Jungle safari open for tourists at Banke National Park
- 2019-12-05
Jungle riding in Banke National Park has been kept open for all the domestic and foreign tourists targeting the Visit Nepal Year, according to Pramod Shrestha, Chief Conservation Officer of Banke National Park. Explaining that it has been put on priority for the VNY 2020 campaign, he informed that the jungle safari was permitted since […]
No paragliding competition in 13th South Asian Games
- 2019-11-21
It is sure that the paragliding competition would not take place in this SAG after only players from Nepal and Pakistan registered their name for the competition till Wednesday, said Nepal Olympic Committee, Tej Bahadur Gurung. A deadline was set for Wednesday to register name of players for the same. As per the SAG rule, […]
Pokhara Skydiving-2019 takes off in Pokhara
- 2019-11-20
The competition of skydiving with the theme ‘Pokhara Skydiving-2019’ has begun in Pokhara from Tuesday. Explore Himalaya Travel and Adventure is the organizer of the competition. 10 Nepali adventure enthusiasts, including 4 women participated in the first day of the competition. Pokhara, a city of lakes, is being developed as a one-stop destination for the […]
New mountains to be opened: Minister Bhattarai
- 2019-11-17
Yogesh Bhattarai, the Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation has announced that new mountains would be opened for climbing in view of the Visit Nepal Year 2020. The preparation for the VNY2020 Campaign has been expedited, he said. Publicity for it has been made in the country and abroad he added. The international publicity […]
First E-car Racing to be held in Nepal’s mountainous area in 2021
- 2019-11-15
Come May 2021 and Nepal will be a witness to the first Electric Car Racing to be held in Jomsom of Mustang district. In a press conference organized on Thursday, the organizer, Extreme E, shared that the event will be organized in coordination with the Nepal Tourism Board (NTB). Nepal’s mountainous area was chosen as […]
Panchakot successfully tests paragliding flights to Dhawalagiri Multiple Campus
- 2019-11-10
Panchakot, the well-known tourist destination in Baglung, has successfully experimented paragliding flights. Pilot Krishna Bahadur Sunuwar flew a paraglider from the area and landed at the playground of Dhawalagiri Multiple Campus. According to Baglung Chamber of Commerce and Industry the test flights targeted operation of paragliding flights for the Baglung Fair scheduled for December 27 […]
International Rafting Competition in Bhote Koshi
- 2019-11-08
The 18th Himalayan White Water Challenge-2019, an international rafting competition of the year, is to be organized in the Bhote Koshi river in Sindhupalchok district. The competition is scheduled to be held from November 26 to 28. The Challenge includes rafting and kayaking competitions. The principal objective of the competition to be organized by Nepal […]
Nepal collects over half million USD revenue in autumn mountaineering season
- 2019-11-06
According to the country’s Department of Tourism (DoT), Nepal has collected revenue of 559,575 U.S. dollars from autumn mountaineering season. In Nepal, autumn is a popular season for mountain expeditions and trekking and the department which issues climbing permits, granted permission for at least 50 mountains this season. The latest statistics provided by the department […]
1,074 get mountain climbing permit
- 2019-10-25
1,074 get mountain climbing permit for autumn season. The department of tourism has said that one thousand seventy four mountaineers belonging to 143 expedition groups from 59 countries have got permission to climb mountains during the autumn season this year. It has also explained the probability of increase in the figure as climbing season lasts […]
International Rafting Challenge October 25-26
- 2019-10-23
Nepal Association of Rafting Agencies (NARA) Gandaki state is hosting an event named ‘Kayaking Challenge’, an international standard rafting competition. According to the organizer of the event it has been scheduled for October 25-26. The event will be held under men’s and women’s category, NARA Gandaki chair Birendra Lama said. The event is divided into […]
