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ClimbingMakalu Lakpa scripts history again — nine summits on his mountain, three eight-thousanders in one spring
2026-05-02T12:15Lakpa Sherpa, the man the mountaineering world knows simply as Makalu Lakpa, has done it again. At 5:00 am on Saturday, he stood on the summit of Mt. Makalu (8,485m) for the ninth time — extending his own world record for the most ascents of the fifth highest mountain on earth.
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AviationWith American drone on Everest, we are reaching new heights, says Sergio Gor
2026-05-02T15:07Visiting United States Special Envoy for South and Central Asia Sergio Gor on Friday officially unveiled the “Ultra X Gen 2” American cargo drone built by Freefly Systems at Everest Base Camp.
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Travel & LeisureHigh skies, empty seats: How the middle east conflict is hurting Nepal's tourism
2026-05-05T10:25Nepal's international visitor arrivals declined 7.3 percent in April 2026 compared to April 2025, with 107,934 tourists recorded in what is typically the country's strongest month for inbound travel
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Travel & LeisureBandipur's Village Tourism Mart breaks new ground with Nepal's first safari-style rural experience
2026-05-02T21:29Nepal's rural tourism movement took a tangible step forward this week as the Village Tourism Mart 2026 opened in Bandipur — the Queen of the Hills — introducing for the first time a safari-style community immersion experience that takes visitors directly into village homestays as a structured tourism product.
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Travel & LeisureBungee, zip-line, canyoning operators face shutdown over missing licences
2026-05-05T11:25Nepal's Department of Tourism has put adventure and recreational sports operators on notice, ordering those running activities without proper permits to shut down immediately and apply for authorisation within 30 days — or face legal consequences.
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Travel & LeisureTAAN, NATHM launch spring trekking guide training for 179 participants
2026-05-05T14:18Nepal's trekking sector has begun its spring round of professional guide training, with 179 participants, including 38 women, enrolled in programmes that kicked off at the Nepal Academy of Tourism, Hospitality and Mountaineering (NATHM) in Rabibhawan, Kathmandu on Monday.
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Travel & LeisureSenior Director Hikmat Singh Aire appointed acting CEO of NTB
2026-05-06T09:00Senior Director Hikmat Singh Aire has been assigned the role of acting chief executive officer of the Nepal Tourism Board.
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GlobalGodawari Municipality ties up with Australia's Wyndham City in friendship agreement, opening doors for tourism and cultural exchange
2026-05-06T10:17Godawari Municipality in Bagmati Province has signed a Friendship City agreement with Wyndham City in Victoria, Australia, in a partnership that both sides say opens new avenues for tourism promotion, cultural exchange, and community-level cooperation between the two countries.
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Travel & LeisureForeign tourist arrivals to Mustang up 60 percent in first four months of 2026
2026-05-06T14:05Foreign tourist arrivals to Mustang surged in the first four months of 2026, with 83,149 visitors recorded between January and April — a rise of more than 31,000 compared to the 51,896 who visited during the same period in 2025, according to the Annapurna Conservation Area Project office in Jomsom.
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Travel & LeisureImmigration department warns trekking agencies against taking foreign trekkers without permits, extends weekend service hours
2026-05-07T09:49The Department of Immigration has warned trekking agencies against taking foreign trekkers into restricted areas without valid trekking permits, cautioning that both agencies and trekkers found in violation could face legal action under the prevailing Immigration Act.