Nepal backpack travel gonglue

About Nepal travel some practical information:

Visa: you can select in Beijing, Shanghai, or Lhasa consulate for a visa for Nepal, but only in Beijing and Lhasa for free, Shanghai seems to charge a fee of $ 60.

The required information: valid for half a year above the original passport, 2 2-inch color standard photo, directly to the Embassy for a visa you can fill in a form, Office hours and Embassy address accessible Nepal Embassy website http://www.nepalembassy.org.cn/index_ch.htm understanding. Whether in Beijing or Lhasa for Nepal visas are valid for 6 months, but in Beijing for a visa to stay in Nepal 60 days, and in the handling of visa in Lhasa in Nepal can only stay for 30 days.

Your money: If you are from Tibet to Nepal zham may enter the territory of the port before the money for good, street side many Chinese people will hold your money, exchange rate than in Kathmandu, bokhara, much higher, 2007 September RMB exchange rate on the Nepal rupees in zham can wrap to 1: 8.8, at all, then to about 1: 8.2.

If you arrive after adding all, you can also change money into the THAMEL district of the Chinese Phoenix hotel opened, either by us or renminbi, than outside of exchange point, if the money is not enough, you can let the family play money to Phoenix hotel boss in domestic bank accounts set up, once to the account, the boss is on that day the exchange rate of RMB to Nepal rupees for you, there is no fee to save their own credit draw money caused by high fees. In addition, Kathmandu and l are equipped with Standard Chartered and other Bank's ATM machine, you can use international credit card cash drawing.

Transport: Nepal local tourism, you can choose to take the LOCAL BUS, TAXI, rental car, or take the tour company provides comfortable travel bus in a variety of ways, including to LOCAL BUS stops are the most expensive, but require more people at any time to dock, overcrowding, locals, and sometimes even need sitting to car top, but experience the best of local customs.

Kathmandu TAXI is not playing tables, the specific needs and drivers on the price, it is recommended to ask the landlord to destinations in general prices, to be aware of. The travel company's bus mainly consists of GOLDEN GREELINE and TRAVEL management companies, all air-conditioned bus, seating comfort, the destination is mainly concentrated in bokhara, Chitwan, available dollars more ticket, so you can get a discount fare, including GREELINE also includes lunch. If you want to go to Lumbini or sue the profits, in addition to select by LOCAL BUS (there is a LOCAL BUS directly to bokhara, Kathmandu has no direct train, you need to change), but also in the THAMEL district of Kathmandu travel agency or individual purchase going to sue the hotel's luxury coach tickets.

Accommodation:

Kathmandu: THAMEL district has numerous hotel options, from simple GUEST HOUSE to luxurious hotels, GUEST HOUSE twin standard room prices usually 300RS. 600RS., and little more room or dorm room.

If you like the Chinese with atmosphere, you can choose to stay at the hotel longyou or Phoenix, boss are all Chinese people, the guest is in the shop to the Chinese people, and also provides more room, dorm room, the price is relatively cheap, but usually relatively noisy. Individuals prefer to choose foreigner resident in the hotel, quiet and comfortable, you can also communicate with people and Nations.

L: bokhara hotels are concentrated in the lakeside area, overall price cheaper than the Kathmandu GUEST HOUSE, normal twin room price from 200RS. around the 400RS., many hotels are providing for snow's Hill-view room or face charges WA Lake lake view room, but the price is also expensive.

L ' HOTEL ANGEL is a Chinese people gathered in the hotel, the boss is 2 Nepal, an old one, as far as they say here is Kathmandu longyou branches, also known as longyou three, estimate and plus they have cooperation agreements in private longyou, here the room comparison with Chinese tastes, clean and tidy, the room was quite big, downstairs there with public toilet 4 room, simply 100RS./person, but here's a little lust, single owner to mm to more careful. Boccara hotel can help with booking of mountain TREKKING or packaged good beifu TREKKING line, also offers bicycle rental service. Hiking in the mountains in bokhara, each rest stop there will be a GUEST HOUSE for visitors live, conditions of relatively simple, inexpensive, generic 2 room or three bed room per person just 30 to 50RS..

Mulberry ran Kut: sang ran Kut hotels all on top of the mountain, not far away from the viewing platform, get off to climb the mountain on foot to see these hotels, the hotel often has very good vision, price and boccara.

NA-: widened to NA widened's sole purpose is to see a succession of Himalayan Snow Mountains, therefore the hotel location is very important, General visitors select the peak hotel, here is the highest point, with a broad perspective, even lying in bed you can see the beautiful snow, the Mountain Inn is usually the price is not very low per capita spending from 100RS. 400RS., depending on the room towards and location.

Lumbini: Lumbini's Backpackers often choose to live in Korea Temple, tranquil, provides three meals and accommodation, leaving just stay in the donation box, in the donation box was sealed, personally think that live here and if donors a day to more appropriate 400RS 200.

Monastery not to smoke, drink alcohol, do not eat in the room (if you want to eat please go to the canteen), to wear the clothes that are not exposed in the temple the dance sing, you can't play music in the temple, when to eat on time, to let monks eat.

Climate: the climate of Nepal as typical monsoon climate with two seasons of the year, from October to may of the following year as the dry season, June to September for the rainy season, generally in September next year may be a good time visiting Nepal but September because rain has not been concluded, the mountain on foot will meet October to pigra with; 11-usually it is fine, the air is equipped, the best season to watch the snow, and the month of October, you can experience the biggest festivals in Nepal as a result of the gyro (living Goddess Gallery Mary will parade) and Adha; December to January, mountainous area becomes very cold, not suitable for mountain; February to April, the weather is warm, but air transparency will be less.

Diet: Nepal local traditional restaurants with curry, most distinctive characteristics you want to belong to the local package "road," there are vegetarian, Barco, two are usually several different Curry dishes, matched with lentil soup, yoghurt and pickles, plus a few tablets, thin and crispy, PAPAD (local a pancake), sometimes with rice, the taste is very good, and some local Curry dishes and rice also can add unlimited until eaten.

Nepal locals eat mainly by hand, but foreigners usually rationing and fork. As a result of Nepal has many Tibetans living in exile, the Tibetan restaurant here is also very popular, often in Tibetan restaurant you can eat to meet Chinese taste of MOMO (Tibetan dumplings), patch or noodle soup, fried rice, etc. In addition, l in Kathmandu and there are also many restaurants, the gourmet business all over the world. Nepal local special MASALA TEA is very good to drink, usually in the street side shops of takes 6RS. you can enjoy a cup of fragrant tea with milk. In addition, we mention Nepal of freshly squeezed juice store, you can drink fresh freshly squeezed fruit juice, delicious fruit LASSI (yogurt similar to China), delicious assorted MILK SHAKE (similar to a milkshake), large, tasty, nutritious plenty and cheap.

Shopping: Nepal can be described as a shopper's paradise, with all kinds of handicrafts, paper products, scarf, Thangka, outdoor products, dazzling, the price is very cheap, Kathmandu more suited to buy some hand-made products, such as jewelry, paper products, wood products, Thangka, bokhara scarf and outdoor products compared to other parts of the cheaper, more styles, Bard posts for the purchase of silver, puppetry, and other characteristics of the goods.

Postal: in Kathmandu and boccara of many bookstores can mail a postcard, guests at the street edge can also see a red LETTER BOX for posting messages and postcards, Nepal to China Post postcard as costs per 25RS., stamps can be bought at the bookstore.

If you need to mail a package, available through the Phoenix hotel deal, they had their own domestic freight channels via zham left blank when, from Lhasa and then go to the country, generally within 10 days to arrive, RMB 20 per kg, cannot post rock, Thangka, illegal audio-visual products and illegal books.