Travel and Tour in Nepal

A recent survey taken by the Internationbal center for integrated mountains development suggest that approximately 56000 glaciers of the Himalaya, hindu Kush, Karakorm and Pamir mountains, which together form an arc across Afghanistan, Pakistan, China, India, Nepal, Bhutan, and Myanmar will disappear. What is to blame? The answer is global warming. Experts say that depending on the rate of global warming, these glaciers will disappear by 2100. That’s almost 80 years from now. Some of us won’t be alive till then, but those who do will have to face this terrible crisis. Scientists say the accelerated melting of Asia’s estimated 56,000 glaciers is creating hundreds of new lakes across the Himalaya and other high mountain ranges. Approximately 1.9 billion south Asian populations depend upon these glaciers as their water source. Not only for drinking and sanitation, for agriculture, hydro power, and tourism. But the main question is what if the glaciers started to rapidly ...

Whenever people talk about Nepal first thing that comes into mind is the Mount Everest, the world’s highest peak. But that is just the tip of the ice berg or in this case tip of the mountain. Eight of the world’s fourteen highest mountains are located in Nepal. Resembling as the country’s crown these magnificent mountains provides a breath taking view of white snow capped mountains and its surrounding valley. These mountain ranges are a place of heaven for mountaineers all around the world. Annapurna Ranked at the tenth spot of the world’s highest mountain, Annapurna is a behemoth. The Annapurna base camp is one of the best trekking destinations in the world . It is located east of a great gorge cut through the Himalayan by the Kali Gandhi River. The mountain has glaciers on its western and northwestern slopes, which drain into this gorge. The name itself represents the goddess of harvest, so the mountain is considered sacred in Nepal. Mt Everest There are no wo...

Nepal is famous for its rich biodiversity.   Various floura, founa and Wildlife can be found here Due to its favorable climate. After seven month long research conducted by Mr kushal shrestra and   his team with the help of   Chandra Gurung foundation, they were able to spot four species of rare and endangered birds in the gorkha region of   Nepal. These birds are listed in the endangered categories due to their numbers rapidly decreasing in the recent years. It is suggested that due to rapid climate change and deforestation these birds have migrated to this region. These are the species of the birds found in Nepal. Among them, three rare species of birds belonging to the bird family of Accipitridae. White-Rumped Vulture: The white-rumped vulture is listed as the critically endangered on the IUCN red list since 2000. The main reason of its number decreasing is that large numbers of white-rumped vultures die due to renal failure caused by diclofenac...

The 69 th edition of the Miss World beauty pageant, Miss World 2019 was held on December 14, 2019 at the ExCel London. 23-year-old Toni-Ann Singh of Jamaica was crowned the title of Miss World-2019 by Vanessa Ponce, the last year’s winner. This is the fourth time Jamaica has claimed the title of miss world since 1963. The title of first runner was crowned to OphélyMézino of france and the second runner to Suman Rao of India. Nepal also secured its position at top 12 by our very own Anushka Shrestha. The 2019 opening ceremony was held in London on November 20. Contestants then competed in a series of fast track events around London. It is the first time in history that black women hold the titles for Miss USA, Miss Teen USA, Miss America, Miss Universe and Miss World.The highlight of the event was the reaction of Miss Nigeria to Jamaica winning Miss World title. Nyekachi Douglas, who placed fifth, jumped and screamed with Joy when the winner was announced.  ...

This year’s Game awards kicked off with Microsoft announcing it next gen gaming console. The system which has been longed been rumored under the name project scorpion was finally reveled. This has gamers all over the world excited. The new Xbox, which will be released during the 2020 holiday season, resembles a PC tower and is far taller than its predecessor, the Xbox One X and comes with more memory, higher resolution and better graphics. The announcement came out of nowhere as people we’re not expecting a new console announcement at the game awards. But we are glad that they did. We got our first look at the brand new console and I must say it rather large than your average gaming console. it more or less resembles a gaming pc. However Microsoft claims that it is its most powerful Xbox yet. The spec of this system hasn’t been reveled but by studying different leaks and news we have pretty good idea what are the specs of this system. the Xbox Series X will feature a cu...

India is facing heavy onion shortage due to the crops being destroyed by heavy rain fall. This resulted in the prices of onions being sky rocketed. Since it is the key ingredient in every Indian meal, the general public has been affected. This shortage has resulted in onions being smuggled to Nepal because the government of India has issued a band in export of onions to meet the demands of its own general public. Due to the high price of onions people are asking for onions in exchange of favors. The situation has gone crazier, so much so that the traffic police in India are taking onions as fine for traffic violation. Nepal relies heavily on India to meet its demand for onion. Almost 98% of domestic demand is met through imports from India, according to the board. Not only onions, Nepali farmers are also dependent on other countries for onion seeds. Not only in India, Bangladesh is having emergency supplies of onions flown-in amid a national shortage which has seen pri...

On Monday at 2:15 p.m. local time, New Zealand’s most active volcano erupted sending clouds of smoke and volcanic ashes to the sky covering the White island where the volcano was located. There has been one confirmed death and is likely to increase according to the authorities.   More than 50 people were present at the island during the explosion some were rescued immediately while for the others search continues.   Emergency services are conducting search and rescue operations at the island. Most of the injured are suffering from burns. Among the people on the island only 25 have been rescued as the eruption has made it difficult for the authorities to do search and rescue operation.   Whakaari / White Island is part of the Taupo Volcanic Zone. Its eruptions have produced both lava flows and explosive eruptions of ash. Its frequent activity and easy access attract scientists and volcanologists as well as many tourist.   Howev...

Have the best trekking experience of a life time. Visit the Annapurna base camp, possibly the best trekking destination in the world. Among the other high altitude trekking destination, it is by far the shorter and easy one. Along the Annapurna base camp trek route you will encounter diverse terrain, culture and wildlife. Can’t forget the spectacular view of Annapurna range, Macchapuchhre, Hiunchuli and Dhaulagiri. During the trip you will spot majestic waterfalls, relaxing hot spring at jhinu danda and meet very friendly locals. Depending upon the route you take you may also pass through Ghandruk. Sitting at the top of a hill it is a small village which provides the breathtaking view of the mountain ranges. The best part of this trip is that the Annapurna base camp route passes through the Machhapuchhre base camp. Therefore you can visit two base camps in one trip. The Annapurna base camp is suitable for any time of the year. But it is highly recommended to avoid ...

Held every 5 years at the Gadhimai temple of Bariyarpur, in Bara District of Nepal, the Gadhimai festival is considered to be world’s largest animal sacrifice event. Started about 300 years ago this festival has claimed the lives of billions of innocent animals such as water buffalo, goats, pigs, pigeons, rats and roosters all in the name of religion. Many animal rights organization such as Humane Society International have tried desperately to end this massive bloodshed but all their efforts has garner little to no success. In 2009 the death toll of the animals was 500,000. Due to various efforts the number was reduced to 30,000. It is estimated that 7,000 buffaloes were brought for beheading at this year Gadhimai festival. This shows that we still have a long way to go to stop this cruel practice. Devotee carrying khukuri, a type of Nepalese blade used for animal beheading. The origin of this festival is rather peculiar. It is said that the founder of the Gadhimai temp...

Nepal is home to the Himalayas, the highest mountain range in the world. Eight of the fourteen highest peaks of the worlds are located here. Now we can truly enjoy these magnificent snowcapped mountains in the most thrilling and adventurous way. Most of us are fans of the winter X games, whether it is skiing or snowboarding. Now with the help of Ski and Snowboarding Foundation Nepal we can enjoy these thrilling sports. Founded in 2016 Ski and Snowboarding Foundation Nepal aims to teach Nepalese youngsters skiing, snowboarding, ski touring and ski Mountaineering. Many of us have been fans of winter sports since childhood but were only been ever to enjoy them through video games and foreign sports channel. There are now many skiing destination in Nepal such as Annapurna base camp, Dhaulagiri camp and the one closest to Kathmandu is the one in kalinchok. The numbers are increasing. With the installation of ski lifts at kalinchok skiing has been made easier for everyone. Their upcoming e...

Nepal is very rich in terms of its history. Dating back to the kirat dynasty, Kathmandu is home to many historic sites one can visit. Many of these sites are listed in the UNESCO world heritage sites. You can dive deep into the history of Nepal by visiting these places which are the reflection of Nepal culture, art and architectures.   Pashupati Nath The Pashupati Nath temple of Kathmandu is a famous and sacred Hindu temple complex that is situated at the banks of the Bagmati river located approximately 5 kilometers north-east of Kathmandu. Built using pagoda style architecture, the temple houses the shivalinga (statue) of Lord Pashupati Nath. The temple and its surrounding area contain a large amount of small temples and statues of other Hindu gods and goddess. The other attraction here is the bank of the Bagmati River which is the cremation site of Hindus in Kathmandu. At noon the temple hosts a grand Aarati (prayer) at the bank of the Bagmati River which is really ...