International figure skating and ice hockey in Gokyo Lake
- 2020-02-07
Nepal is hosting an international figure skating event and ice hockey match in Gokyo Lake (4,790m) on February 14. Organising a press conference in Kathmandu on Thursday, VNY Secretariat said a new adventurous tourism product will be launched in February. The event will promote Nepal as a destination for winter and all seasons. According to […]
Rafting and paragliding events in Palpa
- 2020-01-31
Palpa is hosting river rafting and paragliding events for roping in the foreign tourists during the Visit Nepal Year 2020. Rafting in Kaligandaki River along with paragliding in Rampur of Palpa will be organised on March 7. Rampur Town Tourism Promotion Board will organise a week-long rafting excursion in Kaligandaki and paragliding from Bahundanda as […]
Dharan hopes VNY-2020 will save paragliding
- 2020-01-31
Dharan was the first city in State 1 to start commercial paragliding service after a few successful test flights. Tourism entrepreneur Roshan Adhikari had started the first commercial paragliding company named ‘Dharan Sky Adventures’ 5 years back. Even after the long period, Adhikari said his company is facing constant loss. Adhikari said “In the early […]
3rd Inter College Sport Climbing Competition 2020
- 2020-01-19
The 3rd Inter College Sport Climbing Competition-2020, which was organised by Nepal Climbing Sport Association (NCSA), concluded in Kathmandu Sport Climbing Center at Thamel. 21 students from 11 different colleges of Kathmandu Valley participated in the competition. Of them, 14 were boys and 7 were girls. Nepal Climbing Sport Association is the only national member […]
Paragliding World Cup Asian Tour in Pokhara
- 2020-01-16
To encourage the sporting aviation events throughout the world, Pokhara is scheduled to organise paragliding championship in February. The Paragliding World Cup Asian Tour (PWCAT) and 19th Nepal Open Paragliding Championship will run from February 23 to 29. The event is organised by Nepal Airsport Association (NAA) and Nepal Paragliding and Handgliding Association in coordination […]
Canoeing to attract tourists to Pokhara and Lumbini: Minister Aryal
- 2020-01-03
Minister for Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation Padma Kumari Aryal has said that the Canoeing festival was promoting and welcoming the Visit Nepal 2020. Inaugurating the First Canoeing Festival at Waling-4 Aladi in Syangja on Friday, Minister Aryal opined that the festival would attract a large number of tourists to Pokhara and Lumbini. Informing […]
Kaski geared up promotion of Royal Trekking Route
- 2019-12-30
As the government’s preparation for celebrating the Visit Nepal Year 2020 reaches the final phase, Rupa Rural Municipality in Kaski is all geared up for the promotion of the Royal Trekking Route. The Royal Trek is a famous enjoyable trekking route named after the British Crown Prince Charles trekked along this route 37 years back. […]
Large number of tourism agencies to begin VNY 2020 with discount offers
- 2019-12-29
With only two days left for the beginning of the Visit Nepal Year 2020, various tourism agencies have announced discount offers on their services to encourage foreigners to prolong their stay in Nepal and visit frequently. The Visit Year being launched with formal programme on January 1 warrants attention and engagement of the people from […]
ZipLine from Ghyampedanda to Pilot Baba Ashram
- 2019-12-15
To meet the interest of adventure lovers from inside and outside the valley, a ZipLine is being constructed from Ranikotgadhi of Ghyampedanda to Pilot Baba Ashram in Surya Binayak Municipality. Member of Federal Parliament Mahesh Basnet laid the foundation stone for the ZipLine at Nayagoan in Ward No. 7 of Surya Binayak Municipality on Friday. […]
Kali X: A venture into mountain biking at the Mustang region
- 2019-12-13
Organised under the ‘Visit Nepal 2020’ initiative, Kali X is a venture into mountain biking at the Mustang region of Nepal. The inauguration of this event was done on December 13, Friday. Mustang is a place rich in cultures. With many communities and different traditions, this place is famous for its hospitality. Also home to […]
