Record number of tourists visit Lhasa for Shoton Festival

This year’s Shoton Festival in Lhasa, regional capital of Tibet, attracted a record-high 1.38 million tourists from home and abroad, government sources revealed Tuesday. Also known as the Yogurt Banquet, the week-long event, which ended Monday, brought tourism revenue of 286 million yuan (about 46.7 million U.S. dollars) to Lhasa, ...

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Journeying in the Himalayas

Journeying in the Himalayas is an utmost dream of the world travelers. Bhutan, Nepal and Tibet excel the extreme beauty of legendary Himalayas. Travelers who are thinking to embark on Everest Base Camp Trek-the grandest adventure walk in the world or want to make wondrous Tibet Explore Tour, they will ...

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How to trek to Everest Base Camp

Mount Everest has captivated intrepid men and women since the 1920s. The exploits of legends such as George Mallory, Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay put the mighty mountain on the map; thousands have followed, making huge sacrifices – many with their lives – in their own attempts to the ...

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Development of heritage sites on priority list-Govt

The government says developing the Pashupatinath and Lumbini heritage sites as per the master plans in the current fiscal year is in its priority list. The procedures to complete works of both the heritages will be forwarded this year, officials at the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation said. ...

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Nepal promoted in Sweden

The Embassy of Nepal in Copenhagen, Denmark organized a promotional programme entitled “A Presentation on Tourism, Trade and Investment Opportunities in Nepul” at Restaurang Himalaya in Goteborg, the second largest city in Sweden on 06 July 2013. A team of the Embassy officials comprising of Mr. Ram Kaji Khadka, Counsellor/Deputy ...

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