The Belgian sisters, Nicole and Ingrid, also called as 'crazy twins,' arrived Kathmandu last week over land from India as part of their ambitious programme to visit 55 countries around the world over the span of five years.
Nepal is the 19th country in Asia they are visiting.
Nicole and Ingrid plan to complete their nearly 100,000 km journey in the Kayak, bicycle, roller blades and horses. They said they are planning to try balloon and sledge as well.
The state-run The Rising Nepal daily quoted the Belgian sisters as saying that newspapers in Belgium mostly report negatively on Nepal's latest situation. “We are surprised to see the hospitality of Nepalis that we received during our travel to Kathmandu from Kakarvitta in the eastern border,”
”The main purpose of our trip is to promote cycling and trekking,” Nicole and Ingrid said during a programme organised by the Nepal Tourism Board in their honour in Lalitpur on Friday.
They will travel on foot and on mountain bike in Nepal on their way to Lhasa of People’s Republic of China .
During their two months stay in Nepal, the duo also have plans to visit the Everest base camp.
Their 'Journey through the world' had begun on 17 April 2004.