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Over 105,000 tourist visit Mustang in nine months



Myagdi, Oct 11: Mustang has experienced a remarkable boost in tourism, with a total of 105,698 foreign visitors arriving in the district over the past nine months, according to the Area Conservation Office of the Annapurna Conservation Area Project (ACAP).

The influx includes 90,081 tourists from SAARC countries and 15,617 from other nations, demonstrating Mustang’s growing appeal as a travel destination. Notably, 8,397 adventurers entered the district via Thorang-La Pass, which stands at an altitude of 5,400 meters high.

The Office said 2,896 tourists had entered the district in a month’s period until October 2.

Tourist arrivals have surged at Muktinath temple, Kagbeni, the Korala border transit, Lomanthang, Sinja Jong Cave, Jomsom, Dhumba Lake, Thini, Marpha, and Lete among the major tourism destinations in Mustang at present.

One hundred twenty-one thousand and 352 foreign tourists had visited the trans-Himalayan district in 2023.