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Nine thousand tourists have visited Dhorpatan this year. There has been a significant increase in the number of tourists visiting the tourist destination, Dhorpatan.
Due to the increase in the number of tourists in the Dhorpatan area every year, the revenue of the hunting reserve office has also increased significantly. Dhorpatan hunting reserve is organizing the statistics of the arrival of foreign and Nepali tourists. Last year, more than 6,000 people visited Dhorpatan, and by the end of the current year, that number is expected to double.
According to the statistics of the Dhorpatan hunting reserve, there has been an increase in the number of tourists visiting the reserve. Tourists used to come to Dhorpatan only for hunting, but lately, tourists have also come to see the hunting reserve, Dhorpatan valley, Nisheldhor, and Dhor Varam temple.
Although foreign hunters used to reach the reserve directly by helicopter for hunting, with road access, hotel facilities, and publicity, domestic and foreign tourists have also started arriving there for sightseeing. Nepalese and foreign tourists have to pay an entrance fee to enter the reserve area where hunting of Naur and Jharal can be done legally.
The entry fee for foreign tourists is as per the rules, while for Nepalese it is Rs 100 per person. In the year 2077-78, six thousand seven hundred three domestic and foreign tourists came to the reserve area, while in the current year 2078-79, nine thousand nine hundred and nineteen tourists have come to the hunting reserve area. The number of tourists will reach around 12,000 this year.
At the Dhorpatan entrance point, Deurali, foreign tourists were previously allowed to enter by paying a fee, but in the year 2077-78, domestic tourists will also have to pay Rs 100 entry fee. 91 in 2072/73, 139 in 2073/74, 199 in 2074/75, 480 in 2075/76, and 320 in 2076/77.
Similarly, along with tourists coming to Dhorpatan, there has been a significant increase in revenue. According to the reserve statistics, in the financial year 2070/71, Rs. 4 lakh 10 thousand, and in the year 2076/77, Rs. According to the reserve, the revenue will be deposited in the wildlife department. Tourists visit Dhopatan for hunting, visit Dhorpatan valley, visit the famous Dhorbarhi temple, and visit the hunting reserve office.
Legal hunting of Naur and Jharal can be done here. The main office of the reserve, which extends to Baglung, Myagdi, and East Rukum, is located in the Dhorpatan valley of Baglung. Hotels and guesthouses are operating here. Foreign tourists reach the Himalayan region directly by helicopter to play hunting. Horse safari and hotel business are also flourishing in Dhorpatan recently.
“More than nine thousand domestic and foreign tourists have visited Dhorpatan till the third week of Falgun of the current financial year 2079-80. The number of foreign and domestic tourists coming to see Nepal's only game reserve is increasing every year,” said the Information officer of Dhorpatan hunting reserve, Mandip Pangeni._Rss
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