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Nepal's old paper trekking card has quietly vanished from Everest and Annapurna — but it is alive and enforced elsewhere. Here is what you actually…
By Laxman Rawal · Jun 23, 2026
Key facts The old paper TIMS card is effectively gone on the two busiest regions — Everest (Khumbu) and Annapurna. In the Khumbu it is replaced by a local municipality fee and a digital trek card, paid at Lukla or Monjo. In the Annapurna , checkpoints now ask…
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In the Everest region , the national TIMS card is no longer required. Since the Khumbu Pasang Lhamu Rural Municipality began collecting its own local fee at Lukla and Monjo, you pay that fee (around NPR 2,000 ) plus the Sagarmatha National Park entry permit…
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The practical takeaway Do not waste a day queuing for a TIMS card you do not need — but do not skip one you do. The rule that has not changed: since 2023, solo foreign trekkers must walk with a licensed guide arranged through a registered agency on the main…
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