Trekking Permit: Compared to other countries in the region, trekking permits & visa are easier for Nepal. In fact, you do not need a permit to trek on most of the popular routes. However, anyone wishing to trek on the remote & previously restricted areas is required to receive the trekking permit from the Nepal Government.
A trekking permit is issued against a fee for trekking on the following Area:
Trekking Area Trekking Permit Fee
1. Dolpa and Kanchenjunga US $ 10 or equivalent foreign currency per person per week.
2. Manaslu US $ 70 or equivalent foreign currency per person per week for September to November. US $ 10 or equivalent foreign currency per person per extra day.
US $ 50 or equivalent foreign currency per person per week for December to August. US $ 7 or equivalent foreign currency per person per extra day.
3. Permit Fee required for Humla (Simikot-Yari): US $ 50 or equivalent foreign currency per person for a week. US $ 7 per person per extra day.
4. Mustang and Upper Dolpa US$ 700 per person for the first ten days and US$ 70 per person per day thereafter.
5. Permit Fee required for Upper Mustang and Upper Dolpo US $ 500 or equivalent foreign currency per person for first 10 days. US $ 50 or equivalent foreign currency per person per extra day.
6. Permit Fee required for Gaurishankar and Lamabagar US $ 10 or equivalent foreign currency per person per week.
7. Permit Fee required for Chekampar and Chunchet of Gorkha district US $ 35 or equivalent foreign currencies per person for eight days for Chekampar and Chenchet of Gorkha district (Sirdibas-Lhokpa-Chumling-Chekampar-Nile-Chule) for September to November. US $ 25 per person for eight days for December to August
Trekking to Dolpa, Kanchenjunga, Manaslu, Simikot and Mustang can be undertaken through registered trekking agencies only.
Trekking permit fee can be paid in the Nepali currency.
The permits are issued by Department of Immigration at the Bhrikuti Mandap.
Apart from the aforesaid areas, trekkers are required to pay permit fee as per the notice published in Nepal Gazette in US $ or other equivalent foreign currencies.
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