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Saagar Says: For more than a decade, about 100 000 Bhutanese refugees forced out of that benign gross-national-happiness country of Bhutan have been sitting in Jhapa waiting for a solution to their question of repatriation. The second generation refugees are now coming up - children who...
Saagar Says: There are many tea gardens in Jhapa, and they provide the regular teas served all over Nepal. This lowland teas are less distinct than the highland qualities from Darjeeling and Ilam, but still good. With some luck you will be able to connect to an estate manager who can...
The Best Hotel in Birtamod, Jhapa
pratikcool Says: There is only a Hotel Daniel in birtamod, Jhapa. It is a best hotel to stay if you anywhere in birtamod, jhapa. Great services and facilities along with best cooked meals, something out of the location. Highly recommended! If you for some reason have to stay overnight in...
Hotel Daniel Pvt Ltd.: Best in Birtamod
Saagar Says: I have stayed here twice, both times during very tense situations in the streets, curfew and the like. The hotel is located a bit back from the main street and solidly built with a double exit back yard entrance, it feels safe and sound in times of trouble.The hotel offers...
Mandro Restaurant and Bar: A good place to eat in Charali
Saagar Says: Charali isn't much of a town, it is a crossroads town of the Chandragadhi-Ilam route on the Mahendra Highway, just 8 km from Kakarbhitta, the Indian border crossing. Mandro serves good food in clean surroundings, catering both for locals as well as Nepali travellers....
Hotel Friendship Restaurant and Bar: Stuck for a while in Chandragadhi and need food:
Saagar Says: If you lost your flight or came too early, or have business to do in Chandraghardi/Bhadrapur, then the Hotel Friendship Restaurant and Bar is the best place in the town of Chandragadhi. They cook up decent meals for a reasonable price. Ask what is easy and fast before you...
Stay in your host family/hotel terrace: Nightlife in Jhapa is not recommended
Saagar Says: There isn't a whole lot of safe things to do in Jhapa's streets and bazaars after dark. As dusk settles, have a fanned corn on the cob at the curbside, but hit the indoors soon thereafter. Everything closes early anyway and with army and maoist presence still, both likely to...
Saagar Says: The only viable airport is Bhadrapur (code BDR). Four airlines fly here from Kathmandu. There are no international links or regional links. For links into the hills you need to move on to Biratnagar...
Saagar Says: The biggest problem doesn't seem to be getting to birtamod, but to get away from there... The best assistance I have managed to obtain in order to get out of there is via Mohan Silwal of Laxmi Travels. The counter of Laxmi Travels is located on the corner of the Mahendra...
Saagar Says: There is a lot of cross-border raiding by dacoits based in India. At night it is best to stay away from the southern border zone to India.
Saagar Says: The Terai in general and apparently Jhapa in particular seems to be the base of numerous squadrons of mosquitoes, many of them carrying malaria... Just be forwarned. If you are transiting Bhadrapur and will head into the hills, do take care to cover up. If staying for any...
Plan a Jhapa vacation with reviews, tips and photos posted by real travelers and Jhapa locals
There is a lot of cross-border raiding by dacoits based in India. At night it is best to stay away from the southern border zone to India.
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Jhapa, the southeasternmost district of Nepal
Jhapa is in some ways the most exotic place in Nepal. Three countries meet up here; on two sides of Jhapa is India, and a narrow corridor of India separates Nepal and Bangladesh, and Bhutan isn't far...
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