Nepal Through Tourism
covid-19 shook the world with its arrival, which significantly decreased the pace of tourism everywhere. thus, this now raises the question, what can be done to revive tourism specially in Nepal?
according to the tourism ministry of Nepal, it received 1.19 million foreign visitor in 2019 and sought to attract 2 million in 2020 when the visit Nepal campaign was launched but the covid forced the government to call off the campaign. as the pandemic persisted the tourism sector fared poorly in 2020 and 2021. Nepal is reporting more foreign visitor in 2022 as of June is 2.37,670 visiting the south Asian countries.
The answer is simple, to choose a mode of tourism that will remarkably help in bringing foreign exchange, more employment opportunities as well as in popularizing Nepal culture and heritage, religion by clubbing with tourism in every possible way. therefore, ones objective is to make the tourism flourish in each and every region of Nepal. this beautiful Himalayan country is very prosperous when it comes to its geographical location as well as its heritage, culture, tradition and religion.
Every mountains in Nepal is worshiped. every hilltop has the temple or a deity, it is sacred. every lake is a place of devotion, every river is holy. every waterfall has the religious meaning. you can name it, stones, trees, herbs, animals, birds, forest grove, cave, ponds, wetland, river origin, river banks, are all prayerful. in simple word we have been worshiping five elements in nature that is air, water, fire, space and earth. we are devotes of nature. we do not only admire the nature but treat everything as holy. that is the only reason our nature is as pure as purest form because we are god fearing as well as god loving at same time. mind is restless and wondering from one object to other. many places on this beautiful country are energy centers or shakti peethas. mount Everest for explorers is a big destination in Nepali it is called sagarmatha, which means head of sky. in Tibetan language it is called chomolungma which means goddess mother of mountains. the local Sherpa believe it to be a sacred place with spiritual value. mount Kanchenjunga is worshiped by bhutias, lepchas, Sherpa and other people as a resident god, protector. it is also believed that this peak is religiously so sacred which is the home of the Kanchenjunga demons, yeti. mount cho oyu is known as turquoise goddess. mount fishtail is one of the most sacred mountains for Hindu religious as it is home to lord Shiva and mount kailash is regarded as dwelling place of lord Shiva.
Mount Manaslu is the name derived from Sanskrit means mountain of spirits. mount Annapurna comes from Sanskrit which means full of food. mountains is believed to have connection with goddess Lakshmi, the goddess of prosperity and wealth. mount makalu in Tibetan language means great black and maha kala in Sanskrit referring to lord Shiva. muktinath, pathivara, manakamana, badimalika, dantakali, kagbeni, halesi mahadev, budhanilkantha many more places to worship on hill top Nepal. rivers like the Kali gandaki, maha Kali, bagmati, sun koshi, dudh koshi, sapta koshi etc. are the holy rivers. boudhanath stupa, swyambhunath stupa, namo Buddha, lumbini peace park, janaki mandir, maya Devi temple, birth place of gautam Buddha are UNESCO world heritage site. trees like pipal, banyan, rudrakshya are highly religious. high wet lands like gokyo, shey phoksundo, lang tang region, and rara are ramsar sites as well as sacred places.
Adding to that, Nepal is also a biologically and religiously diverse place, providing comfort to every tourist and citizen arriving here. from the warmth and hospitality of our citizens, to historical monuments, the Himalayas, its heavy cultural significance, religious, spiritual, life changing, transformation, revitalization, Nepal has it all.
This where sustainable tourism acts like a charm for our country when clubbed with the culture, heritage and religion aspect. this mode pf tourism serve as a benefit for both the citizen as well as tourist. it believes in the optimal use of environment resources, favorable for our tribal communities, workers in the tourism sector, people and country as well. sustainable tourism reduces the negative impact on the environment while maximizing the positive ones. as land with immense beauty and natural resource, sustainable tourism will lead to enormous economic generation and social development of Nepal. it will assist in preserving and expanding our rich culture heritage while being mindful of our own history.
Transform yourself through tourism, sustainable way and see the nature as it is in purest form.
