Tribhuvan University
Faculty of Management
Office of the Dean
Bachelor of Travel and Tourism Management (BTTM)
Course Description
:Adventure Tourism explores the dynamic intersection of travel, thrill-seeking, and exploration. This course delves into the multifaceted world of adventure tourism, offering students a comprehensive understanding of its concepts, historical roots, contemporary trends, and management strategies. Through a blend of theo retical insights and practical applications, students will gain a deep appreciation for the unique challenges and opportunities presented by adventure tourism, with a particular focus on Nepal’s rich landscape.
Course Objective
:Students at the end of this course should be able to: understand the essence of adventure tourism , explore historical themes and emerging trends of adventure tourism, familiarize with adventure tourism products/packages, evaluate adventure tourism in Nepal and ensure safety and responsible conduct of adventure tour packages Course Description: Adventure Tourism explores the dynamic intersection of travel, thrill-seeking, and exploration. This course delves into the multifaceted world of adventure tourism, offering students a comprehensive understanding of its concepts, historical roots, contemporary trends, and management strategies. Through a blend of theo retical insights and practical applications, students will gain a deep appreciation for the unique challenges and opportunities presented by adventure tourism, with a particular focus on Nepal’s rich landscape.
Course Contents:
Lecture hours show the approximate classroom time allocated to each unit.
Unit 1. Overview of Adventure Tourism
- Concept, Nature, Scope, Opportunities & challenges in adventure tourism
- Core characteristic of adventure tourism
- Typology of adventure tourism (hard and soft)
- The impact of adventure tourism - Economic, Social, and Environmental.
Unit 2. Historical Themes in Adventure Tourism
- Historical theme in adventure tourism
- History of Climbing in Nepal
- Evolution of Adventure Tourism Activities in Nepal - Expedition, Trekking, White water rafting
- Emerging trends in adventure tourism.
Unit 3. Classification of Adventure Tourism Product
- Terrestrial Adventure Tourism : Meaning, scope and advantages
- Popular Terrestrial Activities: Mountaineering/Expedition, Trekking, Hiking, Camping, Rock climbing, Ice climbing, Peak/Mountain Climbing, Bouldering, Artificial wall climbing, Mountain biking, Motor biking, Dirt biking, Cycling, Everest marathon, Ultra -marathon, High altitude athletes, Trail running, Great Himalayan Trail, Trail running, Ski, Jungle Safari, Horse riding, Bird watching, Wildlife photography, Himalaya bee honey hunting, Caving, Wellness adventure travel.
- Aquatics Adventure Tourism: Meaning, scope and advantages
- Popular Aquatic activities in Nepal: Rafting, Kayaking, Canyoning, Canoeing, Snorkeling, Scuba diving, Water balloon, Boating, Fishing (Angling), Wave running, Motorboat.
- Aerial Adventure Touris m: Meaning, scope and advantages
- Popular Aerial Activities:
- Bungee jumping, Sky diving, Hot air balloon, Paragliding, Zip line, Para hawking, Mountain flight, Helicopter tour, Cable car, Heli ski, Parachuting, Base Jumping, Slack line.
- Climate Change and its impacts on adventure tourism
- Future Climate Change and Mountaineering Adventure Tourism
Unit 4. Adventure Tourism in Nepal – Present Status and Prospects
- Mountaineering and Expedition : Introduction of Himalaya, features
- Interrelationship between Himalaya and adventure Tourism
- Peaks Higher than 8000 meters and popular peaks of Nepal for expedition
- Mountaineering procedure and process in Nepal
- Mountaineering equipment and gears Trekking and Hiking : Introduction, importance, popular trekking rotes (Annapurna, Khumbu, Langtang, Manasl u, Dolpa, Mustang, Api Saipal, Makalu, Kanchanjangha etc.)
- emerging trekking routes, permits & formalities
- Restricted trekking areas of Nepal - importance, routes, permits & formalities Rafting: Introduction, major rivers basins, popular routes and rivers, permits, equipment used in rafting Wildlife: Introduction, Wildlife Conservation and Management, Values of wildlife protected areas: -National Parks, Wildlife sanctuaries & biosphere reserves (meaning & characteristics) Adventure sports: The frontier a ctivities in Nepal’s Himalayas, Hills and Terai Region
Unit 5. Adventure Tourism Code of Conduct, Safety, Security
- Health hazards in the field of mountaineering and trekking: – Altitude Sickness, Illness in mountain, Symptoms, Treatment, Prevention and Cure
- Codes of Conduct, Ethical Codes and Minimum -Impact Codes for Tourists and Expeditions
- Mountaineering rules and its Amendments (updated) – Insurance, functions and duties of - liaison officer, mountain guide, leader, headman
- Major risks and accidents in adventure activities: - rock fall, snowfall, rain, river crossings, lightning, avalanche, altitude, sun and radiation, landsides, wildlife attract etc.
Unit 6. The Management of Adventure Tourism
- Risk Management - commercial, legal, medical, physical, social
- Operational Management – staff, camping, teahouse/lodge, visitors, waste management, communication, technological changes, etc .
- Marketing and promotional strategies
- Institutional support to adventure tourism in Nepal: The governmental agencies and private agencies
- Adventure tourism the future: the new frontier
Suggested Readings:
ATTA (2022). Adventure Tourism Development Index. Adventure Travel Trade Association. Barton, B. (2006). Safety, risk and adventure in outdoor activities . Safety, Risk and Adventure in Outdoor Activities, 1 -200. ISBN: 9781848604957 - Permalink: http://digital.casalini.it/9781848604957 Beard, C., Swarbrooke, J., Leckie, S ., & Pomfret, G. (2003). Adventure Tourism (1st ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780080469812 Beniston, M. (2003) Climatic Change in Mountain Regions: A Review of Possible Impacts. Climatic Change 59, 5–31. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1024458411589 Bezruchka, S., & Lyons, A. (2011). Trekking Nepal: A Traveler’s Guide. The Mountaineers Books. Bott, E. (2009). Big mountain, big name : globalised relations of risk in Himalayan mountaineering. Journal of Tourism and Cultural Change, 7(4), 287 –301. https://doi.org/10.1080/14766820903521785 Buckley, R. (2006). Adventure tourism (528pp). Wallingford /Oxfordshire/Cambridge, MA: CABI Publishing. Buckley, R. (2010). Adventure tourism management ( 268pp). Abingdon: Routledge/Taylor and Francis Group. ISBN: 978-1-85617-834-1 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and World Tourism Org anization (UNWTO) (2023), Understanding and Quantifying Mountain Tourism . ISBN FAO: 978 -92-5- 137788-8, UNWTO, electronic version: 978-92-844-2402-3 , DOI: 10.18111/9789284424023 Huddart, D., & Stott, T. (2020). Adventure tourism: Environmental impacts and management. Springer Nature, DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-18623-4 Huddart, D., Stott, T., Huddart, D., & Stott, T. (2020). Climate change and adventure tourism . Adventure Tourism: Environmental Impacts and Management, 437-469 Kunwar, R. R. (1999). Fire of Himal: An anthropological study of the Sherpas of Nepal Himalayan region. Nirala Publications. Leung, Y. F., Spenceley, A., Hvenegaard, G., Buckley, R., & Groves, C. (2018). Tourism and visitor management in protected areas: Guidelines for sustainability (Vol. 27). Gland, Switzerland: IuCN. Mountaineering In Nepal Facts & Figures (2023) Published by: Ministry of Culture, Tourism & Civil Aviation Mu, Y., & Nepal, S. (2016). High Mountain Adventure Tourism: Trekkers’ Perceptions of Risk and Death in Mt. Everest Region, Nepal. Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research, 21(5), 500 –511. https://doi.org/10.1080/10941665.2015.1062787 Musa, G., & Thirumoorthi, T. (2015). Health and safety issues in mountaineering tourism . In Mountaineering tourism (pp. 320-338). Routledge. Musa, G., Hall, C. M., & Higham, J. E. (2004). Tourism sustainability and health impacts in high altitude adventure, cultura l and ecotourism destinations : A case study of Nepal’s Sagarmatha National Park. Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 12(4), 306-331. Mutana, S., & Mukwada, G. (2018). Mountain-route tourism and sustainability . A discourse analysis of literature and possible future research. Journal of outdoor recreation and tourism, 24, 59 - Wengel, Y. (2021). The micro-trends of emerging adventure tourism activities in Nepal . Journal of Tourism Futures, 7(2), 209-215. Mountaineering rules 2059 B.S. Tourism Policy 2065 B.S. Websites: UNWTO Elibrary (e-unwto.org) https://www.adventuretravel.biz/ https://ntb.gov.np/ https://nepalmountaineering.org/ https://www.tourism.gov.np/