adventure sports in nepal
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Adventure Sports in Nepal
By Prabin DahalHochschule Offenburg, Germany
Adventure Sports in Nepal
Introduction To Nepal
Land Locked country between two giants, India and China
Area of 147,181 square km ( 92nd out of 196 countries by area ).
Population: - 26,620,000 (2011). Official Language: Nepali
Source(s): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nepalhttp://www.gonewalkabout.com/tears/lt_map_nepal.htmhttp://flagpedia.net/nepal
Introduction to Nepal Famous For:
Himalayan Range and Mount Everest.
Hinduism and Buddhism.
Adventure Sports
Hospitality
Source(s): http://www.scai.org.au/images/photos/trivianight/BigNamasteFromTraditionalNepal.jpg
http://www.davestravelcorner.com/articles/nepal/19.htm
PEST Analysis
Political
Constitutional Monarchy
28 May 2008 Republic Declared
Now Republic with multi-party system
President: Ram Baran Yadav
PEST Analysis
Economical
GDP is over 6 Billion (2009/10)
40 % Agriculture, Services 44% Industry 22% of total GDP
Inflation Rate 2.9%
Tourism Contributes about 223 Million USD (2009/10)
Source(s): http://asiafoundation.org/resources/pdfs/nefport3.pdf http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nepal#Economy
PEST Analysis
Social
Population about 26.6 Million (2011)
Growth Rate 2.2 %, Literacy Rate 53.74 %
Nepali – The official Language and lingua franca .
Hinduism 80.6 % , Buddhism 10.7 %, Islam 4.2%, Christianity 0.5%
Kathmandu Capital City, Pokhara Famous for Tourism
PEST Analysis
Technology
Late Starter in Modern Science and Technology
Capabilities in Agriculture, Engineering and Medicine
Liberal Manner – Technology Acquisition
Technology dependent on social, economic and culture.
Source(s): http://sts.sagepub.com/content/6/1/159.abstract
Adventure Sports
What is Adventure Sport?
Perceived as having a high level of inherent danger.
Physical exertion, spectacular stunts
Classified according to air, land and water
Source(s): http://www.adventurecompany.co.uk/tours/everest-base-camp
Adventure Sports in Nepal
Air Sports
Bungee Jumping, paragliding, ballooning,
Land
Indoor Climbing, speed biking, canyoning, Rock Climbing, mountaineering, trekking
Water
Rafting, kayaking, Source(s): http://www.nepal-kathmandu.com/thingstodo/honey-hunting-nepal.php
Adventure Sports in Nepal
Bungee Jumping
Bhote Koshi River - Free fall 500 ft (160 mtr)
3 hrs drive from Kathmandu
The Bridge: Swiss designed, especially for bungee jumping, the bridge has a loading factor of 41,500kg or 4.5 tones
Cheap
Adventure Sports in Nepal
Paragliding
lightweight, free-flying, foot-launched glider aircraft with no rigid primary structure
Exotic view of Himalayan Range, Jungle and waterfalls
Source(s): http://para-gliding.com/http://sunrise-paragliding.com/flying-sites/
Adventure Sports in Nepal
Ballooning
Flying 3000m above Kathmandu Valley
Sunrise, Himalayan Range,
City Tour, City of Temples, monasteries and paddy fields
No dusty Perspex, noise vibrating motor or airplane wing to spoil the most spectacular views.
Source(s): http://www.catmando.com/balloon/http://www.nepalsheratreks.com/index.php?action=news&id=134
Adventure Sports in Nepal
Canyoning
Traveling down the cracks, creeks or streams by variety of means
Abseil canyoning (rappelling) becoming popular these days
Source(s): http://www.canyoninginnepal.com/canyoning.php?id=96&cat_id=24
Adventure Sports in Nepal
Rock Climbing
Kathmandu valley perimeter offers hair-raising spots
Can be combined with bird watching.
Spots suitable for beginners as well as wall-rats
Also training ground for Nepal Army's special forces
Source(s): http://www.rockclimbing.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=2231396http://www.rockclimbing.com/Articles/General/Rock_Climbing_in_Nepal_1105.html
Adventure Sports in Nepal
Mountaineering
Highest Peak in the world in Nepal
More than 14 peaks to explore
Trekking Peaks
Source(s): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenzing_Norgay
Adventure Sports in Nepal
White Water Rafting
Image of crashing through horrendous rapids and monstrous waves,
Many Rivers to explore
October the best month for Rafting/kayaking
Source(s): http://mountainriverrafting.com/nepal-river-rafting.htmlhttp://www.raftingnepal.com/
Adventure Sports in Nepal
Trekking
Journey undertaken on foot or walking along with adventures
The “great Himalayan trail” more than 1700 km of trails
Ranging from less than week to much longer
Example Treks – Khumbu, Annapurna Helambu, Manaslu etc
Source(s): http://papatoto.com/article/735691384485/Trekking_in_Nepal__-_information_and_guidelines
Adventure Sports in Nepal
Summing Up
Great Destination for Adventure Sports Mountains, Lakes etc
World Heritage Places to Visit, Like the Basantapur Durbar Square, Sagarmatha National Park, Chitwan National Park.
Great Religious Culture Like Kathmandu Valley, Lumbini
Source(s): http://whc.unesco.org/en/statesparties/np
Bungee Jumping Video
Thank You
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