Tourism News

Kathmandu: At least 1,074 mountaineers of 143 expedition groups from 59 countries have been permitted to climb mountains in Nepal during the autumn season this year according to RSS report Friday.  The figure may increase as the climbing season lasts the first week of November, it added. Last year 1,398…

Kathmandu: The opening ceremony of a photo exhibition entitled ‘Beautiful Nepal’ was held at the Wenchang Gallery of Summer Palace in Beijing Thursday. The photographs on display depict diverse aspects of Nepal’s natural, cultural and historical resources and heritage, and aims to promote Nepal’s tourism resources in preparation of Visit…

Kathmandu: Minister for Forests and Environment, Shakti Bahadur Basnet has said that a top priority has been given to the protection of the snow leopard. Addressing the Global Snow Leopard and Ecosystem Protection (GSLP)’s fourth standing committee meeting held in the Indian capital, New Delhi, on Wednesday, he reiterated that…

Nepal is all set to make a gala celebration of the national festival Tihar popularly known as “Festival of Lights” from October 26th to 29th 2019 across the country. Nepal government has even declared official holidays these days to allow its citizens to celebrate this national festival with great pomp…

Kathmandu: Nepal Association of Rafting Agencies (NARA) is organizing an international white water challenge on November 26-28, 2019 in Bhotekoshi in Sindhupalchowk RSS reported Wednesday. Narayan Shrestha, Associate Treasurer of the NARA informed that this year’s Himalayan White Water Challenge program is to take place in the Bhotekoshi River in…

Bheshraj Basnet There has been an increase in the number of domestic tourists visiting the Gavar Valley community homestays, one of the top 100 destinations of Nepal for visit year 2020, located in Baijnath Rural Municipality of Banke. According to Krishna Lal Chaudhary, president of Gavar Valley Community homestays, the…

Kathmandu: Popular mountaineer Um Hong-gil founded Um Hong-Gil human foundation has completed its one decade in contributing to quality education. The South Korean citizen Um Hong is the first mountaineer to scale the summits of 16 peaks above 8000 meters around the world including Nepal. According to the foundation, several…

Kathmandu: Tourist bus service from Pokhara lakeside to Kathmandu has started. Prithvi Highway transportation company Pvt Ltd started this tourist targeted bus service from Pokhara lakeside to Kathmandu from Monday to support the campaign of Visit Nepal 2020. The bus will leave from Balaju, Kathmandu daily at 7:30 a.m according…

Kathmandu: The number of hunters coming to Nepal’s only hunting reserve, Dhorpatan Hunting reserve, has declined. According to the National Parks and Wildlife Conservation Department, a number of the permit has not been sought after as per the number of quota opened this year. Despite there is a hunting quota…

Kathmandu: The Himalaya Airlines is all set to conducting direct flight between Kathmandu and Beijing from October 27. All preparations in this connection were already put in place by this private airline with Nepal-China joint venture, according to Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS). “We have completed all necessary preparations to operate…