The hill country of Nepal
Nepal elongate out between 80 04° and 88 12° East longitude and 26 22° and 30 27° North latitude, It is surrounded by Tibet in the north, Sikkim in the east and mainland India in the south and west.
Magnificent landscape, diverse civilization and some of the friendliest people on earth consist of the rich embroidery of Nepal. Our little mountain kingdom is a land of disparity - eight of the world’s ten highest peaks, tropical jungles at sea level and the world deepest river valley, speeding up rivers and peaceful valleys, Gurkha soldiers and Buddhist Lamas, golden pagodas and simple shrines. Nepal is a mesmerizing place to travel around.
Religion wise Nepal is resided by Hindu and Buddhist in large with fewer inhabitants of Muslims and Christians.
More than 40 ethnic groups of Nepal have their own unique ethnicity. Buddhists are closely related to Tibetans who live in the highland on northern mountains, while Hindus are quite similar to Indians who inhabit in the southern plains of Terai. In between are the Hills, home to a intriguing mixture of peoples. This diversity of lifestyles makes trekking in Nepal out of the ordinary. Nepali is the national language spoken nearly everywhere in the country except in the distant areas. Even with over 40 different languages and dialect most people exchange words with other ethnic groups in Nepali. English is widely spoken and understood in cities and town.
Nepal holds nearly one-third of the world Himalaya, the earth youngest and highest mountain range and the 8000 metres plus peaks as Everest, Kangchanjunga, Lhotse I & II, Makalu, Dhaulagiri, Manaslu, Cho Oyu and Annapurna (8 of the 10 highest mountains in the world) which is our biggest magnetism. Although a small country, Nepal has the world's maximum altitudinal difference from the tropical jungles of the Terai at near sea level to the highest point on the earth, the 8848 metre summit of Mt. Everest. This variation creates incredible possessions of wildlife particularly in birds of more than 800 species, one tenth of the world's total. The Terai plains especially Chitwan National Park and other commons are habitat of the Royal Bengal Tiger and the rare one-horned rhinoceros, sloth bear, leopard, various crocodiles and the gangetic dolphin. There are little wildlife beyond birds, butterflies and ensemble of monkeys in the populated middle hilly region, Rhododendron and birch forests above 3000 metres (10000 ft.), harbor rich bird and animal life. Eagles, bear and wolves live above 4000 metres (13000 feet) along with the seldom seen snow leopard.
The type of weather is primarily moderate with some tropical regions. From the month of June to August is monsoon which is too damp for most trekking in Nepal but it is suitable for Tibet travel. The main trekking season is from September to May. It can still be hot lower down with some rain in the early part of the season. The landscape is beautifully thriving at this time. The harvest time is in October-November and the air is clear with admirable mountain views. Days are sun-drenched and warm with nights becoming increasingly cool. Winter is from December to February, it is dry and clear but at high altitudes it can go down to -10 degrees C (0 F) or less in the open at night though days are still sunny and enjoyably warm. Kathmandu can get up to 25 degrees C (75 F). Spring (March-May) is slightly hazy but the rhododendrons and orchids are on the whole fine-looking. Temperature hovers around 28 degrees C (75 degrees F). Sometimes the temperature is even higher in spring and autumn. Lightweight clothing is necessary for all treks seasons and warmer clothes according to season and altitude.
Nepal is 5 hrs 45 minutes ahead of Greenwich Mean Time.