Tourism News

Kathmandu: Chinese celebrity Ms. Xu Qing (Summer Qing)-an internationally well-renowned film actress with millions of followers globally- has been conferred as Nepal’s tourism goodwill ambassador for the Visit Year 2020 campaign. Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Yogesh Bhattarai on Saturday, October 19, 2019, at a formal program held…

Kathmandu: Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) with effect from October 19, 2019, is going to launch its “first Buddhist Circuit train” to take the interested Indian and Nepalese tourists to various important sites related to Lord Buddha according to media reports Friday. The Indian train during this trip…

Kathmandu: Nepal has been adjudged as one of the World’s 10 fastest growing tourist destinations as Nepal secures 7th position among the top 10 tourist destinations according to a survey conducted by AFAR- travel and destination magazine. AFAR further writes in its media report that Nepal secured its position as…

Kathmandu: Nepal and Myanmar entered into two memorandum of understanding (MoU) pertinent to tourism and culture Thursday. The two countries are reported to have signed the MoU on after the arrival of Nepal’s President Bidya Devi Bhandari in Myanmar Wednesday which is a reciprocal visit. The MoU was signed by…

Kathmandu: As the tourist season begins in Nepal, the number of tourists visiting the Annapurna region has increased. According to the Annapurna Conservation Area Project (ACAP), Kathmandu, 24665 tourists have received permission to visit the Annapurna region between September 1st and October 15th, 2019. According to Rajendra Joshi, in-charge of…

Kathmandu: Armed Police Force (APF) team won the first time Pokhara International Mountain cross country trail marathon Wednesday. The popular cross country trail marathon was held in Pokhara amidst Chinese and Nepali teams including individual Chinese runners. The winning APF team comprising of marathon runners Santosh Bikram Bista, Ganesh Thakuri,…

Kathmandu: Although Nepal is an agro-based country yet it continues to thrive with a bleak future in food security as it relies much on the import of food items. As Nepal celebrates the 39th World Food Day in Kathmandu to mark the universal day on October 16, 2019, the US…

Kathmandu: There is an increase in the number of domestic and foreign tourists visiting the highest situated lake in the world, Tilicho Lake. After the start of a visiting season, the tourist population has increased after Dashain. According to the locals, domestic tourists are attracted more than foreigners for Tilicho…

Kathmandu: The first ascent of Panpoche Peak has been done successfully in this autumn season. Georgia’s three mountaineers Archil Badriashvili, Bakari Gelashvili, and Tepnaze Giorgi made the first ascent of the   Panpoche – I (6,620 m) and Panpoche – II (6,504 m), located in Mansiri Himal range in Gandaki region…