Can You Get Nepal Trekking Permits Online in 2026? What's Actually Digital — and What Still Isn't

Key facts (2026) ACAP & MCAP (Annapurna & Manaslu conservation areas) can be applied for online via NTNC's e-permit portal , launched October 2024. TIMS is now e-TIMS — a QR-coded digital card — but foreign trekkers must still get it through a registered…

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What you CAN do online

The real breakthrough came in October 2024, when the National Trust for Nature Conservation (NTNC) opened an online e-permit system for the Annapurna Conservation Area Permit (ACAP) and the Manaslu Conservation Area Permit (MCAP) . For the two most-trekked…

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What still needs an office or an agency

Restricted-area permits are the hard limit: by law they are issued only through a registered Nepali trekking agency, in Kathmandu, never to individuals and never online . That is unchanged in 2026 — even after the welcome March 2026 rule that lets solo…

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Where the counters are

If you are doing it yourself, the Nepal Tourism Board offices issue TIMS, national-park and conservation permits : Kathmandu at Bhrikutimandap (Sun–Thu 10am–4pm, Fri to 3pm) and Pokhara on Lakeside Road (Sun–Fri 10am–5pm, closed Saturdays). ACAP can also be…

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What this means for trekkers

What this means for you If you are trekking Annapurna or Manaslu independently, pre-buying ACAP/MCAP online through NTNC saves you a Pokhara or Kathmandu queue. But if your trek needs TIMS, a national-park permit, or any restricted permit, you still need a…

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