I went to Nepal as part of a Nepal-Bhutan trip in March 2003. In total I stayed 16 days in Nepal.

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You can easily get a visa upon arrival at the airport, the cost is 30 US$. You don?t necessarily have to pay in $, Euro and pound are also accepted. However, if you ask for the price in Euro they will also say 30 Euro while at the time of writing, the value of the euro was 8% higher then the dollar. It is only when you object, that they will tell you tat they?ll give you a refund of 2 US$. If you?re thinking of going to Tibet or Bhutan, it used to be worth considering buying a double entry visa.

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I want to stress the point that I don?t consider myself to be an expert on trekking in Nepal. In fact, I just did the 7-day Jomsom trek, that?s all. So all the info given here should not necessarily be taken for a fact. These are things I heard from other travelers, read in books or leaflets or experienced myself.

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Nepal is a great country to go biking, and personally I went around KTM valley for 3 days.

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Visa formalities went very smooth the two times I arrived at Tribhuvan international. There is a bank before you get to luggage retrieval. I didn?t find a left luggage in the airport. Once you get out of the airport building, there?s a small bureau where you can buy a ticket for a taxi. Prices are pretty steep and depend on which hotel you?re going to. Also make sure you have Rupees with you, because they?ll give you a lousy rate for your dollars or Euros.If you have a domestic flight to Pokhara or elsewhere to catch, that?s more difficult. The building for domestic flights is completely separated from the international building.

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The trip from Thamel to Patan by bike takes only 30 minutes. At Durbar square, there?s a place where you can stall the bike. Some youngsters will come and offer to keep an eye on the bike, but police is around so this is not really necessary. A young guy approached me to guide me around, and we fixed a price of 100 Rp. Durbar square is very nice (there?s a fee of 200 Rp to be paid), certainly better then the one in KTM. Don?t forget to go up a few steps to a roof behind the ticket counter. From here you have the typical postcard view.

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Pokhara is a great place to stay. It doesn?t have any sights on its own, but the region around Pokhara offers a lot of possibilities for trekking, mountain biking, rafting and paragliding. Just like Thamel, the Lakeside area offers all you can dream of as a tourist, only the atmosphere is more relaxed here then in KTM. You'll find the same shops as in Thamel.

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The flight itself is quite spectacular. Try to sit in the first seats, so you can see the cockpit and the mountains you?re flying in between. You?ll easily see Annapurna, Dhaulagiri with icefall etc... The first day is an easy day. The walk itself is mainly through the river bed, you won?t see any great views once outside of Jomsom. Once after 10 am, you?ll get a fierce wind , usually from the back. There?s a big suspension bridge before Ekhlebatti. You?ll arrive in Kagbeni by noon. If you really feel strong, you might consider going on to Jhargot or Muktinath, but I didn?t do that. Kagbeni itself is a very interesting village, on the verge of Upper Mustang. Walking around the village may well take 1 to 3 hours.

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If you are planning to travel to Nepal in the near future, you should be aware of the fact that a travel warning has been issued for this region. The reason for this travel warning is the continued threat of kidnappings and assignations of U.S. citizens and non-governmental workers throughout Nepal.

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