The Sagarmatha region has witnessed the footfall of some 700 tourists in a single day.
The Office of the Sagarmatha National Park at Namche informed that it recorded the number of tourists in Khumbu region at 694 on Monday alone.
Ranger at the Office, Bibek Shrestha, said that most of the tourists are foreigners- 608, while the domestic tourists figured 86.
The Sagarmatha climber Temba Chhiri Sherpa informed that with the onset of Spring Season, the region saw the influx of tourists. It is difficult to find good accommodation due to the surge in arrival.
There are increasing air flights to Lukla with the clear weather, according to Amrit Magar, In-Charge of Tara Air at Lukla.
"We have added flights considering the improved weather so that more tourists would visit the district having worlds' highest peak," he said, adding that hotel reservations are high now.
Senior Vice Chairman of the Trekking Agencies' Association of Nepal, Karma Sherma, said the tourism entrepreneurs were happy to see tourists' inflow. The region is bustling after the Covid-19, which had hit the tourism business hard.
More number of tourists there are in the Sagarmatha district, the more jobs there are for locals. Hotels at Lukla and Namche are packed, Sherpa added.
Most of these tourists visit the Sagarmatha National Park to increase the revenue.
The Park's Office informed that a visitor from a SAARC nation is charged Rs 1,500 while Rs 3,000 is taken from each foreigner from other countries as an entry fee in the Park. A Nepali is required to submit Rs 100 entry fee.
