Cultural/Festival Tourism
The ethnic and cultural diversity of Nepal is unparalleled considering its size in the world map. There are 125 ethnic groups who speak 123 different languages and follow more than 10 different religions in the tiny Himalayan nation. Nepal shows unity in diversity. There are several cultural beliefs and customs of the Himalaya nation. The many cultural heritage of Nepal included in the world heritage list, which has become the property of the whole humankind. Likewise, one of the interesting ways of understanding the beauty and richness of Nepali culture is through its festivals. Participating in the local festivities gives visitors an insight into the life of the Nepali people and makes their stay in Nepal more colorful. Hence, in preserving the large number of cultures and festivals Nepal can promote the future prospect of tourism in the Himalayas.
Pilgrimage/Spiritual Tourism
Another lucrative area of promoting Nepalese tourism lies in exploring pilgrimage destinations scattered throughout the nation. Nepal has numerous ancient pilgrimage sites. The Kathmandu Valley alone houses the famous Pashupatinath Temple, Swayambhunath Stupa and several other pilgrimage sites. Hundreds of famous temples are located in other parts of the country as well. Some well-known pilgrimage sites are: Barah Chhetra, Janakpur, Tengboche, Manakamana, Lumbini, Muktinath, Gosainkunda, and Khaptad Ashram in Nepal. Moreover, there is high potentiality of developing spirituality tourism as the Himalayas have always been considered the seat of spirituality since ancient times.
Village Tourism
Village Tourism is such a concept that provides the best way to explore the villages of Nepal. Nepal is a country of villages. Traveling in the villages of Nepal, a traveler can see the way of life which has not changed even at the advent of modern science and technology. Promoting the concept like Homestay in Nepal can transform the economic prosperity of the country. It is in the sense that visitors within this concept spend a few days living with the local people where they will be treated as honored family guests. In doing so, the travelers spend a considerable amount of money in the local area. Besides this, travelers are pretty much interested to look the simplicity, to taste the local food, and to witness local cultural practices. Hence, as a country of numerous villages, there lies the huge potentiality of tourism if village tourism is emphasized properly in Nepal.
City Tourism
Despite Nepal is recognized as a country of villages, there are a couple of cities that cannot go unnoticed in the eyes of travelers to Nepal. Cities like Kathmandu, Pokhara, Chitwan and Lumbini have already gained huge popularity in the field of city tours. Kathmandu valley alone houses seven UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Sites and offers the best possible chances of witnessing the rich heritage of Nepal. Likewise, going for Pokhara city tour brings awesome experiences. Lumbini is world famous in being birth place of Buddha. Furthermore, Chitwan is a huge refuge for a considerable number of wild lives in Nepal. Thus, promoting these cities of Nepal itself carries huge prospects of Tourism in Nepal.
Mountain Tourism
Trekking and mountaineering is the heart of tourism in Nepal. Of the world’s 14 highest peaks above 8,000 m, eight of them crown Nepal’s north. The fascination of scaling these mountain peaks draws the huge crowds of visitors from abroad. If such adventurous climbing and trekking destinations are properly managed there is no doubt to take the Nepalese tourism business in the higher scale. In addition to this, there are a number of mountain regions in Nepal that still needs to be explored. Most of the travelers in Nepal are very much familiar about the popular trekking and peak climbing routes. Unlike those popular routes, there is huge potential to go for exploring virgin territory of the Himalayas in Nepal. If mountain tourism is comprehensively promoted there is massive potentiality to develop tourism in Nepal.
Nature Tourism
The wealth of Himalayan flora and fauna and diversity of wilderness has already made Nepal one of the richest countries in the world in the eyes of global travelers. The wildlife conservation centers in the alpine regions as well as a considerable number of national parks in the low land of Nepal have played a tremendous role to protect endangered as well as well rare species. The tropical jungles of Nepal’s Terai preserve some of the best wildlife habitats of South Asia. Some of the wildlife attractions of Nepal’s jungles include the rare one-horned rhinoceros, the elusive Royal Bengal tiger, snow leopard, red panda and musk deer. The nature conservation centers house more than 850 species of birds in Nepal. Because of the existence of the diverse nature of the natural aspects of wildlife and geography, Nepal can rise up in the field of tourism.
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