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What’s so Special About Nepal?
Nepal is the only country
in the world which contains
- The highest mountain peak in the
world
(Everest-8848m)
- The deepest river gorge in the world
(Kali Gandaki River)
- The birthplace of Lord Buddha (Lumbini)
- The Living Goddess (Kumari) who is
worshipped and taken in
a chariot procession annually
- The non-rectangular flag
- The only Hindu King
- The best place in the world to study
Tibetan Buddhism
- The largest selection of books on
the Himalayas and mountain
climbing
- Kathmandu the capital city with as
many idols as men and as many
temples as houses
- Elephant polo match held every year
- A hotel in Everest National park
at an altitude of 3870m, claimed
to be the highest hotel in the world
(Hotel Everest View)
NEPAL
- Is also one of the world’s
great trekking paradise and probably
the finest country in the world for
trekking
- Contains one of the ten best rivers
in the world for rafting has such
a concentration of art, culture and
tradition in the Kathmandu valley
which cannot be found anywhere
else in the world
- Is one of the few countries of the
world where you can see one horned
Rhinos
- Contains Kathmandu, which is one
of the best places to eat east
of Bangkok and west of Istanbul. One
guide book has called it ‘budge
eating capital of Asia’
Nepal-occupying only 0.1%
of the earth is home to :
- 2% of all the flowering plants in the
world.
- 8% of the world’s population
of birds (more than 848 species)
- 4% of mammals on earth
- 11 of the world’s 15 families
of butterflies (more than 500 species)
- 600 indigenous plant families
- 319 species of exotic orchid
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