Call to scrap Upper Mustang tourist fee
Premium permit fees are keeping tourists away from the trans-Himalayan district, impacting on the local economy
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China opens Kailas-Mansarovar pilgrimage…
…But only for Nepalis, and conditions apply
To make up for monsoon slack, Nepal opts for spiritual tourism
Whenever tourism in Nepal suffers a slump, it is young westerners seeking enlightenment that compensate for fewer visitor numbers.After every political upheaval,...
The right path
It is easy to be disappointed by Lumbini. Scruffy, dusty and unbearably hot this time of year, it looks from the outside...
U Thant, Kenzō Tange and the Buddha's birthplace
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBmGxGmpg8E&feature=youtu.beWhen the Burmese Buddhist Secretary-General of the United Nations, U Thant, visited Nepal in 1967 he flew to Lumbini for a pilgrimage...
The Buddha was born in Lumbini
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5k1Yv6mNZ_wAs the birthplace of the Buddha, Lumbini is among the four holy sites that pilgrims from the world over travel to during...
The power and pull of Pathibhara
There is a belief that a pilgrimage to the mountain-top shrine of Pathibhara is all it takes to have one’s wish granted by the...
The stupa of a million dewdrops
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iW60CnUgR-IThree elderly people look up with wonder and reverence, palms pressed together at the Boudhanath stupa towering over them. Sonam Yangjung Lama,...
A temple by another name
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=iW60CnUgR-IUntil a few decades ago, the white dome of Boudha capped with its gilded tower and finial, and all-seeing eyes was so...
Seti's gorgeous gorges
Nepal’s rivers are older than the Himalaya, and their waters have been cutting channels over millions of years as the mountains rose. The...
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