Nepal received more than 500,000 foreign tourists in the first five months of 2025.
As per the data furnished by the Nepal Tourism Board, 501,264 foreign tourists arrived in Nepal from January to May.
Of them, 79,991 tourists visited in January, 96880 in February, 121,800 in March, 116,480 in April and 86,216 in May, according to the data.
Nepal welcomed the highest number of foreign tourists from India (28,160) in May followed by US (9,074), and then from China (8824). Bangladesh became fourth with 4280 visitors and UK becomes fifth with 3,473 visitors during the period.
Likewise, 34,350 tourists visited Nepal from Asian countries and 18,069 from other countries in May as well as 13,330 from Europe and 1,515 from Middle-East countries. The number of foreign tourists visiting Nepal in May 2025 increased by 95.6 per cent as compared to corresponding period of previous year.
