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Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia.

It is mainly situated in the Himalayas, but also includes parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain.

It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China to the north, and India to the south, east, and west, while it is narrowly separated from Bangladesh by the Siliguri Corridor, and from Bhutan by the Indian state of Sikkim.

Nepal has a diverse geography, including fertile plains, subalpine forested hills, and eight of the world's ten tallest mountains, including Mount Everest, the highest point on Earth.

Kathmandu is the nation's capital and the largest city.

Nepal is a multi-ethnic, multi-lingual, multi-religious and multi-cultural state, with Nepali as the official language.

Rafting and whitewater rafting are recreational outdoor activities which use an inflatable raft to navigate a river or other body of water.

This is often done on whitewater or different degrees of rough water.

Dealing with risk is often a part of the experience.

Backpacking is the outdoor recreation of carrying gear on one's back while hiking for more than a day.

It is often an extended journey and may involve camping outdoors.

In North America, tenting is common, where simple shelters and mountain huts, widely found in Europe, are rare.

In New Zealand, hiking is called tramping, and tents are used alongside a nationwide network of huts.

Hill walking is equivalent in Britain (but this can also refer to a day walk), though backpackers make use of a variety of accommodation, in addition to camping.

Backpackers use simple huts in South Africa.

Trekking and bushwalking are other words used to describe such multi-day trips.

Hiking is a long, vigorous walk, usually on trails or footpaths in the countryside.

Walking for pleasure developed in Europe during the eighteenth century.

Religious pilgrimages have existed much longer but they involve walking long distances for a spiritual purpose associated with specific religions.

An excursion is a trip by a group of people, usually made for leisure, education, or physical purposes.

It is often an adjunct to a longer journey or visit to a place, sometimes for other (typically work-related) purposes.