SATV 25 July, Kathmandu: Bhaktapur welcomed a total of 244,868 foreign tourists during the last fiscal year (FY) 2024/25.

According to the Tourism Department of Bhaktapur Municipality, among the foreign visitors arriving in Bhaktapur, 115,487 were from the SAARC countries and neighbouring China while remaining 129,381 were from third countries.

The Municipality collected over Rs 290 million in revenue from the entrance fee levied on the foreign tourists, shared Damodar Suwal, Information Officer at the Municipality.

Among the foreign tourists entering Bhaktapur from various 14 entry points, Indians constituted the highest with 79,132 followed by Chinese 36,135, informed Suwal.

He added that tourists from Germany, France, Italy, Japan, the USA, the UK, Australia and other countries also visited Bhaktapur last fiscal year.

Tourists from SAARC countries and neighbouring China ought to pay Rs 500 per person as an entry fee and those from Non-SAARC countries should pay Rs 2,000 per person to enter Bhaktapur, according to the Municipality.