Nearby Destinations to Nepal

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• By motorcycle - For foreigners it is easy to buy an indian registered bike, ride it to India and sell it at the end of the trip. Himalayan Enfields nest to the Israeli embassy has good deals, approx 20,000 - 35,000 NRs for a 350cc. For the more adventurous, a Nepali registered bike can be ridden around the world - or shipped back home for us$200-350.

• Mount Kailash - Actually in Tibet, a short distance beyond the NW corner of Nepal. Hindu and Buddhist cosmology describes the cosmos as a central mountain, Mount Meru, surrounded by the earth's continents and seas, then by the rest of the universe. Cambodia's Angkor Wat temple complex is actually an architectural representation of this schema. As geographical knowledge developed, Mount Kailas was proclaimed the physical manifestation of Mount Meru. Factually it is the hydrologic hub of the subcontinent. The Karnali, Sutlej Indus and Brahmaputra rivers all begin near this mountain. Hindus and Buddhists gain religious merit by circumambulating the mountain.

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