Annapurna Base Camp and Maurice Herzog Trail See Increased Tourist Activity
Summary
Tourist activity has risen at Annapurna Base Camp and the Maurice Herzog Trail in Myagdi during the Dasain and Tihar holidays. Improved weather, new infrastructure, and scenic trekking routes are drawing around 200 domestic and foreign visitors a day.
Key Points
- Tourist arrivals have increased at Annapurna Base Camp and the Maurice Herzog Trail in Narchyang, Myagdi, during Dasain and Tihar.
- Around 200 Nepali, Indian, and other foreign tourists are visiting the base camp daily after Dasain, according to local advocate Tej Gurung.
- Temporary structures, tea shops, hotels, shelters, drinking water, toilets, and repaired trails have improved facilities for visitors.
- The trail now features statues of Maurice Herzog, Louis Lachenal, and Sonam Wangchuk Sherpa, along with an open museum and a tourist information center.
