Over 4,000 foreign tourists visit Upper Mustang in 2024

MYAGDI: More than 4,000 foreign tourists visited Upper Mustang in 2024.

According to the Lomanthang office of Annapurna Conservation Area Project, the arrival of foreign tourists in Upper Mustang increased by 14.20 per cent in 2024 as compared to previous year.

Office Chief Umesh Poudel shared that 4,061 foreign tourists entered Upper Mustang in 2024 against 3,484 in 2023.

Facility of road and transport, listing Annapurna circuit trek as one of the top 10 tourism destinations of the world, more publicity, operation of luxurious hotels are the reasons behind increasing number of tourists in Upper Mustang, he added.

A total of 3,112 foreign tourists visited Upper Mustang in 2022, three hundred and thirty-two in 2021, sixty-two in 2020 and 3,918 in 2019.