Tourism News

Kathmandu: Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation has received a total of 713 proposals for promoting tourism in cost-sharing partnership among the local units, state level and federal level. The proposal to this was called by the Ministry on August 17. Over Rs 33 billion has been projected as…

HB Kham A lean and thin lad of just 15 years, born at Thame of Solukhumbu was seen entering the world of Nepal’s tourism as a porter seeking to earn just bread and butter for his poor family. The boy was renowned climber Ang Rita Sherpa. Beginning his career as…

Kathmandu: Two of the three airports of Khotang district that have remained closed for over six months due to lockdown are set to operate regular flights from coming Saturday. With the ease of lockdown enforced by the government to contain the coronavirus transmission, the Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC)’s aircrafts are…

Kathmandu: The tourism activities of tourist city Pokhara are completely stopped. Hundreds of tourism entrepreneurs and workers associated with tourism are jobless. We talked to Hotel operator Bikalp Bogati and Pokhara city tour guide Krishna Bharati about their post-covid-19 situation. Talking to Highlights Tourism, hotel operator Bogati said that the…

Kathmandu: World record holder mountaineer Angrita Sherpa has been cremated with state honors on Wednesday. Nicknamed the ‘Snow Leopard’, Sherpa’s last rites were performed as per the Buddhist rituals at Teku Ghat. He had passed away at his residence at Jorpati on Monday at the age of 72 years. A…

Kathmandu: The Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Yogesh Bhattarai has unveiled the design of second terminal of the Gautam Buddha International Airport being constructed in Bhairahawa. Posting the new design of second terminal of the airport on his facebook on Monday, the Minister Bhattarai sought after the suggestions…

Chitwan: Sauraha tourism entrepreneurs are excited after activities related to national park and domestic flights started after hiatus of more than six months following curfew and nationwide lock down due to Covid-19 pandemic. Although the tourists have not yet arrived in the hotels yet the ongoing enquiry by visitors about…

Lobuche peak’s fame has been heightened with Bahrain Prince Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa’s royal expedition to Lobuche comes into limelight despite Covid-19 pandemic. Bahrain prince has already arrived in Kathmandu on last Wednesday with his 18-member team to climb Mt. Manaslu in Gorkha and Mt. Lobuche in the Khumbu…

Kathmandu: The Department of Hydrology and Meteorology has forecasted heavy rain accompanied with gusty winds in many places of the country in the coming five days. The Department stated in a special bulletin it issued today that the low pressure area around the north-east of Bay of Bengal is in…

Kathmandu: Nepal’s mountaineering legend, ‘snow leopard or Himchituwa’ Ang Rita Sherpa has passed away  in Kathmandu on Monday. Ang Rita Sherpa is famous for his 10 Everest ascents without supplemental oxygen. He was 72 and was suffering from brain stroke and liver disease. Sherpa is survived by two sons and a…