Stories from the West

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

Jul 27, 2026 8 min read

Shivapuri Nagarjun National Park: Wilderness Beside Kathmandu

Shivapuri Nagarjun protects about 159 square kilometres on the northern rim of the Kathmandu Valley. A guide to its forests,…

Jul 27, 2026 9 min read

Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve holds the longest bird list of any protected area in Nepal. A birder guide to the target species,…

Jul 27, 2026 9 min read

Three of the richest birding sites in Nepal sit within an hour of Kathmandu. A practical guide to Phulchowki, the Godavari forest…

Jul 27, 2026 9 min read

Nepal has exactly one endemic bird, the Spiny Babbler. The Danphe or Himalayan Monal is the national bird but ranges the length…

Jul 27, 2026 8 min read

Ghodaghodi Lake is a Ramsar-listed complex of linked lakes and marshes in Kailali district, right beside the Mahendra Highway. A…

Jul 27, 2026 8 min read

Nepal has ten Ramsar sites covering about 60,561 hectares, from Terai floodplain under 100 metres to glacial lakes above 4,700…

Jul 27, 2026 10 min read

Banke National Park was gazetted in 2010 to keep the forest corridor between Bardiya and the Indian border open for tigers and…

Jul 27, 2026 8 min read

Parsa National Park protects 627 sq km of Churia forest directly east of Chitwan and was upgraded from wildlife reserve to…

Jul 27, 2026 9 min read

Shuklaphanta National Park in Kanchanpur district protects 305 sq km of grassland and sal forest and holds the largest recorded…