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Two Eco-friendly Trekking Trails

KATHMANDU, Feb 16: The Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation (MoCTCA) is developing two eco-friendly trekking trails as a part of its tourism infrastructure development project. Once the new trails are developed, Dakchhinkali will be connected with Sundarijal and Budanilkantha with Gosaikunda.  The government move comes at a time when the private sector is also focusing on development of new trekking trails to bring in more foreign visitors. According to Prakash Raghubanshi, project manager of the Tourism Infrastructure Development Project, under the MoCTCA, each...

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Yeti Travels releases ‘Expedition Lomanthang’

A 4wd expedition into the Forbidden Kingdom of Lomanthang, probably one of the last living museums of Tibetan culture. The expedition by Yeti Travels, lead by very own 4wd expert Mr. Vivek Basnyat, MD, Yeti Travels goes through the 7km long Kaligandaki gorge where no jeep has ever ventured before … water upto 4 feet high … crossing the river over 70 times making it the only jeep to have made it in one piece to Lomanthang. Link to the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEs2TwvBP0g Lomanthang, Mustang has been mentioned as No.3 for Best in Travel 2013 by Lonely Pla...

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Foreigners say ‘Mustang is safe to visit’

Paul Patrick of Iran was worried about himself before he headed to Nepal for a trek to Jomsom. But the situation here was different from what he had seen in international media. “I didn’t face any problem during my trek from Lamjung to Jomsom via Manang,” Patrik, who arrived in Jomsom on Tuesday, said, urging tourists to come to visit Nepal without any hesitation. Gopal Krishna from India, who is on a pilgrimage to Muktinath Temple, also said Nepal, is safe to visit although some infrastructures have been damaged. “Rumors doing round in media that Nepal is not safe to visit is not true....

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