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World's Longest Trekking Route To Open In Nepal
2010-09-04
Nepal will soon open the world's longest and highest alpine trekking route, aiming to attract walking tourists from all over the world. The Great Himalayan Trial (GHT), stretching some 2,800 miles along the full range of the Himalayan region, is scheduled   .....MORE>>

14 die in Nepal tourist plane crash
2010-08-25
The Agni Air plane was returning to Kathmandu after poor visibility prevented it from landing at Lukla, its intended destination in a popular trekking spot in eastern Nepal, government officials said.   .....MORE>>

Modern testimony in Mt. Everest mystery
2010-08-17
Canadian explorers say that, they think they’ve fixed a historic debate about the 1st men to capture the peak of Mt. Everest in the Himalayas.   .....MORE>>

Two new four-star hotels in town
2010-07-22
Implementing Expert Group (IEG) – the investment group of businessmen involved in international trade – is planning for the launch of its two new four-star hotels i.e. Airport Hotel near Tribhuvan International Airport and Red Rose Apartment Hotel on the   .....MORE>>

Tourism Crisis Cell established
2010-07-22
Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) jointly with Himalayan Rescue Association on July 21 signed an agreement to establish Tourism Crisis Cell (TCC) to coordinate rescue of tourists in case of emergencies and address other tourism related problems.   .....MORE>>

World cyclist Pushkar Shah climbs Everest
2010-05-23
A total of 92 summiteers, including world cyclist Pushkar Shah, made it to the summit of Mt Everest, the highest peak in the world, on May 17. Forty-two of them are foreign mountaineers.   .....MORE>>

13-year-old boy becomes youngest to climb Everest
2010-05-22
A 13-year-old American boy on Saturday became the youngest person ever to reach the summit of Mount Everest, a statement on his website said.   .....MORE>>

World's highest skydiving event held in Everest region
2010-05-17
The third edition of Everest Skydive, the highest skydive event in the world and by far the most challenging, kicked off on Sunday in the Everest region, Solukhumbu, with internationally renowned skydivers participating in the adventure sport.   .....MORE>>

Everesters to get free visas in ‘10, ‘11
2010-05-14
The Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation is offering free visas to those foreign mountaineers in 2010 and 2011 who have already scaled Mount Everest in a bid to gain publicity for Nepal Tourism Year 2011 by word of mouth.   .....MORE>>

Foreign trekkers face TIMS levy
2010-03-18
Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) and Trekking Agencies´ Association of Nepal (TAAN) are jointly imposing Trekkers Information Management System (TIMS) Card to charge foreign trekkers from April 1, a move which will add costs to their travel.   .....MORE>>

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