Kathmandu [Nepal], Nov 2 – Nepal recorded 132,814 international visitor arrivals in October 2026, a 3.4 percent increase compared with the same month last year, according to the Nepal Tourism Board.
Nepal received 128,443 international visitors in October 2025.
The United States was the largest source market in October with 17,437 visitors followed by India with 12,097 and China with 11,695.
The United Kingdom accounted for 9,385 arrivals while Australia recorded 9,352 visitors.
Europe accounted for the largest regional share with 39,877 visitors, or 30 percent of total arrivals. It was followed by Asia (Other) with 27,040 visitors, South Asia with 24,053 and the Americas with 21,270.
Arrivals from Europe increased 163.2 percent compared with October 2025 while Oceania recorded a 48.9 percent rise. Visitor arrivals from the Americas increased 29.6 percent and those from Asia (Other) rose 16.9 percent.
However, arrivals from South Asia declined 17.2 percent year-on-year. The Middle East recorded a 34.2 percent decline, while arrivals from Africa fell five percent and other markets declined 9.1 percent.
The figures were sourced from Nepal’s Department of Immigration and analysed and compiled by the Nepal Tourism Board.
