Shishapangma Expedition May 2010
  It is great honour for Langtang Ri Trekking & Expedition (P.) Ltd. to organise Shishapangma Expedition (8027m) which dated from April 26th 2010 to May 28th 2010 for 8 paxs of Austrian group (on the leadership of Hannes Grobnear).
Unfortunately, only Mr. Marcus Amon could succeed to summit the peak on 15th of May due to unfavourable weather. We would like to congratulate him on his success and congratulate rest of other members for their well try.
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Makalu Base Camp trek 2010
A trekking region with different identity & infinite adventure. Makalu Base Camp trekking offers you rich mountain scenery and diverse flora and fauna. Besides that absence of tea houses gives you the memorable taste on trekking. Langtang Ri Trekking and expedition Pvt. Ltd. arranged a Makalu Base Camp trek from 03 May 2010 to 23 May 2010 for the group of seven Canadians including Nepali trekking staff. We are please to get their positive and good response in return.
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Kingfisher starts Nepal flights
India's Kingfisher Airlines has started daily flights on New Delhi-Kathmandu sector from April 24. Along with flights to Kathmandu, the airline also launched flights to Dubai.
With these new launch, Kingfisher now flies to five international destinations. London, Bangkok and Hong Kong are the other international destinations of the airline.
The airline is using Airbus A320 aircraft on both the new flights.
"The New Delhi-Kathmandu flight offers excellent connectivity with Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Kolkata, Chennai, Leh and London amongst other cities. Kingfisher Airlines' guests will now be
able to fly in from these cities and easily connect with the New Delhi-Kathmandu flight. Guests flying in from Kathmandu to New Delhi will get easy and convenient connections to Mumbai, Bangalore, Pune, Chennai, Hyderabad and Ahmedabad," the airline said in a statement.
The airline plans to operate daily flights on Mumbai-Kathmandu sector from June.
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Arrivals up 34.6 pc in March
Tourist arrival in the month of March recorded a robust growth of 34.6 percent as compared to arrival figure recorded in the same month last year. According to data collected by Immigration Office, TIA, and disseminated by Nepal Tourism Board (NTB), a total of 44,431 visitors entered Nepal via air in March.
Arrivals from the South Asian region, except Sri Lanka, registered an overall positive growth of 35.3 percent. India and China recorded a remarkable growth of 35.5 percent and 114 percent respectively compared in March. In other South Asian markets, arrivals from Bangladesh and Pakistan surged by 53.8 percent and 3.2 percent respectively.
Asian countries maintained the upward trend of previous months with Japan (6.8 percent), Malaysia (38.4 percent), and South Korea (68.1 percent) leading the pack. However, arrivals from Thailand and Singapore
declined by 45.9 percent and 5.8 percent respectively. An overall growth of 42 percent has been recorded in the arrivals from the European markets with major generating markets such as UK, France, Germany,
Italy, and the Netherlands recording growths by 44.9 percent, 5.4 percent, 40.8 percent, 44 percent and 128.2 percent respectively.
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Visitor arrivals by air reach new height
The figures released by Immigration Office, Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) reveal that visitor arrivals in the month of March 2010, compared to the same month last year, have increased by 34.6% to 44,431.
The arrivals from South Asian region, except for the arrivals from Sri Lanka have gained overall positive growth of 35.3% with India (35.5%), Bangladesh (53.8%) and, Pakistan (3.2%). Visitor arrivals from India,
which is the largest source market for Nepal, has been increasing since the very beginning of 2010. A robust growth of 21% has been observed in the arrivals from the South Asian region during the first three months of 2010, in comparison to the same period last year.
Visitor arrivals from China, one of the fastest growing tourist markets for Nepal, have sustained the remarkable growth of 114%, compared to the figures in March 2009. Similarly, other Asian countries maintained the upward trend of previous months with Japan ( 6.8%), Malaysia ( 38.4%), South Korea (68.1%). However, arrivals from Thailand and Singapore witnessed negative growths of 45.9% and 5.8% respectively In aggregate, the other Asian segment has registered a growth of 32.9%. Visitor arrivals in the first three months of 2010, as compared to the same period last year, have grown by 38.6% in aggregate.
An overall growth of 42 % has been observed from the European markets with arrivals from major generating markets such as the UK, France, Germany, Italy, and the Netherlands up by 44.9%, 5.4%, 40.8%, 44% and
128.2% respectively. Visitor arrivals from all the European markets in the first three months of 2010, as compared to the same period last year, have grown by 34.1%.
The figures also show increasing trend in the visitor arrivals from the United States of America with a notable growth of 6.5%. Similarly Canada, Australia and New Zealand have also maintained positive trend
with 27.2%, 27.4% and 69% of growths respectively.
This is the tenth consecutive month Nepal has witnessed growth in the international tourist arrivals and this confirms the improved prospects for Nepal in the year 2010 with rising business and consumer confidence. In the first three months of 2010 a robust 29.8 % of cumulative growth has been observed in comparison to the same period last year.
A total of 39,221 foreign tourists departed from TIA in March 2010. The number of Nepalese arrivals stood at 51,243 while 68,475 Nepalese departed from TIA in March 2010.
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Tourist arrival up 19 percent in January
Tourist arrival to Nepal in the first month of 2010 recorded an increment of 18.8 percent compared to the arrival figures of same period last year.
According to the figures released by Immigration Office, Tribhuvan International Airport, a total of 26,071 visitors entered Nepal in January. Growth in January was contributed by increment in arrivals from all market segments. Arrivals from India, which contributes one-third of total tourist arrivals to Nepal, grew by 9.9 percent. In the SAARC region, arrivals from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka grew by 43.3 percent, 37.3 percent and 9.9 percent respectively. In aggregate, the South Asian segment registered a positive growth of 15.6 percent in January.
Arrivals from Asia (other than South Asia) have also recorded a positive growth. Arrivals from Japan, Malaysia and South Korea grew by 19.5 percent, 57.2 percent and 87.2 percent respectively. However, China, Thailand and Singapore registered negative growth of 18.3 percent, 25.1 percent and 3.2 percent respectively. In aggregate, the Asian segment registered a positive growth of 15.4 percent.
Arrivals from European countries recorded a growth of whopping 34.9 percent in January, contributed by growth from major generating markets like UK (12.6 percent), France (17 percent), Germany (25.8 percent), Italy (40.9 percent), the Netherlands (92.2 percent), Spain (62.4 percent) and Switzerland (5.8 percent).
Similarly, arrivals from Australia, Canada and USA also registered healthy growth of 17.5 percent, 69.2 percent and 10.2 percent respectively.
Nepal has enjoyed a sustained positive growth in the international visitor arrivals since June 2009 and the trend continues even in year 2010. These figures reflect confidence among visitors and tour operators to Nepal, a press statement issued by Nepal Tourism Board stated.
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Langtang Ri Participating in the BIT Buy World event In Milan from February 17th to 20th, 2010
Dear Friends,
Greetings from Nepal,
We are pleased to inform you that Langtang Ri Trekking and Expeditions will be participating in the BIT Buy World event that will be held during the Italian Tourism exhibition in Milan from February 17th to 20th, 2010.
We would like to cordially invite you to visit us at our exhibit to find out about our exciting adventures in trekking, canyoning, mountaineering, rafting, mountain biking and more in the land of Namaste.
There is much to be excited about at Langtang Ri and we look forward to seeing you in Milan!
Accident accured during Manaslu Trek:
"Thanks expressed for professionnal rescue assitance."
A couple of friends and I recently visited Nepal to do the
Manaslu trek.
Unfortunately one of my friends suffered a bad accident while on
the trek
and had to be evacuated out by helicopter. Our guide and porters
helped save my friends life and I want to publicly thank those
who were involved in her rescue efforts, before and after the
terrible accident. Our guide, Damodar Pyakurel (DP), took charge
with a calm, resourceful and professional manner that was
greatly appreciated. He and his four porters pulled my friend up
from a very steep slope she had tumbled down and got her to the
nearest village where first aid could be applied. Over the next
27 hours DP and one of the porters ran between different
villages in both directions (Philim and Jakat) finding
telephones to use to attempt to coordinate a helicopter rescue
during terrible monsoon rainstorms. These two men risked their
lives a couple times crossing raging creeks and a bridge that
ended upgetting washed out. I regret I dont know the full names
of our four friendly, strong, cheerful porters, but their first
names are: Lal, Prim, Sang and Lhapka. Pamfa Dhamala with
Langtang-Ri Trekking helped coordinate the rescue from Kathmandu
and despite her very busy schedule she (or a member of her
staff) took time every day to visit my friend in the clinic and
acted as a liaison with the local doctors and insurance company.
Rudy Scheffer with Around the World Adventures in America
contacted my friends boyfriend and relatives for us and also
helped with insurance issues. These efforts added a truly
personal touch to their trekking businesses and made
me/us feel like part of their family instead of just another
client.
Fishtail Airs helicopter pilot competently flew through bad
weather. One
family in the tiny village we had to spend the night in (below
Philim)
generously allowed us to camp out in their home so we could get
out of the rain. My friend Katie, her family and I all truly
appreciate the generosity, compassion and genuine concern showed
by all who helped us out during this traumatic ordeal. I fell in
love with Nepal and its people the first time I visited in 2006
and this last visit only reinforced those feelings, mainly due
to the wonderful interactions I have had with the warm and
friendly Nepali people I have met. One request: if you could get
rid of the threatening Maoists who extort a toll fee out of
trekkers visiting your beautiful country that would be great.
Sincerely,
Amy Murphy
6910 Peck Avenue
Anchorage, AK 99504 USA
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LRT participated in the 43rd UFTAA World Congress in
Kathmandu (Nepal)
Langtang Ri Trekking & Expedition participated in the 43rd
UFTAA World Congress in Kathmandu (Nepal) from 20th-23rd
November 2009, which was followed by the 3rd NATTA Himalayan
International Travel Mart-2009 (23rd-25th November 2009). About
150 UFTAA delegates from around the world participated in the
43rd UFTAA World Congress and another 150 tourism professionals
attended the 3rd NATTA Himalayan International Travel Mart.
These events brought many visitors and their tourism dollars to
Kathamandu (Nepal). The purpose of these travel marts was to
provide information and descriptions about activities taking
place to help Nepal
Celebrate the upcoming 2011 Nepal Year of Tourism.
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Nepal listed one of top 10 travel destinations in 2010
Nepal has found its way into the list of top ten travel
destinations in 2010 in the world.
The Lonely Planet "Best in Travel 2010" has listed Nepal, along
with El Salvador, Germany, Greece, Malaysia, Morocco, New
Zealand, Portugal, Suriname and the United States, as one of the
top ten travel destinations, a statement from Nepal Tourism
Board (NTB) said.
"Trekking in Nepal is one of those travel benchmarks, like
seeing the Taj Mahal, or diving the Great Barrier Reef, or the
first time you eat fried locusts. By the end of your trek, you
may vow never to climb anything higher than the stairs around
your home town, but the experience of the Himalaya will stay
with you for a lifetime.
"This is a collection of destinations and experiences that we
rate as the stuff people really should consider for next year.
Whatever your own style dictates, you should be able to find
inspiration in these destinations," The Himalayan Times cited
Adam Bennett, manager of Asia-Pacific communications as saying.
"They'll take you from the familiar to the far away, both
geographically and culturally, and more than likely have you
reaching for your travel bag," Adam Bennett said.
The list released Monday is The Lonely Planet's fifth in its
annual collection of the best places to go and things to do in
the year ahead.
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flights in December
India's leading private sector airline Jet Airways is
introducing daily flights from India's commercial capital Mumbai
to Kathmandu from December 2. The airline will use Boeing 737
for Kathmandu-Mumbai flights.
Jet Airways currently operates 13 flights a week in Kathmandu-New
Delhi sector. The airline will increase its flights on the
Kathmandu-New Delhi sector to 14 flights a week effective from
November 17.
"The Nepal-India sector is a very busy one, in terms of leisure
and business air traffic. We are confident that our new daily
services on the sector will be much appreciated," Nikos Kardaiss,
acting JEO, Jet Airways, stated in the company's website.
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to fly to Lhasa in 2010
Nepali and Chinese officials have agreed to operate
Kathmandu-Lhasa-Kathmandu flights by designated Nepali airlines.
The agreement was reached during the Third Joint Tourism
Coordination Committee Meeting on November 9.
Joint secretary of the Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation
Murari Bahadur Karki and Deputy Director General of the Tibet
Tourism Administration Wang Songping signed the agreement.
Nepal Airlines Corporation will start the direct flight to Lhasa,
while China Airlines will operate Canton-Lhasa-Kathmandu
flights.
The meeting also decided to promote a joint rafting industry by
the private sector of both sides, develop an action plan to
establish a trekking route from Lomanthang of Nepal to
Mansarovar of Tibet.
Meanwhile, officials of both the countries are making
preparation to resume direct bus service between Kathmandu and
Lhasa. The bus service has remained defunct for the last three
years.
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Kathmandu-Lhasa bus service to restart
The bus service between Kathmandu and Lhasa, which has remained
defunct for the last three years, will resume from February
2010, according to reports.
The trans-Himalayan bus service, which commenced on May 1, 2005,
was suspended in 2006 due to transportation permit hassles.
In order to insert a new momentum to the upcoming Nepal Tourism
Year, Nepal and China are said to be working to restart the bus
service between Kathmandu and the capital of China's Tibet
Autonomous Region.
According to the Nepal Tourism Board (NTB), attempts will be
made to link directly with travel and tours operators who will
operate chartered bus service on the Kathmandu-Lhasa route due
to long procedural problems in obtaining transportation permits.
Both countries had started direct bus service between Kathmandu
and Lhasa on April 29, 2005, 11 years after signing of a
transport agreement between Nepal and China.
The state-owned Sajha Yatayat and Himalaya Limited Corporation
were designated as operating agencies of Nepal and the Tibet
Autonomous Region of China respectively.
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Global warming: Nepali Cabinet to meet on Everest
KATMANDU, Nepal Nepal's Cabinet will hold a meeting on
Mount Everest to highlight the threat from global warming, which
is causing glaciers to melt in the Himalayas, an official said
Monday.
The Cabinet will meet at the Everest base camp later this month,
just ahead of an international climate change conference next
month in Copenhagen, Denmark, Forest and Soil Conservation
Minister Deepak Bohara said.
Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal and other Cabinet members will
fly by plane to the 17,400-foot (5,300-meter) camp, the starting
point for mountaineers attempting to climb the world's highest
mountain.
Bohara said the meeting is an attempt to highlight the problem
of melting glaciers in the Himalayas.
Glaciers are melting at an alarming rate, creating lakes whose
walls could burst and flood villages below. Melting ice and snow
also make the routes for mountaineers less stable and more
difficult to follow.
Last month, members of the Maldives' government held an
underwater Cabinet meeting to highlight the threat of global
warming to the world's lowest-lying nation. President Mohammed
Nasheed and 13 other government officials donned scuba diving
suits and took their seats at a table on the ocean floor 20
feet (six meters) under the surface of a lagoon.
Separately, a renowned Everest climber said he and
mountaineering colleagues are planning to travel to Copenhagen
next month to highlight the impact of climate change on the
mountains.
Appa, a Nepalese Sherpa guide who has scaled the 29,035-foot
(8,850-meter) peak 19 times, said climbers from all over the
world will join the campaign. |