The number of tourists visiting Nepal has decreased by 0.7 percent in 2013. A total of 797,759 tourists visited Nepal last year via air and surface routes.
The total number of tourist arrivals by air was 594,991, whereas overland tourist arrival figure was 202,768 in 2013.
According to Mohan Krishna Sapkota, spokesman of Ministry for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, most of the tourists visiting Nepal in 2013 were from India, China, USA and Thailand among others.
The total number of tourist arrivals by air in 2012 was 598,204.
Likewise, the number of tourists visiting controlled areas recorded an increase of 11.2 percent year on year. A total of 12,937 trekkers visited the controlled areas in 2013, while the figure was 11,632 trekkers in 2012.
The Manaslu region in western Nepal received the highest number of trekkers last year among controlled areas. The number of foreign trekkers in Manaslu was 4,439 in 2013.
Maximum trekking route visit was on Manaslu 4,439 (34.3 percent of total) followed by Mustang trek 2,862 (22.1 percent), Humla trek 1,603 (12.4 percent), Tsum Valley 1,179 (9.1 percent), Narphu 862 (6.7 percent), Kanchanjunga trek 837 (6.5 percent), Lower Dolpa trek 585 (4.5 percent) and Upper Dolpa trek 338 (2.6 percent).
The government has categorized some parts of Mustang, Dolpa , Jumla , Humla and Gorkha districts as restricted or controlled areas for trekking.
March 4, 2014
The total number of tourist arrivals by air was 594,991, whereas overland tourist arrival figure was 202,768 in 2013.
According to Mohan Krishna Sapkota, spokesman of Ministry for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, most of the tourists visiting Nepal in 2013 were from India, China, USA and Thailand among others.
The total number of tourist arrivals by air in 2012 was 598,204.
Likewise, the number of tourists visiting controlled areas recorded an increase of 11.2 percent year on year. A total of 12,937 trekkers visited the controlled areas in 2013, while the figure was 11,632 trekkers in 2012.
The Manaslu region in western Nepal received the highest number of trekkers last year among controlled areas. The number of foreign trekkers in Manaslu was 4,439 in 2013.
Maximum trekking route visit was on Manaslu 4,439 (34.3 percent of total) followed by Mustang trek 2,862 (22.1 percent), Humla trek 1,603 (12.4 percent), Tsum Valley 1,179 (9.1 percent), Narphu 862 (6.7 percent), Kanchanjunga trek 837 (6.5 percent), Lower Dolpa trek 585 (4.5 percent) and Upper Dolpa trek 338 (2.6 percent).
The government has categorized some parts of Mustang, Dolpa , Jumla , Humla and Gorkha districts as restricted or controlled areas for trekking.
March 4, 2014
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