Potentiality of Rural Tourism in Nepal (A case study of Ramarosan, Achham District)

Abstract

This study was carried out in the Ramarosan area of Achham district which is situated on the Northem part of Far- Western Nepal. The research work on "potentitality of Rural Tourism in Nepal: A case study of Ramarosan , Achham," was condeucted during February month ,with the aim to know the impacts of tourism on natural environment and socio-cultural condition of this region as well as to find out the remedies and also to combine the environment with the tourism avoiding the possible problems. Direct field study, observation and questionnaire survey, method was conducted to know about the positive and negative impacts of tourism on environment and socio- cultural conditions of this region. Nepal, the Himalayan Country; with its magnificently varied rich cultural heritages, diversity of Flora and founa, beautiful mountains, lakes and rivers has attracted travelers through out the world and it is important source of foreign exchange earnings. Natural beauty and socio- cultural life style with untouched by modern onslaughts ; high level of biodiversity with over hundreds of special flowering plants, birds, butterflies, amphibians and mammals, high mountains green fields and wet lands, stream, waterfalls, rocks and so many things which are potential for tourist destination Ramarosan. Tourism has created some direct employment opportunities to the local people and most of them have got indirect benefit to the households along the trekking route and destination derive economic benefits through sale of local products like vegetables, milk, ghee, bamboo products such as doko, vi dalo etc for the hoteipsoud motels. The development of tourism would promote village and hotel industry as well as agriculture and livestock farming also flourish due to the development of tourism. The people of the study area have been adopting agriculture. About 15 percent of the sampled population involves in the agriculture services and remaining other population adopts non- agricultural activities like business, service and students. Respectively 20%, 30% and 5% non of sampled respondents found adopted tourism as their main occupation. It shows that there is no combination between expenditure and income. This study shows that with out preservation cultural heritage, there is no possibilities to promote the tourism of the country like Nepal. There fore, here emphasized that government should have make clear policies to conserve the religious ecological and cultural places found at that area.