Tourism News
Tourists offered 50% discount on Ultralight flights
Pokhara: Domestic tourists aspiring to enjoy the adventure of ultra-light flights in Pokhara are to get a discount of 50% these days. Tourism entrepreneurs engaged in Ultralight flights and gyrocopters in Pokhara are offering 50% discounts in all kinds of flight services for the tourists in a bid to revive…
Read More »Aviation service to be decentralized: Minister Dhakal
Kathmandu: Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Bhanubhakta Dhakal has said the government would mull the decentralization of province-level aviation service in the flights like Biratnagar-Lukla. At a discussion programme organized by Industry Organization Morang, and Morang Trade Association on the problems of tourism entrepreneurs here today, Minister Dhakal…
Read More »Garuda Indonesia to fly from Jakarta to Kathmandu
Kathmandu: The Indonesian flag carrier air company Garuda Indonesia is to fly direct from the Indonesian capital Jakarta to Kathmandu with effect from June-July 2021. Society International Travels Services in Nepal has been appointed as its general sales agent (GSA) according to its department chief Sangita Rauniyar. Rauniyar said the…
Read More »Six teams seek permit to climb mountains
Kathmandu: At least 16 members of six mountain climbing teams have sought the government permission to climb mountains in Nepal during this winter season. Usually, a very negligible number of climbers attempt the expeditions during the wintertime. According to the government’s tourism department, the mountain peaks for which the expedition…
Read More »Four countries including Nepal to discuss jointly on how to revive tourism
Kathmandu: Four countries of the SAARC region including Nepal are to jointly discuss how to revive the ailing tourism industry due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The four countries include Nepal, India, Maldives, and Srilanka. Indian foreign Minister Jai Shankar while paying an official visit to Srilanka reached a consensus on…
Read More »Incessant snowfall cripples normal life in Mustang and Manang
Kathmandu: The normal life has been crippled in Mustang and Manang after incessant snowfall in these two remote Himali districts in the fast few days. According to the weather forecasting division, there will be sporadic rains and snowfall at various places across the country until Wednesday. Reportedly, most of the…
Read More »Muktinath temple to open from January 5
The temple is reopening from January 5, Tuesday. The locals and the tourism entrepreneurs of this trans-Himalayan district have been enthused with this decision. An extensive all-sides assembly made a decision to open the shrine dedicated to the Hindu god Bishnu on January 5. Muktinath is a famous pilgrimage site…
Read More »Visitors on New Year bring hope for tourism revival in Ranikot
Ranikot: Ramesh Giri The crowds of visitors on New Year 2021 have created optimism for revival of tourism here and it has raised hope among the tourism entrepreneurs. Though there were several predictions either the sector would recover or relapse in 2021, the signs are positive for domestic and foreign…
Read More »Mount Khumbila: Deity of all mountains
HB Kham Mountain Khumbila which is elevated at an altitude of 5,761 meters above sea level has never been climbed any climbers barring one attempt done in 1980 that had culminated into death of climbers due to an avalanche. After this no one has ever tried to climb this mountain.…
Read More »Fun of riding four wheel motorcycle Quad
Tistung: The number of tourists in the tourist region of Chitlang in Makwanpur has increased on the eve of English new year 2021. The increased number of tourists is owing to excitement and interest to ride the newly introduced four wheel motorcycle quad in Nepal for the first time. According…
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