Kakani

This village is situated on a ridge northwest of Kathmandu and offers good views of the western and central Himalayas. Although I personally prefer the view from Nagarkot, those interested in enjoying the variety of Himalayan scenery, especially magnificent views of Ganesh Himal, should go there. It is quieter than Nagarkot but the food available has less variety and caters less to western tastes. There is a lodge run by the Department of Tourism which has the cheapest prices for the rooms available there.

To get to Kakani is not that difficult as it is a short trip from Kathmandu Valley. You can take a bus or a minibus at Sorakhutte at Kaulethan about two hours from Kathmandu on the road to Trisuli. From thee it is about one hour’s walk along a dirt road to the top of the ridge. You can find lots of Kathmandu Valley people coming there in groups to have a nice day picnic as well. I am sure this would be one hell of experience for the nature lovers who mostly love the scenery of the great Himalayas and beautiful hills seen from Kakani.

Chobar Gorge

According to legend, when the valley was a lake and Swayambhu an island Manjushree, the god of wisdom, struck the rock at Chobar with his sword and released the valley’s water. With the water thousands of snakes are supposed to have been swept out of the valley – leaving behind the snake king Karkotak who still lives close to the gorge in a pond called Taudaha. The Chobar Gorge is conveniently visited en route to Dakshinkali and the beautiful temple of Pharping can also be included on the trip.

Close to the spectacular gorge is the first cement factory in the valley which has been closed now. These days the most attractive part of the Chobar has been the beautiful hill that has been crowded by couples passing their secret time there. You will also find a lot of groups of people coming for a picnic as well as the place is so close to the valley and has a spectacular view of green hills around. I myself have been there with my friends in some Saturday evenings where we enjoyed the trip and some dry foods with some drinks as well. The wind blowing through our body and the spectacular view will win anyone’s heart there.

Gokarna And Sundarijal

A pleasant couple of hours walk in the vicinity of the Boudanath stupa will take us to the old Newar village of Gokarna, north of the Royal Game Reserve From Bouthnath take the road towards the reserve and turn left on to a dirt road after twenty minutes. Another twenty minutes’ walk will bring you to the beautiful three-storied temple of Shiva called Gokarneswor, Lord of Gokarna. The courtyard has an incredible collection of stone statues of deities from Hindu mythology such as Narad, Surya the Sun God, Chandra the Moon God, Kamadeva the God of Love besides the more conventional images of Shiva and Vishnu. Although they are probably only about a century old I have never seen such a collection in one place in Nepal.

After visiting the temple you can walk up to the village which is inhabited entirely by Newars and is surrounded by the game reserve on the three sides. Although the village is so close to Kathmandu the villagers are very poor and many do not even speak Nepali. There are deer, monkeys, and peacocks in the game reserve. It is a popular picnic spot for the people of Kathmandu and there is some entrance fee to enter the premises as well.

Further down the road are the waterfalls of Sundarijal at the edge of the valley; a pleasant bicycle ride down quiet roads.

High Altitude Mountain Sickness

Nepal is the country of captivating mountains. Amongst the world’s top 10 mountains, eight are in Nepal including the majestic Mount Everest – the highest peak in the world. It is estimated that every year about 70 thousands people from different parts of the world come to visit the mystique beauty of mountains cape. Some of them make their expeditions to climb high peaks.

Along with the exciting discovery of ecstasy of delight produced by enchanting beauty of Himalayas, most of the people suffer with high altitude mountain sickness too. It is due to the fact that they arrive from the low land. So here are some accounts which would be very much helpful for any enthusiastic pedestrian, explorer, climber, and hiker.

There are many ailments of sickness on high altitude viz., heat stroke, frost bite, blood clots, mental breakdown, etc. All these causes Aries by lack of oxygen. The typical symptoms of the climbers are headache, nausea and vomiting, and difficulty in vision.

Classification of Sickness of High Altitudes:
1. Acute Mountain Sickness: This sickness appears usually above 7-8000 feet after rapid ascent. The symptoms are the headache, dizziness, tiredness, drowsiness, chilliness, nausea, vomiting, yellow face in the beginning which is changed into redness (facial flushing), ringing in the ear (tinnitus), insomnia (lack of sleeping), etc. Sometimes retinal hemorrhages may also occur.

2. High Altitude Pulmonary Edema: It occurs above 3000 meters (9840 feet). The symptoms are in the form of fatigue, dry cough sometimes with bloody sputum, slight fever, etc.

3. high Altitude Cerebral Edema: This occurs at and above 1200 feet. The symptoms are in the form of increasing headache, rising sound in ears, visual hallucination, auditory hallucination, drowsiness, coma, and even death.

4. Chronic Mountain Sickness: It is also known as Monger’s disease. This occurs after long stay at high altitude. Symptoms are in the form of fatigue and redness in appearance. Death may occur from heart failure in prolong stay in high altitude.

5. High Altitude Retinal Hemorrhage: It occurs usually at and above 17,500 feet in some persons other than mountain people. Sometimes this hemorrhage can also be seen under fingernails. Epitaxis (nose bleeding) may occur in some person as well.

Preventive Measures and Treatment:
Most of the times, the sickness disappear when patients return to the low altitude or to the seal level. Mountain traveler should definitely carry a supply of oxygen. They should take adequate rest and sleep the day before travel. Food intake should be reduced. Alcohol and tobacco should be avoided. They should not climb hastily but should rest frequently because it takes time for acclimatization.

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Nepal: White Water River Rafting

I am sure lots of the people have heard and may be experienced white water river rafting. To those who don’t know, “Rafting is journeying on the torrential river on an inflatable rubber boat. A trained professional river guide heads the rafting team. Normally, the river outfitter provides all the camping equipments and meals.”

As Nepal is the world’s second richest country in water resources, it has lots of rivers, and in a country like Nepal, a river trip is one of the best ways to explore a typical cross section of the county’s natural as well as ethno cultural heritage.

Nowadays lots of Nepalese people too are showing interest in white water river rafting. Lots of my friends have gone for the ride of their life and they always keep on telling their experiences to us. Even I am eager and someday I too will go to experience the fun of rafting even though I totally don’t know how to swim. I have tried several attempts of swimming while I go to my birthplace, Hetauda. There is the great Rapti river and in the winter time, we often go swimming but I don’t go to the depth areas as I lack the swimming skills, but I do enjoy floating in the water and just traveling long distances floating in the river. I can just only imagine how my friends have felt in their lifetime experience with white water river rafting.

I found the list of the raftable rivers in Nepal and they are:

Arun
Bheri
Bhote Koshi
Kali gandaki
Karnali
Marshyandi
Seti
Sun koshi
Trisuli

Newly Added are:
Tamor
Budhi gandaki
Seti karnali
Dudh koshi
Tama koshi
Balephi khola

Lots of white water rafting challenges does take place these days. I am sure those of the people who are interested in the rafting will enjoy a great deal if they visit Nepal.

Many cheap travel deals are attracting tourists to visit their favorite places. In Asia, bus travel is getting popular as compare to air travel. However for long distance trips people prefer airlines due to air travel time. Most of companies are connected through travel network so all have same packages. You can find travel insurance easily as many companies are providing travel insurance. The cheap travel deal can help you to save your money. For finding a cheap travel you have to do some efforts.

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Pokhara

Pokhara is the next popular city after Kathmandu in Nepal. It is just 900 kilometers away from Kathmandu city. The tourists who visit to Nepal will most often be going there. It lies in the western part of Nepal. Not even international tourists but national tourists from Nepal itself do go there for their vacation.

Pokhara is the gateway of trekking into most of the Himalayan ranges in Nepal. There are lots of beautiful places where one will find peace and serenity in Pokhara. The most famous includes the Fewa lake and David Fall with the picturesque Machhapuchhre Mountain reflecting over the lake also called as Fishtail Mountain in English. Other landmarks include Mahendra Cave, Mahendra Bridge where the Seti river can be seen so far downhill as just a line of white marking which is actually a big river. The Barahi temple is situated inside the Fewa lake, meaning there is a small island like exposure of the small hill near the edge of the Fewa lake where there is a beautiful template of Barahi, a Hindu goddess. Another temple of Bindhyabasini is also situated in a small island in the beautiful Rara Lake. We can find lots of Hindu devotees praying in these temples.

I always wonder what might be the specialty of Pokhara, then I end up having a long list of things we can view in Pokhara. It is worth making that list and no I am not providing that list here as I leave that to the people who wants to visit Pokhara. You should first be there to experience that majestic feeling inside you. You need not worry about the food and lodging once you reach there as there are lots of motels, hotels, restaurants and bars, and lodges around Pokhara. You will find more tourists than the locals there. The city is fully urbanized by the latest technologies available like internet service, telephone lines, satellite television channels, etc. which will make you feel like home and never make you out of contact from your actual homes. I am sure whoever visits Pokhara will have a lifetime experience and will remember those awesome moments for the rest of their lives.