Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Tourism

tourism Tourism is a very important sector in the country's economy. It has been contributing significantly to the national economy by generating considerable amounts of foreign exchange earnings and employment oppurtunities . The concepts of ecotourism and village tourism are gradually contributing to poverty reduction in rural areas. Nepal is regarded as tourists' paradise because of its varied topographical features.

nepalFrom the lofty snowcapped Himalayan mountains of Everest, Kanchunjanga, Annapurna, Dhaulagiri and many other peaks to fertile green valleys, forests full of wildlife where wildanimal, birds and flowers, temples, places with ageless sculptures, the country provides tourists with a fasctinating mix of everestunparalled natural beauty with a rich and ancient civilization. Trekking, while water rafting and mountaineering are increasingly becoming popular tourist activities. The government has implemented a liberal tourism development policy aimed at attracting a larger flow of tourists who spend more in the country by lengthening their average stay.

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