Let's Intensify Visit Nepal 2011 Campaign

Government of Nepal in consultation with Nepalese travel trade sector and concerned organizations/experts decided on October 25, 2008 to launch a national tourism campaign "Nepal Tourism Year 2011". This announcement reflects the government’s anticipation to bring into Nepal at least one million international tourists by the year 2011 and tourism industry’s exigency to organize a tourism promotion campaign for wider impact.




With the badge of adventure destination glittering and the adage “Atithi Devo Bhava” (Guests are Gods) embedded in our culture, the portfolio of tourism products never cease to mesmerize the visitors. The unparallel cultural, geographical, ethnic and bio diversities of the country allure visitors to Nepal time and again which truly substantiates the spirit of Nepal tourism brand ‘Naturally Nepal, once is not enough !'



The concept of Nepal Tourism Year 2011 envisions harnessing these opportunities and strengths and bringing together the commitment of the government, expertise and experiences of the organizations like Nepal Tourism Board, aptitude and dynamism of the private sector and communities for further tourism development in the country. Representation and active participation from the major political parties, members of the Constitution Assembly and Right groups is always taken into prominence in order to make the campaign inclusive and participatory in modus operandi and effective in result. The campaign will also focus on mobilizing the networks of the Non-Resident Nepalis (NRN) communities, Nepalese diplomatic missions abroad, INGOs and NGOs, airlines and national and international media. Similarly, friends and well-wishers of Nepal, tourism academicians and celebrities will be approached in order to highlight the campaign internally as well as internationally.

New series of excitement in Nepal..........Beach Cricket.

KATHMANDU
For the first time, Nepal will witness its own Beach Cricket Festival 2010 to be organised by Shangri-La Cricket Academy at the Riverside Spring Resort in Kurintar. A press meet held on February 24 where was the organisers, sponsors and promoters shared their views.


Aamir Akhtar, Director of Shangri-La Cricket Academy said, “Basically the idea behind this is to promote the game of cricket and domestic tourism through sports. The participants won’t be veteran cricketers but amateurs from government organisations, private corporates, INGOs, filmstars, et cetera. UNDP, ICIMOD staff, WWF, Chaudhary Group, filmstars led by Ashok Sharma, Rajesh Hamal, Nikhil Uprety, Rekha Thapa are few of the registered teams. We would in fact want to promote women participation.”


Namrata Shrestha is the goodwill ambassador, while Malvika Subba and Gagan Thapa are the official promoters and supporters of the festival.


Beach cricket Festival is scheduled for different weekends that will commence from March 26 and 27. An Indo-Nepal match is scheduled for April 9 and 10 and the Third Inter Bank match is for April 16 and 17.


Only five players per team will play five overs a side. It is an injury-free game for it will be played with special soft balls. A Caribbean pool party, interactive games and live Dj music are among the special features.


Dhruba N Shrestha, working committee member of Nepal Tourism Year 2011 expressed, “Our main motive is to promote tourism in different sectors. Sports tourism plays a huge role in strengthenin

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Swargadwari in Pyuthan - a heavenly spritual destination....

Swargadwari is a hilltop temple complex and pilgrimage site in Pyuthan District, Nepal commemorating the special role of cows in Hinduism. It is said to have been founded by one Guru Maharaj who spent most of his life in the vicinity herding and milking thousands of cows. According to traditional stories, some of his devotees followed him to see where he took the cows, but they never could find him.



Before he left physical body the Guru gave some of his powers to a few disciples. On the day he departed his physical body by his own wish, a number of people gathered around him at the place where he habitually meditated. The Guru left his body after bidding goodbye to his disciples and other followers. His favourite cow also died at the same instant, then the rest of the cows miraculously disappeared within a few days. There are also accounts of cows emptying their milk by themselves every day at the same time, at the place where the Guru died.

The accessible route to Pyuthan is via Ghorahi of Dang district from where visitors can take public buses that enroute daily to Pyuthan.

Let's make " Visit Nepal 2011" a huge success !!!!!!!!

It is our great pleasure that we are going to observe the year 2011 AD as " Visit Nepal Year " but only the declarances are not going to be enough for its promotion.
So, all we people from our individual side should be committed to make the year 2011 AD, a year of commencement of Nepal's progress. We all have to get all the political hindrances solved and a new foundation for a new and improvised Nepal laid. Visit Nepal Year would be the first milestone that leads us to the golden era in terms of democracy, human development, and of course infrastructure, economic and finally the overall development of our motherland.
So, let's grab this opportunity which has come as Visit Nepal year 2011 to favour us step in to the track of optimism and progress.
What I (as a blogger) need is your regular feedbacks on my blog and of course your most valuable suggestions and the informations about the places with probabilities of tourism development that you are familiar with.
Thank You.

Visiting Nepal : Once is never enough