NATURE BASED TOURISM AND VISITOR EXPERIENCES IN CHITWAN NATIONAL PARK.
Kafle, Nabin (2014)
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201402252655
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201402252655
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The aim of this study was to explore the visitor experiences about Chitwan National Park as tourism product and meaningful experience at an individual level. This study also highlighted on nature based tourism and national park in Nepal.
This study was based on Chitwan National Park, Nepal. The quantitative research method was used for this study. A web based questionnaire survey was conducted and analysed using the Webropol program. Potential respondents were searched by using social media like Facebook and Trip Adviser. A total of one hundred and two respondents participated in this study and the survey questionnaires were distributed from November 2013 to January 2014.
This study analysed visitor experiences based on Pine and Gilmore's four realms of experience and the experience pyramid by Tarssanen and Kylänen. The theory also included nature based tourism.
The results of the study show that Chitwan National Park is a unique product and the satisfaction level of the visitors was good. The visitors had good experiences in all components of experience realms and meaningful experience, but they had mixed levels of overall satisfaction on different product components. Jungle safari, animal wildlife and adventure are the important factor of Chitwan National Park. Chitwan National Park also holds the potential to be a cultural and heritage site.
This study was based on Chitwan National Park, Nepal. The quantitative research method was used for this study. A web based questionnaire survey was conducted and analysed using the Webropol program. Potential respondents were searched by using social media like Facebook and Trip Adviser. A total of one hundred and two respondents participated in this study and the survey questionnaires were distributed from November 2013 to January 2014.
This study analysed visitor experiences based on Pine and Gilmore's four realms of experience and the experience pyramid by Tarssanen and Kylänen. The theory also included nature based tourism.
The results of the study show that Chitwan National Park is a unique product and the satisfaction level of the visitors was good. The visitors had good experiences in all components of experience realms and meaningful experience, but they had mixed levels of overall satisfaction on different product components. Jungle safari, animal wildlife and adventure are the important factor of Chitwan National Park. Chitwan National Park also holds the potential to be a cultural and heritage site.