All of Nepal, on one map
Every province and all 77 districts — from Everest and Mustang to the hill bazaars and the Terai — with the famous sights and the quiet places most travellers never hear about.
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- Koshi Province
- Madhesh Province
- Bagmati Province
- Gandaki Province
- Lumbini Province
- Karnali Province
- Sudurpashchim Province
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One small country, three worlds
Nepal is only about 200 km from north to south, yet it climbs from 59 m above sea level in the Terai to 8,849 m on the summit of Everest. In a single day's drive you can pass from rhino grassland to pine ridges and see snow peaks on the horizon.
This guide is organised the way Nepal itself is: seven provinces, 77 districts and three ecological belts — Himal (mountains), Pahad (hills) and Terai (plains). Pick a place on the map, browse by district, or go straight to the hidden gems.
Himal — the mountains
The Himal (mountain) belt covers the northern third of Nepal, above roughly 3,000 m in its inhabited valleys and rising to the highest peaks on earth.
16 districts →Pahad — the hills
The Pahad (hill) belt is the middle of Nepal, roughly 600 to 3,000 m: terraced ridges, river valleys, rhododendron forest and the Kathmandu and Pokhara valleys.
40 districts →Terai — the plains
The Terai is the flat, fertile strip along the Indian border, mostly below 300 m, together with the inner-Terai valleys such as Chitwan and Dang behind the Chure (Siwalik) hills.
21 districts →Best Time to Visit Nepal: Month by Month
Travel guide →Upcoming festivals
All festival dates →- 8–10 November 2026In 8 days
Tihar (Deepawali)
The five-day festival of lights, honouring crows, dogs, cows and the goddess Laxmi, and ending with Bhai Tika between brothers and sisters.
- 15 November 2026In 15 days
Chhath
Four days of worship of the sun god in the Terai, with offerings made at sunset and sunrise while standing in rivers and ponds.
- 30 December 2026In 60 days
Losar (Tibetan, Sherpa, Tamang and Gurung New Year)
Three new years in one season: Tamu Lhosar (Gurung) in late December, Sonam Losar (Tamang) in January–February and Gyalpo Losar (Sherpa and Tibetan) in February–March.
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Nepal's best-known places
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Kanchenjunga
Taplejung, Koshi ProvinceThe world's third-highest mountain, on the Nepal–Sikkim border, sacred to the Limbu people as Sewalungma.
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Mount Everest (Sagarmatha)
Solukhumbu, Koshi ProvinceThe highest point on earth at 8,848.86 m, first climbed by Tenzing Norgay Sherpa and Edmund Hillary in 1953.
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Everest Base Camp Trek
Solukhumbu, Koshi ProvinceNepal's most famous trek: about 12 days from Lukla through Sherpa villages to the foot of the Khumbu Icefall.
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Ilam Tea Gardens
Ilam, Koshi ProvinceNeatly clipped tea bushes rolling over the hills around Ilam bazaar, Nepal's first tea estate since 1863.
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Halesi–Maratika Caves
Khotang, Koshi ProvinceLimestone caves sacred to Hindus as Halesi Mahadev, to Buddhists as Maratika, and to the Kirat people.
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Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve
Sunsari, Koshi ProvinceGrassland and river islands on the Sapta Koshi, home of Nepal's last wild water buffalo and a paradise for birds.
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Janaki Mandir, Janakpur
Dhanusha, Madhesh ProvinceA white marble palace-temple of 1910 dedicated to Sita, built where her image is said to have been found.
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Pashupatinath
Kathmandu, Bagmati ProvinceNepal's holiest Hindu temple, on the Bagmati river, where Shiva is worshipped as Lord of Animals and the dead are cremated on the ghats.
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Boudhanath Stupa
Kathmandu, Bagmati ProvinceOne of the largest stupas in the world, the heart of Tibetan Buddhism in Nepal, ringed by monasteries and circling pilgrims.
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Swayambhunath
Kathmandu, Bagmati ProvinceThe ancient hilltop stupa of the 'self-arisen' Buddha, reached by 365 steps, overlooking the whole valley.
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Kathmandu Durbar Square
Kathmandu, Bagmati ProvinceThe old royal palace of Hanuman Dhoka and its temple squares, home of the Kumari, the living goddess.
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Patan Durbar Square
Lalitpur, Bagmati ProvinceThe finest collection of Newar architecture in the valley: palace courtyards, stone temples and the superb Patan Museum.
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See all (95) →Beautiful, rewarding and still little visited: lakes, villages, ridges and shrines that rarely make the brochures.
Timbung Pokhari
Taplejung, Koshi ProvinceA sacred high-altitude lake near the Sikkim border, walked to by Limbu pilgrims for the Janai Purnima full moon.
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Hidden gemMithila Art Centre, Janakpur
Dhanusha, Madhesh ProvinceWatch women artists paint the bright, line-filled Mithila style that once decorated only village walls.
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Hidden gemKirtipur
Kathmandu, Bagmati ProvinceA Newar hilltop town that resisted Prithvi Narayan Shah three times, with temples, lanes and valley views.
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Hidden gemBegnas and Rupa lakes
Kaski, Gandaki ProvinceTwo quiet lakes in Pokhara's eastern valley, divided by a forested ridge, with fish farms and homestays.
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Hidden gemDevdaha
Rupandehi, Lumbini ProvinceThe ancient Koliya kingdom, maternal home of Queen Maya Devi, where the Buddha spent time as a child.
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Hidden gemShey Gompa and Upper Dolpo
Dolpa, Karnali ProvinceAn 11th-century monastery below the sacred Crystal Mountain, in the high, remote world of Upper Dolpo.
Read more →Jhilmila Lake
Kanchanpur, Sudurpashchim ProvinceA forest lake in the Chure hills of Kanchanpur, near the Indian border, surrounded by sal jungle and birds.
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