Tourists on elephant back sighting rhino, Chitwan National Park, Nepal

Foothills of Himalayas near Pokhara in Nepal. Annapurna mountain range in the background

Indian Gharial, Chitwan National Park, Nepal

indian Gharial Chitwan National Park in Nepal

Loaded yak (Bos grunniens) in front of Mt. Thamserku (6608 m), Sagarmatha National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Khumbu Himal, Nepal

Trekkers carrying packs on the Khumbu Glacier with Mt. Nuptse (7861 m), Khumbu Himal, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal

Carriers on Hillary Bridge over Dudh Koshi River, Khumbu Himal, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal, Asia

Tibetan yak caravan at the sherpa village of Khumjung, Holy Mountain Khumbi Yul Lha, Khumbila, 5761 m, Sagarmatha National Park, Khumbu Himal, Nepal, Asia

Goats jumping down an embankment to ford the river, followed by a cloud of dust, Chitwan National Park, Nepal, Asia

Elephant (Elephantidae) bathing in Rapti River, Sauraha, Chitwan National Park, Terai Lowland, Nepal, Asia

Prayer flags on Mt. Gokyo Ri, Khumbu, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal, Asia

Toilets at the Buddhist monastery of Thame, behind Mt. Kangtega and Mt. Thamserku, Khumbu, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal, Asia

Trekking group at the Khumbu Glacier with Mount Nuptse, 7861m, Sagarmatha National Park, Khumbu Himal, Nepal, Asia

Trekking group at Chola Khola Valley near Dzonglha in front of Mount Ama Dablam, 6856m, Sagarmatha National Park, Khumbu Himal, Nepal, Asia

View from the Renjola pass on Gokyo and Gokyo Tso Lake over the Ngozumpa glacier to the Everest massif, Khumbu, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal, Asia

View from the Renjola pass on Gokyo and Gokyo Tso Lake over the Ngozumpa glacier to the Everest massif, Khumbu, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal, Asia

Serpentines on the ascent to Thame, Khumbu, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal, Asia

Piled up Mani stones, stone tablets with religious writings at the Buddhist monastery of Thame, behind Mt. Kangtega and Mt. Thamserku, Khumbu, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal, Asia

Stupa at the monastery of Thame, in the back Mt. Kusum Kanguru, Khumbu, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal, Asia

A sherpa looking down on the sherpa village Namsche Basar, Khumbu, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal, Asia

Mt. Kangtega in clouds and Mt. Thamserku, on the right Mt. Kusum Kanguru, Khumbu, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal, Asia

Nepalese horse rests on a mountain pass along the route from samar to gemi, Upper mustang nepal

Yak eating from bowl at base camp, Everest, Khumbu region, Nepal, Everest, Khumbu region, Nepal