Safety & Advisories
After a $19.7 million fake-rescue fraud case rattled Nepal's trekking industry, here is exactly how to verify a licensed, honest operator before you…
By Laxman Rawal · Aug 22, 2026
The fastest way to check whether a Nepal trekking company is legitimate takes five minutes: ask for their Trekking Agencies' Association of Nepal (TAAN) membership number and Department of Tourism trekking licence, then verify both yourself before you pay a…
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In March 2026, Nepal's Kathmandu District Court charged 32 people — trekking agency owners, helicopter operators and hospital staff among them — with running an organised fraud ring that allegedly billed international insurers at least $19.69 million for…
Travel Himalaya Nepal · News
Verify the licence, don't just ask for it. Every legitimate agency holds a Department of Tourism trekking agency licence and, usually, a TAAN membership number. Look the agency up directly in TAAN's members directory rather than trusting a number pasted into…
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