Extreme Environments
Tourism in Nepal
Thamel, Kathmandu, where many
tourists begin their trip.
Visitor arrivals
• The Nepal Tourism Board said the arrival of
448,769 foreign visitors at the country's only
international airport in 2010, 15 percent more
than in 2009, showed tourism had recovered
from the impact of a 10-year civil war.
• Trekking is one of the most popular tourist
activities in Nepal.
Annapurna Trekking Area
Visitors
• Explain why the number of visitors to Nepal
fell between 2000 and 2008
• What do you think the impacts of so many
tourists might be on Nepal?
Opportunities
• Employment
opportunities
• Becoming a guide or
porter is a well
respected profession
• Guides & porters earn a
good wage.
• They also get good tips
Communications
• New bridge under
construction at
Birithanti
• Threat or opportunity?
Construction of new road to Ghandruk
Will this be a sight of the past?
Who will be affected by the new road?
• List some advantages
• List some disadvantages
What might be some negative impacts
of tourism?
Who benefits
from tourism?
How has tourism changed local
villages?
Threat or opportunity?
Why do tourists come here?
Summit of Poon Hill. A peaceful,
unspoilt area?
Waste
disposal
How has the traditional way of life
changed?
Tourism
development
in Ghandruk
Evidence of deforestation.
Conservation
Is the area being
conserved to protect it
so that more tourists
will visit?
Is the area being
conserved because of
the dame caused by
tourists?
Is the area being
conserved because of
the dame caused by
locals?
HEP Scheme at
Landruk
Sustainable?
Solar panels in Ghandruk
How effectively is tourism managed in
Annapurna? Why is management necessary?
Daal Baat
Mt Everest
What are the impacts of tourism on
the environment?
Make notes on:
• Mass movement & erosion
• Land degradation
• Vulnerability to hazards
• Aesthetic change
• Water usage
• Waste disposal
Exam qu
• Examine the challenges posed by tourism
development and associated communications
and development in an extreme environment. (10
marks)
• Examine the opportunities which tourism creates
in an extreme environment you studied. (10
marks)
• Using an annotated map, evaluate the impact of
tourism on settlement and communication in an
Extreme Environment you have studied. (10
marks)