Still. More than 21,000 foreign tourists have visited Bandipur in the past seven months.

A total of 21,725 foreign tourists visited Nepal from mid-April to mid-October of the current fiscal year.

Assistant Sub Inspector of Police Govinda Rana, chief of temporary tourist police post, said that attraction of foreign tourists to the place known as ‘Hill queen’ has increased of late. “Most of the foreign tourists arriving in China are Chinese nationals. A total of 5,051 Chinese tourists visited Nepal in the first seven months. This is followed by tourists from Vietnam, India and Spain. Most of the Chinese tourists go to Pokhara and Chitwan for sightseeing. ”

According to him, 3,297 people visited the country in April, 3,342 in May, 2,766 in June, 2,075 in July, 1,832 in August, 3,786 in September and 4,627 in October.

Similarly, 32,760 domestic tourists visited Bandipur. A total of 1,898 people visited the hospital in April, 2,135 in May, 2,115 in June, 2,451 in July, 1,982 in August, 5,121 in September and 17,058 in October. The number of tourists has increased abruptly as students from colleges and schools come for the visit in October and November.

A total of 12,939 foreign tourists visited Nepal from Chaitra 2081 BS to Chaitra 2082 BS. Chairman of Bandipur Rural Municipality Surendra Bahadur Thapa said the rural municipality has set a target to attract more tourists in the Visit Nepal Year 2025. At present, four homestays and 70 hotels are occupied in Bandipur.