In the latest update on the Nepal Tourism Industry, the State 5 Government launched a publicity drive for Visit Lumbini Year 2076 BS on May 1, 2019.<\/p>\n
The campaign aims to draw two million tourists to Lumbini, with the slogan \u2018Visit Lord Buddha\u2019s birthplace, Spread the message of peace\u2019.<\/em><\/p>\n In view of the campaign, the government organized a program at Hetauda and invited the people of State 5 to visit Lumbini.<\/p>\n Visit Lumbini 2076 Publicity Sub-Committee Coordinator Bharat KC said that the campaign will officially begin from Buddha Purnima on May 18, 2019.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n A budget of NPR 400 million has been allocated for the campaign. KC shared that tourists visiting Lumbini will be taken on tour to places such as Devdadha, Ramgram and Tilaurakot.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n In November 2018, Lumbini recorded 1.1 million tourists<\/a> for the first 10 months of the year. Tourists visited Lumbini\u2019s Maya Devi temple, among which most of them were from Nepal alone.<\/p>\n Nepal\u2019s Tourism initiatives are part of the bigger tourism campaign Visit Nepal 2020<\/a>, which aims to draw 2 Million tourists to Nepal by 2020. The government has already kickstarted the first phase of the campaign<\/a> from Pokhara.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Nepal\u2019s Lumbini is of high religious significance for Buddhists as it is considered as the birthplace of Lord Buddha<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\nTop 21 Tourist Attractions in Lumbini<\/h3>\n