Trail & Weather
The permit rules, fines, airfares, flight routes and road closures that changed for Nepal trekkers in 2026 — what to act on for an autumn booking…
By Anjali Shrestha · Aug 31, 2026
Six things changed for trekkers in Nepal during 2026, and all six are still in force for the autumn season: restricted-area permits moved online, the two-person minimum for restricted districts was scrapped, the Upper Mustang permit switched from a flat…
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Two March 2026 decisions by the Department of Immigration did more for independent trekkers than anything since the restricted-area system was created. Permits for the 13 restricted districts can now be applied for online before arrival, and the long-standing…
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Nepal Oil Corporation reduced aviation fuel prices in July 2026 and regulators passed the saving into fares, cutting domestic airfares by 14.87 percent. The reduction applies on Kathmandu—Lukla, Kathmandu—Pokhara and Pokhara—Jomsom, the three routes most…
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Everest, Annapurna, Manaslu, Kanchenjunga, Dhaulagiri, Dolpo and Upper Mustang are open and running for autumn 2026. Langtang, Gosaikunda and the Tamang Heritage Trail are suspended following the 26 August Rasuwa flood, and bookings on those routes are paused…
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The China-Tibet Mountaineering Association has kept Cho Oyu and Shishapangma closed to foreign teams for autumn 2026, which pushes 14-peak climbers onto Manaslu and tightens the season there. Separately, the Investment Board approved financing for the 81 km…
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What this means for you Two items on this list require action. If a Kathmandu—Pokhara road transfer is in an existing itinerary, it needs to become a flight, and the operator should be arranging that rather than the traveller absorbing a detour of several…
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