Just returned from a trip around remote villages in Nepal and here’s some tourism etiquette for village development through tourism in Nepal.

1. It is people who make all the difference to a traveler.. So It is you who will make a travelers moment beautiful or boring.
2. Share what you have got, share cleanly. share openly.
3. Make it easy for guests to come in to your house and village and easier to leave (not harder).
4. Give generously, and you will receive in kind.
5. Treat guests like gods, and blessings (rewards) will flow in return.
6. Clearly label directions, sign boards, titles well ( please spell-check, it isn’t that difficult, is it? just ask the tourists… )
7. Take a simple initiative. Interact with travelers…even a “Bonjour, or “hai” or a “Namaste” or a “how are you?” helps tremendously !
8. Don’t beg, don’t teach your children to beg. Do teach them how to sell with dignity (i.e small entrepreneurial efforts).
9. Every village is unique, they don’t all come here to see Mountains, or rivers. Try to sell what you have, not what you think they will buy. Tell stories about your products. Stories create a world of difference.
10. Maintain your village pavements and trails. Well-managed trails will reap financial rewards once more.Remember, your fore-fathers used to maintain it well, This is not the government’s responsibility. It is yours.
11. It is people more than places, who make all the difference to a traveler.. So it is you who will make a travelers moment beautiful or boring.

Much is possible. lets get to the basics to work first!