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Tilicho Lake

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Tilicho lake is one of the highest lakes in the world. It is 4,949 m high in the Annapurna range of the Himalayas in Nepal. Another source lists Lake Tilicho as being 4,919 meters high (16,138 feet). Mountain lakes are known to geographers as tarns if they

Kanchenjunga Mountain

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Kangchenjunga is the third highest mountain in the world (after Mount Everest and K2), with an elevation of 8,586 metres (28,169 ft). Kangchenjunga translated means "The Five Treasures of Snows", as it contains five peaks, four of them over

Davi's Fall

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This is a breath taking view of Davis Fall in Chorrepatan. Chorrepatan is famous for this water fall and there is also a cave just two minutes walk from this fall. The water flowing in this fall comes from Fewa lake and the fall is worth visiting during the rainy seasons as it possesses its maximum

Kali Gandaki Gorge

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The Kali Gandaki Gorge or Andha Galchi is the gorge of the Kali Gandaki (or Gandaki River) in the Himalayas in Nepal, by some measures the deepest gorge in the world. The upper part of the gorge is also called Thak Khola after the local Thakali people who became prosperous from trans-himalayan trade. The gorge separates major peaks Dhaulagiri (8167 m) to the west and Annapurna (8091 m) to the east. According to

Rara Lake

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Rara Lake (2980 m) lies in the remote Karnali region in the north-west of Nepal and is centerpiece of Rara Lake National Park. Rara Lake is Nepals largest lake and is a clear blue mountain lake with juniper, spruce and pine trees along its shores and snowcapped peaks in the distance.

Chitwan National Park

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Chitwan National Park is rich in flora and fauna, including one of the last populations of single-horned Indian Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis) and the Bengal tiger Panthera tigris tigris. The area was known as "Four Mile

Mount Everest

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Mount Everest, also called Chomolungma or Qomolangma in Tibetan or Sagarmatha in Nepali is the premier mountain on Earth, as calculated by the height of its peak above sea level, comes to 8,848 m or 29,028 ft. The mountain, that constitutes a part of the Himalaya