Nepal Trekking Permits After the 2026 Floods: Are ACAP, TIMS and the Langtang Permit Affected?

Permits & Rules The floods damaged roads and the Langtang gateway — not the permit counters. ACAP, TIMS and the national-park permits are all still issued normally… By Laxman Rawal · Aug 27, 2026 Read the full story

📍 Developing story — live updates The 2026 Nepal floods are a developing, nationwide emergency and figures are rising. For the latest verified death toll, missing and rescued numbers, and trek status, follow our continuously-updated Nepal Floods 2026: Live… Travel Himalaya Nepal · News

Why the flood doesn't touch permit issuance

Nepal issues trekking permits centrally, away from the trailhead. For the Annapurna region you buy your ACAP (Annapurna Conservation Area Permit) and your TIMS card at the Nepal Tourism Board offices in Kathmandu or Pokhara before you set off. National-park… Travel Himalaya Nepal · News

Permit-by-permit: is each one being issued normally?

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If you hold a Langtang permit

This is the one group with a real decision to make, and it is a smaller decision than the headlines suggest. Your Langtang National Park permit is valid and there is no announcement stopping it from being issued or honoured. The variable is the road: the… Travel Himalaya Nepal · News

Everest and Annapurna: nothing to do

If your trek is in the Khumbu or the Annapurna region, there is genuinely nothing for you to change on the permit front. Sagarmatha National Park and the Khumbu Pasang Lhamu municipality permit for Everest, and ACAP plus TIMS for Annapurna, are all issued… Travel Himalaya Nepal · News

One honest caveat

Permit rules can move quickly in Nepal, and the flood response is still evolving. As of 27 August 2026 we have seen no official notice of a flood-related change to any permit — no suspension, no new fee, no closure of a permit office. If that changes, it will… Travel Himalaya Nepal · News

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