Restricted Area & Permit Fee

A trekking permit is must to visit restricted areas mentioned below. The following restricted areas are open only for group trekkers. Moreover, a trekking permit will not be issued to individual trekkers for such areas. The areas and required fees are as follows:

S.N. Restricted Area Permit Fee
1 Area of Lower Dolpo District Per week per person US$ 10 Or equivalent convertible foreign currency.
2 Area of Upper Dolpo District For the first 10 days per person US $500 and After 10 days per day per person US$50
3 Kanchenjunga Region
(Areas of Olangchunggola, Lelep, Papung and Yamphudin Village Development Committee)
Per week per person US$ 10 for the first four weeks and after that Per week per person US$ 20 Or equivalent convertible foreign currency.
4 Taplejung District Per week per person US$ 10 Or equivalent convertible foreign currency.
5 Mustang district. (Upper Mustang) For the first 10 days per person US $500 and After 10 days per day per person US$50.
6 Gorkha District (Manaslu Area) From September to November per week per person US$ 70 and After 7 days per day per person US$ 10 and From December to August per week per person US$ 50 and After 7 days per day per person US$ 7 /Or equivalent convertible foreign currency.
7 Dolakha District
(Gauri Shankar& Lamabaga )
Per week per person US$ 10 Or equivalent convertible foreign currency.
8 Humla District (Simikot and Yari) Areas of Limi and Muchu village Development Committee, and area way to Tibet via Tangekhola of Darma Village Development committee. For the first 7 days per person US$ 50 and After 7 days per day per person US$ 7 Or equivalent convertible foreign currency.
9 Rasuwa District(Thuman and Timure) Per week per person US$ 10, Or equivalent convertible foreign currency.
10 Sankhuwasabha District
(Makalu Region) Areas of Kimathanka, Chepuwa,Hatiya and Pawakhola Village Development Committee.
For the first 4 weeks per week per person US$ 10 and After 4 weeks per week per person US$ 20, Or equivalent convertible foreign currency.
11 Solukhumbu District (Everest Region):-
All north- west area way from Thame
to Nangpala of Namche Village Development Committee
For the first 4 weeks per week per person US$ 10 and After 4 weeks per week per person US$ 20, Or equivalent convertible foreign currency.
12 Manang District (Areas of Nar, Phu, and Northern area of Tilche Village of
Thochhe Village Development Committee)
From September to November per week per person US$ 90 and December to August per week per person US$ 75 Or equivalent convertible foreign currency.
13 Mugu District:- Areas of Mugu, Dolpu, Pulu and Bhangri. For the first 7 days per person US $90 and After 7 days per day per person Us$15 Or equivalent convertible foreign currency.
14 Baihang District (Areas of Kanda, Saipal, Dhuli) For the first 7 days per person US $90 and After 7 days per day per person Us$15 Or equivalent convertible foreign currency.
15 Darchula District (Areas of Byas Village
Development Committee)
For the first 7 days per person US $90 and After 7 days per day per person Us$15 Or equivalent convertible foreign currency

Note:

  • To get a group trekking permit an application form with other relevant documents should be submitted through Tailored Treks and Expedition
  • Trekking fee can be paid in Nepalese currency. Not with standing anything written in above, the Indian citizen can pay in Nepalese currency equivalent to US Dollars.