GANDAKI, June 3: The anniversary of the first ascent to Mt Annapurna is being observed today with a variety of programs. On June 3, 1950, Maurice Herzog of France successfully climbed Mt Annapurna.
The proposed circuit is named Buddha Himal-Himalchuli Great Lake Circuit Trail and will pass through the highlands and touch the foot of mountains in northeast Lamjung and northwest Gorkha districts.
KATHMANDU, MAy 15: US-based Cable News Network (CNN) has picked Nepal’s Mustang Valley enriched with ancient Tibetan culture as a must-visit travel destination in 2023. Mustang, which lies in Gandaki Province of central Nepal (formerly western Nepal), is one of the 23 places worldwide recommended by CNN Travel.
China lifted the ban on foreigners entering Tibet this year, and the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra the annual religious pilgrimage opened for the first time since COVID-19, but with strict regulations for Indians and Nepalese.
As per new regulations, the visa fees for Nepali guides and staff assisting the pilgrims from India and other countries to Tibet and Kailash have increased from $30 to $120. While for permits to acquire a visa, Nepalese will now have to pay $300 while earlier it was $100.