Guide to Nepal Trek and Tour Adventures in the Himalayas

Nepal Academy of Tourism and Hotel Management (NATHM) is organizing second phase of trekking guide training at NATHM from April 28, 2015. The training is being organized in coordination with Trekking Agencies' Association of Nepal (TAAN). Applicants, who have already filled up the form, are required to make payment for training at TAAN Secretariat, Maligaun, by April 12. The first phase of trekking guide training concluded on March 30. Altogether 692 trekking staff of different member companies of TAAN participated in the training. TAAN and NATHM have been organizing trekking guide training for staffers of TAAN member agencies every year to produce trained manpower for the trekking and adventure tourism sector.   

The government has formed a high-level task force for redefining remote areas.The High-Level Task force on Study and Recommendations of Remote Areas under the Remote Areas Development Committee, in association with Trekking Agencies' Association of Nepal (TAAN) and Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA), on Sunday organized a daylong workshop with lawmakers as well as local development officers of 22 remote districts along with representatives of TAAN and NMA to seek inputs from them for redefining remote areas.The committee has altogether 70 lawmakers representing 22 'remote' districts as members.The task force is redefining remote areas based on indicators like infrastructure development, population and social development, organizational structure and development modality. Group discussions were held on thematic papers of each indicator and inputs were collected from stakeholders accordingly. The task force will include the inputs in its report.Inaugurating the wor...