Tourism Prospect and Potentiality in Jamunakhadi Simsar and Toruism Area of Jhapa District, Nepal
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Department of Rural Development
Abstract
Tourism is the world's fastest growing industry and it is anticipated
to be the largest within few years. It is recognized that tourism is the
basic and very desirable activities deserving the praise and
encouragement of almost all countries in the world. Nepal is one of the
most beautiful countries in the world with lofty snow capped mountains
and scenic, peaceful settings. It has varieties of tourism resources, places
of natural beauty, historical and cultural monuments, art, architecture,
festivals etc which are the best attractions to the foreign visitors. Among
such attractions Jamunkhadi is one of the most scenic tourist destinations
in Nepal. It is a land of natural scenery, the rich bio-diversity, peaceful
environment, the ethnic diversity, the rich and diverse culture which
attract visitors.
The universe of the study has been sampled from the Jamunkhadi
Simsar and Tourism Area in Surunga VDC in Jhapa district. The local
people, hotel owner, domestic visitors and tourism experts, government
service holder etc. were the sample respondents and the sample size is 53
for the study. The study entitled "Tourism Prospect and Potentiality in
Jamunkhadi Simsar and Tourism Area of Jhapa District, Nepal" is to
analyze the potentialities of tourism in the study area. The specific
objectives are: to identify the prospects of tourism in the study area, to
analyze the natural and cultural resources to promote tourism in the
study area and to analyze the activities of CFUG to promote tourism in
the study area.
The study is based both on secondary and primary data collection
from DDC and VDC profile, reports and direct fill up the structure
questionnaire in Jamunkhadi. The researcher own-self participated to
collect primary data by using data collection techniques and tools like
structure and semi structure questionnaire, key informants interview etc.
Findings of the study revealed that there is high potentiality of
tourism in Jamunkhadi because it has numerous sightseeing spots,
tourism interest places such as the lake, the jungle, the open lane, picnic
spot, the mini zoo, the rubber processing center etc. There are many
other attractive places around Jamunkhadi Simsar and Tourism Area
such as the Mai river and bridge, Domukha, the Mai Mandir, Arjundhara
Dham, Satasi Dham, Dhanuskoti Dham, tea gardens etc. It is found that
most tourists spend 3 or 4 hours and no tourists spend night in the spot.
Generally the visitors are domestic and they spend 200 to 1000 rupees
during their stay in the study area. The number of foreign tourist is found
very low according to the local people. Local people were found very
much interested and devoted for promoting tourism in the study area but
there seems lack of co-ordination among the government authorities and
local promoters and also lack of fund.
In conclusion it can be said that Jamunkhadi deserves high
potentiality of becoming one of the best rural tourism destinations of the
country. Therefore, package programs and tourism advertisement seem
necessary to develop Jamunkhadi as a rural tourist destination.