Lonely Planet says Nepal the world's best value destination for 2017

Nepal has been ranked as one of the best countries in the world to visit in 2017, according to Lonely Planet’s annual Best in Travel list.

Boudhanath Stupa, Kathamndu

Publishing the travel list for 2017 on Tuesday, the world’s renowned travel guide has said that Nepal is the hottest destination for all budget travelers while the country came out on the fifth place among top 10 countries of the list.

“Nepal is the world’s number one destination in terms of service and value,” the Best in Travel 2017 list which showcases the top 10 countries, cities, regions and best value destinations for next year, added.

Gorkha Palace Museum, Gorkha (Home of Brave Gurkhas Army)

The ‘travel bible’ notes that natural disasters can’t even keep Nepal down for long.

“The 2015 earthquakes caused devastation, but what is most striking from a traveller’s perspective is not how much was lost but how much remains.”

Landmark temples crumbled, but others came through with just the odd tile out of place, and whole swathes of the country escaped serious damage, including most of the popular trekking trails, it added.

According to the leading travel guide brand, Nepal has all the skills required to repair monuments and infrastructure, but what it does need is income.

“By visiting Nepal now and supporting local culture and people, you can help a nation rebuild and bounce back even stronger.”

Nepal is bouncing back from earthquakes and a fuel strike that made getting round the country tough. “It remains a fabulous choice for budget-conscious travellers, who can access the best of its world-famous trekking routes and underrated wildlife for well south of US$50 a day,” it describes.

Ascend walk for Mt. Everest (8848 m) Summit

“The number of visitors is slowly recovering and the time is ripe to get back to Nepal’s mighty mountains; wherever you go, you’ll receive a warm welcome, as your visit brings much-needed income to communities getting back on their feet.”

Lonely Planet’s listing certainly inspires the stakeholders as the country has already announced to mark 2017 and 2018 as ‘Nepal Visit Year’.

Millions of customers around the world rely on Lonely Planet to help them travel, the company said.

Source: The Himalayan Times, Daily Newspaper of Nepal

TAAN delegation meets DG of Department of Tourism

A delegation of Trekking Agencies' Association of Nepal (TAAN) led by its President Chandra Prasad Rijal on Friday paid a courtesy call on the newly appointed Director General of the Department of Tourism Jaya Ram Acharya.

The delegation congratulated Mr. Acharya for assuming the office at the Department of Tourism and wished for his successful tenure. Speaking on the occasion, TAAN President Rijal said that the government and the private sector should work hand in hand for the development and promotion of tourism industry. "There are some issues like illegal operation of trekking business which the department should look into immediately. Similarly, there are problems in garbage deposit fee and insurance for mountaineering expeditions," Rijal said, requesting the director general to take needful initiatives for ensuring smooth movement of tourists in restricted areas.

Responding to the delegation, Acharya said he would study demands placed by the private sector and tackle burning issues accordingly. "One agency alone cannot bring change. We need concerted effort of all government agencies to address burning issues of the tourism industry," he added.

TAAN General Secretary Karna Bahadur Lama, Executive Member Pemba Sherpa 'Sangam' and CEO Tekendra Mahat, among others, were present in the delegation.

Source: TAAN News.

Nepal is a country with unity in diversity

Nepal is a beautiful country and piece of heaven where we can find purity of natural elements. Really Nepal is such a mesmerizing place where we can enjoy all natural beauties, historical monuments, arts culture and religion. We can say Nepal is diversified common garden with four castes and thirty six sub-castes. Nepal believes unity in diversity. 

Mount Everest (8848 Meters)

We can say Nepal is:

• The land of Everest (8848 m)
• The Himalayan Pilgrimage.
• A country of high mountains consisting of 240 peaks exceeding 6094 meters.
• Birthplace of Gautam Buddha.
  
  

  

  Flame of Peace in Lumbini, Nepal (Birth place of Gautam Buddha)

• The melting pot of Buddhism and Hinduism.
• The land of the Living Goddess.
• The country of non-stop festivals.
• Birth-place of Janaki Sita (Consort of Lord Ram Chandra) at Janakpur.
• Birthplace of the Apostle of Peace- Lord Shakyamuni Buddha at Lumbini Grove.
• Adobe of the Multitude of Gods & Goddesses.
• The only country practicing Mahayan/Bajrayan Tantrrik Buddhism.
• The only country still practicing Bonpo- pre Buddhistic Spiritualism.
• A city which has one of the largest concentrations of Buddhist icon and shrines.

  

  Boudha Shrine in Kathmandu, Nepal.

• A city of Golden Pagodas & Parasols.
• The country of once fabled as having as many temples as houses and as many Gods as men.
• The country which has more festivals than the days of the year.
•  “Tapovumi” (Holyland) to devout Hindus all over the world.
• A land of 1047 Lamaistic Monasteries.
• The country of Tharus wearing the richest tribal jewelry.
• The anthropological treasure land.
• The land of Legends & Myths.
• The Shangri-la Ritual paradise.
• The land of brave Gorkhas.

  

  Gorkha Palace (Origin of Gorkhali Army)

• The ultimate destination of mysticism & exorcism.
• The living cultural museum of the globe.
• The mecca of mountaineers. (It has eight of the world’s fourteen 8,000 plus meters high peaks.)
•  The land of Yak & Yeti.
• The country of hidden Valleys & crystal Mountains.
• Home of the biggest “Honey Bee” (Apes-Laborisa) and the largest “Moth” (Atlas).
• The Switzerland of the east.
• The only cherry that flowers in the winter.
• The highest floral habitat on Earth.
• The deepest gorge in the world – (Kali Gandaki).
• The land of mythology, where almost all character of the epics Vedas, Ramayana, Mahavarata, Geeta, and Purans left their pre-historical trails.
•  The dreamland of the ecologists.

People of Nepal believe their guests as a god and treat the same. Hospitality of Nepalese people is outstanding and remarkable.  Geographic condition, land structure, climate are the plus point to attract visitors in Nepal.

Source: Nepal Tourism Info.

Tourism in Nepal:

                September and October is the season of festival in Nepal. And the season of pleasant weather and best climate. And in the best climatic period, every person wants to visit new places and want to spend very best time.  Thinking of this, nowadays internal tourists are attracted to visit different tourist spot utilizing the best time of holidays with families.

Basically, external tourists are in primary concern and previously economy of country was also maintained by tourism sector somehow. But due to last year earthquake and Indian border blockade, there was some fluctuate in tourism business. Most of the tourists were scared of such circumstances. And now there is no any such problem which directly hampers the visitors in Nepal. Nepal is rapidly developing and maintaining its potentiality in tourism.

Thamel, heart of Kathmandu and Europe of Nepal is mostly occupied by external tourists. While studying their face they are well prepared for tours, trekking, and any other tourism adventurous activities. Many travel agencies are assisting to those tourists.

Beside this, internal tourism is also increased in this season. After the hard and continuous work within the year, people get long vacation in this festival time. To make their mood fresh and to spent best time with family they plan for visiting new places. Looking at the photos in social sites we can find most of our friends and relatives had visited new places. Youngsters tourists went for adventurous trip, old aged tourists went for religious trip and others went with family. Some of the spot visited by internal tourists are Chandragiri temple in Kathmandu, Muktinath temple in Mustang, Pathivara temple in Taplejung, Annapurna Circuit trekking, Ghorepani Poonhill trekking, and Rara Lake in Mugu. 

Internal Tourism also helps in developing the economic status of Nepal. Above 95 percent of hotels were occupied by tourists. And still the ratio is increasing. So from this we can make a conclusion that Nepal is progressing in tourism.