http://www.newanepaltour.com Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:49:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Lonely Planet, the largest travel guide-book and digital media publisher, has included Nepal in its 'Best in Travel 2010' list released Monday. Nepal features sixth on the list of top ten countries to visit in 2010 as recommended by Lonely Planet. El Salvador, Germany, Greece, Malaysia, Morocco, New Zealand, Portugal, Suriname, ... http://www.newanepaltour.com/2009/11/lonely-planets-best-in-travel-2010-list-nepal/ Nepal is a country of immense natural beauty: tropical valleys interweave the alpine majesty of the high Himalayas. The rolling (and sometimes outright vertical) topography make Nepal an adventure lovers mecca. Nepal is famous for white water rafting, national parks such as that at Chitwan, and above all,trekking. Trekking, which is ... http://www.newanepaltour.com/2009/07/trekkers-paradise-nepal-on-the-rebound/ Visitor arrivals in the month of June 2009, compared to the same month last year, have increased by 6% to 23,222, according to the Immigration Office, Tribhuvan International Airport. In June this year, arrivals from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka have witnessed positive growth of 16%, 4%, and 7% respectively. The ... http://www.newanepaltour.com/2009/07/slight-growth-in-tourist-arrivals/ British skydiver makes first jump over Mount Everest. A British skydiver has entered the record books as one of the first to parachute jump over Mount Everest towards the world's highest landing zone. Adventurer Holly Budge, 29, described the experience as "amazing, just spectacular" after making a safe landing at 3,900 ... http://www.newanepaltour.com/2008/10/skydivers-set-new-record-free-fall-from-above-everest/ Tourists visiting Nepal can now book hotels online through ZenNepal, the largest hotel-booking travel agency in Nepal. According to ZenNepal, it offers secure online hotel bookings with collaboration with a distribution partner already offering the same well-tested electronic commerce platform to its customers. ZenNepal’s manager Rubi Chhetry says, “With the tourist season ... http://www.newanepaltour.com/2008/09/book-hotels-in-nepal-online/ The latest figures released by Immigration Office, Tribhuvan International Airport has revealed that the total visitor arrivals till August 2008 have reached to 224,679. The tourist arrival by air in the month of August has decreased by 2 percent compared to the same month last year. However, figures until August this ... http://www.newanepaltour.com/2008/09/tourist-arrival-to-kathmandu-via-air-declines-slightly/ Arrival at the Airport Visas are available on arrival for citizens of most countries, and one passport-sized photograph is required. To complete the process, you must pay a fee: Transit ($5), 15 day ($25), 30 day ($40) or 90 day ($100.) Make sure that you fill in all of the ... http://www.newanepaltour.com/2008/08/things-to-know-before-arriving-in-kathmandu/ Two brand new helicopters manufactured by Eurocopter are likely to fly into the Nepalese sky by early 2010. Representatives of Fishtail Air and Eurocopter South East Asia signing agreement in Kathmandu. Representatives of Fishtail Air and Eurocopter South East Asia signing agreement in Kathmandu. According to the Fishtail Air Pvt. Ltd. ... http://www.newanepaltour.com/2008/08/fishtail-air-signs-agreement-with-eurocopter/ The embassy of Nepal in Switzerland organized a function to promote the 'Send Home a Friend' campaign among Nepalis living in that country on Sunday. The programme organized in partnership with NRN Switzerland was aimed at promoting Nepali tourism through active participation of NRNs and encourage them to motivate their friends ... http://www.newanepaltour.com/2008/07/send-home-a-friend-campaign-reaches-switzerland/ Kathmandu is really t­w­o­ c­it­ies: a fabled­ c­ap­it­al o­f c­o­nvivial p­ilg­rim­s and­ c­arved­ ro­se-bric­k t­em­p­les, and­ a frenet­ic­ sp­raw­l o­f m­o­d­ern t­o­w­ers, m­o­bbed­ by beg­g­ars and­ m­o­nkeys and­ sm­o­t­hered­ in d­iesel fum­es. It­ sim­ult­aneo­usly reeks o­f hist­o­ry and­ t­he enc­ro­ac­hing­ w­ear and­ t­ear o­f t­he m­o­d­ern w­o­rld­.T­ravel W­arning­: P­o­lit­ic­al Inst­abilit­y ... http://www.newanepaltour.com/2008/07/kathmandu-the-mythical-melds-with-the-modern/