This Bachelor’s thesis was prepared for the fulfillment of the educational standard of Laurea University of Applied Sciences. This thesis is aimed to achieve a main goal which is to explore Sustainable tourism development , products & services with its local environment in Kathmandu valley, Nepal. The empirical study material was collected at three major cities of Kathmandu valley. In addition, this thesis describes the current situation of sustainable tourism development of the Kathmandu valley.

The research was accomplished with the help of the structured interview, e-mail questionnaire and questionnaire surveys . The empirical study material was collected from different websites and sources that were related to tourism of Kathmandu valley.This thesis presents the significance of sustainable tourism in a whole life approach. The study introduced the theory of sustainable tourism and its principles, sustainable tourism in Nepal and the concepts of Eco-tourism and sustainable tourism. Moreover, this thesis has explained the valuable culture, traditions, norms and values of Kathmandu Valley. The secondary data and literature were used in theoretical framework. To support the theory present in the theoretical part of this thesis, writers used qualitative and quantitative research method in which theme interview and questionnaire surveys were conducted.

The interview was taken from the experts working in tourism industry. Similarly, the quantitative data was collected from different parts of the Kathmandu valley. The collected data were then analysed using SPSS tool to find out the solutions of sophisticated problems related to sustainability. Furthermore, this thesis facilitates to build up the social inclusion, independence, equity and dignity. In order to strengthen the potentiality of sustainable tourism in Kathmandu valley, this thesis gives an innovative idea and a solution to improve sustainable tourism products and services in Kathmandu valley.