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Home to roughly 300 people who still practise a religion older than Buddhism, Nar Phu was closed to every outsider for decades. Here's what it costs…
By Laxman Rawal · Jul 20, 2026
North of the Annapurna Circuit, tucked against the Tibetan border, there's a valley that most of the roughly one million people who visit Nepal each year have never heard of. Nar Phu wasn't just remote — it was legally off-limits. The Nepali government kept…
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The restricted-area system, which also covers Upper Mustang, Upper Dolpo and a handful of other border valleys, exists for a straightforward reason: these are sensitive frontier zones close to Tibet, and Nepal manages foreign access to them deliberately, both…
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What this means for you Nar Phu isn't a trek you add on a whim — you need to book with an agency that can process the restricted-area paperwork, travel with at least one companion, and budget roughly two extra weeks and $130–145 in permits beyond a standard…
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