Chandragiri hill has a high potential for development as a suitable tourism destination in the outskirt of Kathmandu valley, mainly due to its natural beauty and religious myths further it has a possibility of developing as a religious site. Various private institutes are investing here which is a good sign for the local inhabitants of Chandragiri because it will certainly enhance the income generating activities, infrastructure development and employment opportunity to the locals.

Economic upliftment with sustainable forest management will help in economic empowerment of the local community where forest resources need to be manage sustainably by using their existence value. This report is prepare an ecotourism management plan and explores present situation of tourism attraction facilities in a broader framework with current Community forest management plan.

This tourism management plan was prepared with participation of local community members and consultation with relevant stakeholder. Management plans of all CFUGs and tourism management plans of other similar areas were intensively reviewed. Field observation and consultation with local community zoning were done based on the intensity of use. Chandragiri hills and adjutant area contains various religious sites (temples) including the very famous Bhaleshower temple at the top of Chandragiri hill.

CFUG of this area provides habitat for different nationally and internationally important wildlife namely Jungle cat (Felischaus), Golden jackal (Canis aureus), Chinese Pangolin (Manispentadactyala), leopard cat (Proonailurusbengalensis) and other bird species. The sloppy and steep topographic terrain of this area is covered by various types of temperate deciduous forests where pine forest is major attraction for both nature lover and researcher.