Nepal compresses an entire planet into one mountain nation: steamy jungle in the Terai lowlands gives way to terraced hill country and finally the Himalayan giants of the Annapurna and Khumbu regions. Kathmandu Valley packs centuries of Newar temples, prayer wheels and pagoda squares, while Pokhara mirrors snow peaks in still lakes. Tea-house trekking, white-water rivers and rhino-rich grasslands sit within hours of one another, and Hindu and Tibetan-Buddhist traditions…
“Everest” (2015) recreated the 1996 tragedy on the roof of the world, whose base camp is reached from Lukla — the most vertiginous airport there is.
Eight of the world's ten highest peaks rise in Nepal — and its flag is the only non-rectangular one on Earth.
Trekking permits (TIMS) and insurance are sorted before departure. An eSIM helps: Pathao in Kathmandu, summit weather and messages to the next lodge — coverage fades fast at altitude.