Visiting Western Nepal

Hello,

I'm currently in Nepal and want to visit the West of the country, does anyone have any experience of visiting this part of the country for activities other than trekking? There is very little information available on the area and so I'm struggling to figure out where to head for.

I'm sure there are some fascinating sights in Western Nepal (which don't require a prohibitively expensive trekking permit) and I'd love to get off the tourist trail and explore them.

Any thoughts/suggestions gratefully received.

Thanks,
Sue

You don't have to go all the way to the far west of Nepal to get off the tourist trail . There are no particular activities in far western Nepal apart from trekking and sight seeing although some people go to visit Royal Bardia National Park. But Western Nepal is big area if you could be more specific about where you might be more interested in going it would be easier to give tips.

Nice PICTURE of sunset in village outside Bardia national park.

You can trek without an expensive trekking permit, most of Western Nepal, including Khaptad NP and Jumla Lake Rara, is not restricted.

I highly recommend Bardia National Park. I spent 4 days there and I could have spent a lot more time. The surrounding villages are also interesting to explore and they see few tourists. Good suggestions above by poster # 2.

And also the early part of the Annapurna / Jomsom Trek which is now bypassed by the road is not so touristy. Villages such as Naudadanda and Chandrakot have great views and are not visited by so many trekkers anymore because most choose to take the road .

Thanks for the helpful info - will investigate those places further.

Thanks - will look at Bardia too. We're also considering visiting Chainpur in the North-east, but need to do a little more research to see what's feasible.

Will take a look at Naudadanda and Chandrakot - sounds like they might suit the kind of areas we're looking for.
Thank you :)

Naudanda and Chandrakot are not in western Nepal. They are between Pokhara and Nayapul/Birethanti, on the Baglung highway.

Western Nepal includes Pokhara , its a big area.

#9: you are correct that Pokhara (and Annapurna region) are within Nepal's "Western Development Region". (Farther West are the "mid-west" and "far-west" development regions.)

However, for tourism/trekking purposes, "West Nepal" typically refers to areas west of the Annapurnas. See, for example, the Lonely Planet Trekking in the Nepal Himalaya guidebook.

I was just letting OP know where Chandrakot and Naudanda were located, as they seemed to be asking about places further West.

What is the fastest way to get to Bardia NP from KTM?
TBri

Take a 50 minute flight to the Nepalganj Airport and then a 2.5 to 3 hour jeep or minibus ride to Bardia.

There is a village near the national park you can stay at . Apart from flight you can take long overnight bus from Kathmandu.

PICTURE - Bardia elephant

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