Tourism in Nepal

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Vacation resort in Sauraha

Nepal is a travel destination in South Asia especially for trekking tourism . Tourist attractions are also the cultural sites of Buddhism and Hinduism in the Kathmandu Valley . The German Foreign Office issued a security notice for Nepal (2009) in which it described the situation as unstable. It does not recommend traveling to the southeastern Terai . The main travel times are March / April and October / November, the fewest tourists can be found in January and July. Trekkers generally prefer late summer and autumn, as the passes are mostly free of snow at this time.

history

The country was opened to tourism in 1951 after the fall of the Rana family . In 1990 the number of tourists was around 250,000, the number rose to almost 500,000 by 1999. In 1995, the average tourist spent $ 43 a day and stayed an average of 11 nights. In 1999, with 150,000 visitors, the Europeans were the most frequent tourists, while the number of Indians was almost as high. The most popular travel destinations are the Annapurna area , Sagarmatha National Park and the Langtang Himal . As a result of the military conflicts, the number of tourists has decreased by up to 50 percent since 2000. From around 2004 the number of tourists increased again. On January 1st, 2008 a TIMS Certificate (Trekkers' Information Management System) was introduced, which all trekkers must present and receive free of charge from the TIMS offices of the Nepal Tourism Board (NTP) or the Trekking Agents Association of Nepal (TAAN). According to government plans, the number of tourists is expected to rise to two million by 2020.

Visa

In order to be able to enter Nepal, a visa is required, which can be obtained at the airport for a fee.

Health care

The standard preventive care ( tetanus, etc.), including hepatitis A , which is common in Germany should be sufficient. Nepal is malaria-free except for the Terai in the south, where there is a low risk of malaria. Depending on the season, everyone should weigh up whether to take prophylaxis with regard to the low risk and side effects of the medication.

A greater danger is altitude sickness , which kills several people every year. The risk of organized treks is a lot higher than with individual trekking because of the group pressure not to stay days behind . Listen to your body and go down if you have a headache or discomfort, and definitely not up, even if other people have no complaints.

accommodation

Jungle Safari Lodge in the resort of Sauraha
Elephant riding in the resort of Sauraha

There are numerous clean accommodations at a price of 5 to 10 euros, for Western European standards you have to pay more.

Tourist highlights

References

Web links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ a b Foreign Office, Nepal - Travel and Security Advice, Feb. 21, 2009 ( WebCite ( Memento of February 21, 2009 on WebCite ))
  2. ↑ a b c Guckes / Hofmann, Development of Tourism in Nepal - Example Annapurna Base Camp Trek via Ghandruk , Workshop Papers 12, Institute for Geography Justus Liebig University Gießen 2006 (PDF; 1.3 MB) ( WebCite ( Memento from 21. February 2009 on WebCite ))
  3. ^ University of Trier, excursion to Nepal 1997 , accessed on February 21, 2009 ( WebCite ( Memento from February 21, 2009 on WebCite ))
  4. ↑ Hamburger Abendblatt, Despite unrest, increase in Nepal tourism - Interview with Honorary Consul Dr. Peter Breiholdt , February 20, 2004
  5. ↑ The Kathmandu Post, Tourism Vision 2020: Target: 2 million tourists , May 16, 2009 ( WebCite ( Memento from May 17, 2009 on WebCite ))