1 Lakh 5 Thousand Foreign Tourists Entered Mustang In 9 Months According to Acap, from the end of September to October 8th, compared to last year, very few foreign tourists entered Mustang, Acap Jomsom understands. Head of the office Pramodaraj Regmi mentioned that due to the incessant rain, the roads were blocked due to floods, landslides and river erosion in various parts of the country, and fewer foreign tourists entered Mustang than last year.
Similarly, Head of Office Regmi mentioned that 8,397 of the total number of tourists who entered Mustang entered Mustang from Besi town in Lamjung through Manang under the Round Annapurna Cycle Path. Head of Office Regmi said that 7.94 per cent of the total number of tourists who entered Mustang entered Mustang through the Annapurna Trail.
97.07 per cent of tourists who visited the Annapurna trail via Manang and entered Mustang were foreign tourists from other countries and 2.92 per cent were from SAARC countries. The highest number of 1,818 foreign tourists entered Mustang in May and the lowest number of 186 in January.
In 2023, a total of 121 thousand 352 foreign tourists visited the Mustang district. According to Regmi, head of the office of ACAP Jomsom, most of the tourists entering Mustang are Indian tourists from SAARC countries. He said that the arrival of Indian tourists in Mustang has been more because Indian pilgrims are more interested in visiting the famous religious site Muktinath Darshan.
From January to October 8, 2024, 82.66 per cent of foreign tourists from SAARC and 17.33 per cent of foreign tourists from other countries visited the Himalayan district of Mustang, said Pramodaraj Regmi, head of the office of ECAP Jomsom.
In the period of 9 months of 2024, the highest number of 29 thousand 762 foreign tourists arrived in May and the lowest number of 2 thousand 126 foreign tourists in January 2024 is mentioned in the data of Acap Jomsom Check Post. By October 8, 2024, 2,896 foreign tourists visited Mustang.
