About East West Ride
East West Ride
19N/20D
A landlocked country Nepal is in Southern Asia, between the Tibet autonomous region of China and India. It contains 8 of the world's 10 highest peaks, including Mount Everest - the world’s tallest –bordered with Tibet. From the geographical point of view, the country can be divided in to 3 categories. The Himalayan, The Mid Hill and Terai (plain land) region.
The Himalayan region is dominated by the 8000 meters peaks and its surroundings. It is known as the land above 3000 meters altitude. Mt. Everest is the tallest point on the earth with the height of 8848 meters. Eight out of tallest peaks in the world lies in Nepal.
The Hilly region begins from 600 meters to 3000 meters above the sea level. The two third of Nepal is dominated by the hilly region. The green hill scenery, waterfalls, Rivers and sub-tropical forests are found in this region.
The Terai Region is tropical altitude region of Nepal, which is low land belt. It is also known as the grain store of the nation. It accounts for 17 percent of the total land of the country. There are wide fields, tropical forest and the home of various rare found wild animals. The Longest highway of Nepal, East west Highway runs across this region.
In this Journey we will go through hilly region and terai region.
