Sports in Nepal

Apart from Nepal's many cricket victories, many other sports are very popular there. Extreme sports such as white water river rafting, mountain climbing, skiing, heli skiing, and trekking are becoming very popular nowadays.

Nepal’s mighty mountains and the glaciers of the Himalayas are the source of Nepal’s fast flowing rivers. These rivers lie in perfect picturesque landscapes and meander through beautiful deep gorges and valleys. These waters offer canoeing and rafting opportunities for both the adventurous and the beginners. There are all different types of tours available ranging from only a few hours to about a week. Nepal has an abundance of water sport shops that hire and sell canoing and river rafting equipment. Here is something for everyone on the trekking trails of Nepal, from the greatest snow covered stretches in the world to discoveries of animals and small mountain towns and villages.

Nepal is well-known for being the world’s best destination for mountaineering and ice climbing, as well as the increasingly popular sport of canyoning. This country is home to 8 of the 10 highest mountain peaks in the world, including Mount Everest. These peaks attract more than 500 expeditions per year with a total of 153 Himalayan peaks available to the climbers.

The peaks and mountains of Nepal become a skier’s paradise in the winter months. Heliskiing is a fairly new sport in Nepal, but is becoming more and more popular everyday. It is said that the skiing area in this country is so big that it will take you a lifetime of skiing before you skied the same run twice. Nepal also has some 5-star world-class skiing resorts with outstanding facilities and luxuries.

A country of central Asia in the Himalaya Mountains between India and southwest China. Site of a flourishing civilization by the 4th century A.D. , the region was later divided into principalities, one of which, Gurkha, became dominant in the 18th century. Gurkha's expansion into northern India led to border wars with Great Britain. A 1923 treaty affirmed Nepal's full sovereignty, and a constitutional monarchy was established in 1951. Kathmandu is the capital and the largest city. The Great Himalayas, including Mount Everest, are in its central and northern parts. As a result of its years of geographic and self-imposed isolation, it is one of the world's least-developed countries.
Nepal is ideal place for individual sporting activities. Nepal is one of the best destination of the world for trekking. many other sports are popular here such as white water rifting, mountain climbing, skiing, Helli skiing and trekking are becoming very popular now days. Nepal is country of Himalayas and it has plenty of snow -melt mountain rivers. Commercial Rafting has become a very popular adventure sports in Nepal. There are many rivers suitable for rafting , out of which river Sunkoshi has been rated as the world's top 10 rafting rivers by Adventure Travel Magazine. Rafting sports is highly dependent on season. Monsoon is the worst time for rafting as conditions are damp, trails are muddy and rivers are often too high. From October when the monsoon ends, the conditions are perfect. The weather is superb, the scenery is green. Spring is best season for rafting as the weather is warmer and the melting snow means fast- flowing water. Nepal is the quickly becoming one of the biggest adventure playground in Asia. many people travel here to discover more about the mysterious Himalaya and the beautiful culture it has to offer but more recently adrenaline junkies have been traveling to this enhancing country to get their next kick.
Although trekking is still the most popular past time for travelers, Nepal has some of the best terrine for mountain biking. there are some incredible tracks and trails to be explored and you won't be stuck in a crowed. canyoning is a quite a new sport of Nepal. Nepalese most popular sports are dandi biyo, kapardi (Dandi biyo and Kapardi is National game), football, cricket, chess, trekking, basketball, swimming etc and much more.