Situated between India and Tibet (China), Nepal is a small Himalayan country replete with rich nature and culture. It runs 800 km in length and approximately 200 km in breadth. Its geography ranges from sea level plains, hills and Himalayas to trans-Himalayan landscape. Nepal is home to eight of the world's fourteen highest mountains including Mt. Everest (8,848m), Mt. Kanchenjunga, Mt. Dhaulagiri, Mt. Cho Oyu, Mt. Annapurna and Mt. Manaslu. Nepal has a total of 15 protected areas that comprises of 11 national parks, 3 conservation areas and one hunting reserve that boasts of a wide variety of flora and fauna. Among some of the rare animals are one-horned rhinos, Asian elephants, Gharial Crocodiles, Dolphins and Royal Bengal tigers. In addition, there are more than 850 butterfly species and 450 bird species.



Four natural and cultural sites of Nepal have been listed in UNESCO World Heritage Sites, namely Kathmandu Valley, Lumbini (birthplace of Lord Buddha), Sagarmatha National Park (including Everest) and Chitwan National Park (home of rhinos and tigers). There are over 60 ethnic groups speaking over 100 languages showcasing their unique culture and lifestyles.  

Since the 1950s, Nepal has been famous among tourists for hiking, trekking, mountaineering, rafting, cultural and natural sightseeing, wildlife safari, village tourism and new adventure activities like paragliding, biking and skiing. Places like Chitwan, Pokhara and Thamel have become quite synonymous with travelers and globetrotters alike. Nepal has been voted by BBC as one of the 50 places in the world to see before one dies and also Best Eco-tourism Destination in the world.

Today Nepal is directly connected with major cities in the world including Delhi, Bangkok, Lhasa, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Osaka, Dubai, Hong Kong, Singapore and Qatar by leading national and international airlines.