Nepal Tourism

As the year 2023 reaches its final quarter, Nepal has set its eyes on an ambitious target: welcoming one million foreign tourists. From January to August, Nepal has seen the arrival of 601,360 foreign visitors. August recorded a significant inflow with 67,153 tourists visiting the country, showing a positive growth compared to the same month in the previous years. In the race against time, Nepal needs nearly 400,000 more foreign visitors in the next four months to meet its target. Tourism’s Ups and Downs in Previous Years In 2019, Nepal witnessed its tourism peak, hosting 1,197,191 international guests. However, the...

KATHMANDU, SEPTEMBER 12Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has directed Nepali ambassadors abroad to work keeping the interests of Nepali migrant workers at the first.During his meeting with Nepali ambassadors for various countries mainly those serving as labour destinations for Nepali, the Prime Minister was concerned about various issues facing the Nepali migrant workers in the labour market abroad. The government for the first time summoned chief and representatives of Nepali diplomatic missions to Kathmandu for a two-day meeting convening on Monday to discuss about the migrant labour issues. In the meeting, the envoys reported the Prime Minister of pressing issues...

In 1960, during his second official visit to Nepal, Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai sat on a boat on Pokhara’s Phewa Lake with Prime Minister B P Koirala for one and a half hours and was spellbound by the reflection of Mt Machapuchre on the water. King Mahendra’s chief adviser Gunja Man Singh and Chinese ambassador Yuan Zhongxian had signed the agreement to establish diplomatic relations between Nepal and China on 1 August 1955, only a year after Zhou became Premier. In the nearly 70 years since, China has financed and supported infrastructure projects across Nepal — but especially those with links to...

KATHMANDU, Sept 13: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has directed Nepali ambassadors abroad to work keeping the interests of Nepali migrant workers at the first. During his meeting with Nepali ambassadors for various countries, mainly those serving as labor destinations for Nepali, the Prime Minister was concerned about various issues facing the Nepali migrant workers in the labor market abroad.  The government for the first time summoned chief and representatives of Nepali diplomatic missions to Kathmandu for a two-day meeting convening on Monday to discuss the migrant labor issues. In the meeting, the envoys reported to the Prime Minister pressing...

Before the Covid, China had become the number two source of foreign tourists in Nepal. Now, after a two year slump the Chinese are returning. After the opening of China’s borders this year and resumption of flights from Chengdu, Guangzhou and Hong Kong, arrivals have surged. Most of the mountaineers attempting to climb Mt Everest this season are from China because the north side of the mountain is still closed.Mandarin is once more heard in tourist hubs like Thamel and Pokhara, and Chinese trekkers are once more hitting Himalayan hiking trails. Although they are coming back, Chinese are still trailing behind...

POKHARA, Sept 10: Renowned trekking entrepreneur, Tikaram Sapkota, once offered comprehensive 28-day packages for adventurous tourists embarking on the awe-inspiring Annapurna trek, but things have dramatically changed over the past 15 years. Sapkota himself used to undertake the journey, commencing in Kaski, traversing through Manang, Mustang, and Myagdi, starting from Lamjung during the Annapurna trek. However, that once a month-long expedition has now been streamlined to a mere five days, thanks to the advent of accessible vehicles that have reached even the remote areas of Manang, extending all the way to Khangsar, and even Muktinath in Mustang. The Annapurna trek...

A Nepalese and a Norwegian mountaineer were felicitated here on Saturday after they set a new world record of becoming the fastest climbers to scale all 14 above 8,000-metre peaks within three months.Both Kristin Harila and Tenjen (Lama) Sherpa were welcomed by Deputy Tourism Minister of Nepal Sushila Shirpali Thakuri after returning to Kathmandu from their last leg of the expedition on the summit of Mt. K2 in Pakistan ten days ago.Nima Rinji Sherpa, 17, who set the record of becoming the youngest person to climb Mt. K2 was also felicitated upon arrival at the Tribhuvan International Airport.Similarly, at a...

KATHMANDU, Aug 15: The government is considering increasing the fee on permits to climb Mount Everest from 2025. According to an official at the Department of Tourism, the department has proposed to the government to increase the royalty for obtaining permission to climb Mount Everest by US $4,000 from 2025.  At present, a foreign climber who wishes to climb the 8,848.86 meter high mountain has to pay a royalty fee of $11,000 (Rs 914,000). The amount for a Nepali climber is fixed at Rs 75,000. If the proposal is approved, the new fee will be US $15,000 (Rs 1.247 million) for...

Nepal has long been recognized as a tourist haven, boasting a rich tapestry of cultural heritage, natural beauty, and spiritual experiences. In a promising turn of events, Nepal is now poised to harness the potential of tourism from its close neighbor, Bangladesh. The recent arrival of a delegation of 700 employees from a prominent Bangladeshi company marks a significant step forward in this endeavor, with the promise of not only boosting Nepal's tourism sector but also strengthening bilateral relations between the two nations. The Plastic Division of the Akij Group, a Bangladeshi conglomerate with an employee count surpassing 200,000, has...