GKN Mission Everest

Explore Himalaya is proud to be associated as the logistic partner for the GKN Mission Everest in May 2007. Bear Grylls and Gilo Gardozo are all set to fly over Mount Everest by paramotors..

Visit the GKN Mission Everest Website

Fishtail Air: Helicopter tour

Fishtail Air Pvt. Ltd. has relaunched its operation from the 10th of April 2007. It's a helicopter charter service company established in 1997 by an experienced management team who has had many years of experience in helicopter operation and in the tourism sector.
They operate the AS 350 B series of helicopters which are manufactured by Eurocopter, France and are very popular all over the world. Explore Himalaya is proud to have its participation in the operation as a promoter. Mr. Suman Pandey is the new CEO of Fish Tail Air.

Fishtail Air offers helicopter tours in the Himalaya such as Heli trekking, sightseeing tours (in various areas like Annapurna, Everest...), rescue flights, special missions,etc...

For any interest or requirements, please contact Fishtail Air directly.
www.fishtailair.com / office@fishtailair.com / Tel: +977-4-4493670

2007 TRADE SHOWS

February and March for Explore Himalaya had been very insightful and educative as we represented Nepal in many international tourism events.

Mr. Bhagirath Singha, our General Manager, participated in FITUR 2007, a Trade fair held from 31st January to 4th February in Madrid.
We received overwhelming responses from visitors and co-participants during BIT (Borsa Internationale del Turismo) Milan held from 22nd to 25th February. Mr. Bimal Chhetri, our Sales and Marketing Manager, and Robiolo Battista, our Marketing Consultant, were the representatives from Nepal in this Trade Fair.
In March there was another international Trade Show in Germany, 41st ITB (International Tourism Exchange) Berlin, from 7th to 11th in which Suman Pandey (our President ), Julien Van Loye ( our Marketing Consultant ) and Ms. Savneet Bagga ( Operation Manager of our India-based office, 'Kipling India Travel' ) were amongst the participants from 184 countries and territories.
Recently, Mr. Suman Pandey attended 2007 ASTA's International Destination Expo – Asia convention in Jeju, South Korea, from 25th to 29th March 2007.

All these forums have proved very fruitful for us in understanding international tourism industry, internalizing the interests of consumers and building a network of contacts for business sustainability.

Lhakpa Ri and North Col: Sri-Lankan Expedition

Marlon Saldin and Cooray Arjuna Lester Shehan will attempt to climb the North Col on the 1st of May and Lhakpa Ri on the 3rd of May 2007. If they succeed, they will become the first Sri-Lankans to summit a mountain over 7000 meters high. Best of luck!

Everest Expedition

James Stuart McGuiness from Project Himalaya is leading three expeditions groups from 17th April to 17th July 2007 with seven climbing Sherpas and two ABC cooks; six climbers will head for Everest expedition, two for North Col (7010m) & Lhakpa Ri (7045m) and one climber for North Col.

2007 Korea Flying Jump Gim Hae Everest Expedition

20 pax from Korea (one is a Korean with American passport) arrived in Kathmandu on the 15th of March 2007 for Everest Expedition. Mr. Jae Soo Kim is the leader in this expedition. The group will be accompanied by eight climbing Sherpas and four staffs as Kitchen crew. The left Kathmandu on the 2nd of April 2007 to start their expedition.

Tibetan sacred mountain: Mount Kailash

Mount Kailash, located in far west corner of Tibet is the most sacred peak of Asia. The beauty of the 6700-meter high Mount Kailash, that looks like a symmetrical cone shaped rock capped by pure crystalline ice all the time, is echoed in various mythological and literary works.

Dominating the north of the Himalayan Barrier with its spectacular view, the Mount Kailash (or Mt. Kailas) is equally venerated as the holiest pilgrimage site by Hindus, Buddhists, Jains and Bön-Po.

A three-day trek (Parikrama or Kora) around Mount Kailash over a 5630 meter Drolma La (pass), clockwise for Buddhists and Hindus, and anti-clockwise followers of the ancient Bon religion, is said to erase the sins of a lifetime. To complete the Kailash pilgrimage one should bath in the sacred Lake Manasarovar, stunningly set on the Tibetan plateau bordered by the majestic Gurla Mandata.

> See our Mount Kailash Tours

Nepali Traditional Marriage Program

We are back with our Nepali Traditional Marriage Program. With the support from UK-based travel company, The Travel Directors, we are organizing this programme for a couple from each of the three tourist groups on 16th, 18th and 23rd May 2007 respectively with an objective to promote Nepali culture internationally. The programme will include entire rituals that generally take place in Nepali traditional marriage.

> More information

Photography Contest

Send us your best photography and win a gift certificate of USD100 towards your next trip with Explore Himalaya. Your photo will be featured in the May edition of our newsletter and accessible from our website.

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