Nepal's Tourism

by Diwaker Chand

Unprecedented in his historical approach, author Diwaker Chand presents an uncensored and bona fide examination of tourism--past, present and future. Interviews with living historians are presented. Replete with rare and priceless photographs, this visual record provides not only a portrayal of events and people, but also supports textual analysis of every era of Nepal's development. "The basic premise of tourism in Nepal," the author states, "is delicately built upon the magnificent and famed Himalayas, brave and chivalrous Gurkhas, skilled and distinguished Sherpas, rich and intriguing culture, and mysterious and magnificent heritages." But what is the present performance of tourism? What is its future? Nepal's Tourism: Uncensored FActs critically examines the myths and realities of this issue, and offers an enlightened solution for the 21st century.