Tourism News
530 people seek permission for mountaineering this season
Kathmandu. The number of climbers seeking permission to climb the mountain in the spring of this year has reached 530 from 64 climbing teams as of Monday. They have taken permission to climb 18 different mountains. According to the Department of Tourism, there are 411 male and 119 female climbers among…
Read More »Pokhara to host Phewa New Year Festival for Tourism Revival
Kathmandu. The ’17th Phewa New Year Festival’ is to be organized in Pokhara with the objective of preserving Nepali culture and promoting food. The festival will be held on the main road from Fishtail Gate at Lakeside to Halanchowk from April 13 to 14 under the slogan ‘Tourism, Culture, and…
Read More »French climber Marc in search of safer route to Everest
Photo: AFP / Prakash Mathema. Ramesh Lamsal Kathmandu. People around the world know Nepal as the land of Mount Everest. For many, climbing the highest peak seems like a dream come true. Some of them have successfully climbed it and some are looking forward to a successful journey in the…
Read More »BBC Master Chef’s team arrives in Nepal
Kathmandu: The BBC MasterChef’s professional team has arrived in Nepal on Thursday on a weeklong tourism-related publicity program to revive the tourism industry hard hit by Covid-19. Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) welcomed the professional team from Britain at the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu. The BBC professional team consists of…
Read More »45% recovery of tourism says NTB CEO Regmi
The tourism sector which has been ailing for the past two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic has slowly started returning to normalcy with the increased arrival of foreign tourists. According to NTB -CEO- over 15,013 tourists arrived from India only in March 2021. Similarly, more tourists from Bangladesh entered…
Read More »Over 42,000 foreign tourists arrived in March
Kathmandu: In March 2022, more than 42,000 foreign tourists visited Nepal. According to the data provided by the Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) quoting the Immigration Department, a total of 42,006 tourists entered Nepal by air in March. Last year, in March 2021, 14977 tourists had come to Nepal. March is…
Read More »Rafting initiated in Rapti River
According to the local tour operators, the adventurous water sport has been started in the Rapti River from Rapti Sonari Rural Municipality Ward 1 of Banke Kusum Bariya to Agaiya. The tourism division office, Banke in collaboration with Rapti Sonari Rural Municipality has initiated this venture which was inaugurated by…
Read More »Water tourism in Kaligandaki to generate income
Rampur. Rampur Municipality has given priority to the issue of connecting locals with income generation by developing water tourism in Kaligandaki river. The municipality has made efforts to highlight the possibility of earning a living by raising the glory and dignity of Kaligandaki, which is being overshadowed even though there…
Read More »135 climbers seek permission to climb 12 mountains
Kathmandu. The pressure of climbing is expected to increase in the spring of this year. With the start of the climbing season, tourists have started seeking permission for mountaineering. As of Tuesday, 135 people from 18 climbing teams have taken permission to climb 12 mountains. According to the Department of Tourism,…
Read More »‘Cycling’ in Panauti to promote tourism
The adventure game was organized from Fulchokidanda, the highest tourist spot at ward no-1 of the city to Nagidanda in ward no. 2. About 200 riders from Nepal, Canada, and India cycled on the Fulchowki Tower Mountain Bike Trail organized by the municipality. Cycling was inaugurated by Geeta Banjara, Deputy…
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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 …
