manang. September, October and November are the best months to visit Manang. Manang is expected to be full of tourists during this time. There are zero tourists in Manang this year.
The people of Manang had expected the arrival of domestic tourists even though the movement of Jenji had affected the arrival of foreign tourists.TAG_OPEN_div_46 Dashain holidays are the time for domestic and foreign tourists to arrive. The weather proved to be a hindrance for the domestic tourists who were planning to visit during the Dashain holidays this year.
Sangeet Ghimire, a resident of Damauli in Byas Municipality-3 of Tanahun district, said that he had planned to visit Manang but has now postponed it.TAG_OPEN_div_44 He said, “We had planned to reach Manang once when the beauty of Manang was attractive, but the plan was limited to the plan.” ’
Ghimire said that the journey was supposed to start on the next day of Dashain Tika but the journey was postponed due to the warning of heavy rain due to the activation of monsoon.TAG_OPEN_div_42 “We had a desire to reach Manang for a long time but we have postponed our plans due to rains,” he said, adding, “We are not sure when we will go now after the plan was cancelled.” ’
“The plan to leave in a group of four was canceled,” he said, “The people returning from Manang have been further tempted by the description of the beauty of the place. ’
Most TAG_OPEN_div_38 of the domestic tourists have stopped their journey to Manang after the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology issued a notice not to travel for three days after the Dashain Tika festival. Like Ghimire’s group, the weather has become a hindrance for other domestic tourists to travel to Manang. They have been forced to postpone their plans to visit Manang after receiving the Dashain Tika.
Binod TAG_OPEN_div_36 Gurung, president of Tourism Entrepreneurs Association, Manang, said that Manang was deserted as the arrival of foreign tourists and hotels booked due to the agitation of Jenji. “We had hoped that domestic tourists would come even though the Jenji movement did not bring foreign tourists, but this year due to the weather, there was no influx of domestic tourists. ’
The natural beauty of Manang attracts domestic and foreign tourists and the income source here has an impact on the country’s economy.TAG_OPEN_div_34 Tourists have not arrived during the main tourist season. Although foreign tourists used to be crowded in the past, this year the impact of the Genji movement on the tourism sector has affected the country’s economy.
Dhak Bahadur Bhujel, chief of the Annapurna Conservation Area Project (ACAP), said that the number of domestic tourists in Manang, which has a small population, has not come this time.TAG_OPEN_div_32 According to him, the domestic tourists have also not come here due to rain, landslide and Jenji agitation with the development of the tradition of visiting during festivals.
Hotelier Phurba Lama said that the hotels in Manang, which used to be full of domestic and foreign tourists in the past years, have become deserted at the beginning of the tourist season.TAG_OPEN_div_30 He informed that the hotels booked here have also been canceled.
Chairman of Narpabhumi Rural Municipality Konjo Tenzing Lama said that tourists visiting Manang on holiday have not been able to come to Manang before the end of Dashain festival.TAG_OPEN_div_28 “This time the weather has become a hindrance for the domestic tourists who want to visit Manang after Tikatolo,” he said, adding, “The weather also did not support the tourism business affected by the Jenji movement.” ’
Manang is considered important in the country’s economy especially due to the arrival of domestic and foreign tourists.TAG_OPEN_div_26 According to Gurung, the country’s economy is likely to be in deficit at present. The income of the people of Manang is tourism, agriculture and animal husbandry. However, the income has become zero.
Foreign tourists used to come to visit Thorangla Bhanjyang (pass) on the border of Manang and Mustang under the Annapurna Trekking Route, Tilicho Lake located at the highest point in the world, and climb Himlung and Manaslu Peak. Domestic tourists, on the other hand, used to visit Manang during long vacations during festivals. However, this year it is deserted due to the influx of tourists.
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