Nepal Tourism

Former President of Nepal Mountaineering Association Mr. Ang Tshering Sherpa has been honoured with the title of ‘Tourism Man of the Year- 2013’. Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Mr. Ram Kumar Shrestha honoured Mr. Sherpa with the title amidst a programme organised here on August 25, 2013, marking the ninth anniversary of Gantabya...Read More

More than a dozen new trekking routes have been identified to enchant tourists in the rural areas of Rasuwa district. The new destinations recently decided by the Rural Tourism And Sustainable Environment Conservation Centre Gatlang are Betrawati, Shantibajaar, Dandagaun, Thulo Gaun, Farumrang, Syauchet, Haku, Gatlang, Jyarsa, Khurpu Bhanjyang, Syauchet, Paikotang, lead and zinc mine, Paldor...Read More

Nepal, which currently boasts of eight internationally recognized mountains above 8,000 meters in height, will soon have 13 of such peaks once an international body extends approval. The International Mountaineering and Climbing Federation (UIAA) will this year recognize five more peaks of Nepal as mountains above 8,000 meters. UIAA is an International Olympic Committee recognized...Read More

Nepal has officially opened the Great Himalayan Trail, one of the longest and highest trekking routes in the world, the tourism board said on Thursday. Billed as the ultimate trek, the arduous hike over Nepal’s mighty Himalayas stretches from Taplejung in the shadow of the world’s third-highest peak, Mount Kanchenjunga, to Humla at the border...Read More

Sikkim is located in the eastern Himalayas and is dominated by Mt. Kanchenjunga (8534 m), the third highest mountain in the world. Kanchenjunga is respected by the Sikkimese as their protective deity. The second smallest state of India, this tiny region in the north east provides stunning glimpses of the Himalayas. A blend of pristine...Read More