We have produced a comprehensive country guide for Bhutan and Nepal along with a number of other useful travel guides below. The country guides include sections like a brief history, current security situation, weather & climate, tourist highlights as well as other general information. These guides are designed to give you some useful information about the country you are planning to visit and to help you get the most out of your Nepal Uncovered tour.

• Bhutan country guide
• Paro
• Thimphu
• Punakha Valley
• Central Bhutan
• Eastern Bhutan
  
• Nepal country guide
  • Brief history
  • Kathmandu
  • Pokhara
  • Chitwan National Park
  • Bardia National Park
  • Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve
  • Parsa Wildlife Reserve
  • Sukla Phanta Wildlife Reserve
  • Bandipur
  • Nagarkot

These guide pages give you more details about the way that we run some of our activity tours in Nepal. They include information on physical fitness, equipment, insurance, and on the different grades of activity available.

• General information on Activity levels
• Trekking
• White-water rafting

Accommodation

We understand that there are security implications which need to be taken into account when travelling almost anywhere in the world today. We have therefore created a page highlighting any current security issues for every country in which we operate. The recent history of the Maoist insurgency in Nepal makes keeping up-to-date with this information all the more important. Read more...

Travel Guides

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Families with children travelling in Nepal
Bringing your children to Nepal can be an adventure for all the family. There is so much to see, and many different activities to enjoy, that most children get a lot out of a holiday in Nepal. You should bear in mind however, that Nepal is a developing country, and the facilities and services available are not the same as in Western countries. You should be comfortable that your children will be prepared for this before you plan to travel to Nepal. Read more...

Responsible tourism
The growth of tourism throughout the world inevitably impacts upon the fragile environments and cultures that the tourist is actually there to see and experience. It is therefore very important that we understand the impacts that our operations may have, and to pro-actively seek to ensure that our operations are as locally sustainable as possible. Read more...

Ethnic groups of Nepal
For at least 5000 years, the region of Nepal has been in the middle of two of the world's major ethnic families. To the north, kept apart by the Himalayan chain came the Mongoloid people of central Asia and to the south, historically stopped by the malarial Terai, lay the Indo-Aryan people of the subcontinent. Read more...

Food & drink of Nepal
Nepalese Food is essentially very similar to Indian food, with a big accent on a rice and dal diet. Dal bhat is the Nepalese take on this Indian staple and it consists of a kind of lentil soup usually served with rice, vegetables and pickles. Read more...

Religions of Nepal
Some religions and customs may seem strange, complicated and at times unfathomable but to local people they are important, so travellers should always be respectful. About 90% of Nepal's population is Hindu (which is the official state religion); with the rest mostly made up of Tibetan Buddhists. Read more...