Sep 6, 2026 11 min read
Sacred High Altitude Lakes of Nepal and the Janai Purnima Pilgrimage
Gosaikunda, Panch Pokhari, Budhinanda below Badimalika and the Khaptad Tribeni are pilgrimage lakes, not scenery. What draws tens…
Read more →Explore national parks, sacred temples, adventure trails, and the authentic culture of Western Nepal.
Gosaikunda, Panch Pokhari, Budhinanda below Badimalika and the Khaptad Tribeni are pilgrimage lakes, not scenery. What draws tens…
Read more →The Barun is the glacial valley below Makalu's south face, inside a national park that runs from 435 m to 8,485 m. The trek from…
Read more →Api at 7,132 m and Saipal at 7,031 m are the two big mountains of far western Nepal, and almost nobody climbs or treks to either.…
Read more →Begnas and Rupa are twenty minutes east of Pokhara and a different world from Phewa. The ridge walk between them, the fishing,…
Read more →Sinja in Kalikot was the capital of the Khas Malla kingdom and the place written Nepali began. A practical guide to the ruins,…
Read more →The Karnali is the longest river in Nepal and the last major one still undammed. From its source near Kailash in Tibet through…
Read more →Shey Phoksundo is usually accepted as Nepal's deepest lake and Rara as the largest by area. The depth figures circulating online…
Read more →Gorkha runs from the middle hills to the Tibetan border and holds the palace where Prithvi Narayan Shah was born, the Manakamana…
Read more →Baitadi is the far-western hill district on the Mahakali, holding the Triveni Dham confluence, the Melauli Bhagwati temple and…
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