Guide to Nepal Trek and Tour Adventures in the Himalayas

                                              Every six Tourists create one job in Nepal study    Every six tourist create one job in Nepal and the tourism industry provides poor communities better access to revenues generated by the tourism market said the tourism employment survey 2014 unveiled by the tourism ministry on Thursday. This is the first ever survey of the tourism industry conducted in Nepal. The study based on 192 tourism establishments in 10 districts showed that 797616 tourist arrivals in Nepal led to jobs for 138148 persons .the survey was conducted between may and june. The ratio of tourist visits and employment generated suggests that one jobwas generated from every sixtourist visits overa a year’s period the survey said. Howeve...

                                           Acute mountain sickness   Acute mountain sickness is potentially a very serious condition that can affect any one but by being a ware of the symptoms and abiding by the rules of acclimatisation now here along the trails of Solukhumbu is it too high for a thermal healthy body to acclimatise given time but some take much longer than others to doso some experience headaches at (2500m) (8200ft) white others can happily climb to twice that altitude without discomfort other than shortness of breath and it is not possible to predict in advance who among first time trekkers will suffer from it or youthfulness in fact it would appear that young people maybe more prone to AMS than older trekkers .    

   Attempt to visit both kala pattar and Everest base camp in one day would be   too much for most Trekkers .if you plan to go to the base camp site it’s advisable to make a day of it from Gorak shep the 7-8km (5mile) round trip will take about 4 -6 hr of rough going. There’s not one single location for the base camp but most expeditions choose a site close to the khumbu lcefall at about 53oom (17388ft) .if there’s an expedition in residence or a site being set up the route to it should not be too difficult to follow. But at certain times of the year it may be somewhat tortuous to find. If there’s been recent snowfall forget it. The rail begins just beyond the Gorak shep lake where it traces along the moraine crest for some way until indications suggest descending to the Khumbu glacier. Once in the center of the glacier locate and follow whatever signs are center of the glacier locate and follow whatever signs are there sometimes little more than occasional cairn...

Nepal Army's Tribhuvan Army Club dominated the 2nd TAAN The North Face Eco-Challenge International 2014 organized by Trekking Agencies’ Association of Nepal (TAAN) in Kathmandu on Sunday, winning top three positions. Tribhuvan Army Club 'A' finished won the first position of the Eco-Challenge, which comprised of three sporting disciplines – cycling, running and rafting – with the timing of 2 hrs 37 min and 25 sec. Similarly, Tribhuvan Army Club 'B' clinched the second position with the timing of 2 hrs 40 min and 10 seconds while Tribhuvan Army Club 'C' finished third clocking 2 hrs 46 min and 36 sec. The event saw participation of a total of 17 teams. Each team comprised of four participants and one team manager. The participants first ran on a 6.5-kilometer from Tokha to Pani Muhan. They then cycled on 14.5-kilometer track through the Shivapuri-Nagarjung National Park till Sundarijal and rafted on 7.5-kilometer segment of  Bagmati River -- from Sundarij...

             2nd TAAN International Eco-Challenge 2014 in Kathmandu on August 17 Trekking Agencies’ Association of Nepal (TAAN) is organizing 2nd TAAN International Eco-Challenge 2014 in Kathmandu on August 17.Speaking at a press meet organized to inform media persons about the event, TAAN President Ramesh Dhamala said the event is being organized to promote as a destination for adventure sports. “This is the second time that we are organizing this event. Our plan is to organize the event on a regular basis,” added Dhamala.Eco-challenge is a team event featuring three sporting disciplines – running, cycling and rafting. Interested participants are required to form a group of five persons including a team manager who will not participate in the sporting events. All four participants will first run on the 6.5-kilometer track from Bhutkhel ground in Tokha to Pani Muhan at the entrance of Shivapuri  Nagarjun-National Park. The participants w...

The festival of cows is one of the most popular festivals of Nepal . The whole complex of Gai Jatra festival has its roots in the ancient age when people feared and Worship Yamaraj,”the god of death”. However, the ironical sessions synonymous with the Gai Jatra festival came into tradition in the medieval period of Nepal during the reign of Malla Kings. Hence, the present form of Gai Jatra is a happy blending of antiquity and Medievalism. It is a nine day Hindu festival stating from the full moon the 8 th of dark Bhadra. Ti focal point is without doubt Kathmandu valley especially Bhaktapur. It consists of Jatras masked dances street skits and khat yatras. The its of dark Bhadra is the day yam raj the God of Death opens the Gates of judgment the Ne wars Be live the soul after death wanders about until this date having to travel a hazardous route that is best braved with the assistance of a sacred cow. Thus on this day all Ne wars in whose families a death has occurred sine the...

                    Place Narayanhiti Durbar Museum    Sarrc (NRS) 500 Other foreign visitors (in NRS) 250 Kathmandu Durbar Square 300 100 Kathmandu Durbar Square Museum 250 250 National Museum 50 10 Patan Museum 250 25 Patan Durbar Square 300 25 Patan Golden Temple 50 20 Bhaktapur Durbar Square US$15 100 National Art Museum 100 50 Swayambhunath Stupa 200 50 Buddhanath Stupa 150 40 Pashupatinath Temple 1000 1000 Changunarayan Temple 100 100 Ethographic Musuem, NTB 100 100