Best Places to Celebrate New Year in Nepal

Nepali New Year or Bikram Sambat New Year is Nepalese holiday time and festival. Mid-April is the best time. At that time, one can see the beautiful culture and landscape of Nepal. For religious practice or adventure, celebration, one can see them there now.

The last month of the year also will be gone, and all of us are going to enjoy a great New Year. Since the new year has started, certainly you must be welcoming it with happiness and cheerfulness. Therefore, if already you are already in Nepal or intend to go to Nepal on holidays, then you would be prepared to have information regarding the tallest, most visited destinations where you would wish to greet the Nepali New Year.

Therefore, we have presented this article to you by which you will have an idea about celebrating New Year in Nepal.

1. Kathmandu – The Heart of Festivals

Kathmandu Valley is Nepal’s spiritual and cultural centre. Its political, religious, and cultural capital shifted over time for over 2,000 years. Charming with the magnificence of the Himalayas, it is now a potpourri of tribal religion, Hinduism, and Buddhism. The valley-temples above and the stunning palaces are testimonials to its chequered and golden past.

Kathmandu city, the capital of Nepal, never sleeps, but Night life goes in full swing in Kathmandu during New Year time. Party is going strong in the city during New year time, and the best two places where people can party are Thamel and Basantapur.

Thamel, the urban tourist hub of the city, will be a street party of a whole world’s night during New Year’s night. It will be a street party, a live concert and dance, and a party, Nepali. There will be restaurants, pubs, and cafes with international food as well as Nepali to munch on so that one will be having his or her belly full. There will be shops selling souvenirs too, and Kathmandu days will be more than one can possibly need.

In Basantapur, outside the boundaries of the old town square, you’re in for the past. Buckle up for a jerky countdown to midnight with firecrackers illuminating the sky. For street food, you’re in for steaming local delicacies greeted by vignettes of festival.

For a serene start to the new year, visit Pashupatinath Temple and Boudhanath Stupa where people pray and meditate. They are where there are peaceful rituals happening to welcome a peaceful new year.

Why Visit?

• Experience the celebration vibe of Thamel and Basantapur.
• Experience the peace vibe of Pashupatinath Temple and Boudhanath Stupa.
• Experience the crazy blend of music, cuisine, crackers, and culture.

2. Bhaktapur Durbar Square – A Culture Fest

Bhaktapur Durbar Square is the best ward and World Heritage of Nepal. It has the most elegant square with the best woodcarvings, temples, and palaces. It has rich ancient history and architecture here also. You will enjoy Bisket Jatra fest on New Year’s Day here. There are numerous temples, good palaces, and good monuments with the typical architectural styles of the Newari people in this city.

Besides that, earlier this was a royal palace and has been declared a heritage site nowadays. Therefore, there are numerous tourists visiting this square to have fun and view the good Newari architecture. Bisket Jatra is world-renowned for humongous chariot parades, sacrifice rituals, and blood-curdling tug-of-war among teams, too. The very energetic and vibrant new year’s festival, the celebration is full of thousands of locals and visitors that fill its grounds.

Apart from the Jatra, visitors catch a glimpse of cultural activity, folk dance, and other local delicacies, which are the icing on the cake.

Why Visit

• Perplexed by the fanfare of Bisket Jatra, Nepal’s cultural heritage festival.
• Relax in venerable courtyards, temples, and palaces.
• In a peaceful, multi-hued atmosphere with cultural events and desserts.
• Chances to view artistic monuments, wood carvings, and rock statues.

3. Pokhara – Scenic Retreat

Pokhara is internationally famous because of its natural wonder, calm lakes, white mountains, and serene surroundings in general. The city has the perfect mixture of recreation and adventure, so much so that the tourists like holiday here doesn’t have the entire lifetime of theirs to do in order to enjoy themselves during the New Year’s.

Pokhara is Nepal’s most scenic and most popular city. It is also well-placed in Nepal and has been bestowed with the label of a compulsory halt in the tourist holiday itinerary to enjoy nature, adventure, and culture all at one. Regardless of what the reason for your visit is – as adventure-freak, nature-spy, or peace-seeker – Pokhara has everything. Relax and get a bird’s eye view over the majestic Pokhara landscape on a New Year’s trip that will leave your breath gone for good.

You shall be flying over Phewa Lake and snapping from the rim of observation ranges such as the Mt. Annapurna Range. Or if you’re among those who like to spend a quiet and peaceful New Year’s Eve in winter, boating at Lakeside will be just too perfect for you, and the lakeside cafe and restaurant atmosphere where you spend your New Year’s Eve to live music, food, and all that warmth and coziness. Go for a hike to Sarangkot, a nearby hill, to watch the sunrise on New Year’s Day and have a bird’s eye view of the Himalayas in the distance. It is the best place to view bygone years during sunrise time.

Why Visit

• Bird’s eye view of hill and lake.
• Paragliding, boating, adventure sport.
• Live band and cultural show New Year party at Lakeside. Live band and cultural show New Year party at Lakeside

4. Chitwan National Park – Nature and Wildlife

Without a doubt the most stunning park to visit in Nepal on a wildlife tour, Chitwan National Park is where you ring in a New Year holiday amidst the new flavor of nature and wildlife. Among the very few that belong to the one-horned rhinoceros to Bengal tiger class, some are safeguarded by the national park authorities of the country. The journey to the destination is a ride into being surrounded by the natural splendor amidst the jungle.

It’s a jungle safari which you are undertaking here, where you trek through the jungle cover and grassland of the park in an attempt to sight deer, rhinos, and birds. Elephant ride and canoeing in the river are the most sought-after activities as well.

Amidst all this Tharu subtlety of culture, ethnic dance, local food, and salutations, New Year’s Eve night is a night to be enjoyed warmly by most of the resorts in and around and in the vicinity in the context of bonfires, midnight fireworks in the starry night sky, and live band.

Why Visit?

• Feel never-before wildlife on a jungle safari.
• Canoeing, bird-watching, and other sporting activities.
• Enjoy Tharu dance and culture, sing and celebrate.

5. Nagarkot – Himalayan Sunrise

Nagarkot is a hill resort and within easy access from Kathmandu city and world famous to see the Himalayas from end to end. The peaceful atmosphere has one of the most beautiful places to see a sunrise in Nepal and thus an even more beautiful place to welcome the new year in serene environment.

You can spend your New Year’s Eve while trekking on Nagarkar’s scenic trekking trails, watching the then gone year behind nature’s curtain. Sun set, it can greet with sunrise bursting first in Himalayan snowy white snow-brocaded summits, over serene and countryside landscape.

For those who are looking for the place that is far from hustlle of the city  Nagarkot is a secluded retreat from city din, ideal for peaceful contemplative love.

Why Visit

• Be the witness to the most gorgeous sunrise of Nepal’s Himalayas.
• Experience the leisurely walks and peaceful times of contemplation with nature.
• Break out of city frenzy to a tranquil mind.

6. Namche Bazaar – World’s Highest High-Altitude Party

The world’s highest high-altitude is Namche Bazaar, the capital town of Mount Everest. There are several new year parties here in the form of music genres, Sherpa cultural shows, and local cuisine.

It’s a small hill village, you will be greeted and treated highly respectfully warmly where there will be a chance to see climbers and those who finished the Everest portion right in front of your eyes. There will be quietness, a hill celebration of a new year and the nature landscape of the giant top of Mount Everest.

Why Visit

• Ring in a New Year under the breathtaking beauty of the mountains in the lap of the Himalayas.
• Surrounded by Sherpa culture, cuisine, and music in the arms of nature.
• Ring in a peaceful, hippie New Year amidst Everest’s majesty.

7. Bandipur – A Blend of Culture and Nature

Off-the-tourist Newar hill station Bandipur is thus a scenic village retreat with which to ring in new year. Cobblestone urban town streets and ancient buildings actually connote by-gone grandeur but refuge in metropolitan wild dinning is deaf to ear-pummelling din.

In case it’s not transfer season, you can unwind at your host family house and occupy space in your room. Enjoy a hot meal with host family and get absorbed in your place’s history and culture. Flights get costly, but places battle hard heat and tough competition.Eventhe most simple itineraries provide experiences to cherish, where all have a say in your life. Or to Nepal’s biggest cave, Siddha Cave, or trek to viewpoint points of breathtaking high-altitude scenery.

Why Visit?

• The owners also run Relish stylishly equipped hillside hideaway.
• Trek to Siddha Cave and other vantage points.
• Watch the serene undisturbed Newar village.

8. Gosainkunda – Holy Monastery Tour Spot

If you are looking for the peaceful gateway this New Year’s. This holiday trekking is the best option for yoy as this trek are accessible for trekking visitors to the sacred alpine lake Gosainkunda inside Langtang National Park. Gosainkunda Lakes are a challenge, yet very worth attaining to reach due to the gorgeous, sacred surroundings.

Camping near lake on New Year’s Eve night beneath starry skies on campfire, partying and gossiping day-and-night at night amongst friends. New Year’s Day at scenic viewpoint well above the lake and faraway snow-covered ranges, romantic beginning of the year.

Why Visit?

• Sacred Himalayan Lake high-altitude trekking.
• Begin the new year in peaceful, off-beat tourist spot.
• Surrounded by great mountains landscape with divine atmosphere.

Conclusion

Nepal is a multicultural country and New Year is greeted almost everywhere. From the dust of Kathmandu to lake city Pokhara peace, from cultural city Bandipur to Namche Bazaar peace, there is new and old start of the year in Nepal. As the midnight starts, let Himalayan wind blow the old and bring the new.

Warmest New Year’s wishes to all the friends and family. If you maybe need the best place to start the celebrations of this New Year,Contact us today at Happy Mountain Nepal, Facebook, Instagram, or TikTok. 

FAQs 

1. When is Nepali New Year?

Nepali New Year (Bikram Sambat New Year) is in mid-April, as per the Bikram Sambat calendar.

2.Where in Nepal can one celebrate New Year to one’s heart’s content?

Kathmandu (Thamel, Basantapur), Bhaktapur Durbar Square, Pokhara, Chitwan National Park, Nagarkot, Namche Bazaar, Bandipur, and Gosainkunda are the most appropriate places.

3. Why is Kathmandu a good New Year destination?

Thamel and Basantapur offer street party, cultural dance, and live music, while Pashupatinath and Boudhanath offer peaceful rituals.

4. What is so special about Bhaktapur’s Bisket Jatra?

It is a colorful cultural festival with chariot processions, tug-of-war, and traditional Newari festivities.

5. Is Pokhara a good place for New Year’s Eve?

Yes, it has lakeside parties, paragliding, live music, and good views of the Annapurna Range.

6. Can I spend New Year at a peaceful destination of Nepal?

Yes, Nagarkot, Bandipur, and Gosainkunda are peaceful places with good sunrise points.

7. What are the adventure activities I can do on New Year in Nepal?

A few among them are paragliding, trekking, jungle safari, canoeing, and hiking.

8. Why is New Year in Namche Bazaar special?

It’s the highest altitude celebration point, Sherpa culture, Everest view, and peaceful environment.

9. Is New Year in Nepal ideal for families?

Yes, temple tours, cultural tours, and scenic tours are offered to families in Bhaktapur and Bandipur.

10.How do I organize a New Year trip to Nepal?

Tour operators such as Happy Mountain Nepal can be called or activities and hotels reserved online.

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