| Over the last ten years Nepal has experienced | | | | prevails throughout Nepal as the Peace accord is |
| problems with infighting between the government | | | | signed and Maiost are included in the Government. |
| and the Maoists due to conflicting ideas and political | | | | Over more than a half decade the Nepalese tourism |
| disagreement. | | | | industry has suffered severely due to the conflicts. |
| Though its a fact that cannot be hidden that people | | | | Since both the Government and Maoists have |
| got killed during this conflict but there is no record of | | | | committed for free movement of tourists and all |
| any tourists or travellers being injured, killed or | | | | Nepali in any part of the country, it will definitely |
| involved in anyway. All people in Nepal have a strong | | | | provide a boost to ailing tourism industry of Nepal. |
| belief that guests are equal to God, every Nepal | | | | The signing of Peace Accord also put full stop to |
| abides by this and offers the warmest of welcomes | | | | illegal donations collected by Maoists from trekkers in |
| to all visitors into Nepal. | | | | the different trekking routes. Now tourists can go |
| The much awaited Comprehensive Peace Accord | | | | anywhere in Nepal with any problems. |
| was signed between the government of Nepal and | | | | Although not a single tourist had been targeted or |
| the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoists) formally | | | | harmed by the rebels during a decade long |
| announcing an end to a decade long armed | | | | insurgency, the conflict emanated wrong message to |
| insurgency by the Maoists. Prime Minister Girija Prasad | | | | world about the safety and security situation of |
| Koirala and Chairman of the Communist Party of | | | | Nepal. With the ending of conflict, all tourism |
| Nepal (Maoists) Prachanda signed the historic Accord | | | | entrepreneurs have expressed their satisfaction and |
| promising to chart a new destiny for "peaceful and | | | | happiness in the hope that it will bring permanent |
| democratic" new Nepal, and pledging for peaceful | | | | peace in the country which is vital for the growth of |
| coexistence of all Nepali irrespective of caste, creed, | | | | tourism industry. |
| religion and gender. | | | | Signing of Peace Accord has given a positive |
| By making the ceasefire permanent, the accord | | | | message to the world that Nepalese people are |
| declares the armed insurgency that began since | | | | capable of resolving their own problem; and it has set |
| February, 1996 as officially over. Effective | | | | an example in conflict resolution for the whole world. |
| immediately, the CPA states that illegal carrying of | | | | What until recently was dream of all Nepali and peace |
| weapons, their display and any kind of attack, threat, | | | | lovers has now become a reality. |
| intimidation would, henceforth, be punishable by law. | | | | The people of Nepal are truly very happy for tourists |
| Overall, travelling to Nepal contains no more risk than | | | | to come and visit Nepal and see and experience its |
| travelling in other places of the world, in fact as a | | | | beauty, grandeur, culture, arcane temples and |
| traveller you are much safer in Nepal than in other | | | | monasteries, mountains and jungles of Nepal. |
| countries in the West. All the major tourist areas of | | | | This is definitely the time to go to Nepal and join a |
| Nepal are policed and patrolled and we have are own | | | | tour or go trekking on Mount Everest as the prices |
| branch of the tourist police to assist travellers and | | | | are low at the moment and the Nepali people are |
| keep them safe should a situation arise. | | | | extremely happy to receive travellers to their |
| There is an overwhelming peace and tranquillity that | | | | country. |
