Good news for animal lovers and bird watching enthusiasts, the 12th Bird Festival will be held at Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve from 2nd February 2012. Promoted with the slogan ‘Wetland Tourism: A unique experience, ’ the festival will be inaugurated at Kushaha of Sunsari district and will run for four days. The festival will feature [...]
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Team Explore Himalaya attends ‘Success Mantra’
Team members from Explore Himalaya and Fishtail Air participated at the recently held one day workshop entitled “Success Mantra” conducted by management guru Mr. Ranjit Acharya at Hotel Radisson, Kathmandu on 20th January, 2012. Organized by Merojob.com (a career management site), the personality development workshop enlightened participants on how a positive attitude and an open [...]
Great Himalaya Trail-Climate Smart Celebrity Trek Begins
Record setting mountaineer Apa Sherpa and Ambassador of ‘Climate for Life’ Campaign Dawa Steven Sherpa set out on their ‘Great Himalaya Trail-Climate Smart Celebrity Trek (GHT-CSCT)’ from Ghunsa in Taplejung,Eastern Nepal on Tuesday (January 16th 2012). They will be traversing the 1,700 KM long trail in about 120 days, hiking through the foot hills of [...]
Eighth International Elephant Race begins today at Sauraha
The eighth International Elephant Race begins today at the Baghmara Community Forest, in Sauraha, the buffer zone of Chitwan National Park. The organizer of the event is Chitwan Regional Hotel Association of Nepal. Also known as the Elephant Festival , the event will feature elephant race, elephant football match, bullock cart race and canoe race. [...]
Ford India’s DSD2 winning team in Nepal
The second edition of Ford India´s ‘Discover Smart Drive Season 2’ conducted its final leg of the drive in Nepal. Gaurav and Gunjan Juyal of Bhaigiri Team emerged as winners . Ford’s DSD Season 2 kicked off with four teams driving simultaneously from Jammu, Lucknow, Mumbai and Chennai on four respective legs: North to West, [...]
The Great Himalaya Trail – Climate Smart Celebrity Trek in January,2012
Record setting mountaineer Apa Sherpa and Ambassador of Climate for Life Campaign Dawa Steven Sherpa are all set to take the 1,700 KM and 120 days long Great Himalaya Trail on 15th January, 2012. The event which is titled ‘The Great Himalaya Trail-Climate Smart Celebrity Trek (GHT-CSCT)’ is organized by the Himalayan Climate Initiative (HCI), [...]
Photo Exhibition to mark 60th Anniversary of Boris Lisanevich’s arrival in Nepal
Photo Exhibition to mark 60th Anniversary of Boris Lisanevich’s arrival in Nepal A photo exhibition is being organized in Kathmandu to mark the 60th Anniversary of Boris Lisanevich’s arrival in Nepal. Boris Lisanevich, a Russian émigré, occupies an important place in the history of Nepali tourism. Many regard him as the ‘Father of Nepali Tourism’ [...]
RacingThePlanet : Nepal 2011
RacingThePlanet 2011 ( Day by Day Report) Day1 (Mardi Khola – Nayapul) 20 Nov, 2011 Racingtheplanet 2011 Nepal kicked- off at 7 am Nepalese time sharp on the 20th of November . A total of 213 runners from around 42 countries started the race from Mardi Khola. The day was more like a warm- up [...]
30th International Elephant Polo Competition in Chitwan
The 30th International Elephant Polo Competition kicked off yesterday ( 28th November, 2011) at Megahuli in Chitwan. The event is being organized by Tiger Tops Jungle Lodge, Nepal and World Elephant Polo Association. A total of eight teams are participating in the competition. The participating teams include Chitwan National Park and Tiger Tops from Nepal, [...]
RacingThePlanet:Nepal 2011 Footrace Concludes
RacingThePlanet : Nepal 2011, a high endurance footrace held in the Annapurna Region concluded yesterday, 26th November 2011. Out of 213(153 male and 60 female) competitors, 170 were able to complete the race. Covering a distance of 250 kilometers in seven days, they raced through Dhampus, Chandrakot, Nayapul, Jaisithok, Khurkot, Khaniyaghat, Beni, Ghara, Ghorepani, Birethainti, [...]