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ACAP is NPR 3,000 plus TIMS NPR 2,000, about US$38 per person for ABC, Poon Hill, Mardi Himal or the Circuit. Where to buy, and what checkpoints…
By Bishnu Adhikari · Mar 1, 2026
🌧️ Nepal 2026 flood update (19 September): The 26 August flood hit the Rasuwa/Langtang corridor, and Langtang treks remain paused. Everest, Annapurna and Mustang are running normally, Manaslu reopened on 11 September after a separate flood at Namrung, and…
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ACAP permit (the one that matters most): NPR 3,000 for foreign nationals (≈ US$23). SAARC nationals pay NPR 1,000; children under 10 are exempt. TIMS card: NPR 2,000 for individual foreign trekkers (≈ US$15), NPR 1,000 for group and SAARC trekkers. Both…
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The Annapurna Conservation Area Permit (ACAP) is the single most important document for the ABC trek. For 2026 it costs NPR 3,000 per foreign trekker — roughly US$23 at about NPR 133 to the dollar — and NPR 1,000 for SAARC nationals. Children under 10 are…
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Partly — and this is the question that brings most people to this page. Since October 2024 the NTNC has run an online e-permit portal for ACAP (and for Manaslu's MCAP), so the conservation permit itself can be applied for and paid in advance rather than…
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The TIMS card is a rescue-and-tracking registration: if something goes wrong on the trail, rescue teams use TIMS records to identify and locate trekkers. For 2026 it costs NPR 2,000 for individual foreign trekkers (≈ US$15) and NPR 1,000 for trekkers…
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The easiest option for most trekkers flying into Pokhara is to collect permits here before heading to the trailhead. Location: Nepal Tourism Board office, Damside (Pardi), Pokhara — the TAAN office at Lakeside also processes agency permits Hours…
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If you are flying into Kathmandu and heading to Pokhara by bus or plane, you can collect permits in the capital instead. Location: Tourist Service Centre, Bhrikutimandap, Kathmandu (near Thamel) Hours: Sunday—Friday, 9:00am—5:00pm What to bring: Same as…
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Here is exactly what an Annapurna trekker pays in 2026, with the NPR rate and a US-dollar guide figure side by side. The fees are set in Nepali rupees, so treat the USD column as approximate — it is converted at roughly NPR 133 to the dollar. For full permit…
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Here is the part that surprises people. At about US$38, Annapurna carries one of the cheapest permit bills in Nepal — roughly a fourteenth of what Upper Mustang costs. Permits are almost never the reason an Annapurna trek is expensive. Permit cost per person…
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When you book your ABC trek with Travel Himalaya Nepal , we handle all permit paperwork on your behalf. You arrive in Pokhara, we sort it — no queuing, no confusion, no risk of missing documents. Because the 2026 rules require a licensed guide and…
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Your permits are checked at multiple points along the Annapurna Base Camp route. The main checkpoints are: Nayapul / Jhinu area — first checkpoint near the start of the trail Chhomrong — major checkpoint further up the valley Dovan / Bamboo — checkpoint…
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If your itinerary passes through Ghandruk village — which many ABC routes do on the return leg — you may be asked for a small village entry fee at the gate. This is a local municipal charge, not a government trekking permit, and it is collected for village…
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