ILAM A MAJOR DESTINATION IN NEPAL

Tourism is phenomenon of modern time. When we move back to the history of tourism we can see travel. Tourism is related to travelling and travelling is a natural human character. In the past, there was travel but not tourism because travel was not undertaken for the purpose if pleasure and their motive were not to seek vacation from routine work. Travel and tourism are the similar words but they are not the same. The basic concept of tourism is “Pleasure at Leisure”.

Overall Nepal is a tourist destination, in each and every destination, district we can find newness. Kathmandu valley is rich in cultural heritage, Pokhara is famous for sightseeing, Chitawan for national park. We have white Himal, green hill and yellow terai. It means Nepal is the country in which tourism can be run for twelve months in each and every season. Nepal is the inhabitant of the people of more than 60casts and ethnic communication with their own language, culture, dress, food and drinks which tourist’s wants to see. For the development of domestic tourism also Nepal can be the appropriate destination. For the people of western region culture and life of eastern region is new and vice versa. It means we can find newness of language, dress, technology, food and drinks in each and every region. Tourist always wants newness which they can get in Nepal.

Attraction can be divided in two parts (a) Manmade attraction and (b) Natural attraction. We can see both attractions in Ilam. For Manmade attraction Singabahini, Gajurmukhi, Mahisthan, Ilam Bazaar, Historical Tea Garden of Ilam, Kanyam, Fikkle, Pashupatinagar and many culture,languages. Similarly Natural attractions are Shree Antu, Maipokhari, Chhintappu, Shandakpur etc are important destination which provides enchanting view of the tourist.

The status of accommodation in Ilam is also satisfactory, tourist can enjoy accommodation in each and every destination but in comparison to the accommodation of the rural areas better accommodation can be find in Ilam Bazaar, Fikkle, Pashupatinagar. Paying guest system is also developing in the rural destination where tourist can enjoy local food and drinks it is a positive factors for the tourist visiting the destination in one hand and our mission to reduce poverty via tourism in others.

As far as the accessibility in Ilam concerned, black top road is the main means of transportation. Beside this Tourist can use direct flight Biratnagar and Bhadrapur from capital city. There is regular bus, taxi, van, service to Ilam from these cities as well as the major cities of the country. There is direct bus service to Pashupatinagar, Fikkle, Ranke, and Ilam bazaar from Kathmandu valley.

While talking about Amenities, Ilam can provide basic banking facilities like money transfer, ATM service, money change etc. To travel the destination of Ilam tourist can consult local travel agencies too. Hotel in Ilam are providing special accommodation with the food of local test. Telephone, Fax, Internet Service, Security is also available in the major market center of the district. It means there is no any problem to tourist from the view point of Amenities.

From the above mentioned facts we can say Ilam is one major destination in Nepal for domestic as well as international tourist. To enjoy, for pleasure, entertainment one should visit Ilam once. If anyone misses to visit Ilam at least once in his/her life, he/she misses to visit the real Heaven of Earth.