Moni MulepatiMoni Mulepati is the first non-Sherpa Nepalese woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest, having reached the peak on 30 May 2005. At the same time, she became the first woman to be married... +Read More
Babu Chiri SherpaBabu Chiri Sherpa (died April 29, 2001) was a Nepalese Sherpa mountaineer. He was born in a small village of Takshindu, in the Everest region of Nepal. He began his career as a climber at... +Read More
Working as a volunteer abroad in Nepal during your vacation or gap year between school and university will be an experience that you will never forget. However, although Nepal may be the destination of your dreams, your volunteer work will not be easy - but it will be very rewarding.When you make the decision to volunteer abroad in Nepal you will be assigned to one of three possible locations, irrespective of the type of voluntary work you do. These are:a) The well-known Kathmandu,where you will be working only around 40 minutes from the principal tourist center of the country. This is the capital city of Nepal, and as a result offers all you need in the way of shopping, restaurants and internet cafes, and you will be able to spend your free time here if you wish.
We are a group of traveler from England and we were visited more than twenty countries till 2011. In 2011 we know that Nepal Government is celebrating Tourism Year 2011 so that we will come over there in Nepal tour in October. We have also experienced about Nepal treks as well as trekking guide in Nepal. We want to manage our Nepal trip and treks Nepal by best experienced Nepalese trekking agency (sherpa) in Kathmandu. treking Nepalis our main schedule in this year named NepalEverest trek routes. We are very much interested in treks in Nepalby new trecking in Nepal.
Australian-based adventure travel company World Expeditions in association with Highland Excursions Nepal announced the start of commercial trekking on the Great Himalaya Trail (GHT) on Wednesday.
The government had announced the GHT, the longest and highest alpine walking track in the world, as a new product to attract trekkers from around the world during the inauguration of Nepal Tourism Year 2011 on Jan. 14.
Kirtipur is one of the oldest Human settlements in the Kathmandu Valley. This tiny town is recorded as an ancient capital of Nepal. Kirtipur means “a famed town” in Nepali language is also known as “kipu” and “kyapu”. The location of this small town is different from the other main towns of the valley in the same that occupies the top of a steep rocky hill. This city of glory is inhabited and also dominiated by Newars, which are the earliest settlers in the Valley with their own language and cultural norms and values.
Kirtipur Municipality is part of the Kathmandu District and only 5 Km away from Kathmandu and lies in the hilly region. Geographically, Kirtipur lies in between longitude 27˚ 38’ 30” and 27˚ 41’ 30” E and latitude 85˚ 13’ and 85˚ 19’ N, at altitudes ranging from 1284m to 1524m above mean sea level. The general decline of elevation is from south-west to north-east. The Kathmandu Metropolitan City lies in the northern side, while the Bagmati River separates the Lalitpur District with the Lalitpur Sub-Metropolitan City on the eastern side. Chalnakhel VDC borders Kirtipur Municipality in the south and Macchegaun VDC in the west.
Birganj is a sub-metropolitan municipality and border town in Parsa District in the Narayani Zone of southern Nepal. It lies 283 km south of the capital Kathmandu, 3 km north of the border of the Indianstate of Bihar. As an entry point to Nepal from Patna and Calcutta it is also known as the gateway to Nepal. The town has significant economic importance for Nepal as a large part of goods enter Nepal through Birganj via Raxaulon the Indian side. Tribhuvan Highway links it to Kathmandu.
According to the 2001 census of Nepal it has a population of 112,484, there are several languages spoken in the town including Bhojpuri, Nepali, Maithili, Newari, Marwari and Hindi. It is the biggest city in Narayani Zone and is a headquarter of Parsa District.
Birganj is a major business centre of Nepal, especially for trade with India. Almost all trade with India occurs through this route. the bordering town Raxaul(India) has become one of the busiest town for heavy transportation due to high trade volume. Also the 29 KM distance from Birgunj to Pathlaiya is the Busiest highway in Nepal. Important industries are sugar refinery, cigarette manufacture, drugs manufacture, chemical industries, paper manufacturing and fish-breeding.
Great Himalaya : Trail opens for businessSaturday, 19 February 2011 | ColorfulNepal.comAustralian-based adventure travel company World Expeditions in association with Highland Excursions Nepal announced the start of commercial trekking on the Great... + Full Story
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