Guide to Nepal Trek and Tour Adventures in the Himalayas

Members of Seven Summits Women Team reached the summit of Mt Denali – the highest mountain on North America – on June 24. The women are on a bid to climb the highest peaks in all seven continents. According to team leader Shaili Basnet, Chunu Shrestha, Asha Kumari Singh, Nimdoma Sherpa and Pema Diki Sherpa, along with cameraperson Ang Tshering Lama, reached the summit at 1 pm (local time). Other members -- Pujan Acharya, Maya Gurung and team leader Shailee Basnet, could not continue with the climb because of health issues. The team aims to complete their campaign by climbing Vinson Massif – the tallest peak on Antarctica – this December. TAAN has provided financial assistance to the team.

             Trekking Agencies’ Association of Nepal (TAAN) celebrated World Environment Day 2014 on Thursday by organizing a tree plantation program in Jalbinayak Community Forest of Kirtipur.Office-bearers and executive committee members of TAAN, representatives of different travel trade associations, tourism entrepreneurs, media persons, and members of Jalbinayak Community Forest Users’ Group participated in the plantation program. Around 500 saplings of different species were planted on the occasion.World Environment Day 2014 is being organized all over the world on Thursday with the slogan ‘Raise Your Voice, Not the Sea Level’.TAAN President Ramesh Dhamala inaugurated the program by planting the sapling of pine tree. Speaking on the occasion, Dhamala said TAAN would join hands with the local community to protect the plantation area.Speaking on the occasion, Sagar Pandey, general secretary of TAAN, said the association w...

 Bardiya nationalpark lies in the western plains of Nepal and is the home to the last remaining wild elephants of south Asia this tour offer 250 species of birds and 30 species of mammals in their natural habitat . the park comprises of grasslands and forests . Bardia has a large humber of deer species like the chita the hog deer barasingha sambar and   the swamp deer among others other animals included the antelope the blue bull and Himalayan tanr langur monkey rhesus macaque and the sloth bear