Royal Chitwan Natl Park, Nepal Hotels, Vacations, Tourism

Once the seat of a powerful kingdom, the hill town of TANSEN (Palpa) now seems little more than a bazaar town stranded in the hills. Tourism comes a low second to trading, yet slowly, almost reluctantly, Tansen yields its secrets: clacking dhaka looms glimpsed though doorways; the potters of Ghorabanda; the view from Srinagar Hill; the superb day-hikes and bike rides in the surrounding countryside. If you're coming from India, Tansen makes a far more authentic introduction to Nepal than Pokhara, and at an altitude of 4300m, it's usually pleasantly cool after the heat of the plains. Tansen's history … more »