Tourist are not allowed to trek alone without guide

The Nepal Tourism Board has said foreigners are no longer allowed to trek without a guide. The board director Maniraj Lamichhane informs this decision will be implemented from April 1. According to the NTB, around 50,000 tourists trekked without a guide or a porter in Nepal in 2019.Mar 3, 2023

Kathmandu – The government has banned foreign tourists from trekking without a guide. Maniraj Lamichhane, director of Nepal Tourism Board, informed that earlier there was a provision that tourists could go on a padayatra alone. This rule will be applicable from next April 1.