Nepal is a country with over three thousand villages where rural tourism is a major part of
the tourism industry. Its importance and value cannot be ignored or minimized. The main
purpose of this thesis was to find out the possible measures that can be taken to make rural
tourism sustainable in the context of Nepal. Development strategies and sustainable rural
tourism development was the focal point of discussion in the thesis. To achieve these goals,
a set of questionnaires was distributed among the entrepreneurs in the district headquarter
Kushma of Parbat district. The important tourism sites of the study area were discussed as a
case study in this thesis.
The quantitative research method was used to conduct the survey. The data were later
converted into various figures using Microsoft Excel and were later analyzed and interpreted
by the author. It was revealed from the research that rural tourism in Nepal is a new
concept and it is progressing at a good speed. Its development and promotion could be done
through local people’s participation, education to the community about food hygiene and
awareness about the protection of environment and also the benefits that the community as
well nation can gain through the development and promotion of rural tourism. However,
lack of infrastructures and marketing policies were identified as the major bottlenecks for
the development of the study site as a rural tourism destination.