Mustang Sees Surge in Foreign Tourist Arrivals in First Quarter of 2026

Mustang. A total of 43,065 foreign tourists have visited Mustang in the last three months. The National Trust for Nature Conservation, Annapurna Conservation Area Project (ACAP) Jomsom, reported that this number of foreign tourists entered Mustang between January and March 2026.

According to the ACAP Jomsom office, ACAP Jomsom office chief Rajesh Gupta stated that between January and March 2026, 37,989 tourists from SAARC nations and 5,067 tourists from other countries visited Mustang. 

Previously, ACAP data indicated that a total of 28,744 foreign tourists visited Mustang district in January, February, and March of 2025. During that three-month period, 24,847 tourists from SAARC nations and 3,897 from other countries visited Mustang.

ACAP chief Gupta noted that compared to the three-month period in 2025, foreign tourist arrivals between January and March 2026 increased by 13,142 or (34.59) percent from SAARC nations and by 1,170 or (23.09) percent from other countries. 

In 2024, a total of 135,719 foreign tourists visited Mustang. ACAP data shows that a total of 161,122 foreign tourists visited Mustang in 2025.