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Plan Your Visit

Plan Your Visit

Your Visit Matters
More Than Ever

Nepal has experienced tragedy. But Nepal is not defined by tragedy. The mountains still rise. The temples still welcome. The trails still lead somewhere extraordinary.

Start Planning Your Journey

Don’t Visit Nepal Because You Feel Sorry for Nepal

Communities across Nepal continue welcoming visitors. When you travel responsibly, your journey supports guides, porters, homestays, hotels, restaurants, artisans, drivers, farmers and families.

Tourism is economically important to communities recovering from the flood. Postponing a trip to an unaffected region does not help anyone.

Visit because Nepal is extraordinary — and let your journey create positive impact.

Ready to Experience Nepal?

Practical Planning

For immigration rules, permits and official requirements we link to the responsible government department rather than maintaining copies that could fall out of date.

Getting to NepalAirports, international connections and entry information.Visa & Entry RequirementsOfficial Department of Immigration information, including visa-on-arrival and other visa services.Trekking & PermitsTrekking routes, permits, park fees and licensed guides.Where to StayHotels, lodges, teahouses and community homestays.Getting Around NepalDomestic flights, tourist buses, private vehicles and local transport.Best Time to VisitSeasons, weather patterns and what each part of the year offers.DestinationsWhere to experience Nepal, region by region.Safety & Travel UpdatesCurrent route, weather and local-authority information.Accessible TravelPlanning considerations for travellers with access needs.Travelling With ChildrenFamily-friendly routes, timings and accommodation.PhotographyWhere to photograph Nepal, and how to do it respectfully.Travel With PurposeSee Nepal. Support Nepal. Leave it better.

Find Your Nepal

Where Do You
Want to Go?

Nepal packs an extraordinary range of experiences into a compact country. These are starting points, not a complete list.

KathmanduHeritage • Culture • Food • Spirituality
PokharaLakes • Himalayas • Adventure
Everest RegionTrekking • Mountains • Sherpa Culture
AnnapurnaTrekking • Villages • Landscapes
ChitwanWildlife • Jungle • Tharu Culture
BardiaTigers • Wilderness • Wildlife
LumbiniBuddha • Peace • Pilgrimage
MustangDesert Himalaya • Tibetan-influenced Culture
DolpoRemote Himalaya • Wilderness
IlamTea • Green Hills
JanakpurMithila Culture • Spirituality
RaraLake • Wilderness

Experience Nepal

How Do You Want to Experience Nepal?

TrekkingFrom short valley walks to long high-altitude routes.
MountaineeringExpedition peaks and trekking peaks, with licensed operators.
WildlifeTerai national parks and Himalayan forest with trained naturalists.
Culture & HeritageUNESCO monument zones, living traditions and craft.
Spiritual JourneysPilgrimage, monasteries, temples and meditation.
FoodDal bhat, momos, Newari and Thakali cuisine, food tours.
FestivalsDashain, Tihar, Holi, Teej, Indra Jatra and many more.
Rafting & RiversHimalayan whitewater, kayaking and canyoning.
ParaglidingFlights above Pokhara and the Annapurna foothills.
Motorcycling & CyclingMountain roads, high passes and valley routes.
Birdwatching & PhotographyWetlands, forests and high valleys.
Village & HomestayCommunity-run stays and wellness and meditation retreats.

Travel With Purpose

See Nepal.
Support Nepal.
Leave It Better.

  • Use local guides.
  • Stay at locally owned accommodation.
  • Buy from local artisans.
  • Respect cultural traditions and sacred places.
  • Protect trails and wildlife.
  • Reduce waste and conserve water.
  • Do not disturb animals for photographs.
  • Support communities recovering from disaster.
Travel Responsibly

Where Your Tourism Spending Goes

Your Journey Supports More Than You Think

  • A visitor stays at a local lodge
  • The lodge employs local workers
  • The lodge buys vegetables from a farmer
  • A trekking company employs a guide
  • The guide supports a family
  • The traveller buys handicrafts
  • An artisan earns income
  • Tourism creates local opportunity

Travel can be an economic act of solidarity.

We deliberately avoid publishing multiplier claims such as “$1 generates $X” unless solid economic research supports them.

Nepal is extraordinary. Come for the mountains, stay for the people, and let your journey help rebuild futures.

See Nepal.
Support Nepal.
Leave It Better.

Explore Nepal’s Nature Official Visa Information

Travel information sourcing

Visa, immigration, permit and park-fee rules change. This site links to the official Department of Immigration and the relevant Nepali government departments rather than maintaining its own copies of those rules.

Route, weather and safety statuses are published only from verified official information. Travellers should always confirm current requirements and conditions with the relevant authorities before travelling.