Map
Routes
A suggested overland loop
An editorial suggestion for travelling the country by road, not a historical record: cross from India at Sonauli, visit Lumbini, climb to Pokhara, continue to Kathmandu and the valley, and leave by the road to Birgunj.
Places
Destinations
Annapurna region
The mountains and villages around the Annapurna range, including Manang.
Bhaktapur
A medieval Newar city east of Kathmandu.
Boudhanath
The great stupa on the old trade road to Tibet.
Chitwan
Jungle and grassland in the Terai.
Everest Base Camp
The south base camp below Mount Everest.
Gokyo
A chain of turquoise lakes in the Khumbu.
Janakpur
A temple city in the eastern Terai.
Kathmandu
The capital and the heart of the story: Durbar Square, Freak Street, Thamel and the valley around them.
Langtang
The valley north of Kathmandu, beneath Langtang Lirung.
Lumbini
The birthplace of the Buddha, in the western Terai.
Mustang
The high desert kingdom of Lo Manthang.
Nagarkot
A hill village east of the valley with long views of the Himalaya.
Namche Bazaar
The Sherpa market town on the way to Everest.
Patan
Lalitpur, across the river from Kathmandu, known for its Newar courtyards and metalwork.
Pokhara
The lakeside town beneath the Annapurna range.
Entry / exit points
Birgunj / Raxaul
Road crossing from India (Raxaul, Bihar) in the central Terai, on the road to Kathmandu.
Kakarbhitta
Road crossing from India (near Siliguri) in the far east.
Kodari
The crossing to Tibet on the road north-east of Kathmandu.
Mahendranagar
Road crossing from India (Banbasa) in the far west.
Nepalgunj
Road crossing in the mid-west Terai.
Sonauli / Bhairahawa
Road crossing from India (Gorakhpur side) in the western Terai, on the road to Lumbini and Pokhara.
Airports
Tribhuvan airport
Kathmandu's airport.