{"id":438055,"date":"2026-10-20T18:29:02","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T12:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/?p=438055"},"modified":"2026-10-20T18:56:56","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T13:11:56","slug":"millions-of-revenue-collected-from-tourists-visiting-restricted-areas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/2026\/10\/20\/438055.html","title":{"rendered":"Millions of revenue collected from tourists visiting restricted areas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Gandaki:<\/strong> Every year, millions in revenue are collected from foreign tourists who visit the restricted areas in the Annapurna Conservation Area after taking permits. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Foreign citizens are allowed to visit the restricted areas of Upper Mustang and Nar Phu area in Manang with permission. According to the Annapurna Conservation Area Project, last fiscal year they collected Rs 216 million 997 thousand and 500 in entry fees from tourists who visited the restricted areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Rabin Kadariya, the head of the project, informed that USD 500 was collected per person from 1,855 tourists who had permission for a 10-day visit to Upper Mustang, and USD 50 per person from 2,569 tourists who visited for one day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A total of 1,338 tourists entered the Nar Phu area of Manang with a seven-day travel permit, and an entry fee at the rate of 100 per person was collected from them. The fee for entering restricted areas has been collected through the immigration office. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The head of the project, Dr. Kadariya, said that the entrance fee collected through the immigration office for restricted areas goes to the federal government’s revenue. Foreign tourists who visited restricted areas generated revenue of Rs 301 million 752 thousand in fiscal year 2081\/82 and Rs 238 million 966 thousand in fiscal year 2080\/81 from entrance fees. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The government has declared areas sharing border checkpoints with Tibet as restricted zones. Most tourists go for trekking in the Upper Mustang and Nar Phu area of Manang. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The project head, Dr. Kadariya, informed that a revenue of Rs 677 million 590 thousand and 986 was collected last fiscal year from foreign tourists who entered the Annapurna Conservation Area, except for restricted zones. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The project office has been charging an entrance fee of Rs 1,000 for tourists from South Asian countries and Rs 3,000 (including VAT) for tourists from other countries. Since a record number of foreign tourists entered this area last year, revenue from the entrance fees has also increased.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the last fiscal year 2082\/83, a total of 508 thousand 476 foreign tourists visited the Annapurna Conservation Area, including 384 thousand 145 from South Asian countries and 124 thousand 331 from other countries. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Among them, the highest number was 375 thousand 797 Indian tourists. Along with the number of tourists, the revenue collected from tourist fees last year was also the highest ever so far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the fiscal year 2081\/082, a total of Rs 464 million 881 thousand and 484 was collected from tourist entry fees. In the fiscal year 2080\/081, Rs 389 million 461 thousand and 483 was collected in tourist fees. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The project office has stated that income from tourist fees and similar sources is being spent on conservation activities and tourism promotion programmes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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