As we approach Visit Nepal 2020, it is relevant to revisit Huffington Post coverage of why Nepal is one of the top tourist destinations in the world.
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How Nepal Became One Of Lonely PlanetтАЩs Top Travel destinations for 2017 (And Why It Feels Like ItтАЩs Finally The CountryтАЩs Time To Shine)Indeed, tourism is one of the few industries in Nepal where locals have the opportunity to forge a good career. Apart from hydroelectricity, tourism is NepalтАЩs only natural resource, so natural disasters like the recent earthquake have enormous implications, putting the whole country under great strain with a devastating impact on tourism.
The people of Nepal have suffered through a tough few years recently, regularly making the world news for a number of disasters that included fatal avalanches, earthquakes and several plane crashes. But they are a resolute bunch and every time, they picked themselves up, dusted off and knuckled back down to work again.
The hard work has paid off though, and earlier this week came the welcome news that Nepal had been nominated as Lonely PlanetтАЩs No.1 best value destination for 2017, as well as placing at No.5 on their hot list of countries to visit next year. The expert recommendation will be a huge boost to a population that relies on tourism to make a living.
It is a well-earned nod too тАУ as a travel operator that runs various trips to the country throughout the year, I believe that few places deserve to be one of the most popular places in the world for adventure travel more than Nepal does. ItтАЩs diverse geography means that it really does offer everything.In the north of the country you have the Nepalese Himalayas with eight of the ten highest mountains in the world and almost limitless opportunities for hikers and climbers.How Nepal Became One Of Lonely PlanetтАЩs Top Travel destinations for 2017 (And Why It Feels Like ItтАЩsтАж
Photo credit: Gavin BateThen, in the tropical south there is abundance of jungle that houses tigers, Indian rhino and elephant, clouded leopard and red panda, making it extremely popular for safaris.Thanks to some serious work on its infrastructure, including the opening of several new airports, the country is also better placed that ever before to capitalise on its worth as a tourism destination.How Nepal Became One Of Lonely PlanetтАЩs Top Travel destinations for 2017 (And Why It Feels Like ItтАЩsтАж
Photo credit: Gavin BateI started visiting Nepal in the late 1980s when you had to fly into Delhi, then take the three day bus journey to get to Kathmandu. It was a real adventure and going into the Himalayas had the cachet of being a trip into the wild. it was never going to be a mass tourism destination though, the Kingdom in those days had the scent of exotic about it and of course the link with the old hippy trail from the Sixties.One element of the country that has never changed though, thankfully, is the innate friendliness of the local people, who have a reputation for being warm and inviting and helpful.You might come for the scenery and the wildlife, but one of the most enduring memories will be the men, women and children you meet.
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