of Everest by Tashi Tenzing – Everest and climbing from the Sherpa perspective
Nepal Himalaya by WH Tillman – delightful wit from the 1950s.
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