Trekking is a huge business in Nepal with over 16 percent of tourists going on hiking and trekking trips in 2019 alone and 11 percent in 2021. From the Everest Base Camp trek to the northern trails of Upper Mustang, there are plenty of world-class treks that you can enjoy either solo or as part of a group trek.

Being a woman in Nepal and to travel solo is a dare. Most of the time, women are skeptical about travelling alone and there are various reasons to feel so.

KATHMANDU, May 27: Solo Travel Nepal has launched the ‘Fourth Solo Woman Travel Challenge’ this year as Swo-Yatra 2018.

KATHMANDU, April 4: Art has no language. It directly enters the hearts of the people, and does not need the help of words. It is above the limitations of border, culture, race, and language. It has the potential to unite the humanity. Art enthusiasts are passionate about art in any form. Theatre art is one such forms that is beyond the limitations of petty divisions created by men.

Pemba Sherpa and Jason Shah, better known as Sherpa Shah, were avid travelers who went around travelling solo in different parts of the country.

Travelling alone can seem daunting from the comfort of home. What happens if you get stranded somewhere? Can you go out at night solo? Won’t it feel weird to eat in a restaurant alone?

KATHMANDU, Nov 14: For a very long time, I had been meaning to get away from all the noise around me. All that was happening around me had consumed me and I needed a breath of fresh air. So, this Saturday I decided to take that time for myself and go on a hike, alone. Yes, I went on a hike alone with some people I did not know. The idea of solo hiking turned out to be just what I needed to reset my mind.

KATHMANDU, Nov 9: Laxman Ishar of Bright Future Higher Secondary School on Wednesday bagged the first prize at the three-day long National Solo Theatre Festival for Children organized by Kathmandu Pragya Kunja School at Shilpee Theatre.

KATHMANDU, Nov 7: When someone asks a child ‘what do you want to be in the future?’ the most common answers are either a doctor, nurse, engineer, or pilot. If someone says they want to become a singer or an actor, more often than not, they are not taken seriously.

KATHMANDU, Sept 7: Renowned singer Anju Panta is gearing up for her first ever solo musical performance scheduled for Saturday at the Nepal Academy Hall, Kamalpokhari. The Anju Panta Foundation is organizing the event.

Every once in a while you have to ditch your travel buddies and go on an adventure alone. Traveling alone provides you with an incredible opportunity to meet new people and experience new things. You will also learn to be a little independent and self-reliant as well. But traveling alone can be daunting so we asked some people who have ventured out alone for some basic tips. Here’s what they had to say.

LONDON, August 20: Singer Louis Tomlinson says being a solo artist is harder than being in the band One Direction.

LOS ANGELES, Nov 29: Benedict Cumberbatch-starrer Doctor Strange has become Marvel Studio's highest-grossing solo movie with USD 616 million worldwide, surpassing Iron Man starring Robert Downey Jr which grossed USD 585 million in 2008.

POKHARA, Oct 24: Israeli national Amit Mosche Reichman, 42, has gone missing while trekking along the Annapurna trekking circuit. Reichman had last contacted friends and families a week ago and was reported to have been trekking along the Mardi Himal trekking route. Since then his whereabouts remain unknown.

KATHMANDU, Sept 29: Nepali actor and theater director Sunil Pokharel has set off for a two and half month long US tour to showcase two solo plays – ‘Journey’ and ‘Yajnaseni: The Story of Draupadi’.