It is hard to imagine a more exhilarating landscape or people and geography as diverse as Nepal's. Within its narrow borders, a complete climatic range, from tropical to temperate, alpine to arctic can be found. Cultural diversity is celebrated by the country's population of 29 million, who speak as many as 30 different languages and dialects.

The Himalaya Semester Passage takes place in Nepal but spans the culture of Nepal as well as that of Tibet that thrives among the Tibetan people in exile.