Nepal Birding Tours
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The Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal (simply “Nepal” hereafter) is a landlocked country in the Central Himalayas of the Indian Subcontinent and is one of the most mountainous countries on the planet. Of the ten highest mountains in the world eight occur in Nepal, including the highest mountain in the world, Mount Everest at 29,029 feet / 8,848 meters. Its capital and largest city Kathmandu, known as the “City of Temples” which stands at an elevation of 4,600 feet / 1,400 meters, is situated in the fabled Kathmandu Valley (in central Nepal), and is the starting point of our birding trips.
Nepal is bordered by Tibet/China to the north and by India to the west, south, and east (though it isn’t far to Bhutan, with just the narrow strip of the Indian state of Sikkim separating them). Interestingly, Nepal is the only country in the world whose flag is non-quadrilateral, instead it is made up of two single pennons (one for each of the once-rival ruling dynasties) and is known as a double-pennon, previously it was two distinct triangles. It is crimson red which signifies the bravery of the Nepalese and also the color of the country’s national flower, the rhododendron! Nepal’s cultural heritage is ancient, rich and well-studied and it still maintains a high level of diversity in terms of ethnicity and religion; Buddha himself was actually born in Nepal and the country was a Hindu Kingdom until recently. Why not arrive before your birdwatching tour and explore one of the fascinating three Durbar Squares in the Kathmandu Valley such as Patan Durbar Square in Lalitpur, these Durbar Squares are a culmination of over a millennium of development in Nepali art and architecture and well worth a visit.