More than 2600 tourists visit Shuklaphanta in six months

लगानी न्यूज

१७ बैशाख २०८३, बिहीबार १०:२१April 30, 2026

Kanchanpur. Kanchanpur: A total of 2634 tourists have visited Shuklaphanta National Park in the first six months of the current fiscal year. Of them, 1,629 are male and 1,005 are female, according to the park office.

Similarly, the number of domestic tourists visiting the national park is 2,27 TAG_OPEN_div_22 8. A total of 112 tourists including 49 women and 195 men from SAARC countries and 49 women and 63 men from outside also visited the park, according to national information officer Purushottam Wagle.

During this period, the highest number of tourists visiting the national park was 621 in March.TAG_OPEN_div_20 A total of 580 tourists visited the national park in October, 293 in December, 376 in December, 369 in January and 386 in February. Information Officer Wagle informed that Rs 1467,486 revenue was collected from tourism.

This park, full of biodiversity, rare wildlife and serene environment, has become a favorite of tourists.TAG_OPEN_div_18 Although the number of foreign tourists coming here decreased after the Covid pandemic, the number has increased in recent years. “This park is the largest grassland in Nepal and is home to various plants including tiger, deer and energetic wildlife. Both domestic and foreign tourists come here for study and observation of natural beauty and biodiversity,” Wagle said.

According to the national park’s statistics, a total of 3,762 tourists visited the park in the fiscal year 2080/81, including 132 foreigners and 112 tourists from SAARC countries.TAG_OPEN_div_16 In the fiscal year 2081/82, a total of 3,322 tourists visited the national park, including 199 from SAARC countries and 152 foreign tourists from other countries.

Dinesh TAG_OPEN_div_14 Malla, president of Kanchanpur Chamber of Commerce and Industry, said that the Shuklaphanta National Park is a big grassy ground and many rare wildlife can be observed in a small area. “A significant number of tourists can be brought here by publicizing Shuklaphanta. There is no wide publicity about the biodiversity here. Now, everyone should support for the publicity,” he said.

Shuklaphanta National Park, spread over an area of three hundred and five square kilometers, is famous for the deer.TAG_OPEN_div_12 There are a total of 2,323 deer in the park.