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 […]
Well-equipped rescue centre along Annapurna trekking trail
- 2019-11-01
With the purpose of resolving the problems of trekkers, a well-equipped rescue centre has been established along a trekking trail leading to Annapurna Mountain and the project located in the main entrance to the base camp of Machhapuchchhre Mountain is supported by Korean telecom said Sheshkanta Poudel, chief administrative officer of Annapurna rural municipality, Kaski. […]
‘Destination Mardi Mountain’ campaign
- 2019-10-31
Pokhara Chamber of Commerce and Industry has kicked off the campaign namely ‘Destination Mardi Mountain’. The campaign is aimed to promote tourism. To begin the campaign the clan held a trek to Mt Mardi today, with the objective of augmenting the Internal Tourism Year 2019 announced by the Gandaki state government and the Visit Nepal […]
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 […]
Tourism and Mountaineering Studies Academy to be established
- 2019-09-22
The government is to establish ‘Tourism and Mountaineering Studies Academy’ to produce sufficient human resources for the tourism sector. Hon’ble Minister of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Yogesh Bhattarai, said that the process to establish the academy has been forwarded with an objective of producing skilled and capable human resources in tourism sector. During the […]
Priority on tourist trekking trails
- 2019-09-17
Annapurna Rural Municipality, Kaski has emphasised on infrastructure development by giving priority to tourist trekking trails. Chairman of the Annapurna Rural Municipality Yubaraj Kunwar informed that the path of the Annapurna Circuit, which falls on the 5th of the world’s top 5 trekking trails, is being displaced by the motorable route. So, the rural municipality […]
Climbers aspire to climb Mount Manaslu
- 2019-09-17
Around 395 mountaineers from 47 expedition teams have received route permits for climbing different mountain peaks in Nepal including the Sagarmatha (Mount Everest) for this autumn season. According to the Department of Tourism, among those acquiring permission for mountain climbing, 305 are males and 90 are females. This season is considered suitable for climbing the […]
