Ilam is an eastern district of Nepal known as the "Queen of Hills". It has an area of 1703 square kilometers and is home to tea gardens, holy sites, forests, and rivers. Ilam is famous for its diverse agriculture including potatoes, cardamom, ginger, chili peppers, milk, and broom grass. It also produces orthodox tea. Ilam has potential for agro-tourism due to its geographical and socio-cultural diversity, existing infrastructure, and initiatives from non-profits to promote local farms and operations. Challenges include the need for policies, infrastructure, investment, and training to develop agro-tourism in Ilam.

1. Ilam
Queen of Hills

2. Objective
To learn about the social,
geographical and tourism
aspect of Ilam in brief.

3. Introduction of Ilam
 Ilam from parbatya word
‘ellumi’ meaning
‘hardworking’
 easternmost hill district
of Nepal
 near the Indian town of
Darjeeling
 Area of 1703 sq.km.
 district headquarter's
town, Ilam bajar
 48VDCs and one
municipality

4. Contd..
 Green city of Nepal
 Developed and educated
 multicultural, and
multiethnic district

5. What is Ilam famous for?
rich in terms of natural, cultural and
environmental perspective it also has various
natural resources, green forests, rivers,holy sites,
tea gardens and hospitable people, and above all
the diverse agriculture

6. Shree Antu

7. Mai pokhari

8. Tea

9. Contd..

10. Ilam Bazar

11. Famous ‘As’..
 Aalu(Potato)
 Alaichi(Cardamon)
 Aduwaa(ginger)
 Akabare Khursani(red round chilly)
 Olan (milk)
 Amliso(broom grass)
 Orthodox chiya (tea)

12. Ilam & Tourism
Agrotourism
Agricultural tourism refers to the act of visiting a working
farm or any horticultural or agricultural operation for
the purpose of enjoyment, education or active
involvement in the activities at the farm or operation
that also adds to the economic viability of the site.

13. Opportunities of Agri-tourism
in Ilam
 Geographical
diversity
 Socio Cultural
diversity
 Existing
infrastructure
 Initiative from
NGOs & line
Agencies

14. Challenges for Agri- tourism
in Ilam
 National & local level policy
 Existing infrastructure
 Identification of Agri-tourism products
 Awareness
 Investment
 Trained human resource
 Advertisement

15. Conclusion
Nepal, because of large agricultural bases, is one of the best
destinations for agri-tourism and Ilam is one of the promising
districts for the same. Ilam, overall, has been developing as a
model of rural tourism mainly due to the active participation
of locals for the promotion of the sector.Therefore, Ilam is
really a worthy place to visit once in a lifetime.