Key working areas of CEST Nepal include the following:

1. Awareness raising and information dissemination on tourism, culture and environment.
2. Research, study and survey on tourism, culture/heritage and environment.
3. Community based tourism product development, promotion and management.
4. Capacity building on sustainable tourism development, heritage conservation and environment management.
5. Entrepreneurship development, enterprise development and job creation.
6. Conservation of cultural heritages, natural landscape and biodiversity.
7. Tourism policy advocacy and strategic planning.