Nepal welcomes 132,000 foreign tourists in October

By A Staff Reporter, Kathmandu, Nov. 4: Nepal welcomed over 132,000 international visitors in October 2026, recording a 3.4 per cent increase compared to the same month last year. According to the Nepal Tourism Board (NTB), a total of 132,814 international tourists visited Nepal in October, marking the highest monthly tourist arrivals in 2026.

The country received 128,443 international visitors in October 2025. The number increased by 4,371 in October this year. With October arrivals, the total number of international visitors to Nepal crossed 1 million in the first ten months of 2026.

Of these, 92,573 tourists visited in January, while 105,441 visited in February and 120,516 international visitors entered Nepal in March 2026. Tourist arrivals then reached 107,934 in April, before declining slightly to 102,626 in May and 91,363 in June, 71,775 in July, 85,444 in August 2026 and 88,248 in September.