Gifted Chinese plane to land in April 21

China has handed over an aircraft as a gift to Nepal as per an agreement signed between the two countries late last year. Amidst a function held in Xian on Thursday, China gave away an MA-60 aircraft to Nepal. The 58-seater aircraft is expected to land in Kathmandu on April ...

Read More »

Nepal envoy promotes Himalayan attractions

The Embassy of Nepal felicitated Prince Bandar bin Khalid bin Fahd at a function held in Riyadh recently and took the opportunity to promote tourism in the Himalayan Kingdom. Prince Bandar, who scaled Mt. Everest on May 19, 2012, praised the natural beauty of Nepal and thanked the people of ...

Read More »

Adventure gear sales up as peak season arrives

The trekking and mountaineering season is on, and shops dealing in adventure gear in Kathmandu’s tourist district Thamel have brought out a wide range of climbing equipment and accessories. A large number of foreign tourists and local adventure seekers have started flocking the tourist bazaar for trekking and mountaineering accessories. ...

Read More »

Tourism entrepreneurs fan out to Pokhara’s suburbs

Prompted by swelling arrivals, investors are increasingly fanning out to Pokhara’s suburbs to escape downtown congestion. Travel traders said that a large number of hotels and restaurants were being constructed in the rural periphery where the population density is lower. Basant Dawadi, a tourism entrepreneur, is building a 15-room hotel ...

Read More »

Ganesh Himal-Manaslu Development Project Launched

Trekking Agencies’ Association of Nepal (TAAN) and SAMARTH/Nepal Market Development Program (NMDP) have signed and exchanged Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for tourism development in Ganesh Himal (Ruby Valley) Region in Dhading and Manaslu Region in Gorkha district. TAAN President Ramesh Dhamala and Wouter Shalken, Tourism Sector Manager of SAMARTH/NMDP signed ...

Read More »