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Soaring Vistas : Mount Everest (8848m)
Twilight at Mt Everest: The setting sun casting a golden glow above the pinnacles
Mount Everest Advanced Base Camp (ABC) - Tibet side
Everest Base Camp - Tibet Side
Soaring above the clouds - Mount Everest as seen from a flight to Tibet
View from the summit
Mount Everest & Gokyo Lake
Trekkers trudge up [...]
Danish Human Rights EBC Trekking Group visit PA(Prisoners Assistance) Nepal, Children’s Home in Sankhu
On 19th April , some of us from Explore Himalaya accompanied Kipling Travels‘ Danish trekking group (who had trekked to EBC under the UN Human Rights banner) to Sankhu, located about 20 km away from Kathmandu.The group will donate a part of [...]
Bisket Jatra celebration in Thimi, Bhaktapur
Bisket Jatra is one of the most colorful and boisterous celebration in Bhaktapur.In Thimi, the local crowd celebrate it by carrying the palanquins of Hindu deities across the town square. People smear and throw vermilion , as they carry the palanquin of the deities. Yomaris (Newari rice cake prepared especially [...]
Kullu Manali, a hill station, is located in the north Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. Kullu Valley , with its natural beauty and snowy peaks is a popular destination among honeymooners and trekkers.
An orchid in bloom - Kullu Manali has a rich variety of flora
A beautiful sunset
Kullu is also known as the “Valley of Gods”
Devotees [...]
Tilicho Lake at 4,919metres is one of the highest lakes in the world. It lies in the Annapurna region and is regarded as one of the most scenic mountain lakes in the Himalayas. Here we have some mesmerizing pictures of Tilicho Lake and the trail leading to it taken by Eric Lon in November 2008.
A [...]
Amidst the chaos of Kathmandu, the Garden of Dreams (located just two minutes walk from Thamel Chowk), opens up into a haven of peace and tranquility. A dream project of Field Marshal Kaiser SJB Rana, the neo-classical garden was built in the 1920s. Kaiser Shamsher erected six impressive freestanding pavilions, each dedicated to one of [...]
Autumn is a season for festivals in Nepal. Two major festivals falls during autumn: Dashain and Tihar.
Tihar, also known as Deepawali, lasts for five days. The five day festivities mark the worship of various Hindu deities and celebration among families, relations and friends. Pujas(worship), lights, colors, flowers, new clothes, feasts and merriment, all these make [...]
A group of 23 students and 4 teachers from King George V school arrived from Hong Kong for their Nepal visit. After arriving in Kathmandu, they left for Nuwakot, where they spent three days interacting with the schoolchildren of Bhairabi Higher Secondary School. Going through their pictures, it seems the group had a fun and [...]