Nepal is the country where Mount Everest, the highest mountain peak in the world, is located. Mountaineering and other types of adventure tourism and ecotourism are important attractions for visitors. The world heritage site Lumbini, birthplace of Gautama Buddha, is located in southern Nepal, and there are other important religious pilgrimage sites throughout the country.Namche Bazaar, Gateway to Mount Everest under snow According to statistics of 2012, there is slow growth rate of 9.8%. The number of tourists had increased by 21.4 percent in 2011, which was Nepal Tourism Year (NTY). According to statistics from Nepal Tourism Board (NTB), a total of 598,204 foreign tourists entered the country via aerial route.

Kathmandu : Kathmandu is the largest city and capital of Nepal and the namesake of the Kathmandu Valley. Once thought to be the fabled and inaccessible Shangri-La.
Pokhara : Pokhara is third largest city of Nepal with an area of 55.22 km2 and a population of over 300,000 inhabitants.
Chitwan National Park : Chitwan National Park is the first national park in Nepal. It was established in 1973.
Lumbini: Lumbini is a Buddhist pilgrimage site in the Rupandehi district of Nepal.It is the place where Queen Mayadevi gave birth to Siddhartha Gautama (Gautam Buddha).
Mount Everest : Mount Everest, also known in Nepal as Sagarmatha and in Tibet as Chomolungma, is the Earth's highest mountain.