PLACES TO VISIT

Baraha Kshetra :

Take an hour's splendid scenic drive away from Biratnagar to Baraha Kshetra, an important Hindu pilgrimage site located at the confluence of Koka and Sapta Koshi rivers. Walk for 15 minutes from the nearby surroding area to reach the temple. Temple offers magnificiant view of the surrounding view of the riverside. Reach the temple by local bus for less Rupees or by hired taxi . On the banks of the river, view devotees taking holy baths. According to Hindu Legand, Lord Vishnu came down to earth and destroyed Hirayankashyapu, an evil demon at this very spot.

The Koshi Tappu :
Visit this wet wonderland in Nepal for bird watching expeditions(One and half hour drive). It rests along the flood plains of Sapta Koshi river in the Terai belt of Saptari and Sunsari districts of eastern Nepal. It is belived to be one of the best wild life rich wetlands of Asia. Two hours drive from Biratnagar is all it takes to discover a hidden wetland in Asia.

Koshi Barrage

The Koshi Barrage on the Koshi river [The Biggest (in Volume) river of Nepal] (two-hour drive) is an impressive sight.

Biratnagar Haat Haat Bazaar :
Open Market (mostly of vegetable and meat from surrounding places ) (Haat Bazaar) takes place every Monday (Sombãre Haat), Wednesday (BudhaBãre Haat), Thursday (BihibãreHaat), Saturday (ShanibãreHaat) in Biratnagar. Make sure to visit the Haat when you get to this place. And There is Gudri Bazar is there in any day.

About

Biratnagar is the second largest city of Nepal. The city has country’s most leading manufacturing industries.

• Nepal's first large scale industry was setup in Biratnagar, the Biratnagar Jute Mills in 1936. Today, the city has some of the largest industrial undertakings in the country. It is Nepal's second biggest city which is believed to be the capital of language, culture and politics of the country. Biratnagar Jute Mills, was set up here in 1936.
• Biratnagar had broadcaste the first radio "Nepal Radio."

There are a couple of pilgrimage spots in BudhaSubba, Dantakali, PanchaKanya (Dharan), Barahachhetra nearby the city.

Biratnagar is linked with Kathmandu by air and road.

The Jogbani (Bihar, INDIA) border crossing, 5km south of town, is closed to foreigners.

Tourists discover Biratnagar on their way to the Himalayan states of India, known as Sikkim and Darjeeling. Visitors also arrive Biratnagar by air to begin their trekking to mountains such as Makalu, Kanchanjunga, Arun Valley; Nepal’s tea growing regions like Illam and Dhankuta.

Biratnagar is the hub of air routes in eastern Nepal. (Temperature 8-39 degrees Celsius.)

BIRATNAGAR

Biratnagar Sub Municipality,
Morang District,
Koshi Zone,
Easter Region,
NEPAL
South East Asia.

NEPAL

Nepal is a small landlocked country having two giant neighboring country China and India.

NEPAL has the world's deepest gorge 'Kali-Gandaki' to highest peak on earth 'The Everest (Sagarmãthaã)' 8,848 mtr; she possesses some of the most outstanding bio-diversity in the world, ranging from sub-tropical Rain-forests to Alpine desert and Climate ranges from Tropical in the low lands to Arctic in higher altitudes.

• Longitude: 80' 4" — 88' 12" East.
• Latitude: 26' 12"— 30' 27" North.
• Aria: 147.181 Sq. Km.
• Time: +5:45 GMT.
• Capital: Kathmandu.
• Population: 23,400,000.
• People: 40 Ethnic Groups/70 Spoken Languages.
• political System: Multiparty Democracy with constitution Monarch.
• Seasons: Winter (December-February), Summer (March-May), Monsoon (June-Aug), Autumn (Sept-Nov)
• Monsoon: Mostly rains at night, making the following days crispy clean and fresh. Most of the northern belt of the Trans-Himalayan zone is rain-shadowed and ideal for trekking