TREKKING AND GEOTOURISM: A SYMBIOSIS IN CASE OF GOECHE LA TREK ROUTE OF WEST SIKKIM IN INDIA
Journal Title: GeoJournal of Tourism and Geosites - Year 2018, Vol 21, Issue 1
Abstract
With the aim to analyse how trekking and geotourism advances hand in hand, Goeche La trek route of Sikkim in Kanchenzongha National Park is selected for the present study. In order to understand the terrain realities, the application of the tools available in geoinformatics is made along with prolonged participant observation as trekkers in the field. Carrying capacity appears as a problem from increasing trekking activities particularly after the recognisition of the park as a world heritage site in the year 2016. This paper is an attempt to interprete the scope of diversification of its trekking activities from sustainability perspective.
Authors and Affiliations
CHAKRABARTY Premangshu, SADHUKHAN Sanjoy Kumar
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP417302
- DOI 10.30892/gtg.23319-333
- Views 58
- Downloads 0
Nymphaea Lotus var. Thermalis (Pârâul Peţea Nature Reserve), Brand Near Extinction of the Băile Felix - Băile 1 Mai (Romania) Spa Tourism System
The Pârâul Pețea Nature Reserve from Băile 1 Mai, Bihor County, is a protected area of IUCN IV category and a Natura 2000 Site, ROSCI0098. It is an ecosystem with thermal waters of European importance, unique by the pre...
Travellers Attitude Towards Online Purchase of Travel Products: An Empirical Study of Online Travel Portals
The exponential growth of the online purchases and a cyber war in the digital space among the service providers for grabbing the lion’s share in the online space requires an understanding of the effect of demographic fea...
THE POTENTIAL IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON HURGHADA CITY, EGYPT, USING TOURISM CLIMATE INDEX
Tourism is one of the leading sources of income, crucial to Egypt's economy where it contributes more than 7.2% of GDP and 14.4% of foreign currency revenues. The objective of the research is to investigate the impacts o...
Traditional Plateau Residences and Touristic Value in Northeastern Turkey (Artvin Province)
Eastern Black Sea region, in which Artvin province is located, is one of the areas where transhumance activities are most prevalent. Besides, the activities mentioned in this region have been performed for very long year...
MODELING RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN INNOVATION ANTECEDENTS AND SERVICE INNOVATION: A ZIMBABWEAN HOTEL MANAGERS PERSPECTIVES
There seem to be a paucity of studies that have investigated the influence of learning philosophy, strategic direction, and transfunctional acclimation service innovation in the Zimbabwean context in the hospitality sect...