Permits & Rules
Heading off the beaten path — Makalu, Kanchenjunga, Api, Manaslu or Upper Mustang? Here's what permits you need, the rules, and why you must trek…
By Laxman Rawal · Jun 20, 2026
The remote treks Nepal's leadership is now putting in the spotlight come with paperwork the popular trails don't. Restricted and conservation areas have their own permit rules — and getting them wrong can end a trip before it starts. Here's the plain-English…
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Makalu and Api sit in protected areas (Makalu Barun National Park; Api Nampa Conservation Area) and need entry permits plus a guide, but no special restricted permit. Kanchenjunga, Manaslu and Upper Mustang are restricted areas: you cannot trek them solo or…
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