According to figures released by Immigration Office, Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA, Kathmandu) tourist arrivals via air in the month of January 2012 have increased by 27.7 percent recording total 42,031 visitors in January 2012 compared to the same month last year. Arrivals from South Asia posted a positive growth of 27.7 percent. Other Asian markets [...]
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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 [...]
Nepal attracts record number of tourists in 2011
Nepal Tourism Year 2011 has seen the best year for tourism in Nepal. Acording to Nepal Tourism Board, there were 719,547 visitors in 2011, including those travelling over land. Tourists through air increased by 21 percent compared to last year. Most of the growth have come from neighbouring India and China. Though the number is lower [...]
International Footrace ‘RacingThePlanet:Nepal 2011′ Begins
The much awaited high endurance international footrace RacingThePlanet: Nepal 2011 kicked off today at 7 am (local time) from Mardi Khola (situated a few kilometers from Pokhara). "On your mark, get,set & Go!" - RacingThePlanet: Nepal 2011 begins Oldest Competitor- Jeniffer Murray (71 years) from UK Chief Guest at the flagging off ceremony was Mr. [...]
Nepal recieves Record Number of Visitors in October 2011
Visitor arrivals in the month of October 2011 crossed the 70,000 mark for monthly air arrival for the first time in the history of tourism in Nepal. According to figures released by Immigration Office, Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA), visitor arrivals in October increased by 16.8% to 73,264 as compared to the same month last year. [...]
Everest Skydive Gets Featured On CNN!
Everest Skydive has been featured on CNN‘s travel site CNN GO on the top 50 thrills in the world! Ranked eighth in the list of ‘50 experiences to try before you die,’ Everest Skydive joins the rank with extreme adrenaline pumping thrills like flying a fighter jet, cliff walking, power boating, volcano boarding etc. Read [...]
Tourists continue to flock to Nepal – August 2011 Arrivals
Tourist arrivals to Nepal via air increased by 26.4 percent to 43,487 in August 2011 as compared to the same month last year. The data released by the Immigration Department at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA), have shown increased arrivals from South Asian region with a robust growth of 38.7 percent. Arrivals from India peaked at [...]
Bandipur featured on CNN
Bandipur – a popular tourist getaway situated a couple of kilometers away from Kathmandu has been featured on CNN. CNN’s reporter Gena Somra met up with some of Bandipur’s prominent denizens to discover how the ‘ghost town’ was transformed into an eco & tourist friendly village. Bringing Nepal’s ghost town back to life- CNN Bandipur [...]
Notable World Records on the Mountains – Spring 2011
Notable World Records on the Mountains this Spring 2011: Apa Sherpa, reached the summit of Mt. Everest for the 21st time – a new world record on 11 May, 2011. Phurba Tashi Sherpa with 28 ascents to 8000m peaks is now the person with the most number of ascents to the top of 8000m peaks. [...]
Nepal Mountaineering Facts & Figures
Here are some interesting facts and figures compiled by Mr. Ang Tshering Sherpa of Asian Trekking on mountaineering expeditions to the major peaks in Nepal & Tibet. He had compiled this list with information gathered from: Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation (Government of Nepal),China Tibet Mountaineering Association, Nepal Mountaineering Association and the archives of [...]