Kathmandu, June 2
Tourist arrivals in Nepal is increasing as over 400,000 tourists have come to Nepal in the last five months of 2023.
According to Nepal Tourism Board (NTB), 404,231 tourists have come to Nepal between January to May.
The government, through the budget for the forthcoming fiscal year, had a target of bringing in one million tourists in 2023.
For the government to achieve that target, the country will have to bring in over nearly 600,000 tourists to the country.
According to the NTB, 77,703 tourists have come in May 2023. This number is similar to that of May 2019 when 78,329 tourists came to Nepal.
| Month | Tourist arrival |
| January | 55,074 |
| February | 73,225 |
| March | 99,426 |
| April | 98,773 |
| May | 77,703 |
