JHAPA

Damak is a small municipality town in Jhapa district. It is located at the either side of the East-west Highway. Inhabited mostly by the peoples of indo-Aryan and Burman origin, Damak serves as the major trade center in the district. People from the northern mountain district come here to sell their goods such as seasonal fruits, herbs, hand woven woolen carpets etc in the weekly bazaar on Wednesdays. Some very interesting places with the attraction of culture and sightseeing in inner Jhapa and Morang can also be approached conveniently from Damak. Damak itself is situated in a beautiful setting. Tea gardens here are worth seeing too.

Bhadrapur, once inhabited by the indigenous tribes as Rajbanshi, Satar, Santhal, Dhimal and Meche, the place has now people of almost all the races and casts of Nepal. Thus the place offers a good opportunity for a cultural tour.

Birtamod is a fast growing township on the cross roads of East-West highway and Bharapur-Taplejung road situated 16 km west of Kakarbhitta, the only entry point in Eastern Nepal. The bus journey to Ilam, Phidim and Taplejung begins from here; buses are available only until 2 pm at an interval of two hours.

PATHIBHARA

Pathibhara Devi shrine (3,794 m) is a popular pilgrimage destination. The animist deity at Pathibhara is worshipped with equal reverence by both Hindus and Buddhists. Hindus throng the temple during special celebration, while Buddhists living is the vicinity light lamps at the temple on full moon nights.

The Goddess at Pathibhara is believed t fulfill the long cherished dreams of her devotees, like sons for those without sons, and wealth for the poor. The story of the temple goes back to the time when hundreds of sheep were said to have disappeared from the place where the temple stands today. Legend has it that when the shepherds prayed to get their sheep back, they had a vision of the Devi herself who asked them to sacrifice a few of the sheep to get back their lost ones. It is said that when they did as they were asked by the Devi, the lost sheep were found, and from thence started the worship of Pathibhara Devi.

A WONDERFUL DESTINATION TAPLEJUNG

Phungling is the headquarter of Taplejung district at a distance of 830 kilometers from Kathmandu. The Tamor River flows through the district and the area is famous for its proximity to Kanchenjunga, the third highest mountain in the worlds. Taplejung has an airstrip with commercial flights to Biratnagar and Kathmandu. A road has connected the district headquarters with the Terai plains. The name Taplejung is derived from the words "taple" and "jung", Taple was the medieval Limbu King who used to rule the area and "jung" in Limbu language meaning fort. Literally, Taplejung means fort of the King Taple. Most of the populations are involved in agriculture, and the vegetation zones range from sub-tropical, to temperate forests, alpine meadows and snow and ice.

CULTUERAL TOURISM

It is related to the tours to the culturally rich cities. the tours are organised to provide knowledge if the culture forms of behaviours shared by a society, which are practised from generation to generation. This type of tourism is mostly concentrated in the city areas, participated by elderly people in most comfortable manner. City tours like a tour to Bhaktapur, Patan, Pashupatinath, Baudhanath, Jaipur, Varanasi are some of the examples of cultural tourism.

MASS TOURISM

Mass tourism is the most recent phenomenon of modern tourism. The concept of mass tourism emerged along with the introduction of paid holidays. Instead of paid holidays. Instead of selective or elite tourist it focuses on the more number of tourists. Change in transport technology by air as well as by land and sea reduced the costs which helped more people to afford to travel. The mass participation again decreased the travelling cost. Now travel agencies have been able to sell package tours because of vicious circle of falling real cost. The growth of hotel chain, car rental system also helped the mass tourism. The most remarkable concept is the globalization of tourism industry. More and more countries and their travel agencies are inter-linked and are increasing the tourist movements

DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL TOURISM

Domestic tourism focuses on the tourism within the country. It does not require visa formalities, and does not involve border formalities. It generates local currency and no foreign income. On the other hand, international tourism is concerned with foreign national and it generates foreign currency, which is the need of the developing countries. It involves visa rules, border formalities and is more complicated then the domestic tourism.

VILLAGE AND URBAN TOURISM

In village tourism all the activities are concerned with villages. A village is selected as a model village. A few guest rooms and kitchen are developed without disturbing the village environment. Villages continue their daily normal works and guest enjoy participating in the village activities.

Urban tourism is concerned with the city areas. Big hotels and restaurants are developed to cater to the needs of the luxury tourists. Mostly business people participate in this type of tourism. Tourisms in Hong Kong, Singapore, etc are the examples of urban tourism.