First don’t fret, all permits can be arranged in advance for you by your agent in Nepal, just e-mail them an image of your main passport page and a passport-type image of yourself. It is particularly important that your agent gets your trekking permits in advance if government offices are likely to be closed when you arrive, ie over weekends or during Nepal’s frequent national holidays. NB all trekking permit, TIMS card, Park fees etc are included in quotes given on this website. Only museum and any temple area entry fees etc in the Kathmandu Valley are excluded.

A TIMS (Trekking Information Management System) card must be obtained by all trekkers before setting out. This data base helps the government to both track down the location of missing persons and collate a record of visitor numbers. A TIMS card costs US$ 10 for each person going through an agency and US$ 20 for trekkers travelling independently. (The TIMS office is open all year round).

National Park, Conservation Area and Wildlife Reserve entrance fees can be purchased in advance or can be paid at most National Park etc entry points. For a full list please check here. They tend to vary from US$ 10 up to US$ 30, and exactly half this for SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) nationals.

Trekking permits are not required for the popular trekking areas of Annapurna, the Khumbu Valley (the Everest region), Helambu and Langtang, or some less trekked areas such as Rara Lake or Panch Pokhari.

Trekking permits are required for the regions listed below. Trekking in these areas must be with a licensed Nepal trekking agency, permit costs should/will be included in their quotes to you.

Current trekking permit fees, which are all included in provisional quotes given for treks on this website, are;

Area Fees
Upper Dolpo and Mustang US$ 500 per person which covers the first 10 days and US$ 50 per person per day for extra days.
Lower Dolpo US$ 20 per person for up to 2 weeks and US$ 10 per person per extra week.
Manaslu From September to November US$ 70 per person for the first week and US$ 10 per person per day for extra days. These rates respectively drop to US$ 50 and US$ 7 per day from December to August.
Kanchenjunga US$ 10 per person per week.
Makalu-Barun US$ 10 per person per week for the first 4 weeks and US$ 20 per week for any extra weeks.
Rolwaling US$ 10 per person per week, but in order to cross Tashi Labsta pass a climbing permit for Ramdung or Parchamo Peak is required. See trekking peak fees below.
Tsum Valley From September to November a fee of US$ 35 for 8 days, the maximum permitted in the Tsum Valley itself. This drops to $US 25 from December to August.

For a full list please check here.

Trekking Peak fees; US $350 for up to 4 trekkers, an additional US$ 40 each for the next 4 trekkers and US$ 25 each for up to 4 more trekkers. The maximum permitted team size is 12 trekkers. A US$ 250 refundable garbage deposit must also be made.

The following peaks are classified as trekking peaks;

Mountain Name Metres Feet
Chulu East 6,584 21,601
Chulu West 6,419 21,060
Ganja La Chuli aka Naya Kanga 5,844 19,173
Hiunchuli 6,441 21,132
Imja-tse aka Island Peak 6,189 20,305
Khongma-tse aka Mehar Peak 5,820 19,095
Kusum Kangru 6,367 20,888
Kwandge 6,011 19,721
Lobuche East 6,119 20,075
Mardi Himal 5,555 18,225
Mera Peak 6,476 21,247
Paldor Peak 5,928 19,449
Pharchamo 6,187 20,298
Pisang Peak 6,091 19,983
Pokhalde 5,806 19,048
Ramdung 5,925 19,439
Shigu Chuli aka Fluted Peak 6,501 21,329
Tharpu Chuli aka Tent Peak 5,500 18,044

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