November 2: With the objective of developing tourism in the country, the Government of Nepal has chosen hundred new destinations in the country for developing them into tourist areas. The Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation picked those destinations on the basis of applications and reference from the Nepal Tourism Board (NTB), local and provincial governments and the concerned stakeholders.
The government has allocated Rs 5 million for each destination out of the total budget of Rs 500 billion set for the new destinations, informed Ghana Shyam Upadhyay, spokesperson of the ministry.
“The destinations will be developed in collaboration with the local government and the private sector,” he informed New Business Age.
The ministry expects this to contribute to the government’s target of welcoming 2 million tourists in Nepal in 2020. NTB’s Senior General Manager Sunil Sharma said that the new destinations will also support in promoting domestic and international tourism as well.
New Destinations Selected by the Government
| Province 1 | Tingbung Pokhari, Guru Falgunand Circuit, Shree Antu Circuit, Tinjure-Milke-Jaljale, Baleshwar Cave, Halade Patake Trail, Mandhum Trail, Baraha Pokhari, Tholedambe Danda, Udayapurgadhi, Shahid Netralal Park, Gaura Daha, Arjundhara, Dhanpalgadhi, Pindeshwar- Dantakali Marg |
| Province 2 | Sahales Durbar, Nadi Tal, Dhaneshwar Mahadeva, Marghar Simsar Area, Pataura Mahadeva Temple, Simraungadh, Ghadiarba Pokhari, Chhinnamasta |
| Province 3 | Jiri-Sailun Trail, Sindhuligadhi, Sunkoshi Rafting, Mahabharat Trail, Panch Pokhari, Kalchedi-Bhatkeshwar, Devighat-Bhairavi-Dupcheshwar Circuit, Belkotgadhi, Tamang Heritage Trail, Sky Trail, Rani Jharana, Bishajari Lake, Someshwargadhi, Patiyani, Makwanpurgadhi, Neel Barahi, Dahachwok-Chandragiri, Nagdaha, Godawari Phulchoki Hiking |
| Gandaki Province | Chum Valley, Kaule Pani, Tanahun Kalika Peace Park, Siddha Cave, Mauja Homestay, Sikles, Narfu, Aalamdevi, Bhakunde Bhairabsthan-Gajako Daha, Dhorpatan Hunting Reserve, Daunna Devi, Ghorepani Raghuganga-Dhawalagiri Icefall Pathway |
| Province 5 | Ramgram, Baunnakoti Banvatika, Sainamaina, Jagadishwarpur Lake, Sagar Lake, Talpokhari Rambha Devi Temple Area, Panini Tapobhumi, Resunga Tapobhumi, Ruru Area, Bhagwati Temple, Dhorpatan-She Phoksundo Pathway, Jaljala, Rock Garden, Okharkot, Jhimaruk, Bagarbaba, Kammar Shah Majar Tourism Area, Bansgadhi Omakaredarshwardham, Shivamandir Jogigaun |
| Karnali | Kubhinde Lake, Tripurasundari, Dudul Chaitya, Limi Valley, Rara-She Phoksundo Trail, Patal Stream, Khalanga Durbar, Kotgadhi-Panchadeval-Belaspur Tourism Area, Jajura Daha, Gidde Danda, Botamkot Chitri Patan Adventure Trail |
| Far-Western | Kolti-Budhinanda-Badimalika Pathway, Gorakhnath Temple, Badikedar Religious Tourism Area, Suryakot Mastadevi Tourism Area, Malikarjun Siddhanath Udayadeva Religious Area, Amargadhi-Ugratara, Rautela Jhamkeli Bhramhadevdham, Bandatal Kotihom Tourism Area, Bardgoriya Mandirdham |
