Jhapa, April 26: Nepal received altogether 7,642 tourists from third countries in the past nine months through the eastern border in Kakarbhitta, Jhapa.
Chief of the Immigration Office in Kakarbhitta, Tulsi Bhattarai, shared that tourists from 81 countries across the world visited Nepal in the first nine months of the current fiscal year. The number of Bhutanese nationals coming to Nepal stood at the top of the rank during the period followed by the USA, Thailand, Australia and the UK. The Immigration Office stated that a total of 4,154 tourists entered Nepal during the period.
Chief of Office Bhattarai said that 1,612 Americans arrived in Nepal, 525 from Thailand, 229 from Australia and 182 from the UK entered Nepal through the eastern border point in Kakarbhitta.
He added that most of the tourists visiting Nepal shared that they would visit Lumbini, Pokhara, Kathmandu, Chitwan, Gorkha and other major tourist destinations in Nepal.
The Immigration Office shared that 9,942 tourists from third countries left Nepal from the same border point during the same period.
Likewise, more than 3,000 Nepalis, who were in foreign countries for study and other purposes, arrived home through the Kakarbhitta point from different countries during the review period.
The officials shared that the number of tourists arriving in Nepal through the Kakarbhitta point has decreased compared to the figure of the last year.
