NEPAL TOURISM STATISTICS 2019 Government of Nepal Ministry of Culture, Tourism & Civil Aviation Singhadurbar, Kathmandu 2020 Chief Editor Mr. Ghanashyam Upadhaya Joint Secretary Editor Team Mr. Sitaram Ghimire Under-Secretary (Statistics) Mr. Prakash Dhakal Under-Secretary (Admin.) Mr. Gopi Chandra Bhandari Under-Secretary (Account) Mr. Dipak Koirala Statistical Officer Er. Pradip Raj Poudel Computer Engineer Published Date : 2020 Number of Copies : 1000 Cover Photo : Makalu Himal (8,485 m.) Copyright @ Ministry of Culture, Tourism & Civil Aviation Published by: Ministry of Culture, Tourism & Civil Aviation Singha Durbar, Kathmandu Tel:4211846, 4211685 Ext. 416 Fax: 4211758, 4211672 Email: [email protected] Website: www.tourism.gov.np TABLE OF CONTENTS CONTENTS PAge PART I : FACT SHEET .............................................................................................................1 PART II : TOURIST ARRIVALS ..................................................................................................7 TABLE 2.1: TOURIST ARRIVAL AND AVERAGE LENGTH OF STAY, 1964-2019.............................9 TABLE 2.1: TOURIST ARRIVAL AND AVERAGE LENGTH OF STAY, 1964-2019 ..........................10 TABLE 2.2: TOURIST ARRIVAL BY MONTH, 1992-2019 ...........................................................12 TABLE 2.2: TOURIST ARRIVAL BY MONTH, 1992-2019 (contd.) ..............................................13 TABLE 2.3: TOURIST ARRIVAL BY MONTH, 1992-2019(Excluding Indian citizens) ..................16 TABLE 2.3: TOURIST ARRIVAL BY MONTH, 1992-2019 (Excluding Indian citizens) (contd.) ...17 TABLE 2.4: INDIAN TOURIST ARRIVAL BY MONTH, BY AIR, 1992-2019 ..................................18 TABLE 2.5: TOURIST ARRIVAL BY YEAR, 1993-2019 ................................................................20 TABLE 2.6: TOURIST ARRIVAL BY SEX, 1993-2019 ..................................................................22 TABLE 2.7: TOURIST ARRIVAL BY AGE GROUPS, 1993-2019 ...................................................24 TABLE 2.8: TOURIST ARRIVAL BY MAJOR NATIONALITIES, 2010-2019 ...................................27 TABLE 2.8: TOURIST ARRIVAL BY MAJOR NATIONALITIES, 2010-2019 (contd.) ......................28 TABLE 2.9: TOURIST ARRIVAL BY MAJOR NATIONALITIES & MONTH, 2017-2019 ..................29 TABLE 2.10: TOURIST ARRIVAL BY ENTRY POINTS (LAND), 2019 ..............................................33 TABLE 2.11: TOURIST ARRIVAL BY COUNTRY AND MONTH (LAND), 2019 ...............................34 PART III : LENGTH OF STAY ..................................................................................................35 TABLE 3.1: TOURIST ARRIVAL AND AVERAGE LENGTH OF STAY, 1975-2019 .............................37 PART IV : PURPOSE OF VISIT ..............................................................................................39 TABLE 4.1: TOURIST ARRIVAL BY PURPOSE OF VISIT, 1993-2019 ...........................................41 TABLE 4.1: TOURIST ARRIVAL BY PURPOSE OF VISIT, 1993-2019 (contd.) ..............................42 PART V : TREKKING AND EXPEDITION.................................................................................45 TABLE 5.1: NUMBER OF TREKKERS IN different TREKKING areas BY MONTH, 2019 ..47 TABLE 5.2: NUMBER OF TREKKERS IN DIFFERENT TREKKING AREA, 2001-2019 ....................48 TABLE 5.3: TREKKERS IN PROTECTED AREAS BY MONTH, 2019 .............................................49 Table 5.4: NUMBER OF FOREIGNERS VISITED AT NATIONAL PARKS AND CONSERVATION AR- EAS BY MONTH, FY 2075/76 ................................................................................50 TABLE 5.5: NUMBER OF FOREIGN VISITORS TO NATIONAL PARKS & CONSERVATION AREAS, 2071/72- 075/76 ..................................................................................................51 TABLE 5.6: NUMBER OF EXPEDITION TEAMS, MEMBERS & SUMMITEERS BY PEAK, 2019 ....52 TABLE 5.9: NUMBER OF CLIMBERS BY COUNTRY, 2019 .........................................................55 TABLE 5.11: NUMBER OF SUMMITEERS BY COUNTRY AND MOUNTAIN, 2019 .......................58 TABLE 5.10: NUMBER OF EXPEDITION TEAM MEMBERS PAYING ROYALTY BY PEAKS, 2019 ....62 TABLE 5.11: NUMBER OF CLIMBERS BY PEAK, 2019 (Permit Issued By Nepal Mountaineering Association) ..........................................................................................................65 TABLE 5.12: Royalty Received BY PEAK, 2019 .........................................................................70 PART VI PILGRIMAGE .........................................................................................................71 TABLE 6.1: VISITORS (EXCLUDING INDIANS CITIZEN) TO PASHUPATI AREA BY MONTH, 2013- 2019 .....................................................................................................................73 TABLE 6.2: INDIAN VISITORS TO LUMBINI BY MONTH, 2011-2019 .......................................74 TABLE 6.3: COUNTRY-WISE VISIT TO BIRTH PLACE OF LORD BUDDHA, LUMBINI (except Indian citizens), 2016 to 2019 .........................................................................................75 TABLE 6.3: COUNTRY-WISE VISIT TO BIRTH PLACE OF LORD BUDDHA, LUMBINI (except Indian citizens), by 2019 ..........................................................76 TABLE6.4: SUMMARY OF VISITORS BY BROAD ORIGIN IN LUMBINI BY MONTH, 2019 .........78 PART VII INCOME GENERATION..........................................................................................81 TABLE 7.1: GROSS FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS FROM TOURISM BY FISCAL YEAR, 2057/58 TO 2076/77* ........................................................................................................83 TABLE 7.2: FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS FROM TOURISM, 2000/01-2018/19 .....................................................................85 TABLE 7.4: SOME ECONOMIC INDICATORS OF HOTEL AND RESTAURANT (NSIC CATEGORY) BY FY 2068/69 to 2075/76P ......................................................................................86 PART VIII : FLIGHT AND PASSENGER MOVEMENT .............................................................87 TABLE 8.1: NUMBER OF INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT AND PASSENGER MOVEMENT BY MONTH, 2019 .....................................................................................................................89 TABLE 8.2: NUMBER OF INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT & PASSENGER MOVEMENT, 2011-2019 ...................................................................90 TABLE 8.3: INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES WISE FLIGHT AND PASSENGER MOVEMENT, 2019 ....90 TABLE 8.4: NUMBER OF DOMESTIC FLIGHT & PASSENGER MOVEMENT, 2011-2019 ..................................................................92 TABLE 8.5: NUMBER OF DOMESTIC FLIGHT & PASSENGER MOVEMENT BY MONTH, 2019 .............................................................................92 TABLE 8.6: NUMBER OF DOMESTIC FLIGHT & PASSENGER MOVEMENT BY DOMESTIC AIRLINES, 2019 .........................................................93 TABLE 8.7: NUMBER OF PARAGLIDING IN POKHARA BY MONTHS, 2015-2019 .....................94 PART IX TOURISM INDUSTRY .............................................................................................95 TABLE 9.1: TOURIST STANDARD HOTEL REGISTERED IN NEPAL .............................................97 TABLE 9.2: TOURIST INDUSTRIES AND GUIDE IN NEPAL ........................................................98 TABLE 9.3: REGISTERED HOME STAY, 2017-2019 ...................................................................99 TABLE 9.4: MAJOR CIVIL AVIATION INDICATORS, NEPAL ......................................................102 PART X : TOURISM EDUCATION ........................................................................................103 TABLE 10.1: TOURISM AND HOTEL MANAGEMENT RELATED EDUCATION AND TRAININGS, 2067/-2076/77 .......................................................................105 PART XI : MISCELLANEOUS ................................................................................................107 TABLE 11.1: TOURIST RELATED ACCIDENT/INCIDENT REPORTED BY MONTH, 2075/76 ........109 TABLE: 11.2 TOURIST RELATED ACCIDENT/INCIDENT REPORTED BY NATIONALITY, 2075/76 110 TABLE: 11.3 TOURIST RELATED ACCIDENT/INCIDENT REPORTED BY GENDER, 2075/76 ........112 TABLE: 11.4 BASIS OF INVESTIGATION 2075-076 ..................................................................113 CHARTS CHART 2.1: TOURIST ARRIVAL IN NEPAL 2010-2019 ...............................................................11 CHART 2.2: TOURIST ARRIVAL BY MONTH, 2015-2019 ...........................................................14 CHART 2.3: TOURIST ARRIVAL BY SEASONS, 2015-2019 .........................................................15 CHART: 2.3 TOURIST ARRIVALS BY COUNTRY, 2010-2019 .......................................................21 CHART 2.4: TOURIST ARRIVAL BY SEX, 2010-2019 ..................................................................23 CHART 2.5: TOURIST ARRIVALS BY AGE GROUP, 2015-2019 ...................................................26 Chart 4.1: Purpose of visit 2019 ............................................................................................43 Chart 6.1 Visitors distribution of Lumbini by broad country origin, 2019 ...........................79 Chart 7.1: GROSS FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS FROM TOURISM ....................................84 PART FACT SHEET I FACT SHEET 1 Indicators 2018 2019 % Change Tourist Arrival by: Air 969287 995884 2.67 Land 203785 201307 -1.23 Total 1173072 1197191