Although the number of domestic and third-country tourists visiting Chitwan National Park has decreased due to the heat, the influx of Indians has increased.
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The number of Indian tourists in Chitwan National Park has increased in the scorching summer month of Jestha. Although the number of domestic and foreign tourists visiting the park in the summer has decreased compared to Baisakh, the number of Indians has increased. Indian tourists have increased their activity in Sauraha at this time. Sauraha hotelier and jeep safari operator Rishi Tiwari said that residents of the Indian states of Uttar Pradesh (UP) and Bihar are coming to Nepal. ‘The heat is extremely high in those states.’ Indians who have come to Nepal with the aim of visiting Muktinath, Pokhara and Manakamana also stay in Chitwan, he said. He said that Indians say that Nepal’s climate is cool and accommodation is cheap.
According to tourism and hoteliers in Sauraha, in previous years, the number of Indian tourists who targeted Chitwan during the summer used to be less. At this time, there is no large crowd of Indians in Chitwan like in Pokhara and Muktinath. But this year, a significant number of Indian tourists have come in Jestha as well.
Indians who come to Sauraha mostly go on jeep safaris. ‘I have found that those who come to Muktinath stay in Chitwan on their way back.’ Those who return after reaching Pashupatinath also stay here for one night. Rather than staying longer, those who are going back to India via Sunauli often stay here for one night,’ said Ramesh Regmi, owner of Nature Heritage Hotel in Sauraha. Some people come in private cars, two or four people, and there are also Indians who come in groups in large buses.
Indians who come in small private cars eat at the hotel. Indians who come in groups in large cars usually cook and eat themselves, Regmi said, who uses the hotel room to sleep. Regmi said that they will go on a jeep safari after coming to Chitwan because they can explore the forest in a short time.
Avinash Thapa Magar, Information Officer of Chitwan National Park, informed that a total of 256,800 tourists including domestic, foreign and SAARC tourists visited the park from Shrawan to Jestha in the current fiscal year. Of which, domestic tourists account for the highest number, 153,874. Foreign tourists account for 83,071 and SAARC tourists account for 19,855.
In the month of Jestha alone, 16,628 domestic tourists visited Chitwan National Park. Foreign tourists have also decreased in Jestha compared to Baisakh. According to the park's details, 9,881 foreign tourists visited in Baisakh. There were only 7,433 in Jestha. The number of foreigners was also the highest in Kartik last year, 11,809. But the number of Indians visiting the park in Jestha is significant compared to other months. In Baisakh, 1,813 Indians visited the park. In Jestha, this number reached 5,863.
The highest number of Nepalis visited the park in the month of Kartik, with 19,109 people. Then, the highest number of people visited the park in Baisakh, with 18,046 people. Usually, after Kartik, many people visit the park in Chait. But this year, fewer tourists came in Chait than in Baisakh. More tourists came in Falgun than Chait. After Baisakh, the number of Nepalis has also decreased in Jestha.
The number of Indians visiting Chitwan Park had previously reached 3,012 in Pushka. After that, it does not seem to have reached 2,400 in any month. A total of 393 people from the SAARC region visited the park in the last month of Shrawan. After Poush, 2,344 Indians visited the park in Chait.
Due to the sharp increase in the number of Indians, the month of Jestha has become the month with the most tourists visiting Chitwan National Park in the last 11 months after Kartik. Earlier, Indian tourists used to visit in Chait.
He said that tourism in Chitwan is also booming due to the effect of two government holidays a week. Chitwan National Park is the first destination in the country for tourists who want to observe wildlife. Rare animals such as one-horned rhinoceros and leopards can be seen here.
