Fewer tourists visited Nepal in September compared to last year. According to the Nepal Tourism Board, 78,711 foreign visitors entered the country this September, which is 18.3 percent less than the 96,302 who came in the same month last year.
Though the number of tourists had been increasing in the past eight months, September saw a clear fall. Officials believe the recent “Gen Z movement” and related social issues may have discouraged some travelers from visiting Nepal.
India remained the largest source of visitors, with 15,556 tourists in September. The United States followed with 9,679, then Australia with 6,824, China with 5,237, and the United Kingdom with 4,981 visitors.
From January to September, a total of 815,273 tourists arrived in Nepal, showing that overall travel numbers are still recovering despite the recent monthly decline.
