Tourism News

Kathmandu: A foreign national has been arrested for paragliding without permission. The foreigner arrested is Philip Jellner, 32, of Austria. According to Police Spokesperson and Inspector Darshan Khadka, Jellner was arrested from the hill of Dry Fruit Development Center at Dasharathchanda Municipality-1, Musyachaur. He had been paragliding illegally in Musyachaur…

Kathmandu: Restrictions have been lifted on all night-time businesses, including hotels, restaurants, dances, rehearsal clubs, lounge bars, as the rate of corona infection declines. Now, these services are available 24 hours a day. On Wednesday, the home ministry issued a notice stating that night businesses would be allowed to operate…

Kathmandu: Nepa’s only flag carrier airship-Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) is mulling over increasing its regular flights to Narita of Japan with effect from April 1, 2022. According to a statement issued by the NAC, the flights to Narita airport in Japan will be doubled from April which was done once…

Kathmandu: The Gautam Buddha International Airport in Bhairahawa, Nepal’s second-largest international airport, will be operational in 41 days. Preparations have been made to complete the mechanical test flight (calibration flight) and start the test flight from April 14 and the commercial flight from May 16. The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA)…

Kathmandu. Passengers have felt very comfortable after the operation of Nepal Airlines Corporation at Chainpur of Bajhang in the far west, Sanphe of Achham, and Dipayal Airport of Doti. Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Prem Bahadur Ale had instructed to provide regular service to those districts through Nepal…

The Himalayan district of Rasuwa is not far from the capital. The mountainous district, bordering Tibet, an autonomous region of China, is densely populated by the Tamang community and is heavily influenced by Buddhist culture. Rasuwa has plenty of religious and tourist areas. Gosaikunda is a popular religious place of…

Korean poet Kim Hang Hyo, whose Nepali name is Sagarmatha Gurung, has published a collection of poems containing 100 poems written during his visit to Nepal. Poems written about Nepal are included in the collection of poems titled “Souls who live by embracing the mountains”. The poems are written in…

Kathmandu: The media reports say that the escalating Russia-Ukraine political crisis is likely to negatively impact the arrival of European tourists and mountaineers in Nepal. As most of the tourism operators in Pokhara and Kathmandu start to prepare for the climbing seasons this spring, more Asian tourists are expected to…

Pokhara. Work has started to make beautiful Pokhara more organized and attractive. The Pokhara Metropolitan City (KMC) has started necessary preparations for the construction of a cycle track connecting nine lakes of the city to establish it as a major tourist destination. The metropolis has allocated Rs. 3 million for…

Kathmandu: Nepal Airlines Operators Association has increased airfares. Two days ago, the Nepal Oil Corporation increased the price of petroleum products and the airline operators announced the new fare. The corporation had said that the price of aviation fuel would also be adjusted. Along with the price adjustment, the association…