Indian tourists were Nepal’s largest foreign visitor group in September 2026

The Economic Times reports that Nepal received 88,248 international visitors in September 2026, including 17,425 from India—its largest source market. Indian arrivals rose 12% year-on-year. Citing Nepal Tourism Board data, it also reports that arrivals in the first nine months of 2026 rose 6% to 865,920. Tourism groups in Nepal and northeast India agreed to develop a Buddhist and cultural travel circuit linking Lumbini with eight northeastern states.