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Is Nepal safe to travel after earthquakes

Nepal Travel advice & Safety
Mountain Sherpa Admin
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Jul 07, 2016

Is Nepal safe to travel after earthquakes?

The recent earthquake in Nepal has created lots of confusion in the international market whether or not Nepal is safe to travel. The uncertainty, the hesitancy is understandable as the devastating earthquake had shaken up the lives here in Nepal, however, things are gradually catching up the pace and life is slowly coming back to normalcy. Here are some important information that we have collected from various sources which should help learn more about Nepal – after the quake.

Is Nepal Safe?

The Government of Nepal, Ministry of culture, Tourism and Civil aviation on its press release has assured that Nepal is safe and secured place to visit. Except for the earthquake worst hit districts (out of 75 districts of Nepal, only 8 are affected), life has come back to normalcy; everyone is back to their daily routines.

Here is what Andrew Jones a vice-chairman of the Pacific Asia Travel Association (Pata) has to say "I have visited Nepal several times. My first impression towards Nepal after the April 25 deadly earthquake was that the country had been devastated. The international media reports showed that everything had been destroyed. But when I arrived here, it was much better than I had anticipated. To be honest, I didn’t have any problems visiting the country. No dangers at all. In general, I don’t find Nepal unsafe to visit. There are many places in Nepal that have escaped the disaster, and there are many places to visit."

Tribhuvan international airport (TIA): 

The country’s international airport is back into its normal operation. All international and domestic flights are operating normally.

Trekking routes & other destinations:

"There are still many places in Nepal which is safe for trekking. Affected parts can be re-constructed and restarted within a month" - Tourism expert Prachanda Man Shrestha.

Everest Region:

As per the Toursim.gov.np, the Everest Trekking Route (Khumbu Trekking) is safe. Moreover, our team has also reached up to Namche and has assured that it is safe for trekking.

Annapurna Region:

 The Annapurna routes are safe, these areas have very minimal impact of the earthquake.

Mustang/Dolpo/Makalu:

 These are also the least affected trekking areas. It has been assured that Mustang & Dolpo can be operated in this summer without any issue.

Other Popular Destinations:

 Many of the trekking routes have a minimum impact of earthquake. Moreover, other popular destinations like Pokhara, Lumbini, Palpa, Chitwan, Bardiya and various national parks and wildlife reserves are safe and intact.

Places in mid and Far western development regions like Dolpa, Rara of Mugu, Badimalika, Khaptad, Rolpa/Rukum are known as center and capital of natural beauty.

We can develop gurilla trekking Trail in these areas. TAAN has discovered more than three dozens of trekking routes and now they want to develop it and increase number of tourists according to chief of Trekking Agents Association of Nepal Mr. GR Panta.

Heritage sites of Nepal:

The government is opening heritage sites in Kathmandu for tourists from June 15. Director General of the Department of Archaeology confirmed that they will open Kathmandu Durbar Square, Swoyambhunath and Patan Durbar Square for the tourists officially from that day. He further added that Boudhanath, Budhanilkantha and Pashupatinath are safe for sightseeing even today.

Hotels/Resorts:

Most of the hotels in the Kathmandu valley are in full operations including five star hotels, resorts and other restaurants. The Government of Nepal is inspecting hotels to identify if the property is safe to stay or not considering the extent of damage caused by the recent earthquake.

Communications:

 Telephone services, Internet is operating as normal.It is the high time to explore Nepal and visit virgin destinations of Nepal. And as mentioned in the TIME, one of the Best Way to Help Nepal Recover from the Quake is to Go There on Vacation. You will see something different this time – the other side of Nepal.

We are now taking booking for 2015 and 2016 treks in Nepal and are fully confident to organize the safe and best memorable trip to you.

We assure all of you that trekking in Nepal is totally safe now and we would like to encourage you to plan to trek and climb in Nepal as soon as possible as that is the best way you can help the local people and recovery the country economy after such devastating natural disaster. Our company is committed to helping many small village communities - to bring a small positive change and hope to the lives of earthquake affected people and help with the children's education by rebuilding shelters, houses and schools. As our social responsibility, we successfully distribute emergencies relief items in different earthquake affected village of Nepal. For details visit our Foundation webpage below:

http://mountainsherpafoundation.org/completed-project/

We look forward to have you join us on treks, tours and expedition of your dream this year.If you have any question, please do not hesitate to email us.

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