There are many tourist destinations in the world. Among them, Nepal is one of the best tourist destinations to spend the holidays. Travel is a way to spend money that we collect from the hard work for the enjoyment and relax. Different people have different interests and hobbies. Some people like comfortable trekking and tour; some like adventure sports and activities and some like climbing upon the rock, peak, and mountains. Some tourists are interested in volunteer and study tour. Nepal is one of the destinations in the world where that meets the various interets of the tourists.
Popular Tourist Attractions
The Pashupatinath Temple
One of the ancient, most celebrated and sacred temples of Nepal is situated on the outer edge of Kathmandu, the capital city of Nepal. River Bagmati flows close to this holy place devoted to Lord Shiva. Passionate Hindu followers visit this tourist place in Nepal to gain the blessings of the deity.
Pashupatinath reaches a maximum height of 24 metres.Non-Hindus are not allowed inside the temple, though a glimpse of Shiva’s bull, Nandi, can be caught from outside the western entrance.
Swayambhunath Stupa
The Swayambhunath Stupa (meaning the ‘self-created’ stupa, aka the Monkey Temple) is found on a hilltop to the west of Kathmandu.
Second in importance only to the Boudhanath Stupa, the Swayambhunath complex,founded by King Manadeva during the fifth century, contains a stupa, temples, shrines, Tibetan monastery, museum and library. The Stupa, re-gilded with 20 kilograms of gold in 2010, has a large white dome at its base, above which are painted four sets of Buddha’s eyes and eyebrow; further up the Stupa are found four pentagonal Toran (gateways) and thirteen tiers leading to the Stupa’s golden spire
The Budhanilkantha statue of the Hindu god Vishnu, located approximately 10 kilometers from the center of Kathmandu at the base of the Shivapuri Hill, is the largest and most beautiful stone carving in all of Nepal. It is also the most enigmatic.
Carved from a single block of black basalt stone of unknown origin, the Budhanilkantha statue is 5 meters in length and it lies in a reclining position inside a recessed tank of water
Pokhara
Located 80 miles to the west of Kathmandu, Pokhara is a stunningly beautiful and refreshingly tranquil traveller’s paradise. Pokhara is built around the Phewa Tal, Nepal’s second largest lake. It offers a number of high-end hotels, clean and comfortable guesthouses, and a range of excellent restaurants and bars.
Key attractions: Verdant forests, blue skies, underground caves, waterfalls, Valley of Orchids, Massif Glaciers, and majestic views of three mountains- Mt Manslu, Mt Dhaulagiri, and Mt Annapurna
