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

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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 t...

TAAN delegation meets DG of Department of Tourism

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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 se...

Nepal is a country with unity in diversity

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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/Ba...

Tourism in Nepal:

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                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...