Stories from the West

Explore national parks, sacred temples, adventure trails, and the authentic culture of Western Nepal.

Jul 27, 2026 8 min read

The Three Districts of Kathmandu Valley Explained

The Kathmandu Valley is three districts, not one: Kathmandu, Lalitpur and Bhaktapur. A guide to what sits in each, where the…

Jul 26, 2026 7 min read

Mugu holds the largest lake in Nepal and one of its smallest national parks. Gamgadhi, Talcha airstrip, the trek in from Jumla,…

Jul 26, 2026 8 min read

Dolpa is the biggest district in Nepal by area and one of the emptiest. A guide to its trans-Himalayan geography, the difference…

Jul 26, 2026 7 min read

Jumla grows what is widely described as the highest rice in the world, ruled western Nepal for centuries as part of the Khas…

Jul 26, 2026 6 min read

Kalikot is the district the Karnali Highway spends the longest crossing, and the one that sits at the mouth of the Sinja valley…

Jul 26, 2026 7 min read

Dailekh held the winter capital of the Khas Malla kingdom and still has the inscriptions to prove it. A guide to Dullu, the…

Jul 26, 2026 6 min read

Surkhet is the flat valley where the road to the Karnali mountains begins, the capital of Karnali Province, and the last easy…

Jul 26, 2026 9 min read

Bajura is the far-western district almost no itinerary includes. Badimalika temple sits on an open ridge near 4,200 metres,…

Jul 26, 2026 8 min read

Bajhang holds Saipal Himal, the source of the far-western Seti, Surma Sarovar and a share of Khaptad National Park. It was a…