Abstract
Since 1950s, international tourism has been developed in Nepal by means of the largest tourist resources, the Himalayas. However, for the several decades of the mid of the last century, tourism development without adequate national plans have been brought about environmental disruption. Accordingly some policies have been taken by national level, for example, avoiding to concentrate to the fragile environment in the Himalayas, opening some restricted areas in high Himalayas to tourists, and developing cultural and historical tourist spots in Kathmandu. On the other hand, the number of tourists has been decreasing since 2000 for the reason of political instability.
