BHAKTAPUR, Jan. 14 -- The number of foreign tourists visiting Bhaktapur has increased. The number of tourists entering Bhaktapur city has increased from Shrawan (mid-July to mid-August) to Paush (mid- December to mid-January) of last fiscal year.

According to the data provided by Bhaktapur Municipality, as many as 59,603 tourists from South Asian countries (non-SAARC) have reached Bhaktapur city from July 17, 2023 to January 7, 2024 of the current fiscal year. During this period, 54,763 SAARC and Chinese tourists have reached Bhaktapur.

It is recorded that a total of 114,366 tourists visited Bhaktapur during this period. Only 71,378 people visited Bhaktapur during the same period last year, marking an increase of 42,988 tourists in the ...