Govt announces sweeping travel restrictions KATHMANDU: The Department of Immigration under the Ministry of Home Affairs has today announced sweeping travel restrictions as a measure against COVID-19. The Department issued the notice considering World Health Organization's declaration that... Travel 13 Mar, 2020
Govt not to issue expedition permits, on-arrival visas to be suspended KATHMANDU: The Government of Nepal will no longer issue climbing permits for spring expeditions on different mountains including Mt Everest, for now. A high-level committee meeting chaired by deputy prime minister Ishwor Pokharel took a decision to... Travel 13 Mar, 2020
Submission of 14-day travel record mandatory for expedition permit Kathmandu, March 10 The Department of Tourism (DoT) has made it mandatory for trekking agencies to submit 14- day travel record of climbers to receive expedition permit. The department has taken the decision based on the regulation of the World... 11 Mar, 2020
Total 535 successful ascents last autumn Kathmandu, January 13 A total of 535 climbers from 54 countries successfully scaled 25 peaks in the last autumn season. Out of the total successful climbers of autumn season, 417 were males while 118 were females. However, the number of... 14 Jan, 2020
27 permits for winter ascents issued so far Kathmandu, January 11 With the onset of the winter season, the Department of Tourism (DoT) has issued expedition permits to 27 members from five teams so far. The department had issued expedition permits for four peaks till Friday for winter... 12 Jan, 2020
Visit Nepal 2020 prime focus for tourism sector in 2019 Kathmandu, December 30 The country’s tourism sector made the headlines in the local and international media a number of times in 2019 — unfortunately not for the right reasons every time. VNY preparations With the government observing the... 31 Dec, 2019
Stakeholders ignore govt�s search and rescue guideline Kathmandu, December 14 Stakeholders have been found to be ignoring the Tourist Search, Rescue, Medication and Monitoring Guidelines-2018 implemented by the Department of Tourism (DoT). Aiming to ensure security of tourists, DoT had implemented... 15 Dec, 2019
Five virgin peaks successfully scaled this autumn season Kathmandu, November 10 Expeditions to five virgin peaks of above 6,000 metres have been successfully completed this autumn season. According to Mira Acharya, an official at the Mountaineering Division of the Department of Tourism (DoT), the peaks... 11 Nov, 2019
DoT issues 194 permits for Mt Manaslu Kathmandu, September 4 The Department of Tourism (DoT) has started issuing expedition permits for this autumn season to climb several peaks of the country. The highest number of expedition permits has been issued for Mt Manaslu (8163 metres) this... 05 Sep, 2019
Mt Everest is always open for expedition: DoT Kathmandu, July 9 The Department of Tourism (DoT) has said that Mount Everest (8,848m) will always be open for expeditions. Since there have been rumours doing rounds on social media about Mt Everest being closed for expeditions for a certain... 10 Jul, 2019
DoT claims congestion did not kill climbers on Everest Kathmandu, June 12 The Department of Tourism (DoT) has claimed that high altitude sickness and other health reasons caused deaths on Mt Everest (8,848 m) this spring season, not congestion. The DoT’s statement has come at a time when it is... 13 Jun, 2019
281 climbers scaled Everest this spring Kathmandu, June 11 This year the Department of Tourism (DoT) had issued expedition permits to a total of 868 climbers for 30 different peaks. Of the total, 381 members from 48 countries had received expedition permits to scale Mount Everest (8848m)... 12 Jun, 2019
