Possibilities of tourism development refer to the bases that can help in the promotion of tourism industry in Nepal. The bases of Nepal that can attract tourists are given in a table below:
1 | Natural beauty | There is a great chance to observe world's highest and famous mountains, more than 6000 rivers and rivulets, beautiful lakes, streams, caves and rare species of flora and fauna, etc in Nepal. |
2 | Historical places | The tourists are attracted by the historical and artistic places, temples, shrines, stupas monasteries, mosques and churches in Nepal. |
3 | Cultural aspects |
Nepal is a common garden of 125 Ethnicity, 123 languages and 10 religions. Religions of people, Religious festivals, fairs and jatras observed by the people have a great prospects to attract and entertain the tourists. |
4 | Adventurous tourism | The number of people willing to enjoy adventure is increasing in the world. There is a great prospect of rafting, paragliding, rock climbing, mountaineering, trekking, hiking, bungee jumping etc for such people in Nepal. |
In reference to natural beauty and cultural diversity, there is a prospect for about 1 crore foreign tourists to visit Nepal annually. But, not more than 10 lakh foreign tourists visit Nepal due to different problems and obstacles.