Travel and Tour in Nepal

The 21 st annual Pokhara street festival at lake side Pokhara wrapped up yesterday. Starting from 28 December 2019 to 1 January 2020, the five days festival was a celebration of Nepali culture, tourism and welcome to a new decade complete with Handicrafts exhibition, fireworks, sports program, tourism events, performance of popular artists, cuisines from around the world, cultures of all seven provinces. The five-day fest is organized by Restaurant and Bar Association of Nepal (REBAN) Pokhara on the occasion of New Year and also to promote Visit Nepal 2020. This year’s street festival is to be organized coinciding with the government-announced Visit Nepal Year-2020. It was a joyous moment as people filled the streets of lakeside Pokhara to enjoy many attractions such as an exhibition of handicrafts, entertaining sports program, adventurous tourism events, documentary screening, children’s park and performances of various artists including a special performance by singer Ra...

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 ...

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...

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...

A fantastic journey to the wild and unexplored vicinity located north of Annapurna, this rugged and wild trek takes us to the exotic and enthralling valley of Nar Phu. Nar Phu Valley trek starts from Jagat following the popular trekking routes of Annapurna Circuit trail and then branch off from Koto to follow the off the beaten track to Nar Phu valley in the north of Manang and pass the Kang La pass with magnificent panorama of Annapurna massifs.  The Kang La pass links Nar with Manang and three other Bhotia villages in the Neyshang valley. The valley system above opens up to a huge expanse of high snow-peaks, ancient villages and high altitude grazing settlements. Trekking to this hidden mountain valley offers medieval Tibetan culture in undisturbed form, dramatic mountains view and great alpine scenery. Heading  west over the Thorong La Pass and down through lower Mustang. Nar Phu is a restricted area, and trekkers can only enter with a special pe...

Nepal is culturally and traditionally diversified nation where people are from different traditions and speak their ethnic languages. Most of Nepal is the village area, where people live a simple life adopting the farming as their primary occupation. Living in the house made of stones and tiles, grazing your herd of cattle’s in the hills, living a simple life of peace and happiness with pride, are the way to experience homestay. On your way to your destination, it is the best way to explore and experience the real Nepal that lies far from the crowd and haze of the city. Homestay let do everything locally. From the past few years, homestay has been very popular in Nepal as homestay provides a closer look at the way of life of people and can experience the authentic Nepalese lifestyle. Your homestay in Nepal will undoubtedly be one of the unforgettable moments of your life. The primary purpose of the homestay let you immerse yourself in local cultural experience, cultural e...

As the name depicts, Culture Blends Adventure Tour is a heavenly combination of culture and adventure. Here, you will sense the characteristic unity of culture and adventure with amusing and exhilaration by adding to your interest where we will take you towards the likely loveliness and mysticism.  The art, culture and history of Nepal as you explore the UNESCO listed heritage sites in Kathmandu is the natural bliss with an authentic culture of Nepal. Nepal is a multicultural country. Nepal has hundreds of castes, religions and ethnic group and all of them have their own cultural significant. Culture of Nepal is really unique one in the world. One can explore our cultures in different places with different tastes. Specially, Brahmin Culture, Gurung Culture, Tamang Culture, Tharu Culture, Maithili Culture, Tibetan Culture, Sherpa Culture, Thakali Culture and Newari Culture are popular in Nepal. These Cultures gives you cultural taste and experience in different parts of N...

Are you thinking about going trekking Tours in Nepal Kathmandu? Do you plan your trip in the month of October-November because you have copiousness of time to explore the country? Are you searching for the best trekking destinations in Nepal, which can trek in October-November? Well, you get the suitable answer to all your questions in this article. So, carefully read the information and take benefit of it as per your needs. Why go Nepal Trekking in October-November The great Himalayan country of Nepal has much to offer the visitors and tourists in terms of adventure and thrill. Even though right through the year Nepal has something to provide visitors, October-November month is something special because it is the best trekking season. In fact, September to November all fall in this Nepal trekking season. October-November provides outstanding weather, which is suitable for all sorts of outdoor activities in the country. As the temperature is moderate, it makes a perf...

Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world at 8,848 meters (29,035feet).The summit is the border of Nepal to south and Tibet on the north. The local Tibetan people, called Sherpa, call it “Chomolungma” which means “Mother Goddess of the Universe” and in Nepal, it is called “Sagarmatha” which means “Goddess of the Sky“. It is over 60 million years old. Climbing to Mountain Everest has two different main routes : one approaching the summit from the southeast in Nepal (known as the "standard route") and the other from the north in Tibet. Overall, more than 600 climbers from 20 countries have climbed to the summit by various routes from both north and south. Climbers' ages have ranged from nineteen years to sixty. At least 100 people have stale, most commonly by avalanches, falls in crevasses, cold, or the effects of thin air. Besides this risk, many dream of achieving the peak of Everest. Everest has many known and hidden facts. Some are mention below : ...

Trekking to  EverestBase Camp  in Nepal was one of the highlights of trekking around the world.  In fact, this trek was so important to us that we planned the entire year around this two week adventure. Trekking to base camp was more challenging than we probable, both physically and mentally, but was absolutely worth it. Traveling through the Himalayas of Nepal, spinning the prayer wheels, visiting Buddhist monasteries, and meeting the very friendly Nepali people, made memories our family will never forget. There are two main seasons to trek to  Everest Base Camp , in the fall between October and November and again in the spring between April and May.  The true climbing season to summit Everest takes place in April and May, but the more positive trekking season is during the fall months.  This is when the skies are clear and the scenery magnificent. This trek gives people good adventure walking and nice view of great Himala...

Tilicho Lake trekking is a wonderful challenge trek where lake collects the glacial melt of the entire northern slopes of Annapurna and Thorang Peak, and is claimed to be the highest lake in the world. It is situated at an altitude of 4,919 metres (16,138 ft) in the Annapurna range of the Himalayas and is designated as one of the most popular side hikes of the Annapurna Circuit trek. Tilicho trek is one of the finest trekking routes in the Annapurna region with a real test more for the mind than the body. But the glorious skyline shows off silver, gray and white mountains that glitters on a lovely weather day and the diverse ethnic communities we meet up on the way give us some sort of idea of the world we know and the world we are not familiar with but want so much to learn off makes fade away all the hardship made on the trip . Tilicho Lake Trekking starts right from Besisahar as Annapurna Circuit Trekking, which goes along the Marshyangdi River, with great views of ...

Cycling to Lower Mustang is an awe-inspiring trip for those who truly want to experience an overwhelming holiday and feel the real adventure in this amazing part of the world. The Jomsom Muktinath mountain biking tour is one of the most popular adventure tours in Nepal. This is a breath-taking biking trip that offers the most of Nepal from Himalayan Epic Ride to the low land tropical topography and is located in the remote trans-Himalayan region of controlled trekking area in Nepal.  Lower Mustang Cycling Mountain biking through the high Himalayan desert of Nepal, the views of Dhaulagiri and Nilgiri shows the magnificence of the Mustang and Nepal in its full fathom. Despite the nature of the track, the view of the high Himalayan deserts is astonishing. Riders participating in the Mustang Valley Biking could be riding between 3 to 7 hours each day depending on the stage and participants biking level which leaves time to enjoy the scenic, historical and cultural a...