Tourists heading to the Everest Base Camp through Ramechhap have doubled this year in comparison with last year.
According to Bikash Pandit, administrative assistant at Gauri Shankar Conservation Area Shivalaya-based tourism check post, the number of tourists heading to the Everest base camp from Dolakha’s Jiri via Chuchure, Gumdel and Bamti of Ramechhap has doubled this year.
“Every day about 40 tourists en-route to the base camp get themselves registered at the check post, which is double the number of tourists compared to last year,” said Pandit, adding, “There are times when even the mountaineers have used this route.”
Nara Bahadur Shrestha, who owns a hotel in Shivalaya, was upbeat about the increase in tourists using the route. “Since the route traversing through the sanctuary is an exciting one and lasts for seven to nine days, it’s appealing to the tourists,” said Shrestha. “Though the majority of tourists trekking on this route are French and German, there are nevertheless significant numbers of visitors from other countries like US, Canada, Spain, Japan, Korea, Belgium, India and China as well,” Shrestha added.
Source: Thehimalayantimes