Tourism News
India urged to let in new air-entry routes
Kathmandu:Nepal government has reiterated its stance and vehemently urged India to provide additional air-entry routes near boarder flight operation of the Gautam Buddha International Airport at Bhairahawa. Nepal’s firm stance was disclosed at the high level meeting held with India’s visiting Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra to Nepal. Foreign Minister…
Read More »Tourists from 42 nations entered Manang
As many as 318 tourists from 42 countries visited Manang last month according to the officials at the Annapurna Conservation Area project area office. The foreign tourists entering Manang included 69 Korean citizens. With this the tourists entering Manang has increased. Usually these foreign tourists enter Manang to enjoy the…
Read More »Test paragliding flight conducted
The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) under the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation had granted permission to Phulchowki Adventure Pvt Ltd to commercially run paragliding service in the Phulchowki-Kushadevi area of Kavre on last January. The CAAN had permitted the company to operate the service since last…
Read More »Rani Mahal marked with Valentine’s day
(Rani Mahal -file photo) Kathmandu:Branding and marketing initiatives have been started at the international level to attract foreign tourists to Palpa Tansen’s Rani Mahal, known as the Taj Mahal of Nepal to mark the occasion of lovers’ Valentine Day today. Ranimahal (queen’s palace), which is considered as a symbol of…
Read More »Female pilot in paragliding
Kathmandu: Sabita Tamang from Butwal, who was preparing to go to Japan after studying Japanese language, stopped at home after getting suggestions that she could do well in Nepal if she entered the paragliding field as professional pilot. Other family members pressured her not to go there saying that there…
Read More »Bharatpur Metropolis to observe Visit Year in 2080 BS
Kathmandu: Bharatpur Metropolitan City is mulling over celebrating the year 2080 BS as tourism year by publicizing and promoting 30 tourist destinations within the metropolis. Speaking during a program held on Sunday, the participants of the program suggested announcing a ‘visit Bharatpur year’ 2080 to promote arrival of tourists in…
Read More »Neglected guerilla trail
Kathmandu: The path used by the Maoist guerillas during the 10-year-long armed conflict was named ‘Guerrilla Trail’ in 2015. However, even seven years since the announcement of the foot trail no substantial progress has been made to bring the trail into full operation. The Guerrilla trail passes through Baglung, Myagdi,…
Read More »High hills look deserted for lack of snow
Dhan Bahadur Gurung Tourism entrepreneurs are worried over a lack of the flow of tourists to the area. Krapudanda in Madi Rural Municipality-2 had received around 25 tourists on a daily basis during the same period last year. But, only around four showed up this time, said the local people.…
Read More »Why mountains look bare and black?
In the previous years, most of the peaks of the mountains in Nepal used to be snow capped in the winter. But this year it did not happen so. The mountain peaks look bare and black. One of the reasons behind the bare and black tops of mountains in Nepal…
Read More »Army embarks on “Clean Himal Campaign 2023”
Kathmandu:Nepal’s army is set to launch “Safa Himal Abhiyan 2023″or clean himal campaign 2023 with an objective to protect biological diversity and the environment. Nepal army has collaborated with Surya Nepal Pvt Ltd. The clean himal campaign 2023 is aimed at cleaning the world’s highest peak Mt Everest and other…
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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 …
