220,000 tourists entered Nepal in 11 months

Kathmandu, December 2

Within 11 months of 2020, 220,120 tourists have visited Nepal. The highest number is only in January-March.

After starting as the year of tourism, after March / April in Nepal, lockdown started. After that, tourist arrivals were stopped.

According to the data provided by the Nepal Tourism Board, tourist arrivals have gradually increased since the government opened Nepal to tourists on October 17. According to the board, only 1947 tourists visited Nepal in November.

Earlier, 1874 tourists had visited Nepal in October. According to the board, 447 tourists from the United States, 295 from the United Kingdom and 209 from China visited Nepal in November.

There are statistics that 123 people came to Nepal from India and 102 from Russia. There are 58 visitors from Canada, 37 from Japan, 35 from South Korea, 34 from Australia, 33 from France and 28 from Belgium.

The government had set a target of attracting 2 million tourists by 2020. However, with the coronavirus infection, the targeted visit year program has been canceled.

How many tourists entered in each month in 2020?

January: 79686
February: 101400
March: 34025
April 13
May 30
June: 100
July: 195
August 268
September: 582
October: 1874
November: 1947