Ecotourism is a form of tourism involving visiting fragile, pristine, and relatively undisturbed natural areas, intended as a low-impact and often small scale alternative to standard commercial mass tourism.

I along with my friends visited Siurung which is Siurung is emerging new eco village tourism destination of lamjung, Nepal. It has been made part of the greater annapurna circuit. The village is situated at the altitude of 1800m from sea level which is ideal point to see Mt Manaslu view. The village is rich in gurung culture and it is the main cultural attraction.

I was glad to see the dustbin of Doko which is made of the locally available bamboo to keep the place clean, which was a great initiative taken by the village to keep the tourism destination clean. The village also makes organic production of the vegetables and crops with no use of the pesticides. I encourage everyone of you to visit the ecotourism areas and promote the environment sustainability and tourism. This place also falls on Annapurna Conservation Area Project.

Annapurna Conservation Area Project

This project is established in 1986 covering vast area of almost five district of western development region of the country. The project, supported by many national and international organizations, is well-known for its outstanding model for natural resource conservation and community development (MoCTCA, 2002). Its principal objectives are:

·       Sustainable resource management

·       Maximum participation of local people

·       Promoting alternative energy to minimize the negative impacts of tourism

·       Poverty alleviation

·       Integrated agriculture and livestock development

·       Environmental awareness for both host and guest communities.

·       Agro- forestry and community development

·       Heritage conservation with control tourism

·       Self-sustaining tourism