Indra Jatra is a festival celebrated in honor of Lord Indra, the King of the heavens. Once Lord Indra came down from devlok (heaven) to Kathmandu disguised as a poor peasant, to gather parijat flowers for his mother. He was plucking the flowers from a garden when he was caught. People took him for a [...]
Posts from ‘September, 2008’
Mobile SIM Card Rental
We would like to inform our clients that, for their convenience, Explore Himalaya is renting out mobile SIM cards. Along with the SIM card you get a recharge card worth NRs 500/-. You can make local as well as international calls by using this card. The rental charge is US$ 15 per trip. The mobile [...]
Trekking Points in the Annapurna Region
Pokhara, a valley of natural beauty is beautifully located on the shadow of Annapurna Himalaya ranges. In no other place do mountains rise so quickly. In this area, within 30 km, the elevation rises from 1000 m to over 7500 m. The Dhaulagiri, Annapurna and Manaslu ranges, each with peaks over 8000 m, can be [...]
Explore Himalaya gears up for Everest Skydive 2008
As the date for Everest Skydive 2008 is drawing near, preparations are on at full swing at Explore Himalaya. To ensure that the event goes on smoothly, a separate organizing team has been formed. The team’s coordinator is Sambhu K.Bista, a senior administrative officer at the National Sports Council, Nepal. A former sportsman, Mr.Bista is [...]
Adventures @ The Last Resort
Aptly named, ‘The Last Resort’ is the final resort on the Nepal side before crossing over to Tibet. The resort can be reached by crossing the metal suspension bridge built at a height of 160metres over the Bhote Koshi River. On our return journey from Zhangmu we dropped in at the resort. We made our [...]
Crossing Over to Zhangmu(2,300m)
The journey from Kathmandu to Kodari was quite pleasant, as a group of us from our office made our way to Zhangmu, the border town of Tibet on 1st Sept ’08. There were many marvelous sights on the way, waterfalls cascading down the mountainside wreathing the green mountains like white ribbons, the rivers gurgling by [...]
Nakchu Horse Racing Festival
Every summer (July/August), the city of Nakchu comes alive to the sounds of horses hoofs galloping and the yells and hoots of the horsemen and the crowds. The annual Nakchu Horse Racing Festival is underway! Nakchu, an important trading city, is situated on the Lhasa-Ziling highway. Lying in the midst of the rugged mountains, this [...]
Project Himalaya Manaslu (8163m) Expedition 2008
In the early hours of 4th Sept. 2008, Explore Himalaya’s team went to see-off the four member Project Himalaya Manaslu Expedition group as they were about to leave for Arughat for their expedition. The expedition leader is Philip J.Crampton (UK) and other members include Valerie Parkinson (UK), Guntis Brands (Switzerland) and Stuart Gregory Smith (USA). [...]
New Developments at Explore Himalaya
IT Department Keeping in mind the unlimited opportunities that information technology has opened up for overseas business and e-marketing, Explore Himalaya has taken steps to strengthen and improve its IT department. In this connection, Roshan Joshi has been given the entire responsibility of the IT Department. He is an IT expert and has worked in [...]
Celebration in Red – Teej Festival at Pashupatinath Temple
The streets of Kathmandu were filled with ladies dressed in the festive Teej color of red as I made my way to Pashupatinath Temple to cover the Teej festival celebration on 3rd Sept.’08. All decked up like brides, the ladies young and old made a pretty sight in red sarees, green potey (Nepali bead necklace), [...]