Guide to Nepal Trek and Tour Adventures in the Himalayas

American national Anna Stirr, who has done profound research on Nepali folk culture, has said Nepal is rich in folk culture. Taking part in an interaction programme on 'promotion and protection of folk culture', organised by the Independent Journalists' Association, Nepal here Sunday, Stirr said Nepal's culture is characterised by diversity and significant values. She further said during the research she visited different villages and settlements of Nepal and was mesmerised by the cultural diversities they own up. Association's Central Chair Krishna Prasad Bastola spoke on the need of collective efforts to protect Nepali folk culture which is facing significant indifference from within Nepalis. Similarly, Association's General Secretary Kamal Poudel 'Athak' and media person Shanti Rana said the Nepali folk culture was in the need of protection and urged one and all to gear up for the same. It may be noted that Ali Miya Folk Literary Academy honored St...

Royal chitwan National park is a wild life and cultural haven with a unique flora & fauna such as Royal Bengal tigers deer , rhino,bear and wild boar, as well as the fascinating Tharu tribe whose lifestyle has remained unchanged for several hundred for several hundred years. The Royal chitwan National park is a large area of low, heavily forested hills bordering India on the south. Several jungle camps have been created to offer the tourists comfortable accommodation, elephant back safaris for wildlife viewing canoeing and nature walks with highly trained naturalist. The camps are rigorously regulated to avoid environmental and habitat disturbance and are easily reached by air or road. Himalayan Smile Treks and Adventures Pvt. Ltd. Email: sales@himalayastrek.com|info@himalayastrek.com Seven Corner Road | Thamel | G.P.O.Box No.13216 | Kathmandu | Nepal Tel: 977-1-4700386 | 977-1-4700446 | Fax: 977-1-4701336 Skype: himalayan.smile.treks Web: www.himalayastrek.com | ...

Narchyang, Dana, Bhurung-Tatopani, Ghar and Histan villages in Myagdi district were covered in thick plumes of dust following Sunday’s night’s massive dry landslide, which was triggered by an aftershock. A magnitude 5.5 aftershock with its epicenter in Gorkha was recorded at 11:54pm on Sunday.Five locals who had gone to collect bamboo in the forest were rescued from the cave where they were hiding when Narchyang village, situated between Annapurna South and Nilgiri mountains along the Annapurna mountain range in the district, was hit by the dry landslide. Mud and debris are continuously falling from the steep slope, threatening villages and people living there,” said Bishwa Singh Khadka, district police chief. “However, no immediate impact has been recorded so far. People of Narchyang village and around 160 construction workers, who were at the 5-megawatt Galemdi Hydropower Project site, have moved to safer locations. Construction work at the hydel project has been halted. We have m...

Trekking Agencies' Association of Nepal (TAAN) organized TAAN Lhosar Culture Program 2016 in Kathmandu on Friday to celebrate Lhosar – the New Year festival of different ethnic groups living across the country.Vice President of Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal His Excellency Nanda Bahadur Pun graced the event as Chief Guest. Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Ananda Prasad Pokharel and Chief of Army Staff General Rajendra Chhetri were also present in the program.Similarly, Ambassador of France in Nepal His Excellency Yves Carmona, Ambassador of Saudi Arabia in Nepal His Excellency Abdulnaser Abdulnaser bin Husien Al-Harthi, Ambassador of Sri Lanka in Nepal His Excellency W M Senevirathne, Acting Ambassador of Australia in Nepal His Excellency Stephen Rowe, Chief of Public Affairs Office at the Embassy of United States in Nepal Mr Tristram Perry and First Secretary of Embassy of Malaysia in Nepal Ahmed Al Phadi also participated in the program. Likewise, hi...

Watching wildlife western Nepal   Western Nepal particularly the Dolpa area is reminiscent of Kashmir in its rich variety of flora. Being in the rain shadow area monsoon conditions are more amenable for visitors the region is drier and free of leeches. In order to witness the full wildflower regalia. The time to visit is August from jumla east one may distinguish ground orchids edelweiss corydalis campanulas anemones. Forget me notes impatiens and rose. Higher up in the alpine areas larkspurs geraniums poppies sedums and saxifrages proliferate.   Look for flocks of swift-flying snow pigeons and gliding pairs of Himalayan. Within the forests along the trek to Rara lake it is entirely possible to catch sight of Nepal national bird the Impedance pheasant. An excellent place to spot blue sheep is on the kagmara la trek your chance of sighting a snow leopard is better in sparsely populated Dolpo and other remote areas of western Nepal. 1788 the people of western Nepal had...

Trekking Agencies' Association of Nepal (TAAN) organized a dinner reception in Kathmandu on Friday in honor of the President of Union of Asian Alpine Associations Dr In-Jeong Lee. At the program, TAAN honored Dr Lee with Letter of Appreciation in recognition of his credible efforts and inspirational leadership to protect mountain environment, mountain communities and mountain diversities of the world. "Himalayan countries like Nepal are the most vulnerable to the climate change and we believe such a responsible organization like UAAA will consistently provide successful leadership to address the challenges," reads the Letter of Felicitation. Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Ananda Prasad Pokharel presented the Letter of Felicitation to Dr Lee. Minister Pokharel also presented Letter of Felicitation, posthumously, to South Korean adventurer Park Young-Seok – the first man in the world to climb all 14 eight-thousanders and Seven Summits, and trek t...