The number of tourists visiting Mustang has gone up even in the winter season. 

The number of tourists has sharply increased in the district this January as compared to corresponding period of the last year.

According to the Annapurna Conservation Area Project (ACAP) under the National Trust for Nature Conservation, Mustang, 10,822 foreign tourists entered Mustang in January, 2026. 

ACAP, Mustang, Chief Rajesh Gupta shared that 10,045 tourists from SAARC countries visited Mustang in this January while 777 from other countries.  

According to ACAP, Jomsom Office, the number of foreign tourists visiting Mustang was 4,346 in January, 2025. 

The number of tourists increased by 6,476. 

Out of 6,476 foreign tourists—3830 were from SAARC countries and the remaining 830 from other countries. 

Mustang had welcomed 161,142 foreign tourists from January to December, 2025. 

Chief Gupta added that, specially, the number of Indian tourists to pay homage to Muktinath Temple has remarkably increased. 

The ACAP has estimated that around 200,000 foreign tourists would visit Mustang in 2026.