tourism

Village Tour

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Village Tour is the best way to explore villages of Nepal walking through the villages surrounding of Nepal, interaction with the warm and hospitable local people, buying their authentic handicraft products and observing their traditional rituals will bring one closer to understanding the diversity of cultures in Nepal. Tour in villages also gives opportunity to observe landscapes and vegetation found in the outskirts of the settlements. The people in these traditional villages offer a peep at their agro-based rural lifestyle, colorful costume, festivals which they celebrate with much joy and enthusiasm, and gracious hospitality. Home stay during the walk is the most exciting of all; it gives the opportunity to observe the interior decoration and gives the chance to learn the living style of the villagers of Nepal. It also helps to interact and know the people of its best. We offer you Sirubari Village Tour, Balthali Village Tour, Tamang Heritage Trail, Langtang Tour, Dolpa Experience Circuit Tour, Phoksundo Tour and Dolpa circuit tour. Note: Since this route and concept is new so, it is not that popular but it has the potential to be the best routes of Nepal.

Balthali Village Tour
Balthali Village Tour starts in a small village which is a small sleepy settlement which rests at the junction of Roshi and Ladku khola river. Balthali Village stands on a plateau which is just beyond Khopasi, 40km away from Kathmandu.
Sirubari Village Tour
Sirubari Village Tour takes you to the rural village called Sirubari situated in syangja district south west to the pokhara. The trail to the village is steep but well made and most people manage to reach the village after a three-hour walk.

Nepal Ghale Gaun Village Tour
Ghale gaun situated at the foot of Lamjung Himal in north central Nepal, is an exotic pristine village endowed with an unparallel scenic grandeur and a home to world famous Gurkha soldiers- the Gurungs.

Dolpa Experience Circuit (Dolpo)
Walking in the midst of the rugged natural landscape of Dolpa experiencing its natural beauty and it's remoteness you can't help but feel that this is a region with an atmosphere of holiness. Dolpa, also called "Ba Yul", has fascinating villages and is still a land of mystery, scenery and peace.

Dolpa Phoksundo Circuit (Unexplored)
Walking in the midst of the rugged natural landscape of Dolpa experiencing its natural beauty and it's remoteness you can't help but feel that this is a region with an atmosphere of holiness. Dolpa, also called "Ba Yul", has fascinating villages and is still a land of mystery, scenery and peace.

Tamang Heritage Trail
Tamang Heritage Trail is the new trekking routes in Nepal. It offers a view of Himalayan life-style and culture. The trail leads you to green midlands, beautiful landscapes of alpine terrain, flat meadows and rhododendron forest experiencing the beauty of the mountain region and culture of the Tamang people.

Tamang Heritage Trail to Langtang Tour
Tamang Heritage Trail is the new trekking routes in Nepal. It offers a view of Himalayan life-style and culture. The trail leads you to green midlands, beautiful landscapes of alpine terrain, flat meadows and rhododendron forest experiencing the beauty of the mountain region and culture of the Tamang people.

Jungle Safari

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Jungle Safari have a long history in Nepal. They first started as hunting trips for the Royal Family and big game hunters from around the world. In Nepal's protected National Parks you can observe the wildlife on foot, from the back of a jeep or even atop an elephant! Some of the animals you may come across include endangered one horned rhinos, deer, birds, monkeys and, if you are very lucky, a royal Bengal tiger. We recommend a jungle safari as the perfect way to relax, unwind and experience the wildlife of Nepal. We offer three to five day safari packages, with a choice of different standards of jungle lodges and tented camps. We arrange everything for you, from accommodation, National Park entrance permit; elephant back safari, nature walk, jungle drive, canoeing and even a traditional Tharu stick dance! We can arrange safaris in Royal Chitwan National Park, Bardia National Park and Royal Suklaphata Wildlife Reserve, Parsa wildlife reserve. A trip to one of Nepal's protected National Parks or Wildlife Reserves is a unique opportunity for students to experience some of Nepal's native flora and fauna. We can arrange safaris by jeep or elephant, both a great but safe way of viewing wildlife such as the one horned rhino, deer, monkeys, sloth bears and, if you are very lucky a royal Bengal tiger! There are also opportunities to visit the elephant-breeding center, see traditional Tharu dancing and visit a typical Tharu village.
Jungle Safari (Chitwan)
Chitwan Jungle Safari is the trip in Chitwan National Park which is one of the richest wildlife reserves in Asia with an area of 932 sq. km. in Chitwan is to the South in the map of Nepal. Chitwan 'Jungle Safari'
'Chitwan Jungle Safari' deals with Chitwan National Park is one of the richest wildlife reserves in Asia with an area of 932 sq. km. in Chitwan is to the South in the map of Nepal.

Chitwan Jungle Safari
Chitwan Jungle Safari deals with Chitwan National Park is one of the richest wildlife reserves in Asia with an area of 932 sq. km. in Chitwan is to the South in the map of Nepal.

Bardiya Jungle Safari
Bardiya Jungle safari deals with Bardiya National Park which was first gazetted in year 1976 and then further extended in 1984. It is situated in the mid-Far Western Terai and east of Karnali River with an area of 968 sq. km. of which 328 sq. km is buffer zone.

Bardiya Jungle Safari
Bardiya Jungle Safarideals with Bardiya National Park which was first gazetted in year 1976 and then further extended in 1984. It is situated in the mid-Far Western Terai and east of Karnali River with an area of 968 sq. km. of which 328 sq. km is buffer zone.
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Peak Climbing

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Peak Climbing is the one of the major sports observed in Nepal. More than anything else; Nepal is best known for its mountains and mountaineering. Nowhere else on earth can provide you such a concentration of high snow capped mountains and have the opportunity to climb some of the highest peaks of the world. Of course, Mount Everest immediately comes to mind when people think of Nepal is home to another seven peaks over 8000 meters and innumerable others between six and eight thousand meters. Currently 326 peaks are available for expedition with an additional 33 minor peaks being designated as Trekking peaks". A1 Excursion is fully organized to provide qualified & trained climbing guides to take non climbers for convenience, safety & expected successes. Apart from that we are ready to support of any kind of trekking peak and obtaining permission, providing other supporting staff during your climbing. All mountaineering trips are run with professional mountain Guides, cook & Sherpas. We provide handsome services for our patrons and make your trek simple and easiest one.
Mera Peak Climbing
Mera peak is considered one of the major and popular trekking peaks in Nepal. The Peak itself rises to the south of Everest. The ascent of the peak is technically straightforward, however, the heavy snow and the maze of crevasses can make the way longer to the summit.
Chulu West 'Peak Climbing'
Chulu west is one of the most popular area for 'peak climbing', which starts from west of Kathmandu. This is the regions classic long- distance 'peak climbing' for which you’ll need an absolute 18 to 21 days. Three weeks would be safer and more enjoyable.
Annapurna Circuit with Pisang Peak
Pisang Peak is one of the most popular trekking areas, which starts from west of Kathmandu. This is the region’s classic long-distance trek for which you’ll need around 21-24 days. Three weeks would be safer and more enjoyable.
Island Peak Climbing
The Everest region is well known for its world's glorious and highest mountain Mount Everest. This region is also a piece of heaven on Earth for the trekkers and it has four of world's 14 highest peaks i.e, Everest, Lhotse, Kanchanjunga, Cho-yu and other mountains.
Pisang Peak Climbing
Pisang Peak rises above from Pisang village and yak pastures in a uniform slope of ice and snow to the final summit pyramid. Pisang peak is considered one of the easy climbing peaks among the trekking peaks in Nepal.

'Island Peak Climbing'
Island Peak is the most popular trekking peak in Nepal. From Dingboche the mountain is seen as an island in a sea of ice. The summit is interesting and attractive with a highly glaciated west face rising from the Lhotse Glacier.

Mera Peak
Mera peak is considered one of the major and popular trekking peaks in Nepal. The Peak itself rises to the south of Everest. The ascent of the peak is technically straightforward, however, the heavy snow and the maze of crevasses can make the way longer to the summit.

Chulu East Peak Climbing
Chulu East is one of the most popular trekking & peak climbing area, which is situated west of Kathmandu. This is the region’s classic long-distance trek for which you’ll need around 21-24 days. Three weeks would be safer and more enjoyable.

Kanchenjunga Trek with Dromo Peak
Kanchanjunga sits astride the Nepal/Sikkim border only a few miles from Tibet. This route was opened to the trekkers in 1988, though people have trekked in the area in connection with mountaineering expedition since the turn of the century.

Tharpu
Tharphu Chuli also known as Tent Peak is situated in the heart of Annapurna Sanctuary and is among the few snow-clad summits at this height range in Nepal. This peak offers an ideal opportunity for those who want to summit a Himalayan peak, but who may otherwise be hesitant to try a higher peak.

Rafting in Nepal

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Rafting In Nepal has earned reputation of being one of the best places for providing the white-water challenges for paddlers. Due to the variety in mountain shape, the current in the rivers are very high which leads in the enormous excitement and adventure.. The combination of spectacular rivers, mountain scenery and rich cultural heritage makes Nepal an obvious river-runner's destination. Nepal is home to eight out of the fourteen highest peaks in the world with colorful and intricate Hindu religion to the austerity of the Buddhist monasteries. From these breathtaking heights, rivers crash down through the foothills, fed by monsoon rains and melting snow, on their way to the Great Plains of the Ganges.Nepal has many rivers for you to explore: Trishuli River (rafting for 1 up to 3 days), Seti River (2 days trip), Bhote Koshi River (rafting 2 days), Kali Gandaki River (3 days rafting), Marshyangdi River (rafting/kayaking 4 days), Sun Koshi River (rafting 7 to 9 days), Arun River (rafting adventure 9 days), Karnali River (whitewater rafting 10 days), Tamur River (whitewater adventure 11 days ). On these rivers you will find the world's most thrilling whitewater with a wide range of difficulties, warm water and bug free beaches for camping. All this makes a wealth of unlimited opportunities for great rafting, kayaking, Climbing, Mountaineering, biking, hiking and ever popular trekking adventures in Nepal. Nepal has something to offer to everyone.We are proud to share our wonderful country, culture, and our many years of experience in this field with you and give you an excellent opportunity to explore the remote countryside, which is never possible without river trips.We, A1 Excursion family, are very much excited and devoted on welcoming the rafters who want to raft or kayak in Nepal. Below are some of the best rafting routes in Nepal, filled with a new experience and excitement.
Sunkoshi River Rafting
Sunkoshi river rafting starts from Baseri (Dolalghat) and ends at Chatara. Baseri is 3 hours drive from Kathmandu to the east. Among many advantages of a long river trip, it is a pleasant diversity of things within a short span of time with a chance to see different species of flora and fauna available.
Seti River Rafting
Seti River starts from Kathmandu and ends near Chitwan. This river is normal graded river and it's good for beginners. This river has no big crowd of tourists. The Seti river rafting is an excellent 2 days trip in an isolated area, where beautiful jungle, plenty of easy rapids and fantastic Himalayan.
Trisuli River Rafting
Trisuli River is Nepal’s most accessible river, making it one of the more popular choices. Rising from Langtang Himal with impressive gorges and exciting grade 2-3 rapids it is suitable for everybody: an easy introduction for those who have no previous rafting experience and ideal.
Kaligandaki River Rafting
Kaligandaki River is a holy river, named after the goddess Kali. Starting high in the mountains of Mustang, an enclave of Nepal which protrudes into Tibet, the river descends down forming one of the world’s deepest gorges flowing in an arid open valley.
Karnali River Rafting
Karnali River also known as “The Wild West” lies in the mid-western region of Nepal and is the largest river in the country. Graded 4-5, the Karnali is Nepal's mightiest river; draining most of the far west of the country it descends through the Himalaya in a series of magnificent gorges.
Marshyangdi River Rafting
Marsyangdi River is a 4+ graded river in Middle West Nepal. Marsyangdi means "Raging River" in the local dialect and this aptly describes one of the best white water runs in the world through continuous, exhilarating white water with the added bonus of great mountain scenery.
'Bhote Koshi River Rafting'
Bhote Kosi means “river from Tibet” and lies a few hours drive to the east of Kathmandu. This river offers quite a lot of steep, technical and challenging sections where rafters can experience rafting through a veritable maze of canyons and boulders.

Excursion Tours and Travels Pvt.Ltd

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Excursion Tours and Travels Pvt. Ltd. is Nepal Government registered company initiated by professionals from different background, to assist individuals and group to discover the magical, magnificent, mysterious nature and heritage of Nepal up to the best. Our team members have been working in tour and travel services for more than a decade.The initiation of A1 Excursion was done in order to provide unique, safe and quality service to our valued customers.
We are Nepal based local company (any alliance from around the world is appreciated), we personally operate each trip to ensure reasonable cost and best value to its customers. Your safety, comfort and satisfaction are uppermost in our mind. We will make your holiday a memorable part of your life.
We offer a wide range of services starting from ticketing, hotel reservation to planned - customized bulky trekking, mountaineering and expedition. Every single unit of work to us will be handled by professionals our end, resulting in smooth and excellent result.
In short we can manage below listed services to comfort our customers:
• Trekking in Nepal and neighboring countries • Mountaineering• River Rafting• Jungle Safari • Flight ticketing any Domestic and International• Bus Ticketing• Sight seeing• Vehicle rental• Hotel Reservation• Tours to Tibet• Tours to Bhutan

Kathmandu Environment Education project

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Kathmandu Environmental Education Project (KEEP) is a non-profit, non-governmental organisation. Its aims are twofold: to provide impartial and independent information to travellers, and to ensure the future ecological and cultural prosperity of Nepal through positive impact tourism and outreach project work.

Total travel guide to Nepal

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As pioneers of tourism in Nepal and with over 40 years of experience, Tiger Mountain has become synonymous with first class travel throughout this diverse country. Nepal is one of the most extraordinary and beautiful countries on earth, boasting 8 of the world’s tallest mountains, lush jungles, charming people a rich culture and heritage. This website provides in-depth information for anyone wishing to visit Nepal as well as details on Tiger Mountain’s famous environmentally responsible and sustainable conservation tourism operation.
Take one step beyond with Tiger Mountain -Your guide in the Himalaya

Everest Nejpal Culture Group hosting INTERNATIONAL FOLK FESTIVALS IN NEPAL

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Everest Nepal cultural Group Organized “International Folk Festival” reunites, every couple spring, during the months of March, roughly about ten International folkloric groups from all continents around the world and five national folkloric groups.
The large international dimension of the folkloric groups / artistic troops welcomed, the formalities undertaken by the authorities of the countries of origin, the cost of transportation, of medical aid, of insurance/ assistance drove the Nepal festivals to regroup in an organisation in order to facilitate the administrative and diplomatic formalities and to share the programming costs of the amateur artists concerned.
• The objectives :
The organisation Everest Nepal Cultural Group, “International Folk Festival” while taking into account the needs of its adherents, elaborates every two year a program of the folkloric groups, coming from all continents, so that the set of the groups is welcomed without discontinuity by the different festivals, from the arrival in Nepal to the departure of Nepal, or to other destinations, according to a negotiated suitability with the concerned artists.
Every adherent engages in a festival program. He must ensue a coherent circuit permitting to receive the concerned troops during his festival program.
Led solely without lucrative goal by constituted teams of volunteers, this organization wants to be extremely professional and respectful of the ballets that it receives in Nepal. The organisation ENCG, “International Folk Festival” seduces especially by the quality of the groups that it gathers, the sincerity of the meetings, and the festival spirit that it generates.
The main and vital objective of this program is collect preserve and promote the culture of Nepal and abroad and ultimately to promote the Tourism of Nepal.
Specific; - Collection and Exploration of Culture that is existed in abroad. - Collection and Exploration of Nepalese Culture within the country and out of country. - Preservation of Cultural heritage of Nepal. - Promotion of Tourism in Nepal. - Promotion of music, customs, ornaments and ENCG dances of Nepal. To collects different traditional and Folk Dances of Nepal.

ENCG “International Folk Festival” as a promoter, organize Training program for the young and enthusiastic Nepalese, who wanted to devote their lives for Culture. We are trying to preserve the folk dances, songs, music, customs and ornaments of Nepal. We hope that this unique opportunity of this cultural exchange will help to bring the Global Culture under the single roof.
ENCG “International Folk Festival” is expecting about 300 artists of different performing art disciplines from 10 different countries. A little further, we also expect that the culture of Nepal will be advertised in abroad through the respective participants of different country concern. Finally the culture of Nepal certainly going to attract the participant and their countrymen through this conference. Similarly tourism will also be developing, that is one of the main sources of income for Nepalese people.
• The organisation :
The choice of the groups is achieved and is confirmed at least one year before the date of the beginning of the “International Folk Festival". The groups, that would be interested to be involved, can make contact with us by electronic mail. They must be composed of adults but no age limits.
Each group must have a complete show of a minimal length of ninety minutes and also accept to participate in music parades, and street animations, also to present, if necessary, a shorter program without loosing any of the vivacity or artistic quality.
The retained groups must have a live orchestra and must not use pre recorded music.
The group must have minimum twenty artists and maximum forty five.
When the groups contact us, they are not necessarily sure to be booked. ENCG, “International Folk Festival” has several sources of recruitment: the cultural office of the Nepal Embassies, the Nepal Alliance (General Consul) Offices, and the personal contacts that we can have from all over the world with the main folklore festivals.
The group which solicits its involvement must address a complete file of presentation, including a recorded video, colour photos of the group in costumes, a text with a quick presentation of their program and their history, the composition of the group (how many dancers, singers, musicians, organizers).
• The participation of the groups to International Folk Festival:
The journey between the point of origin of the group and Nepal is at the charge of the invited group. ENCG, “International Folk Festival” receives, every two year, the groups only engaged during the month March.
From their arrival on Nepal (airport) the group is taken in charge by ENCG, “International Folk Festival”. A bus will be put at their disposition to transport the group.
The group will be lodged in Standard Hotels, good standard of food and the lodging. They will receive three meals a day.
They will receive a detailed itinerary of their planning in advance with all details of their program in Nepal.
The ENCG, “International Folk Festival” will not be held responsible for any accident

Tourism placement through Film making

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Tourism is a dynamic industry, where the process of product life cycle (introduction, growth, maturity, saturation, and decline) has to be taken into consideration while planning, designing, marketing, and promoting a destination. In other words different stages of the life cycle require different marketing strategies and planning actions due to the differences between demand and supply experienced at different level of product life cycle. During the phase of maturity and saturation, destination has to reinvent and rediscover itself with innovative ideas that can work that can generate interests among visitors to visit the particular destination. In this regard, this essay will make an attempt to provide insights on how filmmaking is giving boost to tourism industry throughout the world and will argue that Indian film industry (Bollywood in particular) is a prominent key in an increasingly dynamic and competitive global environment.

In recent days, product placement through filmmaking is increasingly becoming popular form of marketing. Savvy entrepreneurs have taken the concept further by roping in the tourism industry calling it tourism placement. Bollywood filmmaking, in newer destinations, is now widely believed to be one of the key sources of growth in the global tourist industry. Sometimes, when marquee names alone cannot guarantee box-office success, exotic foreign locations outside Indian can help to generate money. The arriving principle is that India has huge potentialities for boosting the tourism industry of other countries due to two facts: rising affluent middle class willing to travel abroad and booming Low-Cost Carries reducing the prices of airfare.
Globally has seen its major impact also in Bollywood. Tourism Boards across the globe are wooing the Bollywood to use their destination as a locating for filmmaking. There are new destinations opening up for Bollywood. Lately, Bollywood has made its film in exotica locations around the world such as in the Finnish Lapland of Rovaniemi and Poland (Fanaa), Victoria (Melbourne in particular) in Australia (Salam Namaste), etc showcasing their gleaming metropolis as a location for film shooting in a bid to increase tourist inflow from India.

Earlier on, it was increasingly common to see spectacular song and dance shot in exotic locations in Switzerland. It was highly fashionable and a trend was set out to shoot films at Switzerland. It was the eternal choice of Hindi, Tamil and Telugu filmmakers. On an average, 25 Bollywood movies were shot in the picturesque backdrops of Switzerland each year.

Filmmakers are not afraid to venture to foreign shores to freeze their frames. More Bollywood film are being shot n Southeast Asian countries, Australia, New Zealand, Eastern Europe, etc. The cost of shooting in Southeast Asian countries are considerably cheaper relative to western counties and Indian and NRI audiences get a chance to see the various destinations that Bollywood movies have been shot. With changing lifestyle, growing middle class, new aspirations, rapid urbanization, film script are being rewritten to suite the taste of urbanites. Therefore, gleaming metropolis has everything to offer to woo Bollywood filmmakers. Newer locations add novelty to films. For example, Bollywood producers are finding easier to shoot in Southeast Asia. According to he Economic times, London seems to have become a big favorite with Bollywood as well.

Mountain safety training held

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Himalayas Rescue Association (HRA), Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation (TRPAP) and local VDC of Rasuwa and Langtang National Park jointly organized a training program on Mountain safety for mountain guides and porters from March 30-31 in Dhuche. A program was organized realizing the importance of porters and mountain guides in the mountain tourism development of the country. Many porters and guides face threats of Acute Mountain Sickness and other mountainous hazards during their course of trekking in the Nepalese Mountains. The training was conducted to educate porters and guides about the possible threats in the mountains and to apply safety measures to prevent them. The orientations wee given on Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS), Frost bite, snow blindness etc including health educational first aid training, diarrhea, HIV Aids, wild animals. Separate classes were conducted to educate the participants on environment and bio-diversity conservation.

Sagarmatha National Park

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Unique among natural heritage sites world-wide is the Sagarmatha National Park, which includes Mt. Everest (8,848 m) and other high peaks such as Lhotse Shar, Cho Oyu, Ama Dablam, Pumori, Kangtega, Gyachung Kang, Thamserku and Kwangde. Located North-east of Kathmandu, Sagarmatha National Park is 1,148 sq km. in area and consists of the upper catchment areas of the Dudh Koshi, Bhote Koshi and the Imja Khola rivers. Much of the park lies above 3,000m. Sagarmatha is rugged, with deep gorges, glaciers and unnegotiable ice and rock faces. Locally known as the 'Khumbu', it is the home of the famous Sherpa people. The Sherpas make a living by farming barley and potatoes and graze their yaks in high altitude pastures. Young Sherpas have also made their name in mountaineering and the trekking industry has of late become the community's economic mainstay. In 1979 the park was declared a World Heritage Site.Trees such as rhododendron, birch, blue pine, juniper and silver fir are found up to an altitude of 4,000 meters above which they give way to scrub and alpine plants. In late spring and summer, the hillsides around the villages of Namche Bazaar, Khumjung, Thyangboche and Thame are a riot of colours with several species of rhododendon in bloom. Wildlife most likely to be seen in Sagarmatha are the Himalaya tahr, ghoral, musk deer, pikka (mouse hare) weasel and occasionally jackal. Other rarely seen animals are Himalayan black bear, wolf, lynx and snow leopard. Birds commonly seen are Impeyan pheasant, blood pheasant, snow cock, snow pigeon, red billed and yellow billed chough, Himalayan griffin vulture and lammergeier.

Chitwan National Park

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Nepal's first and most famous national park is situated in the Chitwan Doon or the lowlands of the Inner Terai. Covering an area of 932 sq km. the park includes hilly areas of the Siwalik Range covered by deciduous sal forest. One fifth of the park is made up of the floodplains of the Narayani, Rapti, and the Reu Rivers and is covered by dense tall elephant grass interspersed with riverine forests of silk cotton (kapok), acacia and sisam trees. This ecologically diverse area is the last remaining home in Nepal for more than 300 of the endangered Asian one-horned rhinoceros and harbours one of the largest populations of the elusive and rare Bengal tiger. Besides rhino and tiger, Chitwan also supports a great variety of flora and fauna. There are four species of deer, including the spotted chittal, leopard, sloth bear, wild boar, rhesus monkey, grey langur monkey, wild dog, small wild cats, the white stockinged gaur (the world's largest wild cattle) and many other smaller animals. The swampy areas and numerous oxbow lakes of Chitwan provide a home for marsh crocodiles. In a stretch of the Narayani river is found one of the few remaining populations of the rare and endangered fish-only eating gharial, or Gangetic crocodile. Here also is found one of the world's four species of freshwater dolphins. For the ornithologist and the amateur bird-watcher the park offers excellent possibilities with more than 450 species recorded. Some of the resident specialities are several species of woodpeckers, hornbills, Bengal florican, and red-headed trogons. Winter birds such as waterfowl, Brahminy duck, pintails and bareheaded geese, amongst many other cold weather visitors are drawn by the sanctuary of the park's rivers. In the summer the forest is alive with nesting migrants such as the fabulous paradise flycatcher, the Indian pitta and parakeets.

Nature

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Covering an area of 147,181 sq.km, Nepal shares a border with India in the west, south and east and with the Tibetan Autonomous Region of China in the north. Kanchan Kalan in Jhapa district is the lowest point at 70m above sea level and the summit of Mt. Everest at 8,848 m is the highest. From east to west, Nepal is 800 km long and only 230 km. north to south at its widest. Within this narrow stretch of land there is incredible diversity in topography ranging from a sub-tropical climate in the tarai (plains) to Alpine conditions in the Himalayan regions. Mountains, mid hills, valleys, lakes and plains dominate the landscape of this landlocked country. Eight of the fourteen peaks over eight thousand meters lie in Nepal including Everest, the highest in the world.Nepal also has an abundance of rivers most of which originate in the Himalaya while some flow down from Tibet. They all flow on to India, many of them joining the holy Ganges. High amid the mountains there are glacial lakes and spectacular valleys where few people venture. Recent physiographic data show that around 4.27 million hectares (29 % of total land area) is made up of forests, 1.56 million hectares (10.6%) of scrubland and degraded forest, 1.7 million hectares(12%) of grassland, 3.0 million hectares (21%) of farmland and 1.0 million hectares (7%) of un-cultivated land.Climatic conditions within Nepal vary from one place to another in accordance with the geographical features. In the north, summers are cool and winters severe, while in the south summers are sub-tropical and winters mild. The monsoon that brings rain from June through September affects most of the country except those that lie in the rain-shadow areas like Mustang which is within Nepal but a part of the Tibetan plateau. Large tracts of forested land have been preserved as national parks and wildlife reserves where endangered species like the Royal Bengal tiger and the Greater one-horned rhinoceros roam freely along with an amazing variety of mammals and reptiles that include bear, leopards, hyenas, wild boar, wild elephants, monitor lizards, crocodiles, pythons, turtles and various species of insects and birds. Nepal is home to almost 10 percent of the world's bird species among which 500 species are found in the Kathmandu valley alone. The most abundant natural resource in Nepal is water. Much of the rivers have been harnessed for hydro-power but they also play a crucial role in tourism as most of them are suitable for adventure sports like kayaking and rafting. The Himalayas are not merely a source of revenue through mountaineering and trekking, they are also mined for quartz, lignite, copper, cobalt and iron ore. The scenic beauty of the countryside attracts hordes of trekkers while there seems to be an ever increasing number of mountaineers attempting to climb the hundreds of peaks that have been opened for climbing.

New Year observed with sound of Peace

2009-12-17T02:30:00.000-08:00

Thamel Tourism Development Council (TTDC) launched “Shanti ko Dhuni” (Sound of peace) program on 1st of Baishak 2065.
The program was stared by playing the big flute symbolizing the sound of peace at 2pm at main courtyard of Thamel.
Many popular Djs from India and Nepal along with famous singer made the environment musical. Various sceneries shown in the high screen avove the stage was eye-catching.
TTDC felicitated many organization and donors of Thamel area who contributed towaeds the decelopennt of there. Nepal Tourism Board (NTB), Bottlers Nepal,. Mount Everest Brewery and Himalayan Distillery Ltd. Were felicitated on that occasion. Djs and artists wee also felicitated on the program.
Namgy Lama, president of TTDC distributed the felicitated on certificate on this program. All member and the officials of the council showered peace may prevail in the coumtry as greeting of New Year 2065.

SWOT analysis

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Strengths
a. Nepal is the birth place of Lord Buddha.
b. It is the second richest country in the water resources.
c. It is the Himalayan kingdom in the world with Mount Everest.
d. It consists of the lowest valley in the world, which is Arun valley from Sankhushabha district
e. The only living goddess in the world “Kumari”.
f. Nepal also consists of the lake at highest place of the World i.e. Tilicho Lake.
g. Nepal consists of diversified culture with changeable climate.

Weaknesses
a. Nepal consists of only one International Airport.
b. It is a landlocked country.
c. There is lack of good infrastructures.
d. Huge pollution in city areas.
e. Lack of several facilities in remote areas.
f. Security problems
g. Lack of package programs to increase average length of stay.

Opportunities
a. Poverty alleviation regarding tourism as national policy.
b. Creating good environment for infrastructural development.
c. Making hotels and motels in order to facilitate tourism.
d. Making other international airport.

Threats
a. Political instability
b. Inflation
c. Pollution
d. More competition
e. Internal Violence

Problems and Challenges of Tourism in Nepal

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· In recent years , the tourism sector has been affected by the following major incidents:
a. Different circumstances following the tragic incidence in Royal
Palace in June 2001.
b. The 11 September 2001 attack on America, and the Afghanistan war.
c. The suspension of the Indian Airlines flight following the hijacking of one of its flights that took from Kathmandu.
d. The frequent bandhs and strikes announced by political parties, and the nation-wide imposition of emergency.
· Lack of development of new tourist spots, and inability to orient tourist services forward rural areas.
· Lack of co-ordination in programs and actions between private sector and government and within the private sector despite the establishment of NTB.
· Due to lack of financial resources, the conservation, preservation and campaigning of living heritage like cultural, historical and memorial sites have been inadequate. Similarly, due to lack of adequate quality up gradation of the heritage sites and violation of standard practice in the renovation works of areas and monuments enlisted in the World Heritage Site, they have reached at endangered level for being de-listed from the World Heritage Site lists.
· Due to availability of only one international airport in the country, in which big aircrafts cannot land since it is situated inside the hilly valley.
· Involvement of local communities in managing the heritage sites and making such management self-reliant has been moving at snail’s pace.
· Tourism related activities are only centered in Kathmandu, Pokhara and Chitwan and trekking is centered in the Annapurna and the Everest regions.

Tourism Places, Attraction

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The following are the tourist spots and activities available in Nepal:-
Cultural tour
· Kathmandu Durbar Square
· Swayambhunath
· Boudhanath
· Pashupatinath
· Budhanilkantha
· Sandarijal
· Dackhhinkali
· Patan Durbar Square
· Bajrabarahi
· Bhaktapur Durbar Square
· Namaboudha
· Changunarayan

Jungle Safari Tours
· Chitwan National Park
· Bardia National Park
· Suklaphanta Wildlife Reserve
· Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve

Hunting Reserve
· Dhorpatan hunting reserve

Pilgrimage Tours
· Lumbini
· Gosainkunda
· Muktinath
· Swargadwari
· Baraha Kshetra
· Janakpur
· Manakamana

View Points
· Nagarkot
· Dhulikhel
· Daman
· Palpa
· Gorkha
· Illam
· Sarangkot
Sports ToursParagliding, Bungee Jumping, Honey hunting, Elephant Polo, Rafting, Kayaking and so on.

Major Activities in Tourism Place

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Government of Nepal has tried to increase tourist inflow in Nepal by conducting various activities:-

· Traffic police: - To protect tourists during their journey, number of traffic police has increased from seven to thirty eight and it has been expected that this may provide great help for tourists.

· Branding: - To brand Nepal in international tourism market, it has launched its Brand slogan “Naturally Nepal: Once is not enough” in International Tourism Expo (Germany).To project the myriads images of Nepal in condensed way, the brand was launched incorporating the entire spectrum of tourism products, which is believed to provide leeway to Nepal to promote and market its product in a complete package.

· Airport construction and maintenance: - Government is trying to make Gautama Buddha Airport (Bhairawa) as regional international Airport and Mana Maya Rai Khanidanda Airport, which is being constructed in people’s participation is getting loan for its further construction.

· Honoring female climbers: - Government has honored first female Mount Everest climber, Junko Tabei and other climber’s in order to increase tourist inflow.

· Others: - The maintenance works of Gorkha Palace and other three historical places of the valley have been conducted. Water purification of Bagmati River in Pashupati area has also been completed.

Importance Of Tourism

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Tourism industry has been growing at the fastest rate to be one of the single biggest industries in the world. Most of the countries of the world have realized the importance of tourism because tourism is regarded as the backbone of national economy. The several benefits of tourism are as follows:-

· Source of foreign income: - Income from foreign tourism in the form of foreign exchange adds to the national income. It offers a more reliable form of income. In most of the countries, tourism has had a very strong positive effect on the balance of payments. Tourism is, thus, a very useful means of earning source for many developed as well as developing countries.

· Regional development: - Tourism is the most important source of income for many countries. When visitors travel from rich country the money flows from one country to other. The money they spend for accommodation, attraction and souvenirs has special significance in marginal areas, which are relatively isolated, economically underdeveloped, and have unemployment problems. So underdeveloped regions of the country can greatly benefit from the tourism development.

· Infrastructural development: - Infrastructural development is one of the serious problems related to the development of the tourism in the country. Construction of primary infrastructures to develop tourism in the region helps the tourists a lot to visit different parts of the country. At the same time it helps the local people because they share the facilities of airport, road, water supply and other public utilities.

· Contribution to government revenue: - Government revenue from tourism sector can be categorized as direct and indirect contribution. Direct contributions are generated by income tax from tourism business, royalty fee and departure tax. Indirect contributions are generated from taxes and duties levied on goods and services supplied to tourist.

· Employment opportunity: - Tourism has direct relation with employment generation. Tourism employs a large number of people and provides a wide range of jobs, which extend from the unskilled to the highly specialized. According to WTO, tourism industry has the highest ratio of investment to employment. Also the infrastructural development for tourism creates employment opportunities in the country.

· International understanding: - Tourism has played a major role in improving international understanding. Besides generating economic activity, tourism develops international goodwill and understanding. It is the medium through which we can exchange knowledge and develop mutual understanding among the people of the world.

· Educational significance: - Modern tourism is regarded as an instrument of human education. It is becoming a more powerful tool of education than any other means and also widens the knowledge of one’s own country and its historic traditions and cultural values. Due to the immense value of tourism, UNESCO has regarded tourism as a basic instrument of education and has given formal recognition to the facts that the economic and social impact of tourism is real and of great significance.

Objective of Tourism

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The effective and prioritized implementation of the programmes in the tourism sector has already emerged as an important organ of the national economy, will not only contribute to national economy but will also provide benefits to foreign tourists as well as increase the income generating and employment opportunities. In view to this, following objective has been set forth in the Tenth Plan.

a. Sustainable development and qualitative promotion of the tourism sector:- Government has made following strategies to achieve this objective:-
· Eco-tourism will be promoted and Nepal will be developed as one of the major destinations for eco-tourism.
· Competitive and collaborative capacity of non-governmental and private sectors associated with the tourism sector will be enhanced.
· By increasing the use of locally produced goods and services, local retention of the money spent by the tourist will be encouraged. Women and backward communities will be encouraged with special priority in such activities.
· Besides the established tourism markets, less risky tourist destinations will be promoted.

b. Conservation and preservation of historical, cultural, religious and archaeological heritages and enhancing their practical utilization:- Government has made following strategies to achieve this objective:-
· To encourage involvement of non-governmental sectors in management, preservation and utilization of cultural, religious, archaeological and natural heritage in accordance to decentralized policy.
· Study, conservation and preservation of literature, art and culture will be done.

c. To render air transportation services easily accessible, secure, standard and reliable:- Government has made following strategies to achieve this objective:-
· The airport and airlines service with necessary infrastructure will be developed to ensure domestic and international travel.
· Private sector will be involved in airport construction, operation and long-distance airlines service.

Introduction of Tourism

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Tourism is generally related with sightseeing in recreational and historical areas and staying over there for a couple of day. Tourism is related to travelling and travelling is naturally a human character Tourism arises from a movement of people to travel to various destinations. It is related with fantasies of self-realization, personal transformation, exotic escape and romantic sublimation. Tourism is an activity that takes place when people move to some other place for leisure or business and stay at least for 24 hours. The word ‘Tourism’ did not appear in English language until the early nineteenth century. It was derived from French language ‘tourisme’. The literal meaning is ‘the practice of touring or travelling’. It is a new concept and its significance was fully realized recently. Tourism is the most recent and significant phenomenon of modern times. It is difficult to describe tourism, as it is an experience rather than a tangible object.

According to Webster’s in New International Dictionary, “Travelling for recreation” is tourism. Travelling may be regarded touristic if it meets with the three essential conditions. That it must be:-
· Travel must be temporary.
· Travel must be voluntary and
· Travel must not have remunerated.

In 1976 Tourism Society of England defined tourism as: “Tourism is the short –term movement of people to destination, outside the places where they normally live and work and their activities during the stay at these destination. It includes movement for all purpose, as well as day visits or excursions”.

Tourism is, therefore a composite phenomenon which embraces the incidents of a mobile population of travelers who are strangers to the places where they visit. It is essentially pleasure and recreational activity in which money earned in one’s normal domicile is spent in the place visited. The quantitative aspect of tourism for marketing decisions has assumed increasing importance in recent year. This has led to various attempts by experts in the field to arrive at an internationally accepted definition of the term tourist as the basic unit of measurement for organized tourism.

However according to the Oxford English Dictionary, it first appeared in the year 1811 from a Greek word ‘Tearnus’ used for the tool that was round in shape. It is often regarded as a pass time and consequently a travel activity. But over the year, tourism has become a highly complex phenomenon which has wide range economic, social and environmental effects. Tourism is an effective means of income distribution between countries and thus also contributes to a more balanced development of world economics. But there are very few who can make accurate differentiation between a traveler and a tourist. There is one saying, “all tourism is a travel but all travel is not tourism”. Travel undoubtedly is a common theme in all definitions of tourism. The use of the term tourism has led to a range of people, a sector of the economy and identifiable industries of service which need to be provided for travelers.

Developments of Tourism

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There has been an upmarket trend in the tourism over the last few decades, especially in Europe, where international travel for short breaks is common. Tourists have higher levels of disposable income and greater leisure time and they are also better-educated and have more sophisticated tastes. There is now a demand for a better quality products, which has resulted in a fragmenting of the mass market for beach vacations; people want more specialised versions, quieter resorts, family-oriented holidays or niche market-targeted destination hotels.
The developments in technology and transport infrastructure, such as jumbo jets, low cost airlines and more accessible airports have made many types of tourism more affordable. WHO estimates that up to 500,000 people are on planes at any time. There have also been changes in lifestyle, such as retiree-age people who sustain year round tourism. This is facilitated by internet sales of tourism products. Some sites have now started to offer dynamic packaging, in which an inclusive price is quoted for a tailor-made package requested by the customer upon impulse.
There have been a few setbacks in tourism, such as the September 11 attacks and terrorist threats to tourist destinations, such as in Bali and several European cities. Also, on December 26, 2004, a tsunami, caused by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake, hit the Asian countries on the Indian Ocean, including the Maldives. Thousands of lives were lost and many tourists died. This, together with the vast clean-up operation in place, has stopped or severely hampered tourism to the area.
The terms tourism and travel are sometimes used interchangeably. In this context, travel has a similar definition to tourism, but implies a more purposeful journey. The terms tourism and tourist are sometimes used pejoratively, to imply a shallow interest in the cultures or locations visited by tourists.

DEFINATION OF TOURISM

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Nepal is one of the richest countries in the world in terms of bio-diversity due to its unique geographical position and altitudinal variation. The elevation of the country ranges from 60 meters above the sea level to the highest point on earth, Mt. Everest at 8,848 meters, all within a distance of 150 kiloTheobald (1994) suggested that etymologically, the word "tour" is derived from the Latin 'tornare' and the Greek 'tornos,' meaning 'a lathe or circle; the movement around a central point or axis.' This meaning changed in modern English to represent 'one's turn.' The suffix -ism is defined as 'an action or process; tytpical behavior or quality' whereas the suffx -ist denotes one that performs a given action. When the word tour and the suffixes -ism and -ist are combined, they suggest the action of movement around a circle. One can argue that a circle represents a starting point, which ultimately returns back to its beginning. Therefore, like a circle, a tour represents a journey that is a round trip, i.e., the act of leaving and then returning to the original starting point, and therefore, one who takes such a journey can be called a tourist.
Hunziker and Krapf, in 1941, defined tourism as people who travel "the sum of the phenomena and relationships arising from the travel and stay of non-residents, insofar as they do not lead to permanent residence and are not connected with any earning activity." In 1976, the Tourism Society of England's definition was: "Tourism is the temporary, short-term movement of people to destination outside the places where they normally live and work and their activities during the stay at each destination. It includes movements for all purposes." In 1981, the International Association of Scientific Experts in Tourism defined tourism in terms of particular activities selected by choice and undertaken outside the home.
The United Nation classified three forms of tourism in 1994, in its "Recommendations on Tourism Statistics: Domestic tourism", which involves residents of the given country traveling only within this country; Inbound tourism, involving non-residents traveling in the given country; and Outbound tourism, involving residents traveling in another country. The UN also derived different categories of tourism by combining the three basic forms of tourism: Internal tourism, which comprises domestic tourism and inbound tourism; National tourism, which comprises domestic tourism and outbound tourism; and International tourism, which consists of inbound tourism and outbound tourism. Intrabound tourism is a term coined by the Korea Tourism Organization and widely accepted in Korea. Intrabound tourism differs from domestic tourism in that the former encompasses policymaking and implementation of national tourism policies.
Recently, the tourism industry has shifted from the promotion of inbound tourism to the promotion of intrabound tourism, because many countries are experiencing tough competition for inbound tourists.[meters resulting into climatic conditions from Sub-tropical to Arctic.

Tourism Policy

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The government has following tourism policy in the current Ninth plan:
⁭ Development and expansion of tourism spots:
1. The addition tourism destinations will be developed on the basis of the feasibility study.
2. The buildings and the temples of historical, religious and culture importance of the country will be registered as national resource and will be brought to tourist used by preserving and maintaining them.
3. The record of the lakes, cave, waterfalls, and forts of the kingdom will be prepared and will be gradually developed as tourist spot.
4. The original culture, traditional hospitality and the ethnic way of living will be preserved and will be presented as tourist attraction.
5. The new trekking routes and peaks will be opened in a planned manner.
6. The local body will be encouraged to develop model rural tourism spot.
7. In Katmandu valley, festival tourism will be encouraged by searching its culture resource, festivals and culture and religious customs.
8. The pollution free rafting will be extended in the feasibility parts of the major rivers of the country.

⁭ Development of tourism infrastructure:
1. The local people will be encouraged to develop minimum facilities in the tourist spots.
2. The communication system will be made easily available and modern in the spots having frequent tourist visit.
3. In the construction, preservation and running of physical infrastructure private sector and local organizations and non-governmental organizations will be mobilized along with the government investment.
4. The environment-friendly transport service will be encouraged in the tourist spots.

⁭ Expansion and diversification of tourist attraction:
1. Emphasis will be given on the production and use of the goods produced in the country and materials like handicrafts for tourist consumption.
2. the private sector will be encouraged to conduct tourist programmes such as hot air ballooning, hot spring, honey hunting, butterfly and bird watching, anthropological tours, rhododendron observation of the customs on the verge of extinction.
3. The new tourist attracting such as eco-tourism, medical tourism, convention and conference tourism, cultural, festival tourism, scientific tourism, village tourism, adventure tourism, holiday tourism, endemic tourism ad value base tourism will be promoted.
4. The package tour will be arranged as special activity to show the tourists the religious and cultural festivals of various ethnic groups.
5. Encouragement will be given to conduct water travel activities by making the rivers pollutions free.

⁭ Promotion and expansion of tourism market:
1. The market will be promoted by making publicity also in association of the private sector of the countries of Europe, North America, Asia and pacific by specifying the market area on the basis of the analytical study of the international tourism market. Similarly, the tourism industry will be made self-sustained by attracting internal and Indian tourists.
2. The internal tourism will be promoted to maintain economic and social balance between different development regions.
3. The private sector will be encouraged to play leading role in tourism and market promotion.
4. The publicity in North American and West European market will be extended and the publicity in the new markets of Asia-pacific region will be extended.
5. In order to make promotion in planned way tourism will be promoted in view of the interest of the target group on the basis of appropriate market segmentation.
6. The diplomatic missions in foreign countries, honorary consuls, and friendship associations, office of the airlines, agents and the associations of Nepalese people will be made active in promotion of the tourism market.
7. The electronic information media such as home page, Internet, e-mail will also be used in market promotion.
8. The distribution of publicity materials will be made more effective in market promotion.
9. The foreign journalists, tour writers, television programme group will be invited to Nepal and make them publicity about Nepal.
10. International Airport will be developed as safe and well-equipped international airport. The regional and internal airports will be extended.

⁭ Environment protection:
1. The local bodies and the private bodies will be coordinated in preserving sound environment for tourism spots.
2. Effort will be made to make the local bodies more active in keeping tourists spots clean and beautiful.
3. The local bodies and the private sector will be made active in building standard pay rest houses in he tourist spots.

⁭ Mobilisation of private sector:
1. In order to attract private sector investment in tourism industry, production, service and activity additional facilities will be provided on for the extension of new area and service. Similarly, various facilities will be made available to the private sector to increase investment in tourist activities.
2. The participation of local bodies, municipalities, village development committees and non-government of different religious, cultural, and historical resources of the valley and outside.
3. To attract private sector investment for the development of tourism in new areas of the kingdom and for increasing additional facilities loan facility will be made available in new areas.
4. An arrangement will be made to allow spending up to certain percentage of the foreign exchange earned from tourism business in own business.
5. The investment will be mobilized by recognizing tourism industry as a priority sector.

Travel Information

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The working area of Tourism Industry Division after the re-structuring of the Ministry in 2055 B.S. and 2057 B.S. has been specified as follows :
The work relating to tourist standard hotels and restaurants. Travel, trekking, rafting and other business related to tourism. Mountaineering, mountain tourism and all adventure tourism related work.The work related with the establishment of sound relationship with the private sectors concerning to the field of tourism.
Similarly, this Division deals in issuing of permission to run tourism business, renew the permission, and to regulate it. It also regulates the mountaineering permission, mountaineering related rules & regulations and decisions. It also functions to provide information on the tourism industries through the six District Tourism Offices, based in Kakadbhitta, Janakpur, Birgunj, Pokhara, Bhairahawa and Nepalgunj.
ManpowerThere are 60 personnel working in this Tourism Industry Division including 1 Joint Secretary, 2 Under Secretaries, 4 Section Officers ,1 Police Inspector and other assistants. Similarly there are 33 personnel working in six different tourism offices in six districts.

Tourism in Nepal

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Nepal is well known for its natural beauty, mighty Himalayas, diverse culture and cheerful face of people. These qualities made Nepal a unique place giving high potentialities for the growth of tourism industry. Tourism is not new phenomena, however, making tourism a dynamic sector of economy and accepting it as a vehicle of poverty reduction is certainly relatively new and timely thinking.
There are a number of ways that tourism can help the economy make better performance. Physically it contributes to accelerate national development through expansion of infrastructure; economically it contributes to generate employment that helps uplift the living conditions of local people. It generates revenue, contributes to the growth of GDP and helps earn foreign exchanges, which again are directly or indirectly linked to poverty alleviation in the country.
Natural, cultural and man made heritages are important to flourish tourism sector but more than that visionary plan, coordinated program and adequate resources to implement the plan and programs play important role to really make the tourism sector a vehicle of poverty alleviation. As the role of the government has gone sea change during the last decade of twentieth century, private sector should come to the fore of economic growth. Government alone is not there to serve people; there are multiple actors, such as, local government, private sector, and community organizations.
In tourism sector, there is no doubt that private sector plays a moving role. Nevertheless, government implements some programs with a view to play catalytic role for the growth of this sector. Tourism business is so volatile with socio - political environment. Nepal has been facing hard times for some years. Despite the adverse time in tourism sector, government has been launching vigorous and strategically designed promotional campaign to build the confidence among tourists in international market. However, there are many things remained to do to overhaul in tourism business in the country