Posts Tagged ‘Nepal’

Many of us know Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay were the first to reach the summit of Everest, but we may not be aware of the fact how many days it took them to reach the summit. It took more than 15 days for Tenzing Norgay and Sir ... Full story

Filmmaker and comedian, Emo Phillips says: ´Nepal´s one place I want to go back´ ´Fascinated by animals´ ´Nepal is  crazy and wonderful place´ ´Nepalese dirt poor but dressed nicely´ His high-pitched voice and shaggy bangs are as much his trademarks as ... Full story

Nepal Sambat 1130 is being celebrated in different parts of Nepal with various programmes. Around 7AM this morning a rally started from Basantpur to mark the coming of the New Year. President, Prime Minister and other prominent leaders have issued New Year wishes to all Nepalis a happy and prosperous year ahead. Nepal Sambat was used as national calender in Medieval Nepal and early part of ... Full story

Tihar—the festival of lights is at the door of every Hindu Nepalese and everyone seems to be preparing to welcome it. Tihar, also known as “Deepawali” or “Yama Panchak” is the second biggest festival of Hindu Nepalese as the most awaited Dashain ends inviting Tihar to reinstate the festive happiness of all Hindu Nepalese. Celebrated ... Full story

Some days ago, I read exhilarating news in a daily newspaper “Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) is planning to launch a substantial project to declare Kathmandu Durbar Square (KDS) and Thamel as vehicle restricted areas. Although I am not a tourism entrepreneur or related to hotel industrialist, or a locale, I was very ... Full story

Nepal and India have agreed to let each other's air carriers to fly up to thirty thousand passengers on trans-boarder flights per week. Which is five times more than previous number, the existing treaty only let air carriers to fly up to six thousand passengers on cross-border flights per week. Secretary-level representatives of the two ... Full story

After about 35 minutes of flight from Kathmandu to Lukla on a DHC Twin Otter, the pilot was getting ready for the final approach. We could see through cluttered clouds nothing but hills all around us. Negotiating through several layers of clouds, the pilot cleared a high ridge, immediately banked lefts and started descending steeply. Few of us began praying; some were holding the seat ... Full story

The figures released by Immigration Office, Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) reveal that arrival figures in the month of February 2009, compared to the same month last year, have decreased by 16.2% to 25,181. In South Asia, Sri Lanka and Pakistan have registered growth by 40.1% and 78.6% respectively, however, India and Bangladesh witnessed negative growth of 4.6% and 18.1% respectively in the current month. Similarly, other Asian ... Full story

See trekking areas in Nepal, required procedures and permits below. If you are ready to get started in planning your trek, send an inquiry to our Trekking Sponsors. Nepal Trekking Areas Where to Trek The entire length and breadth of the Kingdom is a paradise for trekkers. There are easy walks lasting a few days and there are strenuous expeditions that take several weeks. All of them have great scenery. Here are a few: Full story