Stories from the West

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

Jul 27, 2026 9 min read

Nepal Protected Area System Explained

National park, wildlife reserve, conservation area, hunting reserve, buffer zone. Nepal uses five legal categories and each one…

Jul 27, 2026 8 min read

A wildlife guide to Chitwan National Park: the greater one-horned rhino population, the tiger census, gharial in the Rapti, where…

Jul 27, 2026 8 min read

Sagarmatha National Park covers the Khumbu and contains Everest, Lhotse and Ama Dablam. A guide to its altitude zones, its…

Jul 27, 2026 8 min read

Langtang National Park is the closest high-mountain park to Kathmandu. A guide to its wildlife, its altitude range, the sacred…

Jul 27, 2026 9 min read

The ecology of the smallest national park in Nepal: a 10.8 square kilometre lake 167 metres deep, three snow trout found nowhere…

Jul 27, 2026 8 min read

Shey Phoksundo is the largest national park in Nepal and the core of its snow leopard range. A guide to Upper Dolpo ecology, blue…

Jul 27, 2026 8 min read

Khaptad protects a rolling grassland plateau in far western Nepal, unlike any other park in the country. A field guide to its…

Jul 27, 2026 7 min read

Bardiya recorded 125 tigers in the 2022 national survey, up from 18 in 2009. How the Babai valley recovered, what protection…

Jul 27, 2026 8 min read

Makalu Barun rises from the Arun river at about 435 metres to the summit of Makalu at 8,485 metres. A guide to the ecology of the…