Tourism News

Kathmandu: The veteran, as well as legendary mountaineer Kami Rita Sherpa, has scaled Mt Everest 26 times this season. Kami Rita, 52 years old climber has broken his own world record for climbing the highest peak of the world 25 times. Sherpa had started his career as a mountaineer in…

Kathmandu: Hari  Budha Magar, a former British Gurkha soldier dreams to become the first above-the-knee double amputee to scale the world’s highest peak, Mt Everest in 2023. Magar has been having this rare dream since 2016 despite encountering myriads of problems and setbacks. The setbacks for him came when the…

Kathmandu: Climber Poornima Shrestha has scaled  8,586 meters high Mt Kanchanjunga, the world’s third-highest mountain. Photojournalist Poornima who turned her career to mountaineering had attempted Mt Kanchanjung this season after vanquishing several other higher peaks in the past. She had left the IV camp on Wednesday night and successfully set…

Kathmandu: Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) is to have the facility of wifi for passengers on its international flights. The national flag carrier  NAC has been able to install the wife routers on its widebody aircraft after Nepal Telecommunications Authority introduced the policy of providing internet facilities in the Nepali sky.…

Kathmandu: The month of April 2022 witnessed the arrival of 58,348 foreign tourists in Nepal as compared to the same month last year which was just 22, 450 in number. The recent tourist arrival trend has increased by 159.9 percent in April 2022, as the situation of Covid-19 cases continues…

Kathmandu: The government has waived the royalty amount of Mt Everest climbing and provided additional financial assistance of Rs one million. As per the decision of the cabinet meeting, KC, a resident of Baglung Jamini Municipality-4, has been given royalty exemption and financial assistance. According to the Ministry of Tourism,…

Kathmandu: The Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) has conducted an ‘operational test flight’ at the Gautam Buddha International Airport (GBIA) on April 28, Thursday. The NAC’s A330 wide-body aircraft took off from Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) at 3:00 pm and landed at GBIA, Bhairahawa of Lumbini- the second international airport in…

Kathmandu: Two Australian brothers have created a world record by reaching the  Everest Base Camp elevated at an altitude of 5364 meters. According to Ganga Raj Thapa, the Managing Director of the Nepal Hiking Team, that organized the expedition said the two Australian brothers, three-year-old Zachary Kingsley Allen and five-year-old…

Saudi Arabia: Nepalese in Saudi are extremely happy as the national flag carrier Nepal Airlines landed at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh. The presence of Nepali flag bearers in Saudi Arabia is not only an extension of Kathmandu’s air connectivity network but also Nepal’s pride and glory. The Nepali…

Kathmandu: Nepal’s two international airports including Tribhuvan International airport of Katmandu and Gautam Buddha International airport of Bhairahwa are to operate 24 hours from next month. According to the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN), the two international airports will be operated round the clock for full-fledged operations following the…