
Gandaki, January 2
The Annapurna area welcomed 299,831 foreign tourists in 2025. Of them, 177,628 tourists from South Asian countries and 122,203 visitors from other countries visited the area, said Chief of Annapurna Conservation Area Project, Rabin Kadaria.
A total of 244,045 tourists visited the area in 2024, while 181,000 visited in 2019. Annapurna Base Camp, Mardi Himal, Ghandruk, Tilicho Lake, Thorang La Bhanjyang, Upper Mustang, and the Muktinath area are major tourism destinations for both domestic and foreign tourists in the Annapurna region.