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Tiji Festival Trekking, Upper Mustang, Lomanthang 2022

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Tiji Festival Trekking, Upper Mustang, Lomanthang  2022 Tiji Festival of upper Mustang is a unique cultural event started centuries ago while the area was independent kingdom of Lo people.  It's the festival known as chasing away demons or bad spirits from the walled city of Lomanthang.  The festival takes place in the month of April or May every year based on lunar calendar of Tibetan tradition.  You can witness this beautiful festival  along with cultural display of the Mustang People. The trip is combined with exhilarating trek to upper Mustang and Lomanthang the capital of old Mustang Kingdom and the center where the event takes place.  Next year three day's Tiji festival is taking place on 27 to 30 May, 2022.  We already have few people showing interest for the trek starting in Kathmandu on 19 May and ending on 04 June 2022. If your holidays meet these dates and interested to be in the Himalaya on an special occasion, join with excellent local guide to experience the

Nepal's Mountain Tourism in Disdain

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Nepal's Mountain Tourism in Disdain is a Translated Version (from Nepali) of an Opinion Feature Published on 27th September 2021 Issue of Arthik Abhiyan Daily The World Tourism Day, Kathmandu, Nepal Enchanting Himalaya  Covering more than 80 percent of the country with  hills and high mountains; most of the 14 highest mountains in the world above 8000 meters including the highest one Mount Everest, are located in Nepal. Furthermore, the main part of the world's longest mountain range the Himalayas is also here, which makes Nepal one of the most popular destinations in the world for hikers, trekkers and climbers.   It is needless to mention that, hundreds of thousands of visitors come to Nepal to experience these wonders of nature. However, the state has always misjudged the Mountain Tourism which possesses the power of boasting the economy and identity of the country in much greater level.   It is enough to look at the government's budget speech presented every year to il