Guide to Nepal Trek and Tour Adventures in the Himalayas

                                   Lumbini gears up for Buddha's birth anniversary                      Lumbini is preparing to celebrate the 2,560th birth anniversary of Buddha by organizing various programmes.  Hundreds of national and international visitors are expected to visit the birth place of Buddha on Saturday to celebrate the day. The trust is planning to unveil the statues of Chinese monks Hribeng Shang and Wen Huang on that occasion. Member Secretary of Lumbini Development Trust Ajitman Tamang said the preparations are almost complete and they will be ready to welcome the guests by Saturday. Tourism entrepreneur’s said they are hopeful that the event would help promote tourism in Lumbini. source bye ...

          Big cats face fresh danger with poachers back on the prowl        Intel reports that tribal gypsy groups from India are entering the Nepali territory in Bardiya and Kailali have put park authorities and security officials on high alert. The Indian tribal gypsy groups, known as Banjaras, are infamous for poaching endangered animals, including tiger. On May 9, our informants tipped us about the movement of Banjaras from India in West Nepal with an intention to hunt tigers. Based on this information, I informed the authorities at the Ministry of Forest and Soil Conservation about the situation and requested necessary measures to ensure protection of tigers in the respective tiger habitats,” said DSP Pravin Pokhrel, chief of the Wildlife Control Bureau under the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) of Nepal Police. The Banjara groups, who are actively involved in killing tigers in national parks and w...

Trekking Agencies' Association of Nepal (TAAN) is organizing 1st TAAN Langtang Gosainkunda Half Marathon 2016' on 29th of May on the occasion of its 38th Establishment Day. The event is being organized to disseminate the message that Langtang-Gosainkunda region, which was hit hard by the earthquakes of 2015, has bounced back and now receiving tourists as usual. The race will begin from the sacred Gosainkunda Lake and goes downhill through Lauribina, Cholangpati, Chandanbari and Deurali before concluding at Dhunche – the district headquarters of Rasuwa. The half-marathon, which is open to athletes above 18 years of age, will have two categories – men and female. Winners, first runners-up and second runners-up in both the categories will take home medals, certificates and cash prize of Rs 50,000, Rs 30,000 and Rs 20,000, respectively. Interested participants can register their name at TAAN Secretariat in Maligaun and TIMS Counter in Satghumti, Thamel. Similarly, parti...

Nine high-altitude mountain guides reached the top of Mount Everest on Wednesday, the first group to ascent the world’s highest mountain in two years after deadly disasters forced a closure. The group of nine climbers reached the summit at 5:02 pm, Gyanendra Shrestha, an official at the Department of Tourism, told Post over phone from Everest Base Camp. The ascent of these  Ice fall Doctors” has opened the door for other climbers to scale the mountain, as it was part of the preparation of the final stretch to the 8,850-metre summit. Shrestha said around 12 foreign mountaineers are preparing to scale Everest on Thursday. Weather is good so far. If things go as planned, those climbers will be able to reach the summit on Thursday, he said. As many as 289 climbers are in bid to climb Mount Everest this season. The success rate of reaching the summit stands at 50-60 percent. Foreign mountaineers will be accompanied by at least 400 Nepali high-altitude guides, hence the worl...