Stories from the West

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

Jul 27, 2026 7 min read

Bardiya National Park Tigers: A Conservation Success Story

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

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

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…

Jul 27, 2026 9 min read

The Kanchenjunga Conservation Area protects 2,035 square kilometres of Taplejung district below the third highest mountain on…

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

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

Jul 27, 2026 9 min read

The Manaslu Conservation Area protects 1,663 square kilometres of northern Gorkha around the eighth highest mountain on earth. A…