Himalayan Footsteps

Monthly Archives: December 2011

Best Time to Travel to Nepal

When planning holidays, often the choice of a destination depends on the weather in the country at the time of travel. No one wants to spend their holidays in a blazing heat of 40 degrees, or unable to go anywhere … Continue reading


Visit Lumbini Year 2012

After the official Visit Nepal year 2011, the government of Nepal now announced the official Visit Lumbini Year 2012. Lumbini is the historic birthplace of Lord Buddha and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is hoped, that the Visit Lumbini Year … Continue reading


Where to Spend New Year in Nepal

On travel forums often the question pops up where is the best place for travellers to spend New Year in a country. For Nepal, this question can be answered with Pokhara: For 13 years now the town has been celebrating … Continue reading


Ancient Human Remains Found in Mustang

Recent findings in Mustang in Western Nepal have uncovered ancient human remains, dating back at least 3,000 years. An international team has been researching in the area since 2008. The recent findings of remains in caves suggest an independent civilisation … Continue reading


Travel in a Palace on Wheels

In Rajasthan, visitors can go on one of the greatest rail journeys in the world: You can board a palace on wheels and be carried through the wonders of this state, enjoying the luxurious facilities and services on the train. … Continue reading


Rainbow Children’s Home School Trip

Some of Rainbow Children’s Home’s children were lucky to go on an educational school trip this week. Class 6 pupils of the Tal Barahi Government School were taken on a visit around Pokhara valley. The students visited museums, temples, waterfalls, … Continue reading


Living Bridges

The state Meghalaya in north-eastern India is home of the Khasi Hills. This area experiences particularly high rainfall at certain times of the year – several villages here fight for the title of being the rainiest place on earth. The … Continue reading


Brand New Brochures!

Our brand new brochures are ready to view online and download! We’ve not only got one, but two brochures packed with our best tours in the Himalayas: Click here to view our Sightseeing brochure, which is packed with the most … Continue reading


Flight Only Booking Service Stopped

Himalayan Footsteps wishes to inform our customers that we no longer provide a flight only booking service, however we are continuing to book flights for customers who purchase tours. A new and exciting page will be replacing the flights page on the … Continue reading


Open Evening: People & Places Review

On Wednesday we had another very successful open evening in our store in Morningside. The event was fully booked and the store was crammed with people. Olly took our visitors on a journey to the people and places of Nepal, … Continue reading