Vol. IX Issue III | Nepal Tourism Board

Visit Nepal 2020 Inaugurated

Rt. Hon’ble President of Nepal Bidya Devi Bhandari officially launched Visit Nepal 2020 on Jan. 1, 2020, with the slogan ‘Lifetime Experiences’ by lighting the Flame of Unity at the Dasharath Stadium in Kathmandu in the presence of top national and international officials. Hon’ble Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Yogesh Bhattarai hosted the show attended by hundreds of professionals from all sectors. The inauguration ceremony of the mega campaign kicked off with chanting of mantras of seven religions — Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, Kiratism, Christianity, Jainism, Sikhism — practised in the country. Viber stickers of VN 2020 and mascot for the campaign, Yeti, were also released during the inauguration. Similarly, cultural performances and firework shows were put up in celebration of the year 2020 where Nepal tourism is expected to reach a new milestone with 2 million tourists.

Nepal to Host Fashion Show at Kalapatthar

To raise awareness about Global Climate Change and to showcase the natural beauty of Nepal, Kasa and RB Diamond in coordination with Nepal Tourism Board and Visit Nepal Year 2020 are organizing “The Mt. Everest Fashion Runway“- a Guinness Book of World Record attempt which is scheduled for Jan. 26, 2020, at Kalapatthar with a theme of Sustainability. The event will be the first of its kind with 15 supermodels from Milan and 5 models from Nepal putting up a show for 45 minutes at 5,644 m in the Everest Region.

Elephant Festival for Elephant Conservation

The 16th edition of Elephant Festival kicked off in Nepal’s popular tourism destination Chitwan on Thursday, Dec. 26, 2019, with the participation of hundreds of elephants. Elephant festival has been included in the annual tourism calendar as the much-celebrated international event. Besides the elephant adventures, the festival also features a cultural procession, ethnic dances and musical programs with stalls of variety of local foods.

Launching of “Nepal Land of Contrast -5”

“Nepal – Land of Contrast -5” was released by Photo Journalist Club of Nepal on Jan. 5, 2019. Photos for the book were chosen from the photo contest of 2075 by PJ Club. Similarly, Photo Contest 2076 was also announced at the program. Photography and tourism are intrinsically linked, and photography plays a crucial role in the promotion of tourism destinations.

Upcoming Events

Maghe Sankranti
Jan. 15, 2020

Maghe Sankranti is celebrated on the first day of Magh (around mid-January). Nepali people celebrate it as the beginning of the auspicious month of Magh.
The festival is a harbinger of longer and relatively warmer days in comparison to the cold month of Poush. On this day, the sun is believed to start moving toward the Northern Hemisphere. In that sense, Maghe Sankranti is similar to solstice festivals in other religious traditions.

Paubha Art exhibition by Lok Chitrakar
Jan. 11 – 24, 2020

Lok is the journey of an artist, a father, a son, a teacher and a student. Throughout a career that spans four decades, Lok Chitrakar has created a lasting legacy. His skills as a painter are unparalleled, which are seen through his works such as Chintamani. A combination of technical perfection and mental patience, have given birth to a work that transcends art and enters the realm of Dharma. This exhibition is the journey to getting to the point of mastery of ones art. How did one get there? What were the hurdles?