Tourism News
Chimpanzees for observation for the first time
Kathmandu: The Jawalakhel-based Sadar Zoo has organized a press conference here and made public a pair of chimpanzees named Champa (female) and Chimpu (male). It is a rare species of wildlife. The chimpanzee, which was brought illegally four years ago, was rescued by the Central Bureau of Investigation in September,…
Read More »Gautam Buddha International Airport in operation
Kathmandu. After 74 years of operation of Tribhuvan International Airport, another new international airport has come into operation in the country. The prestigious Gautam Buddha International Airport constructed in Bhairahawa (Rupendehi) as a project of national pride has come into operation on April 21. Engineer Pradip Adhikari, Director General of…
Read More »Thailand to welcome Nepali tourists aged 25-40 years
Kathmandu: As the cases of Covid-19 dwindles, Thailand has launched a new tourist concept of welcoming Nepali tourists aged between 25 to 40 years. The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has targeted especially Nepali tourists with the tourist concept of ‘Amazing Thailand, Amazing New Chapters’ to welcome tourists into the…
Read More »Tourists need not bring cash for on -arrival Visas says DoI
Kathmandu: The Department of Immigration (DoI) at the Tribhuvan International Airport has said the tourists arriving in Nepal need not bring cash for on-arrival Visas. The DoI reversed its earlier recent decision to ask tourists to bring cash for on-arrival visas at the airport citing reasons of problems with electronic…
Read More »Cycle route connecting Ghodepani-Pyaribarahi Lake comes into operation
To extend the stay of tourists, which has been shortened along with the road expansion, Pyaribarahi Lake has been made a subsidiary destination and a cycle path has been operated in the forest of Rhododendron. Chairman of the Annapurna Rural Municipality, Damba Bahadur Pun, said that they are engaged in…
Read More »Tourists asked to bring cash for on-arrival visa
Kathmandu: The Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) Immigration Office has asked all tourists to bring cash for an on-arrival- visa to avoid unnecessary hassle and congestion. The TIA immigration office said so citing reasons that the electronic transaction could be a lengthy process due to the delayed functioning of the software and…
Read More »Gautam Buddha Int’l Airport to operate flights from April 21
Kathmandu: Gautam Buddha International Airport is to start domestic flights with effect from April 21 and international flights on its new runway from May 16, 2022. The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) is reported to have started all preparations to start operations of the airport under the directive of…
Read More »Tourist spot ‘Ghalegaon’ declared ‘Happy Village’ by UML Chairman Oli
Kathmandu: UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli has declared Ghalegaon, a popular tourist village of Lamjung, a ‘happy village’. Oli, who reached Ghalegaon in the northeast of the district, declared it a ‘happy Ghalegaon’. Ghalegaon has recently become synonymous with rural tourism. The culture of the Gurung Ghales, the rural life…
Read More »As climbers increase, royalty decreases
Kathmandu. Although the number of mountaineers has increased in the spring of this year as compared to last year, the royalty has decreased. As of Wednesday (April 12), 607 people have taken permission to climb this year. In this regard, the government has received a royalty of 27 hundred thousand…
Read More »Greek alpinist Antonios Sykaris dies on Mount Dhaulagiri
Kathmandu: A 59 -years old veteran Greek alpinist Antonios Sykaris is reported to have died on Tuesday on Nepal’s rugged Mount Dhaulagiri according to the expedition organizers. This is the first of this spring season’s fatality in mountaineering. The reports of the sudden demise of Sykaris came a day after…
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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 …
