Guide to Nepal Trek and Tour Adventures in the Himalayas

Nepal Army's Tribhuvan Army Club dominated the 2nd TAAN The North Face Eco-Challenge International 2014 organized by Trekking Agencies’ Association of Nepal (TAAN) in Kathmandu on Sunday, winning top three positions. Tribhuvan Army Club 'A' finished won the first position of the Eco-Challenge, which comprised of three sporting disciplines – cycling, running and rafting – with the timing of 2 hrs 37 min and 25 sec. Similarly, Tribhuvan Army Club 'B' clinched the second position with the timing of 2 hrs 40 min and 10 seconds while Tribhuvan Army Club 'C' finished third clocking 2 hrs 46 min and 36 sec. The event saw participation of a total of 17 teams. Each team comprised of four participants and one team manager. The participants first ran on a 6.5-kilometer from Tokha to Pani Muhan. They then cycled on 14.5-kilometer track through the Shivapuri-Nagarjung National Park till Sundarijal and rafted on 7.5-kilometer segment of  Bagmati River -- from Sundarij...

             2nd TAAN International Eco-Challenge 2014 in Kathmandu on August 17 Trekking Agencies’ Association of Nepal (TAAN) is organizing 2nd TAAN International Eco-Challenge 2014 in Kathmandu on August 17.Speaking at a press meet organized to inform media persons about the event, TAAN President Ramesh Dhamala said the event is being organized to promote as a destination for adventure sports. “This is the second time that we are organizing this event. Our plan is to organize the event on a regular basis,” added Dhamala.Eco-challenge is a team event featuring three sporting disciplines – running, cycling and rafting. Interested participants are required to form a group of five persons including a team manager who will not participate in the sporting events. All four participants will first run on the 6.5-kilometer track from Bhutkhel ground in Tokha to Pani Muhan at the entrance of Shivapuri  Nagarjun-National Park. The participants w...

The festival of cows is one of the most popular festivals of Nepal . The whole complex of Gai Jatra festival has its roots in the ancient age when people feared and Worship Yamaraj,”the god of death”. However, the ironical sessions synonymous with the Gai Jatra festival came into tradition in the medieval period of Nepal during the reign of Malla Kings. Hence, the present form of Gai Jatra is a happy blending of antiquity and Medievalism. It is a nine day Hindu festival stating from the full moon the 8 th of dark Bhadra. Ti focal point is without doubt Kathmandu valley especially Bhaktapur. It consists of Jatras masked dances street skits and khat yatras. The its of dark Bhadra is the day yam raj the God of Death opens the Gates of judgment the Ne wars Be live the soul after death wanders about until this date having to travel a hazardous route that is best braved with the assistance of a sacred cow. Thus on this day all Ne wars in whose families a death has occurred sine the...

                    Place Narayanhiti Durbar Museum    Sarrc (NRS) 500 Other foreign visitors (in NRS) 250 Kathmandu Durbar Square 300 100 Kathmandu Durbar Square Museum 250 250 National Museum 50 10 Patan Museum 250 25 Patan Durbar Square 300 25 Patan Golden Temple 50 20 Bhaktapur Durbar Square US$15 100 National Art Museum 100 50 Swayambhunath Stupa 200 50 Buddhanath Stupa 150 40 Pashupatinath Temple 1000 1000 Changunarayan Temple 100 100 Ethographic Musuem, NTB 100 100

                                       The North Side Of   Everest       Since 1989 all the Tibetan side mountain has been included within the Chomolungma Nature Reserve a huge area that extends far beyond the immediate confines of mount Everest itself. Under the terms of the agenda of rt he Nature Reserve Program me not only is wildlife and the natural Environment due for protection but so too is the important cultural heritage of the area. However in view of the large scale desecration of monasteries and other symbols of the Buddhist faith that has occurred under Chinese Occupation it will be interesting to see how this ambitious project is maintained. The southern boundary of the homological Nature Reserve is the lofty frontier ridge which in the Sagarmatha Na...

                                                Mount Everest trekking The first stage goes to Thyangboche or Tengboche one of those magical places of which dreams are made. Its situation on a wooded ridge above acres of pine and rhododendron forest is truly idyllic. Thameseku and kangaroo wall it to the south Graceful Ama Dablam hold’s one’s attention nearby while the vast Nuptes Lhotse wall blocks valley ahead with the crown of  Mount Everest peering above it. This part of the trek makes the possible introduction to khumbu . The trail is bare in palaces and as it marked a high delivered way above the river so the dram grows it’s a busy trail with much coming and going. There will undoubtedly be car vans of laden yaks lumbering along the path and...

                                                          Nepal seeks to host saarc Bank HQ   Nepal has spoken its desire to host the headquarters of the saarc Bank proposed by India during the eighth meeting of the south Asia free Trade Area Ministerial council held on july 23-24 in Thimphu. The Nepali side made the offer on Monday during a meeting between Indian prime Minister Narendra Modi and the CPN-UML top Leadership at Hyatt Regency in Kathmandu. Foreign Minister Mahendra Bahadur pandey who accompany the UML leaders presented Nepal’s pid which the Indian Pm is learned to have responded to positively Indian pm. He agreed to it immediately pandey totd the post . Once we receive India’s of...