Tourism News

Kathmandu: Nepal government Wednesday urged all mountaineers –who have gone to summit various mountains- to take care of their security in the worsening weather conditions.   The department of tourism, a government wing to look after tourism in Nepal called upon all climbers intending to climb various peaks to resume…

Kathmandu: Manaslu is the choice of autumn season climbers while Everest is the choice of spring season climbers. In the current autumn season, 260 climbers from 44 countries have sought government permission to summit the Manaslu peak (8163m). Out of 260 climbers, 201 are males and 59 females and most…

Kathmandu: All tourists heading to and returning from Everest base camp are stranded at the Lukla airport after the closure of the Tenzing Hillary Airport Lukla for three days due to bad weather conditions. The airport is fully closed until Monday after the first flight on Saturday. As the tourist…

Lamjung: A successful test flight has taken place at the Humde Airport in Manang.  The test flight took place about six years after the airport was upgraded and repaired. Summit Air’s 9 NAMG took a successful test flight from Pokhara to Manang. The plane, which was inspected from Pokhara on…

Kathmandu: Passengers heading to different hometowns by planes are to get air tickets at a reduced rate of 10% on the occasion of Dashain and Chhath. According to the Airlines Operators Association of Nepal (AOAN), the festival offer of a reduction in the air tickets will remain effective between September…

Kathmandu: Himalaya Airlines, a private airline, has made preparations for the flights to four cities of China. According to the Himalaya Airlines vice-president Vijay Shrestha, the airline has made preparations for flights to Beijing, Changsar, Nanchang, and Guiyang. The new aviation agreement was signed during bilateral talks between Nepali and…

Kathmandu: Plans are in the offing to start a direct flights from India’s town of Dehradun to Kathmandu according to a Nepalese delegation that visited Indian counterparts recently to initiate formal talks with officials of Uttarkhand state of India to materialize the plans in a bid to explore tourism opportunities…

Kathmandu: Indra Jatra, one of the popular festivals celebrated inside Kathmandu valley for eight days, has formally kicked off from today with an erection of a sacred Indradhoj Linga (wooden pole) at Hanumandhoke in Basantapur Darbar Square in front of the statue of Kaal Bhairav on Friday, September 21, 2018.…

The government has taken major strategies to make tourism promotion as the main weapon for the country’s prosperity and development. Many efforts are being implemented from various levels of the government to make Nepal as an attractive tourist destination in the world. However, a survey conducted on an International level…