Holiday Specials
Holiday Specials
A selection of the choicest places in and around Kathmandu to celebrate your Christmas and New Year’s:
Annapurna’s Wonderland
Hotel Annapurna’s carnival includes face painting, cookie decorations, bouncy castles and games for children. 24-25 December
Hotel Annapurna, Darbar Marg
Free entrance
Hyatt Regency
Options of New year’s eve set dinner, dinner buffet and New year’s day brunch at Rs 6,999, Rs 5,999 and Rs 2,999 respectively.
Hyatt Regency, Baudha, (01)4491234
Club Himalaya
Celebrate New Year’s eve above the clouds in Nagarkot’s most famous hotel. Package includes accommodation, appetisers, gala dinner, mid-night snacks, brunch and in-house DJ. Rs 12,000 nett , 31 December, Club Himalaya, Nagarkot, (01)4442726
Hotel Shangri-la
On Christmas Day, enjoy Shangri-la’s Starry Night BBQ with live performance by Ciney Gurung. 25 December, 7pm onwards Hotel Shangri la, Lajimpat Rs 2,000, (01)4412999
North Face Kathmandu Ultra, Challenging running events from 12km to 80km in the Shivapuri National Park. 2 January Registration: North Face store (Sherpa Adventure Outlet), Tridevi Marg, (01)4445101
Dog on the ramp, Nepal’s first ever dog fashion show.
26 December, 12pm onwards, Lainchaur Table Tennis Hall
Ticket charges from Rs 300 to Rs 1,000. Registration: 9818279506
Discussing Karnali, A discussion: are NGOs in Karnali a progenitor of progress or of dependency? 29 December, 3 to 4.30 pm Martin Chautari, Thapathali, (01)4238050
Sekuwa fest, Celebrate the new year's with delicious food and live music at Baje Ko Sekuwa 31 December to 1 January, 5pm onwards Battisputali, Sorhakhutte and Lajimpat (01)4492130, (01)4354105, (01)4441672
Donate a blanket, Sasto Deal is collecting funds to buy blankets for people in Gorkha, Dhading and Sindhupalchok. www.sastodeal.com/page/donate-a-blanket
Tansen Ultra 2015, Don’t miss the downhill, urban cross-country and trail running races for both amateurs and professionals Registration: www.gnarlybiking.com/tansen/register 26 December