tourism in nepal

Tourism in NepalTourism in Nepal

"Nepal for Many ReasonsIn all the Seasons "

www.welcomenepal.com

“European Asian integration in sustainable tourism management”Project co-financed by the European Commission

Youngest Youngest

FederalFederal

DemocratiDemocrati

RepublicRepublic

Mt. Everest, 8848 m

• Elevation: From 60m to the highest point in the earth, The Mt. Everest ( 8848m) in a mere distance of 200km

• 8 of 14 highest peaks on the earth

• Ultimate destination for mountaineering expeditions

Nepal Tourism Board/ NTO

PublicPublic PrivatePrivate

CommunityCommunity

Tourism as a tool for sustained economic growth for development and poverty alleviation

Our Goals and MissionVision:

NTB will be the leading NTO championing the most innovative practices of destination development and

marketing.

Mission:To make Nepal the number one mountain tourism

destination in the world

• Create Destination Demand

• Catalyst to bring Nepalese travel trade, Int’l travel trade and consumers together

• Establish backward and forward linkages

• Promote a Perfect Product-Market Matrix

• Work towards achieving higher spends, longer stays and year round arrivals.

Goals of Nepalese Tourism

• Tourism contributes around 3% of GDP.

• 526,705 tourists in 2007

• 374,661 in 2008 (by air only) – increase of 4.1%

• Travel & tourism in Nepal in 2006 generated

USD 162.8 million

• Create approx 500,000 jobs

• Contribution is expected to rise to 6% by 2010

• 22 international airlines

Tourism in Nepalese Economy

Tourists Arrival from Europe

• 2005- 106,309 (total 375,398)

• 2006- 107,891 (383,926)

• 2007- 157,264 (526,705)

• 2008- (374,661 by air only, 4.1%

growth)

The demand has ever been

growing

Nature

Culture

Adventure

NepalA living museum with intact Culture and Tradition set in Natural landscape to offer the Experience of a lifetime.

• Birth place of Lord Buddha

• Land of Living Goddess

• Tilicho lake at the highest altitude of 4919 mts

• Hotel Everest View at the highest altitude (3870m)

• Kaligandaki the deepest gorge (6967 m)

• The Gurkhas, the brave warriors

• Dolpo: Settlement found at one of the highest altitude - (5000m)

• World class rivers for rafting and kayaking

Lord Buddha

AdventureMountaineering, Trekking,

Rafting, Kayaking, Sports, Golf, Ultra light aircraft, Paragliding, Jungle Safari, Bungee Jumping, Canyoning, Mountain biking,

Special interest tours

OTHERSSpiritual, Pilgrimage, Sports, Spa &

wellness, Health & meditation, MICE, Agro tourism, Sustainable Tourism,

Community Tourism, Village Tourism, Eco- Tourism, Entertainment & Leisure

Tourism

BRAND NEPAL SEGMENTSWeekend Breaks, Amazing Adventures,

Experience of a Lifetime

• Mammals:4% of world

• Birds: 8% 0f world

• Flowering plants:2.4% of

• Butterflies:500+ species

• Orchids: 319 species

Wild Life and Jungle Safari- 18% of Total Area is Protected.

Adventure

Climbing High Climbing High PeakPeak

8 peaks with 8,000+m high 8 peaks with 8,000+m high peakpeak

Total of 1300 peaks and 319 Total of 1300 peaks and 319 under 6,500 are permitted to under 6,500 are permitted to climbclimb

ClimbinClimbingg

Trekking and HikingTrekking and Hiking

Jungle Jungle SafariSafari

As many Festivals as days in a year!

92 Ethnic groups101 spoken languages

Rafting & Kayaking

Other Adventures

Main Products in 2009

Where we want to be by 2012?

New Initiatives:

• Responsible Tourism Responsible Tourism

• Eco TourismEco Tourism

• Community based Community based

TourismTourism

Swyambhunath

Pokhara

www.welcomenepal.comwww.welcomenepal.com

Thank you !Thank you !

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