Nepal is situated between the two giants of Asia, China to the north and India to the east, west and south. Nepal has its unique combination of attractions, both man –made and natural. The flourishing art and culture is amply demonstrated by the temples of Kathmandu valley, the beauties of nature by the souring peaks of Mt. Everest and other mountains even more spectacular in appearances such as the Macchapucchre and Ama Dablam.

Kathmandu Valley has been called one big museum- a vast store house of Hindi and Buddhist art with more shrines and temples per square Km than anywhere else in the world. The Nepalese even boast of having developed the pagoda style of architecture and successfully exporting it to China and Japan. Nepal’s culture has immense vitality and countless festivals are celebrated each year. Institutions such as the “Living Goddess” form a direct link between the past and the present. Here you can find an amazing verity of ethnic and racial groups and cultures. No fewer than 36 languages and dialects are spoken in Nepal. Similar diversity is observed in rites and religions, with variations between one ethnic group and its immediate neighbor. In Nepal Hinduism and Buddhism have co- existed amicably for centuries and many people profess both religions.

Although Nepal is a small country of only 141,577 square km it contains the greatest variation in altitude on earth, form the low land Terai, almost at sea level, to Mt. Everest, which is the highest point on earth. The country is about 885km in length and ranges form 145 to 241km in wide. In this width of 145 to 241km we are transported from near sea level to the highest point on earth. Climatically it lies in the temperate zone with the added advantage of altitude. With the exception of the Terai most of its area is seldom less than 1220 meters above sea level. Close to the India boarder to the south is a narrow strip of fertile land know as the Terai. This low land (almost at the sea level)is mostly agricultural land and dense jungles. Above the higher, more barren Mahabharat range. The bulk of the population is found in the densely populated hill and valleys north of this Mahabharat range such as Kathmandu and Pokhara Valleys.

The terrain again rises to form the Himalayan range forming the boarder with Tibet in most of the eastern part of the country. In western Nepal Nepalese territory extends beyond the Himalaya range and into part of the Tibetan plateau. Thus roughly speaking Nepal can be divided into 3 strips lengthwise. The northern most is mountainous; the southern part is the lowland plains – an extension of the Gangetic plains of India, and in- between lie the region of hills and valleys where most of Nepal’s population reside.