Mustang sees post-Dashain upsurge in tourists
Summary
Tourist arrivals in Mustang have surged after Dashain as repaired roads and improved conditions revived travel to the district. Floods and landslides had kept numbers low for weeks, but domestic visitors are now returning, especially to Muktinath Temple.
Key Points
- Tourist arrivals in Mustang began rising immediately after Dashain following weeks of low traffic caused by floods and landslides.
- On the day after Dashain, 3,033 people entered Mustang via the Beni–Jomsom–Korala road section, according to checkpoint records.
- The district received 69,403 tourists in the first three months of the current fiscal year, down from 118,685 in the same period last year.
- The Mustang Chamber of Commerce and Industry says road repairs have eased tourist worries and tourism is gradually recovering.
