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Tourism business back on track in Helambu

The tourism business in Helambu which was hard-hit by the 2015 Gorkha Earthquake and the COVID-19 pandemic after that has made a rebound in recent months. The number of both domestic and foreign tourists coming to this picturesque typical mountai…

Ride to Rara competition to promote tourism in Karnali

A 'Ride to Rara' motorcycle race is going to be held from Birendranagar, Surkhet to Mugu in the province. The 'Ride to Rara' competition to be held from April 23 to 25 is being organized by Triveni Adventures Pvt Ltd and Royal Enf…

Promotion of Tourism in Ne-Pemachal

Various tourism promotion programs have been organized in the Ne-Pemachal valley near the base camp of the Jugal mountain. Outgoing Speaker Agni Prasad Sapkota, Member of Parliament Madhav Sapkota, Member of Bagmati Provincial Assembly Saral Saha…

Hotels and resorts full with New Year revelers

Hotels and resorts from Nagarkot to Ranikot in the district are filled with foreign and domestic tourists for the past three years to celebrate the New Year 2080. This has excited the hotel operators that have been severely hit since outbreak of…

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Preparations have begun for the World Buddhist Conference to be held here in coming October. Likewise, the distribution of the International Peace Prize, which remained suspended for the past few years, will also resume along with International B…

3rd edition of Annapurna Marathon to be held

The Century Tourism Committee is going to organize the Annapurna Marathon in coming May. The 3rd edition of the Marathon is going to be held from Annapurna Base Camp to Ghandruk covering a distance of 142.195 km. Committee Chair Lalit Gurung shar…

2500 tourists on ABC trek in three months

A total of 2,475 foreign tourists have come for the Annapurna circuit trek in the first three months of the year 2023. The tourists included 1,678 male and 797 female, according to Tourism Assistant at Annapurna Conservation Area Project (ACAP) Tour…

Glass Bridge to be built in Bandipur

A private company is mulling a plan to build a unique Glass Bridge in Bandipur, a hilltop settlement in Tanahu district, in a bid to promote tourism in Bandipur. Bandipur Cable Car and Tourism Limited's subsidiary company Skywalk and Bungee J…

Buddhist monks and pilgrims from South Korea arrive Lumbini

A Buddhist organization registered under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of South Korea brought Buddhist pilgrims including Korean Buddhist monks and nuns to Lumbini on foot. The pilgrims reached Lumbini through Bodh Gaya, Sharnath, K…

Local levels demand the right to use ACAP area

The municipalities within the Annapurna Conservation Area Project (ACAP) have demanded that they be allowed to use the ACAP area. At a coordination meeting held in Machhapuchhre rural municipality of Kaski on Saturday, 15 municipal chiefs a…