Jiri the tourism destination
Jiri is the small landlocked
valley located in Central Development Region of Nepal. It lies between 27°37' N to 27°41' N latitude and 86°11' E to 86°16' E longitude which is
approximately 91 km areal distance towards North-East from capital city
Kathmandu and is approximately 188 km by road. It extends from 1700 masl to
3693 masl in elevation with temperate to cool alpine environment. Its geography
and climatic condition is often compared to the Zurich city of Switzerland.
Abruptly raised hills, natural
and cultural monuments, panoramic views of mountains, green and pleasant environment
etc is the natural attractive for the tourists. Jiri being the gateway to
Everest is the starting point of trekking to Everest, Dhudkunda, Jatapokhari
and other major trekking destinations. Hence Jiri is one of the well recognized
and renowned name among national and international arena.
Beside its natural beauty and
scenic view, Indigenous Jirel's traditional culture is another promising
attraction of Jiri. Magnificent ancient monastery, Gompas, Stupas, Chorten,
Religious temples, Church etc in Jiri signifies the cultural diversity.
Biodiversity, Natural formations like; mysterious caves, amazing rocks,
impressive landscape etc are the best suits for site seeing and adventurous
tourism. today many other artificial tourism attraction infrastructure such as
view tower, Yak gallery (museum), Stupa, Bicycle trail, Home stay facilities,
campsite etc has been built and some are under construction. some mega projects
like construction of artificial lake, International Buddhist study school,
establishment of cable car, community resort, Regional Stadium are on the phase of feasibility
study. 