19 Chait, Kathmandu. 1 lakh 28 thousand tourists have visited Nepal in one month. According to the Nepal Tourism Board, 128,167 tourists came to Nepal in March 2024.
The statistics show that the arrival of Chinese tourists is encouraging as the number of Chinese people has started to increase and the arrival of Indians has remained the same. In March 2023, 99 thousand 426 tourists came. This year, tourist arrivals have increased by 28.9 percent compared to last year.
The tourist season in Nepal starts in February. Increases in March and April. Then the rainy season begins. After that, the arrival will be less.
According to the board, 30,698 people came from India in March. This is 18.5 percent more than the same period last year. Chinese arrivals have reached 12,092. This is 358 percent more than the same period the previous year. Last year, 2,635 Chinese tourists came.