Tourist arrivals rise in Solukhumbu

By Santosh Raut, Solukhumbu, Oct. 14: Tourist arrivals in the upper region of Solukhumbu district have started increasing with the beginning of the autumn tourist season.

The number of visitors coming to Khumbu to enjoy the scenic beauty of Mount Everest, the world's highest peak, and other magnificent mountain ranges has been rising day by day. Toya Shrestha, a hotel entrepreneur in Lukla, said that although tourist arrivals began sporadically towards mid-September, the movement of foreign tourists along the trekking trails has now increased.

According to the Civil Aviation Office in Lukla, the number of flights to Tenzing-Hillary Airport has been increasing daily as more tourists arrive by air. Sita Air, Tara Air, Summit Air and Nepal Airlines have been operating daily flights to Lukla.