Royal Mountain Travel Magazine Royal Mountain Travel Magazine Issue 1 | Page 15

Fast Facts
• Leopard, goral, Himalayan
black bear and monkeys
thrive here.
• Bird life is rich –
colourful Impeyan Pheasant
and Himalayan Griffon
ulture can be spotted here.
• Khaptad festival is held around
August or September every
year.
• Crossroads of the upper and
lower GHT (Great Himalaya Trail)
route.
• Pristine, untouched nature and
authentic cultural experience.
• Rara is Nepal’s largest lake,
home to otters, fish and many
breeds of migrating water fowl.
• Mugu is one of Nepal’s most
remote and least developed
areas-mysterious even to Nepali
people.
• Annapurna is the Hindu goddess
of grain and rosperity.
• The Annapurna Circuit can be
trekked in all months.
• You’ll meet Gurung, Manangba,
Thakali,Magar, Baragaunle and
Bhotia ethnic groups.
• The Kali Gandaki river valley
talked between Annapurna and
Dhaulagiri is the deepest gorge
in the world.
• Panch Pokhari means five
lakes – it’s a spiritual place for
Hindus and Buddhists alike.
• Helambu’s Sherpas are distant
relatives of the Sherpa’s of
Everest.
• The Kanja La or Laurebina La
are great alternatives to Tilman
pass.
• World class yak curd!
• August’s spectacular
Janai Purnima festival sees
hundreds of devotees purifying
themselves in Gosainkunda’s
frigid waters.

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