Tourism News
Canyoning at Jalbire Waterfall
https://www.facebook.com/HiglightsTourism/videos/1236381626556198/ Chitwan’s Ichchhakamana Rural Municipality is all set to promote a number of tourist destinations, in order to promote tourism in the region. The Chitwan district coordination committee is also bent upon promoting potential tourist destinations in the district. The first instance of promoting tourist spot is Jalbire waterfall- suitable…
Read More »Emergency Security Plan Exercised at Kathmandu Airport
Kathmandu: Security and Civil Aviation authorities jointly exercised an emergency plan named “Bomb Alert 5 to Aircraft” at Nepal’s only international airport -Tribhuvan Airport in Kathmandu Friday. According to International Civil Aviation Authority (ICAA) and Kathmandu Airport officials, the emergency plan was formally exercised to strengthen the security and emergency…
Read More »Nepal Airlines for Additional Flights to New Delhi and UAE
Kathmandu: Nepal Airlines (NA) is mulling over adding more flights to New Delhi and United Arab Emirates (UAE) with effect from July 1, 2019. Plans are underway to add seven flights to New Delhi, while one more flight will be added to UAE instead of three flights per week, said…
Read More »22 Year Old Tamang Youth Summits Everest Three Times
Kathmandu: Namgel Dorje Tamang of Khumbu Pasang Lhahmu Rural Municipality-4, Pangbuche summited Everest (8848 m) and Lhotse peak (8516 m) in one day, in this season, at the age of 22 years. Earlier, he had climbed Lobuche peak(6119 m). Tamang climbed Everest on May 23, 2019, at 4 a.m and…
Read More »Negligible Preparations for “Visit Nepal 2020”
Samundra Ghimire Kathmandu: Nepal government’s claim to bring 2 million tourists in the country under the “Visit Nepal 2020” campaign is being looked at with skeptical note. “Visit Nepal 2020” is knocking at the door and only six months are left for it to begin, whereas preparations are negligible.…
Read More »Tribhuvan Airport to Resume Operation for 21 hours
Kathmandu: Nepal’s the only one international airport -Tribhuvan airport- is to resume its daily flight operations for 21 hours with effect from July 1, 2019. The airport was closed in the night time since April 1, 2019. The airport renovation is being done after 45 years. The airport will resume…
Read More »Buddha Air Builds New Passenger Ramp
Kathmandu: Nepal’s leading air service company Buddha Air has built a new passenger boarding ramp to pay heed to the demands of sick and differently abled passengers. International air companies are using the facilities of ramps, while Nepali air companies so far are not using such technology. The new ramp…
Read More »Investigative Committee to Probe Mountaineering Issues
Kathmandu: Nepal government formed a five-member investigative committee to look into various issues, problems raised during the mountaineering tourism in Spring 2019. The committee is expected to identify the problems and chalk out necessary policies, procedural legal frames, and recommendations to address the raised problems. Prime Minister’s cabinet meeting held…
Read More »Maya Gurung & Associates Summit Jugal (Gyalchen) Peak for First Time
Kathmandu:Mountaineer Maya Gurung summited Jugal (Gyalchen) peak (6151 meters) for the first time along with her associates on April 9,2019, according to a press meet organized by Trekking Agencies Association Nepal (TAAN) in Kathmandu Tuesday. “I heard locals say that Jugal peak is a paradise and I felt it is…
Read More »Basic Training for Climbing Kicks off
Kathmandu: Basic climbing training for mountaineers organized by Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA) kicks off in Kathmandu. A total of 42 trainees comprising of 40 males and 2 females are undergoing this years’ training which will last for 35 days, although such training usually lasted for 45 days in the previous…
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NMA Introduces Revised Curriculum for Professional Mountaineering Training
Kathmandu: The Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA) has introduced a revised curriculum for its Professional …
