By Peter Potterfield Lukla to Everest Base Camp Round-Trip: 70 miles, 16 days When to Go: Pre-monsoon (March or April) gives you the rhododendrons in bloom and lots of climber action, but post-monsoon (November) gives you drier weather. Go with guide services that use local Sherpa guides, cooks, and porters—it’s part of ...

Tourists searching for peace and simplicity can for the first time check in to Mahatma Gandhi’s most famous ashram in India. But don’t expect modern comforts. And chastity is required. For 1,000 rupees ($16) a night, tourists can sample the lifestyle of India’s famously ascetic independence leader by staying at ...

Nepal will soon have an official consulate in Jeddah, revealed Udaya Raj Pandey, Nepal’s ambassador to the Kingdom, to Arab News on Wednesday. The ambassador explained that the decision to set up a consulate in the Western Province was taken in view of the increasing number of Nepalese expatriates in ...

India plans to extend its Visa-on-Arrival facility to tourists from 40 more countries. These countries include the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Brazil, Australia, United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia. The Planning Commission has called a high-level meeting of different ministries and National Security Advisor to deliberate on the ...

Tara Air has added a Dornier Do228 aircraft to its fleet with an aim to support country’s trekking and to provide air service for commodities supply effective from Monday. The new aircraft landed at the Tribhuwan International Airport on Saturday. The 18-seater Dornier Do228-212 is a Short Take Off and ...