Traveling in Nepal

Until the advent of democracy in 2007 Bikram era Nepal was a very background country. There did not use to be any motorable roads in any part of the country. Neither were there any mechinical modes of travelling except for a few in the Kathmandu va

lley. People in those days, therefore, had to walk from one place to another. It was very tiring and troublesome for them to go on long journeys. Next to legs they used some animals as their means of travelling. Only the rich could use the horse, the elephant and carts for travelling. At that time travelling on foot or on a horseback might mean to be on the verge of danger. Often such a traveller could have been robbed of his valuables while travelling through a dense jungle.
But things have changed now due to the use of the inventions of transport engineering, an applied science which has a practical use. Today horses and carts have lost

their importance in the developed areas of Nepal. Now we can travel even long distances by bus, by car or by plane. The holy town of Janakpur is connected with Jayanagar by a railway of thirty kilometers. We can reach the temple of Manaksmana by cable car today. In a mountainous country like Nepal road building is not only slow but also expensive. So the pony and yak are useful means of transport in the mountainous areas.