Maps Published In Nepal
While maps published in Nepal have their quirks and errors, they're generally more accurate and up-to-date, not to mention cheaper, than those published overseas. The best country map you'll find in the tourist bookshops is the colour one produced by Mandala on a scale of 1:800,000, which is reasonably reliable for roads and towns but not at all helpful for trails. A larger-scale (1:500,000) three-sheet road map of Nepal is available in a few shops. Free city maps of Kathmandu, available at the airport and through tourist offices, are adequate for most purposes. Bookshops and street vendors sell somewhat better maps of Kathmandu and Pokhara and their valleys. Maps of other cities simply don't exist. As far as maps of trekking areas and wildlife parks are concerned, one series worth mentioning in particular is the one produced by the government of Nepal with assistance from FINNIDA, the Finnish aid agency. These 1:25,000 and 1:50,000 maps, which are comparable in quality to those published by the British Ordnance Survey and the USGS, are being released region by region starting in the east.
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" Trekking in Nepal Himalayanepalguidetrek says "Nepal guide trek offer trekking and tour in nepal himalya, trek to tibet, everest base camp trek, annapurna trek, langtang trekking" www.nepaltravellers.comYour Guide To Himalayas: says "Kathmandu-based tour operator provides trekking and adventure tours in Nepal, Tibet, Bhutan, and Indian regions. Includes camping, peak climbing, jungle safaris, and rafting." Nepal LoverPatric Lee says "Nepal is a simple country with poverty and unemployment its main concerns. Vist Nepal with an open heart, learn to love its people who are overly-hospitable, cheerful and helpful. A few simple Nepali phrases would get you around such as Dhanybad (thank you), Kati-ho (how much) also learn the numbers 1-1000, it would prove useful when you ask for the price or try to bargain down. Always have a ready smile and do not bear grudges. Because of poverty, businessmen and taxi-drivers will try to fleece you for as much as possible. Be aware of the prices of taxi trips to and from your hotel so you do not get fleeced. Ask your reception desk for the amount needed to travel to town or the next village etc. Be easy going and life will be a breeze there. The country is so beautiful you will not want to leave, but of course the villages are always dirty and littered with rubbish. Just bear with it and you will have an enjoyable time."
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