Nepal is one of the most attractive tourist destinations in the world. It has 7 of the top 10 highest mountain peaks in the world. It has also some rare herbs and until now Nepalese government did not focus about this matter at all. Well, for the last one decade, the decision makers in Nepal had to be totally occupied with violence and political unrest. Now, Nepal has some political stability and this is the ideal time for taking new initiatives. India eNews reported:
“Nepal plans to step up health tourism investment along the lines of Kerala, a hot tourist destination for ayurvedic treatments and health packages.
‘Being a source of rare Himalayan herbs and oils, we are looking keenly at wellness tourism,’ Nandini Lahe-Thapa, the Nepal Tourism Board’s director of marketing and promotion, told IANS.
‘Inspired by the success of Kerala (in southern India), Thailand and Malaysia, we will be looking at more investment in the wellness sector,’ she said.
Though similar to ayurvedic treatment in the use of herbs and oils, the traditional system practised in Nepal has its origin in the Tibetan healing system. It also combines components of Buddhist religion with influences from Indian ayurveda and Chinese medical traditions.”
So, you can see that Nepal has a huge potential to become an attractive health tourism destination. Nepal can easily offer affordable health tourism packages for the foreigners. I just wish that Nepal government looks after this matter very well and do not let greedy people spoil the potential.
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