Nepal Travel News

Sixty years after the first successful ascent of Everest, it's time to revel in the ancient temples, royal palaces and rooftop restaurants in the Nepalese capital This month sees the 60th anniversary of the historic first ascent of Everest by Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay, on May 29, 1953.

Around 20,000 Nepali migrant workers have been stranded in Nepal's capital city Kathmandu due to a shortage of air tickets and an exorbitant hike in ticket prices on the Gulf route.

A Nepali-Canadian has become the first double amputee to climb the world's highest mountain.

BOZEMAN Betsy Palmer, an associate professor of education at Montana State University, passed away Monday as a result of injuries sustained in a landslide while traveling in Nepal, university officials announced Monday.

For those climbing Mount Everest, meeting the challenge has always relied on teamwork, friendship, communication, trust, dedication, and shared values.

A Nepal Airlines de Havilland DHC-6-300 Twin Otter, registration 9N-ABO performing flight RA-555 from Pokhara to Jomsom with 19 passengers and 3 crew, landed on Jomsom's runway 24 at 08:33L but veered left off the runway, went down the slope to the Kaligandaki river and came to a stop on the bank with the left wing in the water.

In a sprawling 132-bed hospital in Nepal's capital, patients receive treatment for everything from blood disorders to heart disease - vital services in a country that the United Nations ranks 157th in the world for human development.

A plane crashed while trying to land at a mountain airstrip in northern Nepal early Thursday, and all 21 people on board, including eight Japanese tourists, survived with injuries, police said.

The House and Senate Agriculture Committees have laid the groundwork this week for reducing the size of the federal food stamp program, approving farm bills that would shrink the food aid and alter the way people... The House and Senate Agriculture Committees have laid the groundwork this week for reducing the size of the federal food stamp ... (more)

Nepal police say a small plane with foreign tourists has crashed while attempting to land at a mountain airstrip in northern Nepal.

In a bid to attract Chinese tourists to Nepal, Nepal Association of Tour and Travel Agents in association with Nepal Tourism Board is organizing NATTA China Sales Mission 2013 from May 15 to 24.

The Majhis, an indigenous fishing community, say river fish are disappearing because of water contamination and destructive fishing practices by nonindigenous communities staying at illegal hotels.

Birds need no visas to cross borders. A number of migrant birds have entered the capital to stay for a few months as part of their annual pilgrimage.

Amid Nepals soaring trade deficit with China, the government is putting forward a host of demands with high-level Chinese officials to boost Nepals trade with the northern neighbor.

A RADIO show host is setting out on a tough trek through rivers, hills and mountains, to raise money for charity.

NEW DELHI: Wary of dissident Tibetan groups making Nepal a hub for their anti-China activities, Beijing appears to have taken to squeezing the Himalayan nation on the issue by using its developmental initiatives there as a counter-pressure tactic.

The other two were rescued by a Nepal Army helicopter on Thursday. Nepal Army and Nepal Police have been trying to rescue the missing tourists.

Nepal Tourism Package, a leading Nepal Tour Operator, India, launches 13 days Kailash Mansarovar Yatra 2013 for Rs 75,000 only New Delhi May 10, 2013 - A great and pocket friendly package of 13 days Kailash Mansarovar Yatra 2013 has been launched by Nepal Tourism Package for all tourists seeking for cheap yet the best Kailash Mansarovar Tour plan.

Yang is also the former Chinese Foreign Minister. Addressing a news conference at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday, Ministry spokesperson Arjun Bahadur Thapa said that the Chinese State Councilor will be arriving Nepal on May 18, 2013.

The Fifth National Tourism Fair has begun at Bhrikutimandap in Kathmandu from Friday.