Essential Requirements for Tourism

1,Time, as the hours for leisure increase so does the opportunity for travel. Changes in work days or hours, school calendars will affect how and when people can travel. The overall travel pattern has moved from a two week vacation to 6-8 three or four day mini-vacations per year.

2,Money, the majority of travel requires discretionary income. Discretionary income is money left over after all monetary obligations (food, rent and taxes) have been paid.

3,Mobility, is the access to transportation (car, bus, plane, train or ship) and the hours required to get to their destination.

4,Motivation, is the reason people travel. Motivations may include seeking novelty, education, meet new people, adventure or stress reduction.

Transportation

Time and Money: This is the critical component to tourism, the ability to get from Point A to Point B and back, or to Point C, D, E.... The variables of Time, how long it takes to get to a specific destination, and Money, how much it costs to get to your destination. Tourism developments are dependent on the ease of access and types of transportation available.

Facilities in DimensionsTourism

When tourists arrive at attractions they require facilities to provide services.
Lodging: Represent a variety of services from campgrounds, RV parks, motels and five star resorts.
Food & Beverage: Not only provide basic sustenance for tourists but an important factor in the overall tourism experience.
Support Services: Usually are represented by small retail businesses providing souvenirs and personal services. Shopping is an integral part of the travel experience. Tourists seek unique and novel items which represent the area and cultures they visit.
Infrastructure: The basic services on which all tourism depends. These systems include water and sewer systems, communication networks, medical facilities, electricity, police and fire protection and roads.

Dimensions of Tourism

All tourism activities are related to one or more of the following dimensions of tourism.
Attractions: Are the primary motivation for traveling. They may be a primary destination such as Disney World or secondary destination which are interesting places to visit on the way to your primary destination. Most tourist traveling from the east to go to Las Vegas will stopover at the Grand Canyon national Park on the way. Attractions usually focus on natural resources, culture, ethnicity or entertainment.
Natural Resources: Natural resources are the combination of physical features (Yosemite National Park, California), the climate (Vail, Colorado), and the natural beauty of the area (Acadia National Park, Maine). The challenge to managing natural resources based tourism is to preserve the natural resource from the impact of the tourist's.
Culture: A way of life which is observed through a peoples religion, history, government and traditions.
Ethnicity: To visit family and friends.
Entertainment: Tourism developments of all sizes from Disney World, Universal Studios, Las Vegas to local community Special Events and Festivals such as the Bloomsday Road Race in Spokane, Washington.
X-treme Tourism: Tourism based on high adventure activities (See Whirlwind Tourism)

More Tours

Private Beach Tour: We take you through small villages in the countryside down to the wild atlantic coast of St.Lucia. Enjoy the fun of a real off-road drive & discover the rugged coastal beauty of the island´s North-East.Have a swim in the Atlantic ocean & relax in the untouched nature of a secluded beach.There we will serve you a complimentary local snack & rumpunch or juice.Cost per person: 25,-USA beach barbeque can be arranged for an additional price of 10,-US per person.
Special Soufriere Tour for Cruise Ship Passengers8:30 Departure at the dock & passing through Castries , St.Lucia´s capital. Drive down south on the scenic Westcoast road passing St.Lucia´s largest banana plantation & quaint fishing villages. Then we go off-road to the rainforest where we walk to a secluded waterfall. Take a refreshing bath in the natural ´swimming pool´.Then we take you to the volcano where you can see the bubbling sulphur springs.A delicious lunch-buffet will be served at the Still Beach Resort. After lunch you have time for swimming or snorkeling.

"DOUBLE FUN FALLS"Special Jeep-Tour to Soufriere
You will be picked up in an open Landrover jeep and then we take you right through Roseau Valley, St.Lucia´s largest Banana Plantation and through small villages in the countryside.When we reach the outskirts of the rainforest we drive off-road to a point where you can view Mount Gimie, ST.Lucia´s highest mountain.Take photos and eat fresh tropical fruits offered by local farmers.Along the way you can discover tropical rainforest vegetation like fern trees, heliconias and bromeliads.Join us for a 15 min. walk to a secluded waterfall in a protected nature area.After the walk, you will visit La Sikwi , a restored 18th. Century sugarmill .We then take the west coast road to Soufriere passing through quaint fishing villages.In Soufriere we visit the Piton Falls where you can enjoy a relaxing bath in the warm, mineral-rich water.A delicious lunch buffet of local dishes will be served at the `Still Beach Resort`.After lunch you have enough time for swimming or snorkeling

Rainforest Tours

Tour 1: (Easy) Join us for a short walk to a secluded waterfall where you can take a refreshing bath in the natural swimming pool & enjoy fresh tropical fruits served by local farmers. This tour is also ideal for children.

Tour 2: (Intermediate)This trail leads you about 1½ hours ( both ways) to another secluded waterfall and can be recommended if you've had some hiking experience. During this invigorating hike you will experience the untouched beauty of the rainforest up close. If you want to reach the natural pool, imitate Tarzan by climbing down a rope.

Tour 3: (Advanced)This outing is recommended for adventurous people who are able to hike in the deep woods of the jungle for at least three hours. Hike over machete cleared mountain trails and through rocky streams to one of the tallest accessible waterfalls of St. Lucia.
The Rainforest hiking tours are followed by a delicious buffet of local dishes at a secluded bay. There you have enough time in the afternoon to go snorkeling or swimming.

Bird watching Trip in Nepal

Himalaya journey Treks & expediton arrange the Bird watching trip in Nepal where you will see the different type of the bird including the Nepal National Bird as phesant (Dhape). Nepal is Bird Watcher's Paradise with 873 species (10% of the world's total bird's species) of birds. Nepal, though small in its size, has all kinds of habitats for birds-wetlands, lakes, tropical and subtropical forests, coniferous and Himalayan habitats.
We have been promoting bird watching trip with much interest and vigor as Plan Holidays comprise the people of wildlife and birding background. Himalay journey Trekking worked as a Naturalist in Chitwan National Park,Royal Bardia National parks,Sagarmatha National park, Shiva puri national park Tours also spent more than a decade in wildlife tourism and has extensively lead birding trips in various parts of Nepal.
Bird watching trip Itinerary
Day 01: Arrival in Kathmandu. Meet the guide at the airport and transfer to hotel. In the evening, we invite you for a welcome dinner in a typical Nepali Restaurant with cultural performance. Day 02: Kathmandu Valley Sightseeing Today, you will visit the medieval palaces, temples, Buddhist Stupas, monasteries and courtyards, all with intricate wood, metal and stone works. The places of interest are Pashuapatinath Temple, Boudhanath Stupa, Bhaktapur and Kathmandu Durbar Square. Day 03: Kathmandu-Patan-Bird Watching in Godavari Botanical Garden Drive to Patan where you will visit the Durbar Square, Krishna Temple and Golden Temple. From here you will continue to Godavari. Check in hotel and after refreshment, bird watching trip in Godavari Botanical Garden. Day 04: Godavari-Phulchoki Hill-Kathmandu After breakfast, leave with lunch pack and hike up the Phulchoki Hill. Full day birding. In the evening return to Kathmandu. Day 05: Birding in Nagarjuna Forest and Shivapuri Watershed and Wildlife Reserve. Return to hotel in Kathmandu. Day 06: Kathmandu-Chitwan ( 160km, 4 hrs). Drive to Chitwan National Park and check in the resort. In the afternoon, short Tharu Village Visit. Day 07: Birding at Chitwan Full day birding trip in different vegetations of the park, from wetlands to grasslands to salforest. Overnight bungalow Day 08: Chitwan-Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve A full day birding trip in the Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve. Overnight bungalow. Day 09: Flight back to Kathmandu. Upon arrival transfer to airport. Day 10: At leisure in Kathmandu. Day 11: Back to onward destion.