Which permits each Nepal trek needs, and what they cost in total

Trek Guide Most of our 74 published treks need TIMS plus one area permit. The table gives each trek’s flat NPR total, with restricted-area fees listed beside it. By Bishnu Adhikari · Oct 3, 2026 Read the full story

Most of our 74 published treks need the TIMS card plus one area permit, and the area permit is the one that changes the total: NPR 3,000 on Annapurna and Langtang routes, and NPR 6,000 on Everest routes once the Khumbu municipality fee is added. A few treks… Travel Himalaya Nepal · News Read the full story

Which permits does a typical Nepal trek need?

A typical trek needs TIMS plus one area permit, which is the ACAP in Annapurna, a Langtang park permit in Langtang, or the Sagarmatha park permit in the Khumbu. Our permit data lists TIMS at NPR 2,000 on most treks, and an area permit at NPR 3,000. Those two… Travel Himalaya Nepal · News Read the full story

What do the Everest treks cost in permits?

Every Everest-region trek in our table is NPR 6,000 in flat permits: NPR 3,000 for the Sagarmatha National Park permit and NPR 3,000 for the Khumbu Pasang Lhamu municipality fee. Our Everest pages describe the same two permits, and TIMS is not listed on them… Travel Himalaya Nepal · News Read the full story

Which treks need a restricted-area permit?

Eleven of our treks need a restricted-area permit on top of the flat fees, and each one needs a licensed guide, arranged through a registered agency. Those are the Manaslu circuit (14 and 16 days), the Tsum Valley routes, Nar Phu, the Upper and Lower Dolpo… Travel Himalaya Nepal · News Read the full story

The table: permits by trek

The table lists each trek's flat permit total in NPR and the restricted or other fees on the same line. A dash means that trek has no flat permit of that kind in our data. Use it to check the trek you are considering, then confirm the figures with us for your… Travel Himalaya Nepal · News Read the full story

How do I get these permits?

Many of our packages include the flat permits, and the restricted-area permits are issued through a registered trekking agency in Kathmandu. You need your passport and passport photos, and the TIMS card and the area permits are checked at checkpoints along… Travel Himalaya Nepal · News Read the full story

Frequently asked questions

In our data an Annapurna trek is NPR 5,000 in flat permits: NPR 3,000 for the ACAP and NPR 2,000 for TIMS, at the foreign-national rate. NPR 6,000 in flat permits: NPR 3,000 for the Sagarmatha National Park permit and NPR 3,000 for the Khumbu Pasang Lhamu… Travel Himalaya Nepal · News Read the full story

Keep reading

The permit hub and cost comparison. The Annapurna permits in detail. The Sagarmatha and Khumbu permits. The checks before you fly. Sources: Travel Himalaya Nepal published trek permit data (tours.permit_info), matched to our permit fee table, reviewed 31… Travel Himalaya Nepal · News Read the full story

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