TAAN gives suggestions on redefinition of remote areas

The government has formed a high-level task force for redefining remote areas.The High-Level Task force on Study and Recommendations of Remote Areas under the Remote Areas Development Committee, in association with Trekking Agencies' Association of Nepal (TAAN) and Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA), on Sunday organized a daylong workshop with lawmakers as well as local development officers of 22 remote districts along with representatives of TAAN and NMA to seek inputs from them for redefining remote areas.The committee has altogether 70 lawmakers representing 22 'remote' districts as members.The task force is redefining remote areas based on indicators like infrastructure development, population and social development, organizational structure and development modality. Group discussions were held on thematic papers of each indicator and inputs were collected from stakeholders accordingly. The task force will include the inputs in its report.Inaugurating the workshop, Deputy PM and Minister for Federal Affairs and Local Development Prakash Man Singh said earlier remote areas were declared due to geographical factors. "Now we will redefine remote areas based on a set of indicators. As we have representatives from all 'remote' 22 districts participating in this workshop, it will be easier for us to work out a new definition of remote areas," he said.Lawmaker Bal Bahadur KC, who is the chairman of the high-level task force, said the task force will incorporate outcomes of the workshop in its market.On the occasion, TAAN President Ramesh Prasad Dhamala made a presentation on TAAN, its objectives and activities. "If TAAN and NMA, who are working in the development of adventure tourism in remote districts, are included in the policy-making process for sociology-economic development of remote areas from the very beginning, we would like to express our commitment to join hands with the government agencies for any programs and activities to be organized in remote areas in the coming days," he said. Welcoming the government initiation to develop and promote Great Himalaya Trail (GHT), President Dhamala said the government should ease budget releasing process to boost tourism in GHT areas.He also said tourism is the only sector that can bring about rapid sociology-economic change in remote areas. "Tourism development in controlled areas, all of which lie in remote areas, is not taking pace as expected because of complex administrative procedures. TAAN requests the government to lift 'controlled area' tag from those areas," he added.In his presentation, President Dhamala talked about different activities like new routes exploration, infrastructure development, skill enhancement trainings, and clean-up and sanitation programs organized in remote districts.

Similarly, Ang Tshering Sherpa, president of NMA, said expansion of tourism activities in remote districts can make significant contribution in socio-economic development in those areas. Saying that more than 500,000 foreign tourists, who visit the country, enjoy adventure tourism activities in remote districts, he hoped that tourism development in remote areas will gain momentum after Peak Profile Preparation Sub-Committee submits its report. "Nepal is home to 1,913 mountain peaks which can be climbed. Of them, the government has opened only 414 for mountaineering," Sherpa said.High ranking government officials, past presidents as well as office-bearers, executive members and members of TAAN and NMA, and media persons were also present in the program.Source bye TAAN

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Annapurna circuit trekking in Nepal

                             Annapurna circuit trekking in Nepal

                 The Himalayan Smile trek offer Annapurna circuit trekking in Nepal .

                                 
The Annapurna circuit trek is popular as it takes you behind the great Annapurna range. However villages en route provide an insight into the real beauty of the Himalayans the people khudi in lamjung district lies along this route. And the beautiful Gurung villages of Ghalegaun and Ghanpokhara at the top of two nearby hills are about 4-5 hours walk to the northwest of khudi.The marsyangdi valley is nestled in the watershed dividing the Annapurna massif from the manaslu himal. The trail up the marsyangdi valley affords excellent and ever-changing views of the hight Himalayas. Meandering through broad terraces of the lower Marsyangdi valley this river bed is extremely fertile and is heavily cultivated with rice. Millet corn and buckwheat terraces scale the side hills. In this part of Nepal huge shady banyan trees shelter scattered villages and mangoes and bananas flourish. The region becomes increasingly forested with pines and firs as you get to higher elevations.
  

Mount Everest Region Trekking Packages : Everest Trek Organized by Himalayan Smile Trek & Adventures

Mount Everest Region Trekking Packages : Everest Trek Organized by Himalayan Smile Trek & Adventures

Mount Everest Region Trekking Packages : Everest Trek Organized by Himalayan Smile Trek

Mount Everest Region Trekking Packages : Everest Trek Organized by Himalayan Smile Trek

Jungle Safari in Nepal

                                                Jungle Safari

 Nationalpark located specially in the Terai region in Nepal attract visitors from all over the world. A visit to these parks involve game-staking by a variety of means foot, dugout canoe, jeep, elephant back. One is bound to sight a one horned rhino, wild boars; Samburs spotted deer, sloth bear 4 hornrd antelope. A Royal Bengal tiger may surprise you by his majestic appearance. Nature walk or jungle walk is another way of experiencing the wilderness. In face jungle walk gives close up opportunities to view animals as well as observe their tracks, signs, and sounds. Early morning and late afternoon walk is the best to avoid mid day heat. Dugout canoe trips down the Rapti offer views of water birds brilliant blue Early morning and late afternoon walk is the best to avoid mid day heat. Dugout canoe trips down the Rapti River offer views of water birds brilliant blue Eurasian kingfishers egrets, osprey and ruddy sheldrakes. A pari of binoculars is a must for bird watching. A jeep safari through the jungle provides more game spotting opportunities than might be expected otherwise because it goes deeper into the jungle beyond the beaten track. After the thrill of elephant rides, nature walks and jeep safaris, visitors can splash around in the swimming pools that some of the resorts offer.
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Trekking guide training gets underway in Nepal

A 35-day trekking guide training kicked off at Nepal Academy of Tourism and Hotel Management (NATHM) on February 20.The training is being conducted by NATHM in the coordination of Trekking Agencies' Association of Nepal (TAAN).A total of 750 workers from different trekking agencies are participated in the training in the first phase. Another 750 will participate in the training in the second phase. Speaking at the orientation class organized on Friday, TAAN President Ramesh Prasad Dhamala said the training has been organized to produce trained and professional workforce for the trekking sector. "We will launch a separate course for 'assistant guides' from next year. Similarly, trekking guide training will be organized as per the new curriculum from next year," he said, adding: "Only the applicants who have passed SLC examination will be eligible for the training."Similarly, TAAN General Secretary Sagar Pandey thanked NATHM for conducting the training on old curriculum as per the request of TAAN. "From next year, only those who have passed SLC examination will be eligible for the trekking guide training," he added.Chudamani Sharma Kattel, executive director of NATHM, and Dhan Prasad Gurung, coordinator of Training & HR Department of TAAN, among others were also present on the occasion. The training is being organized in three shifts – morning, afternoon and evening. The second phase of training will kick off from April 8.

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Tsum valley festivities

 Being totally within the Buddhist Zone of Nepal, the tsum valley inhabitants participate in all the regular Buddhist festivities. Losar Buddha’s birthday, Guru Rinpoche’s birthday and the various cham dances. A celebration called panda occurs in the village of yarcho  above chumling in February, while a version of mani similar to the one in samagaon, is celebrated in Ripchet village during April. Ngungne is widely celebrated across tsum in nile, chhule phurbe rachen mu and piren phu. The festivities of nara khangsar ladrang are held in chhokang paro and at the isolated cliff clinging monastery of chi phu.

 All the main monasteries have a festival in the early monsoon called Gumba Dhupa chhe ji. The riotous Dharchyang hore races are held in upper tsum in late September into October.Around the same time is the Gumba Ngile Ladrang. Also in the autumn a celebration takes place at milarepa’s cave that is      unique to the valley according to local homestay people. Nara jhong takes place at gonhgye monastery above chhule in late November. The twin villages of Ngakyu leru hold the Nga ladrang Nara December.

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