Mardi Himal is a trekking peak standing at 5,587 metres (18,330 ft) in the Annapurna region of Nepal.
Practical guides to trekking in Nepal — permits, costs, seasons, altitude and packing — written by the guides who walk these trails.
You can see the Himalaya from the Kathmandu valley rim on a clear winter morning without walking more than an hour. Nagarkot, Dhulikhel, Chandragiri and the rim hills compared, with realistic expectations about what is visible.
Paragliding, rafting, bungee, ziplining, safaris, mountain flights and helicopter landings — everything Nepal offers that does not involve walking for two weeks, compared by time, cost and adrenaline.
A one-hour fixed-wing flight along the Himalaya from Kathmandu or Pokhara, with a window seat for every passenger and a turn in the cockpit. The cheapest way to see Everest at close range, and what to expect.
Nepal holds around 880 bird species in an area the size of England, because it runs from 60 m to 8,848 m. The best sites by habitat, what to see where, when to go, and how to plan a birding trip.
Nepal's Terai parks hold one-horned rhino, Bengal tiger, wild elephant and over 500 bird species. Chitwan, Bardia and Koshi Tappu compared on wildlife, access, crowds and cost, with the ethics of elephant tourism addressed directly.
Nepal has one of the world's highest bungee jumps, one of its steepest ziplines, and a canyon in Parbat that has become an adventure hub. Every site compared, with the practical and safety detail.
Snowmelt rivers dropping off the Himalaya make Nepal one of the best whitewater destinations on earth. Every river we run compared by grade, days, season and character — from a gentle half day to serious Class V.
A 1,000 m launch at Sarangkot, reliable thermals, a lake to land beside and an 8,000 m massif behind — why Pokhara is a world-class paragliding site, what a tandem flight involves, and the parahawking option that exists nowhere else.
The largest protected area in Nepal's lowlands, far out in the west, with a growing tiger population, wild elephant herds, Gangetic dolphins in the Karnali, and a fraction of Chitwan's visitors.
Nepal's first national park and a UNESCO site, with the world's second-largest population of greater one-horned rhino, Bengal tigers, gharial crocodiles and over 500 bird species. What to do, when to go, and the ethics of elephants.
Nepal without walking: medieval Newar cities, a jungle safari, a lakeside town, a sunrise ridge and the birthplace of the Buddha. Itineraries from five days to two weeks, and what each one covers.
A flight from Pokhara up the Modi Khola gorge into a glacial amphitheatre ringed by 7,000 and 8,000 m peaks, with a landing at 4,130 m. Shorter, cheaper and more intimate than the Everest flight, and much less known.