Annapurna region receives 80,000 trekkers
Annapurna Conservation Area, a popular trekking destination among tourists the world over, welcomed 79,900 tourists in the last fiscal year. The figure is the highest ever arrivals recorded in the region. The arrival figure has exceeded last year´s arrivals by more than 4,000, said Devendra Thapa, information officer of Annapurna Conservation Area Project (ACAP). However, [...]
Government of Nepal to waive visa fee for tourists
Tourists arriving to Nepal will not need to pay fee for visa if the motion sent by the Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation (MoTCA) is approved by the government of Nepal. MoTCA has suggested the government of Nepal to abandon visa fee at least for the campaign time in order to draw more foreign [...]
Canyoning starts in Gandaki zone
In an attempt to lure more tourists to the country ahead of Nepal Tourism Year 2011, canyoning, one of the outdoor adventurous and entertaining sports has started for the first time in Gandaki zone, Kopse forest at Bandipur-6, Tanahun. Canyoning entangles abseiling, climbing, jumping, swimming and sliding down steep canyon walls and waterfalls to deep [...]
Homestay for Tourists arriving Nepal
The Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation (MoTCA) has authorized a short-dated policy for home stay to promote new tourist places in the country. The idea of home stay grants tourists to stay with local people in their homes supplied the home have basic facilities required for tourists. Secretary of MoTCA, Mr. Kishore Thapa said, [...]
Tourist Guide Association of Nepal proposed service charges hike
Tourist Guide Association of Nepal (TURGAN) has proposed a hike of 60-70 per cent in Freelance Tourist Guide Service charges. However tourism entrepreneurs opined that the new remuneration rate will not be reasonable. “It’s been years, there has been a ‘genuine hike’ in the remuneration of the tourist guide,” said Hare Ram Baral, president of [...]
Nepal plots to reclaim Everest record from US teen
A Nepali Sherpa who holds the record for the fastest ascent of Everest is hoping to take a local child to the summit after a US teenager became the youngest person to climb the mountain. Thirteen-year-old Jordan Romero from California reached the top of Everest last month, becoming the youngest person ever to conquer the [...]
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