KATHMANDU: In a bid to spread message that Nepal is still safe to visit even after the devastating April 25 earthquake, a team of Korean photographers arrived in Nepal for an eight-day trip, on Tuesday.

The 40-member team arrived Nepal at the invitation of a Nepal-based organisation, 'Sukhawati Pratisthan' and a trekking organisation, Friends Team Pvt. Ltd (FTPL). They are scheduled to visit tourist destinations like Kathmandu, Bhaktapur, Patan and Nagarkot among others.

The team will also visit tourist areas like Sarangkot of Kaski, Dhampus, Hemjakot, along with famous tourist destinations of Pokhara and Chitwan, officials of the FTPL said.

Rajendra Bahadur Lama, executive director of FTPL, said that the team will also promote Nepal through photographs depicting the lifestyle of local people, their religion and culture.

"We invited the team of Korean photographers to spread the message that Nepal is safe to visit even after the quake as photographs are an effective means to make this campaign a success," Lama said.

One of the team members said that Nepal is safe to visit contrary to the news they had heard about the pathetic condition of Nepal after the quake.

"We will publish a magazine with photographs taken here in Nepal to show the actual condition of the country. We will also spread this message that Nepal is safe to visit, through the media, friend circles, internet and various organisations in Korea," the team member told the Rastriya Samachar Samiti.