Safety & Advisories
Rigged taxi meters, short-changed cash, skimmed ATM cards, fake officials and cloned booking sites — plus the trekking-specific cons in Nepal — and…
By Laxman Rawal · Aug 15, 2026
Almost every travel scam that empties a tourist's wallet in 2026 is an old trick in new clothes. Government travel advisories publish the same short list year after year — rigged transport fares, short-changed cash, skimmed bank cards, fake officials and…
Travel Himalaya Nepal · News
Travel Himalaya Nepal · News
Transport. The rigged meter is the most universal scam on earth. The fixes are simple: agree a price or insist on the meter before the door closes, and glance at the route on your phone so a "shortcut" that adds twenty minutes is obvious. Money. Two variants…
Travel Himalaya Nepal · News
Nepal is one of the safest trekking destinations in the world, but two scams target trekkers directly. The first is the fake or unregistered trekking agency : a rock-bottom quote from a street tout or a slick site with no verifiable registration. The FCDO is…
Travel Himalaya Nepal · News
Before you commit to any Nepal trek, read our guide on how to choose a trekking agency in Nepal , then compare fully guided, properly acclimatised itineraries like the 15-day Everest Base Camp Trek , the 9-day Annapurna Base Camp Trek or the 14-day Manaslu…
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