Nepal

Safety

• Rabies: is a fatal disease, if not quickly treated. In Nepal, it it transmitted mostly by wandering dogs and monkeys.
• Malaria: occurs only in the Terai plains in the south of the country, mainly only in the monsoon season.

On most famous treks you reach a height of about 5,000 meters above sea level. For this reason, you should not underestimate the gradual acclimatization, otherwise you will be faced with unpleasant, but also very dangerous mountain sickness. Most people feel the influence of altitude of about three thousand meters above sea level.

Roads of Death: There are many dangerous roads with frequent accidents all over the country. Probably the most famous among tourists is the road to the Langtang area. Motorbikes: When renting a motorbike, be extremely careful everywhere. The traffic is very dense and has its local specifics. In addition, there are a lot of unpaved roads, so you will struggle with dust and mud. Small planes: Usually you have no choice but to use small planes in Nepal. Lukla Airport in particular is considered very dangerous

Fortunately, almost all treks run on relatively pleasant terrain. Extremely dangerous terrain is usually at altitudes of about 6,000 meters above sea level, where there is mostly ice.

Falling stones are among the greatest danger in the mountains, which, moreover, objectively hard to avoid. Neither the helmet on your head does not always help. In the course of the season is the biggest danger after the spring thaw, when the masses are often released throughout the stone. The most dangerous parts of the day are after sunrise, when the mountain walls are warmed rapidly and vice versa after sunset, when the walls contrary, rapidly cooled.

• In Nepal, some mountain passes, such as Cho la Teshi Lapcha or infamous falling stones.

Especially during the monsoons and violent storms are exposed part of the road quite often buried in loose mountain slopes. Sometimes it swept and mountain villages (eg sweep away villages Bagarchhap in 1995, which killed 20 people). This issue is very topical in 2015, when a lot of mountain slopes disturbed by previous earthquakes.

Nepal is a relatively safe country, but even here sometimes leads to death of tourists. Mainly due to difficult terrain, both in the mountains and on the roads. Lately there have been several natural disasters, including earthquakes large and unexpected blizzard.

The most common natural hazards are floods during the monsoon. Significantly unpredictable are earthquakes.

Exceptionally even in Nepal earthquake may occur. The current big disaster occurred April 25, 2015, which killed over a eight thousand people. Earthquake-hit and major attractions in Kathmandu

The biggest wind danger in Nepal, not only for tourists, is called Blizzard, alias snowstorm. Sometimes it happens that over the warm waters of the Andaman sea creates a tropical cyclone that if arrive in the mountains turns into a huge snow storm. In a few hours can infect more than a meter of snow. It is then accompanied by subsequent avalanches. The greatest misfortune has happened recently, when during October 14 (the greatest tourist season), peppered snowstorm tourists in Thorong la Pass.

During the summer monsoons occur frequently floods associated with landslides.

Nepalis are mostly nice people. In the mountains now threatens minimal risk.

In Nepal the last years of peace after the government agreed in 2006, peace with Maoist party. The so-called civil war lasted from 1996 to 2006. The number of victims of this conflict is estimated at about 15,000.

Like almost everywhere else in the world, where taxi drivers are not used taximeters, it is more than reasonable to ask for the final price of the journey before getting in advance. Save yourself the negotiation and eventual disappointment.

A renowned unpleasant creature in Nepal are leeches. You meet them mainly on the windy, wet side of the mountains.

Mosquitoes with malaria were mainly terror for lowlands of Nepal. After the draining of marshes, it is much less problematic here.

Very unpleasant creature, especially during the monsoons, are leeches. At this time they is not very sensible doing treks on the windward side of the mountains, where live plenty of them. Here they can help at least a little shoe covers.

In Nepal lives a relatively large number of species of snakes. There were identified 77 kinds of snakes from which it is 21 poisonous. Particularly active in the summer. They occur mainly in the south of the country (thus when we are not counting Chitwan National Park all areas outside the main tourist areas). . There is also one of the world's largest snakes – python (Python molurus). There is also the world's largest venomous snake – King cobra (Ophiophagus hannah). Known also Indian cobra (Naja Naja) and Monocled cobra (Naja kaouthia). Also lives here Russell's Vipe (Doboia russelli) 

Monkeys are very unpredictable animals – faster, stronger and more aggressive than most of it looks like. They want take your snack from your hand – they can claw or bitten you to achieve it. It can be a serious injury and you can catch an infection in addition. If you plan to visit places which are famous for monkeys avoid having food there.

In Nepal has the most visitors problems with high altitude or intestinal problems.