Permits & Rules
A March 2026 Department of Immigration order scrapped the two-person minimum for Nepal's 13 restricted trekking districts — verified against the…
By Bishnu Adhikari · Jul 31, 2026
Until this spring, a solo trekker who wanted to walk into Upper Mustang, Manaslu or Dolpo alone had one option: find a second foreigner willing to join their permit application, or shelve the trip. On 22 March 2026, Nepal's Department of Immigration confirmed…
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What this means for you If you travel alone and had Manaslu, Upper Mustang or Dolpo on a someday list but shelved it for lack of a trekking partner, that excuse is gone. You will still pay for a private guide rather than splitting costs with a partner, and…
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