Nepalganj Travel Guide

  Surkhet road, Nepalgunj's main drag
by Saagar
 
  • Surkhet road, Nepalgunj's main drag
      Surkhet road, Nepalgunj's main drag
    by Saagar
  • The border crossing
      The border crossing
    by Saagar
  • Rural scenery in Nepalgunj
      Rural scenery in Nepalgunj
    by Saagar
  • Kamaiyas
      Kamaiyas
    by Saagar
  • Exiting Nepal
      Exiting Nepal
    by Saagar
 

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Things to Do  

Sekuwa

Sekuwa, Nepalganj

 Saagar Says:  The street food in Nepalgunj is famous! Now, when you see that central part of Nepalgunj you really wonder about this, but nevertheless, when the sun sets and the heat of the day withdraws and it becomes a balmy tropical evening, the thing to do is to hang out on Surkhet... 

The border crossing into India

The border crossing into India, Nepalganj

 Saagar Says:  If leaving Nepal, you head south on the Surkhet road toward the border post. Withoiut much luggage it's an easy rickshaw ride away. With luggage, try to get a vehicle with lockable doors and an engine. It is a very confused border with lots and lots of people and scams. But... 

Grasscutters' Lane

Grasscutters' Lane, Nepalganj

 Saagar Says:  Grasscutters' Lane in the old section of Nepalgunj is a very special place; this is the location of a caste called "grasscutters".Their main job is to cut grass on private lawns, public parks, roadsides etc, chop it up at a platform made for this work, and then sold in bags... 

Restaurants  

Hotel Sneha restaurant: Nepalese buffet

Hotel Sneha restaurant: Nepalese buffet, Nepalganj

 Saagar Says:  I went to Hotel Sneha to get some food late at night and arrived at the tail end of the buffet dinner there. It was extensive and tasty.Later, I had an a la carte dinner here as well, also good. If you are a daal bhat fan or just entered from India and want to sample good... 

Kitchen Hut: Best restaurant in Nepalganj

Kitchen Hut: Best restaurant in Nepalganj, Nepalganj

 Saagar Says:  NB! I visited this place in June 2009 just to find it closed. It may have been for refurbishment or whatever. Do look out for reopening, because its near-namesake Kitchenette is not even worth that name...Kitchen Hut is the only really funky and good place to eat in... 

Traveller's Village restaurant: Best western dinners and desserts; steaks & cakes

Traveller's Village restaurant: Best western dinners and desserts; steaks & cakes, Nepalganj

 Saagar Says:  Want to splash out on an American or European style meal in Nepalgunj? Then your choice will be the restaurant in Travellers' Inn. Travellers' Inn even cater food for discerning guests at the top Sneha and Batika Hotels...They have a real good pepper steak here, the choice... 

Machapuchhare Restaurant: Best local meals

Machapuchhare Restaurant: Best local meals, Nepalganj

 Saagar Says:  Give one Thakali a bit of space and credit and in no time there will be a restaurant and hotel - a good one!This is it, the Bhattachan of Nepalganj runs this place in some kind of arangem,ent with Candy who runs the Travellers' Inn. The best local hotel if you are on... 

Nightlife  

generally...: Nepalgunj's nightlife

generally...: Nepalgunj's nightlife, Nepalganj

 Saagar Says:  What do you expect in a dirty border town under the pressure of insurgents and army house-to-house searches and curfews??? All sorts of scruffy stuff here, and you do best to avoid the company offered by some here or involve in any shadowy deals.Until the situation with the... 

Transportation  

Papertaxi to Lucknow

Papertaxi to Lucknow, Nepalganj

 Saagar Says:  In the morning, taxis enter Nepalganj from india loaded with the day's Indian newspapers for distribution. On therir return to Lucknow these taxis will be very happy to have paying passengers. And you will get fast to Lucknow. Maybe 4-500 Rs - cannot do better by public... 

Airlines from KTM to Nepalgunj : Buddha and Yeti

Airlines from KTM to Nepalgunj : Buddha and Yeti, Nepalganj

 Prinsalsita Says:  Distance to Nepalgunj: 260 Km West from Kathmandu.These are the 2 airlines that go to Nepalganj or Nepalgung as many others spell it. **** Buddha Air schedulle *** buddhaair@buddhaair.com or royalclub@buddhaair.com From: Kathmandu To: NepalgunjFlight Operation Departure... 

Taxis at the airport

Taxis at the airport, Nepalganj

 Saagar Says:  Arriving at Nepalganj airport there will normally be a few taxis competing with the rickshaw wallahs. If you are going to stay in the nearby airport town, don't bother about a taxi. But if tired of the open air and you are heading to the border or central Nepalganj hotels... 

Rikshaw capital of Nepal

Rikshaw capital of Nepal, Nepalganj

 Saagar Says:  Getting around Nepalganj during daylight hours is very easy by rickshaws. Cheap also, but negotiating the fare is sometimes tedious. As daylight comes to an end, rickshaw drivers want to head home, and it becomes difficult to agree on routes out of town. The language can... 

Shopping  

Karnali Hotel: Beans from Humla

Karnali Hotel: Beans from Humla, Nepalganj

 Saagar Says:  Karnali Hotel close to Nepalgunj airport is the holding place for a modest export of beans from Humla. Very colorful and tasty beans from Humla. OK, not really the thing for your wife-to-be, but Ihave certainly had success serving daal soup and bean stews and beans and... 

Local Customs  

Nepal`s moslem capital

Nepal`s moslem capital, Nepalganj

 Saagar Says:  There are many moslems who call Nepalgunj their home. In fact, there is a whole moslem section of town, with neat little mosques and horsecartloads of covered-up ladies out shopping and ferrying kids from school. Be sensitive to dress code and general behaviour; the Nepalese... 

Warnings Or Dangers  

Hilsa Travel (agency)

Hilsa Travel (agency), Nepalganj

 Saagar Says:  Hilsa Travel screwed up my flight ticket from Far West Nepal top Kathmandu via Nepalganj completely. I had prepaid the ticket, but they apparently "lost it" and kept me sitting for hours waiting for them to find it as flight time approached. They themselves sat for hours,... 

Japanese Enciphalitis, Dengue

Japanese Enciphalitis, Dengue, Nepalganj

 Saagar Says:  Outbreaks of Japanese Enciphalitis and Dengue fever happens in Nepalganj. Ensure that you are properly vaccinated against j.e. prior to going here. This is a very serious, insect-born disease, but hits only people staying close to poultry, ducks and pigs for a while. These... 

Road standards - potholes and craters

Road standards - potholes and craters, Nepalganj

 Saagar Says:  Travelling out of Nepalgunj and on the East-West Highway in this area of Terai you notice all the fixed roads, looks like some huge potholes were just fixed. They are bomb craters, being filled in as they get blown. Especially on raised stretches of road, embankments against... 

Tourist Traps  

Airport troubles at Nepalgunj

Airport troubles at Nepalgunj, Nepalganj

 Saagar Says:  This could enter under "danger and annoyances" as well.... Frequently, travellers are stuck for days and days at Nepalgunj airport. The ordeal of getting through here if you are going especially to a mountain destination (Humla, Bjajura, Dolpo, Mugu) is tremendous. You sense... 

What to Pack  

Infernal mosquitos in Nepalgunj

Infernal mosquitos in Nepalgunj, Nepalganj

 Saagar Says:   Wear long sleeves, long trousers and plenaty of mosquito repellant in Nepalgunj at nightfall as the mosquitos here can be infernal. They hoover about you ankles unseen and unheard as your beer takes your mind of the trivia of the day. If staying longer and in exposed,... 

Off The Beaten Path  

Kamaiyas

Kamaiyas, Nepalganj

 Saagar Says:  Hardly a tourist attraction, it's still well-worth knowing about social conditions in the Terai. Just a few years back thousands of domestic slaves, mostly of the Tharu peoples who inherited debt due toa big landowner, and daily interest matching a day's labour... became... 

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 Nepalgunj doesn't really have much going for it. Sorry to say. Unless you are an anthropologist, sociologist, political scientist or ditto societal enquirer. Funny kind of place, but not funky...... 

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