Here are a few links to websites you may find helpful in preparing for your trip. They will also give you a good idea of what to expect when you arrive.
www.lonelyplanet.com Travel guides and guidebooks. Travel advice, tips and destination information to inspire you from Lonely Planet.
www.catmando.com Comprehensive information about Nepal on the Internet. This website contains lots information and links including news, travel, business, virtual nepal, hotels, rafting, biking, jungle safari, adventure, accommodations, resorts, lodging, tours, and travel.
www.explorenepal.com Explore Nepal related Search engine, web directory, business directory, news, weather, video search, travel guide, trekking guide, images of Nepal.
www.food-nepal.com Features Nepali food, cooking, restaurants, recipes, Nepalese cuisine, food from Nepal.
www.go2kathmandu.com Nepal, hotels, tours, Kathmandu, Pokhara, health in Nepal plus Tibet & Bhutan. Includes Nepalese tours, trekking agents, advice and bookings.
www.muktinath.org The Muktinath Website with information about all aspects regarding the Buddhist & Hindu pilgrimage site.
www.nepal.com Find information about travel, mountain climbing, hi-altitude treks, and expeditions in Nepal and around the Himalayas.
www.nepalnews.com Features news, weather and links to newspapers and other news sources for the country.
www.nepalnow.com Excellent news site with an overview of foreign media coverage of Nepal.
www.welcomenepal.com Official site of Nepal Tourism Board. Offers a business and resource directory with information on nature, culture and tourism.
www.trekinfo.com Nepal Trekking information including equipment for a trek, trekking agencies, and links to Nepal trek operators.
www.taan.org.np Trekking Agents Association of Nepal provides information about Trekking, Mountaineering, Climbing, Kathmandu, Adventure, and Airlines Mt. Everest.
www.visitnepal.com Agency listings for trekking, hotels, rafting, biking, jungle safari, adventure, accommodations, resorts, lodging, tours, travel, wildlife and mountaineering.
GSE offers study abroad programs for students to popular destinations around the world. http://www.gseabroad.com
This will link you to a list of Canadian Travel Clinics.
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hl-vs/travel-voyage/clini/index_e.html
This link will connect you to an international listing of Travel Clinics.
Ciwec Clinic Travel Medicine Center, Kathmandu Nepal.
Canada
Phone 416-865-0200 Fax 416-865-0904 Royal Bank Plaza, South Tower, 32nd floor, PO Box 33, Toronto, Ontario M5J 2J9
USA
Phone 202-667-4550 Fax 202-667-5534 2131 Leroy Place NW, Washington, DC 20008 www.nepalembassyusa.org
UK
Phone 020-7229-1594 Fax 7792-9861 12A Kensington Palace Gardens, London W8 4QUwww.nepalembassy.org.uk
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Language immersion and holiday study tour programmes
http://www.tuition.com.hk/language/ ITS Tutorial School can organise overseas language holidays for Hong Kong students