Nepal

Nepal sits beneath the world’s highest mountains, and much of travel here revolves around them. Trekkers follow winding trails through the Himalayas toward Everest Base Camp or the high passes of the Annapurna region, where snow peaks rise above alpine lakes and small mountain villages. In the Kathmandu Valley, temple squares in places like Bhaktapur and Patan are filled with carved woodwork, shrines and the scent of incense drifting through the air. Adventure seekers head to the rivers for whitewater rafting on the Trisuli, while Chitwan National Park offers jungle safaris where rhinos, elephants and Bengal tigers roam.