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Upper Mustang needs a Restricted Area Permit — US$500 per person for the first 10 days (plus US$50/day after) — together with ACAP (NPR 3,000). It is…
By Travel Himalaya Nepal · Mar 5, 2026
Upper Mustang is a restricted area . You need a Restricted Area Permit (RAP) : US$50 per person per day — about US$523 for a standard 10-day trek. You also need the ACAP (NPR 3,000 ≈ US$23) — Upper Mustang sits within the Annapurna Conservation Area. A…
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Two permits are required for Upper Mustang, and the restricted permit is priced in US dollars: So a standard 10-day Upper Mustang trek runs roughly US$523 in core permits per person — US$500 of restricted permit at US$50 a day, plus about US$23 of ACAP.
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Until late 2025 the restricted permit was a flat US$500 for the first ten days , whether you spent ten days up there or four. Nepal replaced that with a straight US$50 per person per day , and the difference only shows on shorter trips: Under the old rule a…
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This is where people overpay, so it is worth being precise. The permit counts only the days you spend north of Kagbeni , inside the restricted zone — not your whole trip. A fourteen-day itinerary from Pokhara might include two days getting to Kagbeni and two…
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The RAP is issued by the Department of Immigration in Kathmandu , not at a trailhead counter, and it is not same-day . Allow a couple of working days, more around festivals and public holidays. Your agency will need your passport (the original, not a copy)…
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The permit requires a minimum of two foreign trekkers plus a licensed guide, and this is enforced at the Kagbeni checkpoint rather than being a formality. What that means if you are travelling alone: you cannot simply pay double. You need a second person on…
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Book through a registered agency (such as Travel Himalaya Nepal). Provide your passport, passport photos and trek dates; the agency applies for the RAP at the Department of Immigration in Kathmandu and arranges your ACAP and guide. The RAP is issued for a…
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Because Upper Mustang lies in the Himalayan rain shadow, it stays largely dry through the monsoon (June–August) and is trekkable in spring, summer and autumn — one of the few Nepal regions you can do in the wet season. Spring (with the Tiji festival) and…
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