Bicycle tour to revive tourism in Nepal 


KATHMANDU: Nepal's travel agencies have joined hands by organizing a bicycle tour to revive the COVID-19 impacted tourism industry in Nepal. 

In support of the Nepal Tourism Board, the Trekking Agencies Association of Nepal (TAAN), the Nepal  Mountaineering Association (NAM), and the Nepal Travel and Tour Association (NATTA) have arranged a bicycle tour.

The Nepal Bicycle Tour began with cycling from the office of the Nepal Tourism Board. Mr. Dhananjaya Regmi, the board's CEO, saw the cyclists off. Cyclists can ride from the western part of Mahendranagar to the eastern part of Pashupatinagar. The bike tour will be organized by renowned cyclist and Everest summit man Pushkar Shah. In their three-week-long sojourn, the riders 

would travel a distance of 1624 KM. Board member Deepak Mahat said that this bike tour will help the tour help breathe new life into the tourism industry affected by COVID-19 and promote the Board's message throughout the nation as the cyclist pedal across the world.