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About Nepalgunj City

Nepalgunj is an important city that lies just a few miles to the border of India. Those traveling by road via India, may find this has a popular entry point for Nepal. Airport is only six kilometer away from the city and a major highway connects this city with the Capital - Kathmandu.

  • Nepalgunj is known as Nepal's 2nd largest business center. Nepalgunj has many manufacturing companies.
  • Nepalgunj has a diverse ethnic people living together.
  • Nepalgunj got immense internet profile in 2006 when ethnic people started violence by and against the Madeshi ethnic groups.
  • Since the city lies pretty close to India, it receives huge amount of tourists to Nepal.
  • Nepalgunj is also known as a Historical city of Nepal
  • Nepalgunj has gained popularity as a city for living. Today it hosts one of the finest Medical College in South Asia. The college is named, Nepalgunj Medical College.

 

Places of Attractions for tourists:

Trekking - If you love to trek, then there is no where better to begin then from Nepalgunj, for there lies one of the most exciting trek of your lifetime - trekking to Mount Kailash and all the way upto Juphal. Arrive Nepalgunj by road or by air from Kathmandu to begin your trekking journey. Trekking to Dolpa via Nepalgunj either by land or by airlines have also become very popular.

And for those who prefer low altitude travel, road-side trips are equally fun and adventurous. Upon finishing your tour of Nepalgunj, Take a local bus to visit nearby cities. Today, many tourists visit other cities in Nepal such as this one, for the sake of pleasure of being in a different kind of city. Cities that are less crowded and totally different can be just as a good place to travel. Nepalgunj packs some of the finest hotels in Nepal, so accommodation is well taken care of.

We recommend that you spend a minimum of 5 days for Nepalgunj trip, for your sightseeing, trekking and road trips to other cities.

Our recommended Package :

First 2 days, arrive in Kathmandu, rest, evening city walks, easy tour of Kathmandu, and on your third day, fly to Nepalgunj, rest there, do a next morning sightseeing of the city, and in the afternoon take a flight to Jumla. On Day 4th, begin your beautiful trekking in Jumla to Chautha to Dhotu to Rara to Jaljala and back to Jumla, all for 10 to 11 days, then back return to Nepalgunj by flight. If you have time, give the last 2 days, for Nepalgunj and Kathmandu, for your final round of sightseeing and shopping. You just had a 15 days trekking, spend a few extra. Money is yours, but so are the memories to keep for life time. Ask with some of our Nepali Travel Companies for quote.

 

Tour of Medical College and School

Tour of the college located at Chisapani, Banke is worth the trip to Nepalgunj. While visiting, add Kohalpur's Medical Student College in our itinerary or the Teaching Hospital of Nepalgunj. These colleges and hospitals have contributed significant number of tourists in Nepalgunj, specially domestic as well as International tourists.

List of Popular Trekking in Nepal that begins from Nepalgunj

Typical Package Name Best Time Minimum Days Notes
Rara Trek March to December 15 Days High altitude trekking
Dolpa Trek April to November 25 Days High altitude trekking. Locals call this place Dolpo (as O instead of a)
Humla Trek September to November 25 Days Chinese Visa Required Prior to Departure, visa can be obtained easily.
Jumla - Extreme September to November 1 Month Hungry for Legs? This one packs the most - start from lower Nepal (Nepalgunj), then fly to some of the highest plains, then trek down to another beautiful city (Pokhara) for a heck of return back to Kathmandu.

Hotels in Nepalgunj :

These are some of the reputed hotels in the region that we've found. If you know of others, please let us know.

 

Name of Hotel
Features
and Contact
Notes
Cost *
Hotel Aroma Restaurants and Swimming Pool

Address: Surkhet Road,
Nepalgunj 13
Budget Hotel,
$12 per person
Pahuna Ghar Located at Surkhet Road, Dhamboji with own Restaurant.
Guest-house styled rooms

Phone: 977-81-522358

Budget Accommodation
$8 per person
Hungary Guest-house

18 rooms, In house restaurant

Address: Gurudwara Road, Nepalgunj
Phone: 977-81-520977

Budget Accommodation
$8 per person
Hotel Sneha Pvt. Ltd.

Own In house bars, restaurants, swimming pool, sports clubs, and conference halls.

Address: P.O.Box 43
Nepalgunj 13
Phone : 977-81-520119

Luxurious Hotel
$19 per person
     
* = Single room, Only an estimate. Contact hotel for current rates.

 

How to get there?

The city is easily accessibly by road and air. Fly from Kathmandu to Nepalgunj airport in an Nepalese Domestic Airlines (Arrival time approximately 45 minutes) or take a bus from Kathmandu. There are daily and nightly buses from Kathmandu to Nepalgunj.




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Useful Information

At the moment, We couldn't find any tourism related contacts for you to list below. But how bad could this be ? Go visit this place and ask for some free books and stuff. What the heck. We would surely do it - hey tourism does bring some business to the region, that's for sure!

Nepalgunj Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Address Nepaljung-10, Tribhuvan Chowk
Bankey
Phone: 977-81-520365

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