Posted by: panta007 May 30, 2018
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This is a really old post. However, I was fascinated by the new online car booking website that i recently learned about and wanted to share as it co-incidentally happened to be the travel agency that i rented car with when i went to Nepal. The website is www.simrika.com and the travel agency is Simrika Adventures. I have rented car from them since 2015. Prior to that, i always had to rely on someone to make multiple phone calls to get a car booked. Also, those vehicles were not available when i needed them. So, here is a piece that i wanted to share you with. Just fyi, i did drive my cousins car in Nepal as well. There are things that i would like to share on that also.
1) The cars i rented were clean, comfortable and equipped with a/c. The driver was very courteous and drove carefully. When we went on a trip outside the valley, he ensured that we did not feel like a truckload of goats--haha---He drove slowly where the roads were damages so we did not bump all around.
2) It was a little pricey but of course, there is a trade-off with anything. If you want comfort, it has a price. If you are travelling alone, then it might not be bad to even travel on a roof-top of a bus (not with the dust and smoke in Mugling-Narayangadh though) . With a family alongside, I definitely felt like it was worth it to pay a little more.
3) Driving in Nepal was not as bad as it sounds in some of the posts. But make sure to have some cash with you in case you hit a bike or another car or a pedestrian. Even if you hit them tuchha, you will end up paying some benjamins. I was in kamaldi trying to make a left turn. Had to stop to yield to the incoming traffic. I did not realize that there was a motorbike right behind me..maybe 10 inches behind my car. As i was trying to drive, the car moved back just a little bit (of course i learned how to use hand brakes the hard way). The wheel cover of the bike got cracked and i paid Rs 2000 to settle it (No time for prahari thana).
4) Also, I did not know but you have to apparently get a permit/pass or something like that from Ministry of Foreign Affairs to legally drive in Nepal if you have US License. When i showed my US license to the Police during Ma Pa Se check, he was like it doesn't work. But he let me go that time.
Hope this helps.
1) The cars i rented were clean, comfortable and equipped with a/c. The driver was very courteous and drove carefully. When we went on a trip outside the valley, he ensured that we did not feel like a truckload of goats--haha---He drove slowly where the roads were damages so we did not bump all around.
2) It was a little pricey but of course, there is a trade-off with anything. If you want comfort, it has a price. If you are travelling alone, then it might not be bad to even travel on a roof-top of a bus (not with the dust and smoke in Mugling-Narayangadh though) . With a family alongside, I definitely felt like it was worth it to pay a little more.
3) Driving in Nepal was not as bad as it sounds in some of the posts. But make sure to have some cash with you in case you hit a bike or another car or a pedestrian. Even if you hit them tuchha, you will end up paying some benjamins. I was in kamaldi trying to make a left turn. Had to stop to yield to the incoming traffic. I did not realize that there was a motorbike right behind me..maybe 10 inches behind my car. As i was trying to drive, the car moved back just a little bit (of course i learned how to use hand brakes the hard way). The wheel cover of the bike got cracked and i paid Rs 2000 to settle it (No time for prahari thana).
4) Also, I did not know but you have to apparently get a permit/pass or something like that from Ministry of Foreign Affairs to legally drive in Nepal if you have US License. When i showed my US license to the Police during Ma Pa Se check, he was like it doesn't work. But he let me go that time.
Hope this helps.