Tourism News
Monsoon floods utilized for offseason kayaking
Birat Anupam Dharan: Monsoon-induced floods render huge losses to life and properties in Nepal every year. However, for some tourism professionals of Dharan, it has become an opportunity. Ram Rai, a licensed paragliding pilot and Setu Silwal, a licensed river guide, have joined forces to give birth to the new…
Read More »Indigenous food show to boost domestic tourism
Kathmandu: With the gradual restoration of economic activities after the lockdown is lifted, people have began tourism activities to revive the sector. The tourism entrepreneurs are planning to reinvigorate the tourism industry which was disrupted for almost four months. In this connection, the chefs staying indoors after the nationwide lockdown…
Read More »Venturing with Everest Base Camp Trek
Venturing with the Everest Base Camp trek in Nepal is one of the most exciting, fantastic and spectacular experience a trekker and traveler would have in his life time. This trekking brings a trekker face to face with the world’s highest mountain -Mt. Everest which is elevated at an altitude…
Read More »Himalayan airlines set to take off for China on July 31
Kathmandu: Nepal’s privately owned Himalaya Airlines is all set to take off for China on a two repatriation flights mission on July 31. The Himalaya airlines is operating the two flights to China to bring home stranded Nepalis from Kunming who are reported to be stuck up there following Covid-19…
Read More »Tatopani check point closed again
Sindhupalchowk: Tatopani check point has been closed again after flood and landslide following incessant rainfall encroached the Araniko highway from Jure to Tatopani. Repair and maintenance of the encroached road section of Araniko highway has not been carried out as the Department of Roads did not pay attention on it.…
Read More »“Himalayan Great Trail” under construction in Helambu
Kathmandu: Himalayan great trail (trekking route) is under construction in tourist region of Helambu in Sindhupalchowk. Himalayan great trail is constructed for the facility of domestic and foreign tourists arriving in Helambu. The great trail located on the Helambu danda (hill) is good to observe the glimpses of Himal and…
Read More »Hotels, restaurants along Gosainkunda start operating
The hotels and restaurants along the trekking route to Gosainkunda came into operation in the wake of coming Janaipurnima festival, said hotel entrepreneurs committee vice-chair Pemba Lama. He added that the hotels will gradually resume from coming Saturday. Lama said that the security and health safety of pilgrims to Gosainkunda…
Read More »Chartered flights bring home over 34,000 stranded Nepalese from abroad
Kathmandu: Over 34,000 Nepalese have returned home from abroad during the lockdown period till Wednesday according to Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) officials. They were brought in the country via different chartered flights since June 5. The first chartered flight was made from Myanmar on June 5 carrying 26 Nepali migrant…
Read More »Cholatse peak climbing in Khumbu region
Cholatse Peak (6440m) located in the Khumbu region of Nepal is one of the significant peak for climbing. It is one of the difficult climb so it needs proper acclimatization and strong physical condition on the part of mountaineers long before you could think of attempting this expedition. So, your…
Read More »An artist deeply engaged in Thanka painting
A Thanka artist engaged in Thanka painting at Changu Narayan, Bhaktapur. Thanka paintings are one of the tourism products of Nepal. This is a Tibetan tradition. It is considered to be one of the manual arts and crafts of Nepal. Thanka painting is done on a canvass of cotton clothes…
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