Manang receives 37,000 foreign tourists in last fiscal year

लगानी न्यूज

५ श्रावण २०८२, सोमबार १३:२९July 21, 2025

Manang. Manang: Foreign tourist arrivals are increasing in the mountainous district of Manang. The number of foreign tourists visiting Manang is increasing annually. According to The Annapurna Conservation Area Project Area Office, Manang, a total of 37,732 foreign tourists including 22,477 male, 15,249 and six others arrived in the fiscal year 2081/82 BS.

According TAG_OPEN_div_38 to data from the Dharapani Tourist Check Post under the area, 2,554 tourists from South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) countries and 35,178 from other countries visited Manang, office chief Dhak Bahadur Bhujel said. Tourists from 134 countries visited Manang in the fiscal year 2081/82 BS.

According to Bhujel TAG_OPEN_div_36, 4,358 Israeli nationals visited Manang this fiscal year. A total of 3,616 People from France and 2,842 from Germany have visited nepal. He said the arrival of tourists from 10 countries has increased this fiscal year as compared to last year.

A total TAG_OPEN_div_34 of 22,371 tourists from 124 countries visited Manang in the fiscal year 2080-81. According to the data, the highest number of French nationals have come this year. He said that the number of Israeli citizens has increased this year.

“The number TAG_OPEN_div_32 of tourists coming here is increasing,” he said. The locals are dependent on agriculture and tourism businesses. With the arrival of tourists, the economic level of the country is increasing and the country’s economy is improving. ’

TAG_OPEN_div_30 The Annapurna Trekking Route, which is one of the world’s 10th most risky trekking routes, is located in Manang, which attracts tourists. He said, “Although tourists from other countries come, citizens of Israel, France, Germany and other countries are coming more. In terms of numbers, these are many from the countries. We have registered that the number of tourists coming from America, China, Russia and India is increasing. Manang is also a favorite of tourists as it is full of natural resources, he added.

According to Bhupendra Gurung TAG_OPEN_div_28, conservation education assistant at Annapurna Area Conservation Project Office, Manang, the number of domestic tourists visiting nepal during the holidays is also increasing. “We have found that the arrival of domestic tourists has increased in Manang during the three to four days of continuous holidays,” he said. The technology of travel is also gradually increasing among Nepalis. Manang has become the preferred choice of domestic tourists, especially for visiting. There is no record of domestic tourists. However, the arrival of tourists is significant, he said.

Most of TAG_OPEN_div_26 the tourists coming to Manang leave mustang after crossing Thorangla Bhanjyang via Tilicho Lake, while some tourists go to Manaslu via Larke Bhanjyang. Cholpa Gurung, ward chair of Manang Ghisyang Rural Municipality-9, said tilicho lake is the choice of domestic tourists. According to him, domestic tourists have been visiting Tilicho Lake as their main destination during the holidays.

can travel on the trekking routes of Manang at two times. The number of tourists has been increasing here since the outbreak of COVID-19 and the floods and landslides of 2078 BS. Tourists attract and come to see the mountains, mountain scenery, culture, customs, natural beauty of Manang people. Tourists also cross Thorangla Bhanjyang from Manang to Reach Pokhara via Mustang via Annapurna trekking route.

The entrance to TAG_OPEN_div_22 the Annapurna trekking route starts from Manange Chautara of Lamjung Besisahar Municipality-7. Five districts including Lamjung, Manang, Mustang, Myagdi and Kaski are connected to the Annapurna trekking route.

TAG_OPEN_div_20 Tourists come by vehicle from Kathmandu to Besisahar. In recent times, due to the ease of road connectivity, vehicles have been able to reach Chame and Khangsar. Only after that, they are found traveling on the trekking route to the main destination.