Nepal Tourism Board suspends issuance of TIMS card
- 2020-03-20
COVID-19 has turned out to be a global pandemic. At this moment of crisis and following a series of decisions of the Government of Nepal to prevent the possible spread of COVID-19 in the county, Nepal Tourism Board has decided to suspend issuance of the Trekking Information Management System (TIMS) Card to trekkers for various […]
Mountaineering sector losing Rs 600 million
- 2020-03-13
The spring season is the time when maximum mountaineering activities take place in Nepal. However, the fear of the coronavirus pandemic has directly hit the mountaineering right at the outset of the main season. During the spring season, the government used to earn millions of rupees from mountaineering royalty. The global spread of COVID-19 has […]
Trekking entrepreneurs to preserve organic trekking trails
- 2020-02-10
The trekking entrepreneurs in Baglung have underlined the need to preserve old natural trekking routes in the district. The haphazard expansion of road in the district is pushing the existing trekking trails on the brink of extinction. According to a local trekking operator Nilesh Rajbhandari. foreigners prefer trekking on the ‘organic trails’ to the modern […]
Maurice Herzog Trail opens for VNY-2020
- 2020-02-02
The Maurice Herzog Trail, named after French citizen Maurice, has come into operation to meet the Visit Nepal Year 2020 target. Maurice was the first person to climb the peak 70 years back. The trail starts from Annapurna Rural Municipality-4 Narchyang and leads up to the base camp of Mt Annapurna. Gandaki State Chief Minister […]
Tips to summit Mount Ama Dablam
- 2020-01-29
Five time summiteer Lakpa Sherpa shares his experience Ama Dablam, a beautiful peak in Nepal, translates to “Mother’s Necklace”. Besides beauty, Ama Dablam is also popular as one of the most technical mountains to climb. The climb to the top is full of steep granite rocks that need skillful manoeuvring with quality equipment. Despite its […]
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. […]
1,200 climbers acquire permission to climb different mountains
- 2019-11-19
One thousand and two hundred climbers of 164 groups have obtained permission from the Department of Tourism to climb 53 mountains including Mt Everest, Makalu, Manaslu, Ama Dablam and Annapurna. Mountaineers of 59 countries have acquired permission to climb different mountains this time. Most of the climbers, who have obtained permission to climb mountains in […]
Tourist Information Centre at Dhaulagiri Base Camp
- 2019-11-19
With great consideration on the need of tourist information centre in Mt Dhaulagiri, the seventh highest mountain in the world, a building has been constructed at the Base Camp of the mountain for operating a Tourist Information Centre. The 8,167 metre tall mountain is located in Myagdi. Dhaulagiri Rural Municipality is setting up the information […]
South Korean governor writes to Pence for inter-Korean tour programme
- 2019-11-12
The governor of eastern South Korean province, bordering the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), said Monday that he had sent a letter to U.S. Vice President Mike Pence asking help for the resumption of the suspended inter-Korean tour programme in Mount Kumgang. Gangwon Province Governor Choi Moon-soon told a press conference in Seoul that […]
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 […]
