TOURISM IN NEPAL: JIRI

Jiri lies at an altitude of 1,905 metres (6,250 feet) and is the eastern-most terminus of the highway coming from Kathmandu Bus service is available from Kathmandu but the 184 km ride takes 6 to 8 hours due to narrow, winding roads and checkpoints along the high-way(until 2006). A company of the Nepal Army is stationed in town and visitors' equipment and backpacks might be searched. There are a number of lodges available along either side of the main road mainly in Jiri Bazaar.

There is one high school namely Jiri Higher Secondary School at Hatdanda.

Jiri is said to have established in 1938 by the Swiss. The name "Jiri" actually came from the city Zurich in Switzerland. It is wrong. The Name "Jiri" is derived from its local ethnic group called the "Jirel".

As the closest roadhead, Jiri is now the trailhead for many treks into mount everest region. The trek to lukla will take seven or eight days. Few people actually begin a trek from Jiri anymore, as only 5% of all trekkers who attempt the difficult trek to Everest Base Camp start at Jiri. The other 95% choose to fly into the small airstrip at Lukla, thus cutting off a week of difficult but beautiful trekking.

Although the trailhead from Jiri into sagarmatha national park is referred to as the "classic route to Everest", the original trailhead actually began at Kathmandu. Tenzing Norgey and Edmund hillary on the summit—passed through Jiri. So Jiri is also called the "Gateway to Mt. Everest".

Jiri is the home of an ethnic group called theJirels

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Namaste! Welcome to a land you will never forget-a land of snow-capped mountains and quite river valleys, of ancient preserved cities and towering pagoda temples, of friendly people and fascinating folkways. Nepal offers unique pleasures for everyone-tourists, mountaineers, trekkers, poets and those in search of a personal Shangri-La.
Nepal is a land for all seasons. Year around there are a myriad places to go, people to meet and sites to see. Year around there are exciting adventurous activities like Trekking, Mountaineering, Heli-Ski, White Water Rafting, Biking, Paragliding, Bungee Jumping, Rock Climbing and Jungle Safaris. There is a delightful, never-ending procession of colourful festivals. Nepal is a land where arts and culture are well preserved.
The core of the mountain complex known as Himalayas 'abode of snow' is the youngest and highest mountain system of the world. The name is based on the Sanskrit words, "Him" means snow and "alaya' means abode.
The Himalayas are huge mountain range stretching 3000 km. east to west and Nepal Himalaya is the largest and highest occupying nearly a third or 800 km. across, with eight peaks that rise above 8000 m. including the third pole of the world, Mt. Everest or "Sagarmatha".
The main Himalayas are having series of lofty peaks and ridges separated by deep gorges. Each of these mountain peaks or Himals in turn send out a web of urges stubbed with numerous peaks. It is not just the height that gives the Himalayas their grandeur, but it is also the tremendous contrast with the deep valleys that wind between the peaks.
Government of Nepal has opened 327 peaks for the mountaineering activities among its numerous peaks. Ever since the country was first opened to climbers in 1949, Nepal Himalaya has become a great theatre of mountaineering activities and their drama of success and failure have provided impetus to more men to meet the ultimate mountains.
It is therefore, Nepal Himalaya through all ages has been the centre of attraction to the world, either may be a mountaineer or saint or philosopher or researcher or adventurer.
Much of the Nepal's land above 5,000 m. is under snow and ice, although the permanent snow-line varies according to aspect and gradient. Winter snowfall occurs up to an elevation of 2,000 m. and is much heavier in west.
In the years to come Nepal Himalayas is to be the symbol of international friendship and world peace