Tourist arrival at ACAP hits a record

The Annapurna Conservation Area Project (ACAP) recorded the highest number of tourists visiting the ACAP this year.

As many as 95,314 tourists visited the area in the fiscal year 2010/11. Of them, 16,042 were from SAARC countries while 79,272 were from other countries.

According to the ACAP, the number of tourists visiting the ACAP was 85,278 in the fiscal year 2009/10. The tourists' number is more by 10,000 compared with the previous fiscal year. The number of tourists visiting the ACAP from the SAARC countries and other countries was increased by 25 per cent and 9.4 per cent, respectively.

ACAP has been charging Rs 200 per head for the tourists from SAARC countries and Rs 2,000 per head for the citizens of other countries for entry fee.