Tag Archives: Kathmandu

1. The Annapurna Region Nepal is home to the Annapurna Region which is known for having some of the world’s best trekking routes. There’s also the Lake City of Pokhara and shorter treks. The Annapurna Region compiles the wettest, driest, and windiest places in Nepal. 2. The High Peaks Seven of the ...

The Tourism Ministry has said that it will take ownership and control of the second international airport (SIA) project in Nijgadh as Investment Board Nepal has been sitting on the proposal for the past two years. The SIA scheme envisions building a modern airport in the southern plains 175 km ...

A cycle tour from Boudha in Kathmandu to Lumbini, ‘Tour de’ Lumbini: pedal for peace’ will combine the best of tourism and sports in the four-day cycle tour aimed at promoting the message of peace. Starting on May 11, the tour will start from Boudha and reach Lumbini on May ...

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. ...

Rolpa remained virtually cut off from the rest of the country until 1996, the year the then Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) launched an armed insurgency that lasted over a decade. The unitary government’s centralized approach to development took a huge toll on socioeconomic life of the people of the ...