Guide to Nepal Trek and Tour Adventures in the Himalayas

Archaeologists have discovered a post hole, believed to be the place where Lord Buddha gave his first sermon while visiting Nepal after attaining enlightenment, during an excavation at Nigrodharam in Kapilvastu district. This was the first time that the post hole had been found in Nigrodharam, after two unsuccessful attempts. Archaeologists involved in the digging claimed that the discovery would be very important for further archaeological studies. They even believed that the finding has deepened the history of the ancient place. A team of archaeologists from Durham University in the UK, Unesco, Department of Archaeology and Lumbini Development Trust have been carrying out the excavations. Excavations were initiated by digging a trench—26metres long and 1.5metres—between two structures. The trench is about 5metres deep. The post hole, that was discovered in the southern part of the ancient ruins, was six inches in circumference and four inches deep. According to archaeologis...

Nepal will provide two one-horned rhinoceros as gifts to China upon the request from the Chinese side. Forest Minister Agni Sapkota said Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has directed to forward the process to gift a pair of mammals to the northern neighbors. “PM Oli has agreed to gift a pair of rhinos to China. The gifts will be made after a cabinet decision,” he said. Chinese Forest Minister Zhang Jianlong and other Chinese officials had requested the Nepali side for the rhinos during Forest Minister Sapkota’s visit to China. “I had forwarded their request to the PM. The process to gift the rhinos will soon go ahead,” Sapkota said. Sapkota said preparations were being made to gift the mammals during an impending visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping to Nepal. In exchange for the rhinos, the Chinese side had agreed to provide financial and technical assistant for the proposed Forensic Science Laboratory in Bhaktapur, assist in establishing an international center on communit...

                                                     Gurung Heritage Trail   The east to moderate option visits the regions below Annapurna II and Lamjung where the Gurung culture is displayed in villages such as bhujung places that have rarely been heard of until now. The trek utilizes homestay accommodation. The trek is within the ACAP area, but this is not an added expense for manaslu circuit hikers. The authors have not done this route, so timings are estimated. The path from khudi heads to Simpani the village of temples used by devotees of a local deity thani mai and mahadev as well as by followers of Ganesh Krishna and his consort Radha. Further on through uninhabited forest the trek reaches Gurung settlement...

A two-day 'Bird Watching Training for Trekking Guides' kicked off at Trekking Agencies' Association of Nepal (TAAN) Secretariat on Tuesday. The training is being organized by Trekking Agencies' Association of Nepal (TAAN) with technical support of Bird Conservation Nepal (BCN). Altogether 30 trekking guides associated with TAAN member agencies are participating in the training. Speaking at the inauguration ceremony, Karna Bahadur Lama, general secretary of TAAN, said the training is being organized to enhance professionalism of trekking workers. "As bird watching is a specialized activity, we are hopeful that the training will enable our trekking guides to handle specialized groups," Lama said. "We will continue to organize different trainings and skills enrichment programs for trekking entrepreneurs and trekking guides in the future as well." Similarly, Dr Narendra Man Babu Pradhan, CEO of BCN, said BCN was happy to partner with TAAN to ...