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The number of local and foreign tourists visiting the hill regions of Ilam district has swelled in recent years. The scenic Himalaya and views of the sunrise over the snow peaks are the top visitor attraction here. There are more than a dozen hilltops in Ilam which have been gaining ...

Great Himalaya Trail is one of the longest and highest footpaths on earth, and likely the most dramatic, traversing the entirety of Nepal from east to west in the shadows of the world’s highest peaks. For those looking for the cutting edge of adventure trek, Nepal’s Great Himalaya Trail (GHT) ...

KATHMANDU, NOV 09 – A committee formed to recommend on the revision of mountaineering royalty and adoption of necessary measures to make Nepal’s mountain tourism productive has suggested raising the expedition royalty fee for Mt Everest on individual basis. Identifying 35 issues and recommending urgent reforms to make Nepal’s mountaineering sector more ...

Two books—”Lumbini, Birthplace of Buddha” and “The Sacred Garden of Lumbini, Perceptions of Buddha’s birthplace”—were launched last week in the Capital. “Lumbini, Birthplace of Buddha” is a photobook, which includes 190 photographs of the World Heritage property of Lumbini and its surrounding areas, taken by eight photographers. The photographs are ...

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 ...