Seven World Heritage Sites within a radius of 20 km
the Kathmandu valley plus 3 other ones.
Diverse and multi ethnic culture (more than 40 ethnic
group and 70 spoken languages)
Living Heritage.
World's most famous climbers - the Sherpas
Diverse altitudinal climatic variations providing unique
attractions like:
Highest Lake.
848 species of birds
More than 640 species of butterflies
7000 species of flowering plants including 350 endemic
ones
175 species of mammals
190 species of fish
143 species of moths
180 species of dragonflies
40 % land mass covered by forests
600 indigenous plant families
Rare and endangered species - tiger, rhinos, crocodiles,
snow leopard, and red pandas
World-class facilities
Diverse adventure activities like rafting, mountaineering,
trekking, hot air ballooning, mountain flight, kayaking,
jungle
safari, mountain biking, para- gliding, hang - gliding
etc.
Special interest tours like bird watching, archaeological,
botanical, zoological tours, honey hunting, fossil hunting,
game hunting etc.
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