Nepal Canyoning Association (NCA)
organized 2nd National Canyoning Rendezvous 2016 in Chahare Jharana
of Nuwakot district on June 3 and 4.
The two-day event was promoted by
Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) and Trekking Agencies' Association of Nepal (TAAN).
TAAN 2nd Vice President
Ram Prasad Sapkota inaugurated the event amid a function held on June 3. Before
the inauguration ceremony, locals with traditional musical troupe escorted the
Chief Guest, other guests and members of the organizers, and media persons to
the canyoning site.
Inaugurating the event, Sapkota said
canyoning needs to be promoted effectively in national and international market
as the adventure sport holds great tourism potential. He also said TAAN would
do its bit to promote canyoning in Nepal.
TAAN Secretary Mukti Pandey was also
present in the inauguration ceremony. He also enjoyed canyoning in the Chahare
Jharana.
Later in the day, 2nd
Vice President Sapkota gave away certificate of participation to 25 Nepali as
well as foreign canyoners.
Similarly, TAAN General Secretary
Karna Bahadur Lama, who was the Chief Guest of the closing ceremony, said there
are plenty of canyoning spots in the mid-hills yet to be explored. "It is
good to know that people have started enjoying canyoning. Nepalis as well as
foreigners are enjoying this adventure sport," he added.
Likewise, Rajendra Lama, president
of NCA, said the rendezvous is their effort to develop canyoning as an
adventure tourism product. "Along with promoting this adventure sport, we
are also producing guides because we are going to need more guides when this
sport becomes popular," he added. He also informed that NCA was training
10 guides in the Chahare Jharana.
Lama also thanked NTB and TAAN as
well as other supports and sponsors who helped to make the event a grand
success. source by TAAN
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