China's 2025 pledge to flood Nepal with half a million visitors delivered barely a fifth of that number. Days ago, a five-person tourism delegation from Sichuan sat down with Nepal Tourism Board to plan the next attempt.
Nepal Tourism Board's fresh mid-year data show 621,624 foreign arrivals in the first half of 2026 and an accelerating June — here's exactly where visitors are coming from, and what the surge means for booking an autumn trek.
No airline flies nonstop from Australia to Nepal, but the fastest routing still beats Qantas's record-breaking nonstop to London — real flight times, AUD trek costs and a sample itinerary for 2026.