Tourism planning (2020–2024) for Namkha Rural Municipality, Nepal, Proceedings

Namkha Rural Municipality, located in Humla district of Karnali Province, is the gateway to Mt. Kailash, an important pilgrimage site for Hindus and Buddhists. It is one of the pilot sites of the Kailash Sacred Landscape Conservation and Development Initiative (KSLCDI). Namkha Rural Municipality has strong potential to become a global, regional and national hub for heritage tourism and ecotourism. However, the potential has not been fully tapped. To ensure community centric sustainable tourism (heritage and ecotourism) in Namkha, owned and managed by local women and men, and in particular, the youth, a one-day consultation workshop was organized by Namkha Rural Municipality with support from ICIMOD in Kathmandu, Nepal.