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When you arrive, just before immigration, there is a bank that's open for flight arrivals and has decent exchange rates. Next door is the visa counter where you pay for your visa if you haven't got one already. There is a hotel reservation counter as soon as you get out of customs at the airport.
When departing for an international flight check in at least two hours early, preferably three in the high season, as the check-in desks can be a bit of a scrum. You need to show your ticket as you enter the departure hall, where all baggage is X-rayed and tagged. The X-ray machines that screen cargo baggage are not film safe, so insist that the security officers physically inspect your film.
You pay your departure tax at the airport branch of Nabil Bank. It is possible to re- exchange Nepali rupees into US dollars at the Nabil Bank, if you have your unused foreign-exchange encashment receipts; commission is Rs 50, or 2%. Also here is a sporadically open post office and telephone office.
After immigration there's a VAT refund booth and a café, where you can blow your last rupees. Next comes another X-ray and a manual inspection of luggage, before everyone crams into a hall far too small for the purpose.
Contents
* Travel documents
* Land
* Entering the destination
* Air
Travel documents
Tickets
There are limited flights into Kathmandu these days, and bargain fares are few and far between. You may find that the cheapest flights from Europe or the US east coast fly into New Delhi, to connect with final short flight to Kathmandu.
Likewise, though you may find Kathmandu as part of a round-the-world ticket, you'll most likely find it cheaper to go overland from Delhi or Kolkata (Calcutta).
From the west coast of North America or from Australasia, Bangkok is the usual transfer point, although there are also flights to Kathmandu from Hong Kong. Thai Airways and RNAC share the popular Bangkok-Kathmandu route.
Many fares from Australia or the western USA allow stopovers in Bangkok or the hub airport of the main airline (eg Hong Kong for Cathay Pacific). This effectively allows you a multicountry trip to southeast Asia at no additional cost. |
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Getting into Nepal |
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Travelling by Air:
You can fly directly to Kathmandu from London, Paris, Frankfurt, Vienna, Amsterdam, Doha, Dubai, Dhaka, Karachi, Munich, Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Paro, Lhasa,..... |
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Accommodation |
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Nepal has every category of accommodation facilities that range from the international standard star hotels to budget hotels and lodges. In order to have an assured quality service, it is advisable to use the facilities and services of government reg..... |
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Climate |
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Spring: Mid Feb - April
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Clothing |
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Clothing should be simple and consist of layers, which can be added or removed as the temperature varies during the day. During spring and autumn the night temperatures in the mountains often dip below freezing, maki..... |
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Geography |
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Covering an area of 147,181 sq.km, Nepal shares a border with India in the west, south and east and with the Tibetan Autonomous Region of China in the north. Kanchan Kalan in Jhapa district is the lowest point at 70m above sea level and the summit of..... |
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History |
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Recorded history of Nepal is centered on the Kathmandu valley and begins with the Kirantis who are said to have ruled for many centuries beginning from the 7th or 8th Century B.C. with their famous King Yalumber who ..... |
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Medical Services:
Medical facilities in Kathmandu Valley are sound. All kinds of medicines, including those imported from overseas are available in Kathmandu. Kathmandu Val..... |
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People & Language |
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According to the Central Bureau of Statistics, the total population of Nepal was 26,427,99 in 2007. The population comprises people of more than 100 multiple ethnic groups who speak about 93 different languages and d..... |
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Festival & Religion |
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In Nepal, Hinduism and Buddhism are the two main religions. The two have co-existed down the ages and many Hindu temples share the same complex as, Buddhist shrines. Hindu and Buddhist worshippers may regard the same..... |
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Visa Information |
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Effective from 16 July 2008
Tourists who visit Nepal must hold valid passport and visa.
Entry
Tourist entry visa can be obtained for the following d..... |
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Wine & Dine |
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Getting Around |
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