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Dolpo is located inside the Shy - Phoksundo National Park of mid-western Nepal , behind the Dhaulagiri massif, towards the Tibetan Plateau. Upper Dolpo region is another remote hidden destination in far west where Nepal's most tranquil and natural beauty is still unexplored.  The home of herbal land, unspoiled trans-Himalayan culture, Buddhist monuments, unique human civilization at high altitude is worth a visit. Trekking around the Dolpo region is an unforgettable journey in every visitor's life. Observing different rain shadow landscapes with stunning mountain views, wild flowers, Himalayan blue sheep, snow leopards, and huge birds Himalayan griffon. It's difficult to grow crops there, which makes life difficult for the local people, so most of them are involved in the salt trade from Tibet, this traditional culture continue in Doplo generation to generation.  Dolpo is protected by Shey-Phoksundo National Park. It lies to the north of the Dhaulagiri Range bordering t...

A delegation of Trekking Agencies' Association of Nepal (TAAN) met with Minister for Tourism and Civil Aviation Sharat Singh Bhandari and expressed concerned over the decision of the people of Upper Mustang to bar trekkers from entering the area from October 1. It also drew the government's attention over the Dolpa District Development Committee's decision to collect Rs 500 each from trekkers to Dolpo region from the coming season. The delegation also said the imposition of additional fees and obstructions on popular trekking routes could make negative impact on the tourism industry ahead of Nepal Tourism Year 2011. Locals of Upper Mustang a few days ago had decided to bar trekkers to the region, stating that the Home Ministry hadn't released 60 percent of the royalty fee collected from trekkers for development works at the local level, despite expressing commitment to do so.

As a flock of seagulls swoops on a salmon farm in New Zealand's Marlborough Sounds, attracted by the thrashing fish within, tour boat operator Peter Beech sighs and says: "I'm not sure this is a fight we can win." Beech has plied the pristine waters at the top of the South Island all his life but fears plans to increase aquaculture in the Sounds will create an ecological time bomb in the area his family has lived in for six generations. The New Zealand government has announced the end of a 10-year moratorium on aquaculture in the region, a magnet for tourists who come to marvel at dolphins, seals and whales on eco-tours such as those operated by Beech. "It has the potential to turn our beautiful Sounds into one great big fish farming area," he said. The New Zealand King Salmon Company has applied to create more fish farms in the area to double its output to 15,000 tonnes by 2015 as part of a long-term plan to become an NZ$500 million ($410 million) comp...

Kathmandu  - Nepal's Tourism Year 2011 has claimed the first Indian casualties with police arresting three men for allegedly seeking commercial sex in the capital. Rafiq Hussain, 40, Shahid Ahmad, 49, and Nadim Ahmad, 40, were arrested Saturday during a raid on a spa and beauty parlour in a key area of the capital that had been under surveillance following complaints by locals, police said. 'We raided the Natural Spa and Beauty Parlour located near the Yak and Yeti hotel,' inspector Krishna Prasad Koirala told IANS. 'The three Indian men were caught in compromising positions.' Six Nepali women, including the owner of the spa, were also arrested. The other five women, in their 20s, reportedly said they had come for beauty treatment while police claimed they were commercial sex workers. The three men told police they were tourists who had arrived from Lucknow, the capital of India's Uttar Pradesh state. On Sunday, the men were taken to the Kathmandu chief dist...

To reach the best place to see Mount Everest (known locally as Sagarmatha), from Nepal s capital city of Kathmandu you first take a half-hour flight on a small plane to Lukla, then walk 31 miles to the small city of Namche. The trekking is by foot, up 12,000 feet over an unpaved path that's inaccessible to motorized vehicles. Fifteen feet wide in some places, as narrow as five in others, the alternately rocky and smooth path ascends and descends, traversing narrow steel bridges over fast-flowing rivers, and a landscape of Himalayan peaks, pine forests and valleys. A vast number of faded but still lively Buddhist prayer flags hang from passing buildings. Tourism is an important part of Nepal's economy and Sagarmatha National Park is a popular destination, with people drawn to the roof of the world. Each year, about 25,000 tourists visit. But tourism, and the people it brings with it, creates a "population effect" in the region. An average of four service people migrat...

Nepal launched open Nepal Tourism Year 2011 on Friday amid a special ceremony at Dasarath Stadium in the capital. “I declare the beginning of Nepal Tourism Year 2011 for peace, prosperity and stability,” said President Dr Ram Baran Yadav, officially inaugurating the program. Representatives of nearly a dozen institutions organized a colorful cultural show. A paragliding motor show was also held, with 21 pilots exhibiting their skill for half an hour in a sky colorful with the NTY flag and balloons to the joy of nearly 25,000 participants. Nepal Police, Armed Police Force, Nepal Army and school children presented group demonstrations of their skills and performed group dances during the five-hour inaugural ceremony. Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal said that NTY 2011 was aimed at giving a message to outside world that Nepal was a safe and attractive destination to visit. “Leaving behind a decade long conflict, we have crossed four years of the peace process. For stable peace, ...