Guide to Nepal Trek and Tour Adventures in the Himalayas

Tara Air , a subsidiary of Yeti Airlines, on Monday conducted its maiden flight between Kathmandu and Bhojpur as part of its expansion to serve the remote sector. According to the carrier, it will run the service in the sector every Monday, with a Tara Air plane taking off from Kathmandu at 9:20 to Bhojpur and returning at 10:25 to Kathmandu. A 1,650 meter long runway in Bhojpur is situated at 3,962 ft above the sea level and it takes 45 minutes to reach the destination. The airfare to the sector is Rs 4,995 for Nepalis and $ 132 for the foreigners. Lalupate Travels has been appointed the general sales agents of Tara Air for the sector. "We believe this operation will help promote tourism and ease passenger services in the sector, including cargo and food delivery," the carrier said in a statement. Tara Air operates its scheduled flights to short-haul sector like Lukla, Faflu, Lamidanda, Tumlingtar and Ramechhap from Kathmandu; Jomsom and Manang from Pokhara and Dolpa, Jum...

Three families at Bhimeshwor Municipality-6 have been displaced due to landslide coupled with heavy rainfall occurred on Monday. Six other houses at Tamakosi bazaar are at risk of landslide. Three families of Kamala Katawal, Nar Bahadur Khadka and Kainla Upreti at Tamakosi bazaar were displaced due to the landslide. A four-year-old child and two other persons were rescued from the landslide. Policeman Krishna Basnet was injured while rescuing the landslide victims. Meanwhile, the district natural disaster rescue committee and District Red Cross Society, Dolakha, have distributed relief materials to the landslide victims. The displaced families have been provided with Rs 3000 each and tents, clothes and other materials too. RSS

A study of tigers conducted recently has suggested the rise in the population of tigers in the country. Altogether, there are 176 tigers in the country, an increment of 21, a program organised in the Capital to mark the Tiger Conservation Day has revealed.  The tiger census conducted on 2010 had found 155 tigers in the country. Bardiya National Park, where the numbers of tigers was 19 two years ago, now shelters 37 tigers. Similarly, the number of tigers have also risen in Shuklaphanta Wildlife Reserve and reached to 10. The count has also found 125 tigers in Chitwan National Park and four in Parsa Wildlife Reserve.

 The Trekking Agents Association of Nepal (TAAN) has said that the number of trekkers has not increased as expected despite an increase in tourist arrivals. TAAN cited inadequate marketing and inability to compete with India and China in offering tour packages for the poor performance in attracting trekkers. Although Nepal received a greater number of tourists during Nepal Tourism Year 2011 and the arrivals momentum kept up in the first quarter of 2012, there has been no matching growth in the number of trekkers. “The number of tourists coming for trekking has not been so good as expected compared to the total arrivals,” said Rana Bahadur Khadka, first vice-president of TAAN. He added that trekking was one of the major tourism activities in the past years but it has remained stagnant presently. Trekking agents blamed high trekking and mountaineering fees levied by the government compared to India and China which has made trekking an expensive adventure activity. Potential trekki...

You can see the upper bit of Langtang Lirung 7,234 meters from Kathmandu valley, but getting there is a problem. First you have got to find Langtang which is one of those hidden beyuls or meyuls or sanctuaries concealed by the gods of Buddhism. So you travel to Tarke Ghyang, the biggest village in the Helambu region roughly north of Kathmandu it is a fascinating place, known for its beautiful women, its small, sweet apples and the magical monk of Tarke Ghyang village. In the early quarter of the 18 th century a terrible plague struck Kathmandu and the king sent for the Magical Monk. The plague was stopped and as reward the Monk asked for 100 horses which he took back to Helambu. around the monk and his horses a village sprang and a gompa, a Buddhist shrine. it was called Tarke Ghyang or the shrine of 100 horses. The village of Tarke Ghyang is still there and so is the strangely Bhutanese looking shrine. A faintly ribald Nepali refrain is sung about the shrine which say...

The numbers of foreign tourists arriving Nepal though aerial route increased by 19.2 percent to over the first six months of the same period last year. According to arrival figures disseminated by immigration office at Tribhuvan International Airport, a total of 294,019 tourists visited the country via air in the first half of 2012. Total arrivals in June increased by 16.2 percent to 42,238, compared to arrival figures of June, 2011. Arrivals from Asia have witnessed a positive growth by 45 percent during the six months, while tourists arrive from the china and India rose by 12.7 and 61 percent respectively. Likewise, arrivals from Pakistan soared by 35 percent whereas number of tourists from Bangladesh and sri lanka decreased by 3.7 and 14.7 percent respectively. Similarly, an overall growth of 3.7 percent observed from European countries during the period. Arrivals from European countries including the UK, France, the Netherlands Belgium and Russia have increased, wherea...

Jomsom Trekking is another wonderful short days trekking in the territory of Annapurna Conservation Area Nepal. For Jomsom trekking you take six hours scenic drive from Kathmandu to Pokhara. On the next morning of your arrival in Pokhara you take 25 minutes flight to Jomsom. Jomsom is the gate way of Muktinath as well as Upper Mustang, the forbidden kingdom of Nepal. After few moments of your arrival at Jomsom airport your trekking starts towards Kagbeni, the medieval looking Tibetan village. The trail goes along Kaligandaki River. You spend overnight at the local lodge/ hotel at Kagabeni. On the next morning you move up to Muktinath. Muktinath is the pilgrimage center of Hindus as well as Buddhist. In Muktinath you see Tibetan traders and sadhus (holy men) from as far away as the south of India. Here you visit Muktinath temple, shrines of different god and goddess, springs and natural gas spot. From Muktinath you retrace your steps to Jomsom