All tourists except Indian citizens entering Nepal must have a valid passport upto 6 month after your return date.
The tourist visa for foreigner is issued by Nepalese Embassy or Consulate in your country or in the Tribhuvan Internation Airport in Kathmandu upon your arrival or by various entry points in the southern lowlands (India) and in the northern and eastern entry points (Tibet and China) of Nepal.
Actual tourist visa fees are US $ 25 for 15 days, US $ 40 for 30 days and US $ 100 for 100 days with multi-entry.
You have to fill two forms available from the embassy of the Nepal, with a recent photograph of identity for the visa.
The Nepalese Embassy in your country doesn't deliver a visa by correspondence.
Recent passport size photos are required for visa preparation and permits (min 5 copies).
A good health and a medium level of physical form is necessary.
No vaccines required, however for the tourists visiting the South of the Nepal it is recommended to take an anti-malaria (paludism) vaccine. Please consult your doctor before your departure to Nepal
Credit cards are accepted in the most of the hotels and stores in Katmandu and Pokhara. Standard Chartered Bank issues some silver in rupees (without commission) and travellers checks in foreign currency (2 % commission) by introducing the card Aimed and Master Card. You can send some silver in Katmandu or you can accept cashless by way of Western from it Money union in 24 hours (said advertising but count 48 hours so that transfer is paid in rupees during the day to Annapurna Travels in Katmandu).
Most international airline companies will allow limited weight upto 20 kg, The domestic airline companies will allow weight upto 15kg and the airline company invoices all supplements.
For the trek under tent, foresee a big flexible bag easy to carry in buses and to tie on the baskets. Don't forget to take a rucksack for your personal stuffs (camera, water bottle, warm clothes...)
we provide our porters with high-altitude gear for certain height.
Yatri Trekking declines all the responsibilities concerning the participants who do not have an insurance covering interruption of visit, flight losses, luggages damage, health, re-search expenses, rescue, medical expenses…
Yatri Trekking accept the reservation request only from those tourists who have insurance covering all the cost for cancellation, accidents, health, helicopter rescue, repatriation, losses, theft or damage of baggage, etc….
Even if you have insurance for above-mentioned headings, we strongly recommend to make sure if they are sufficient to cover those costs. Experiences showed us many tourists realizing the inadequacy of their insurance when it was too late.
Do not forget to inform your insurance company that you are going for a hike (country + altitude) and ask that your contract (in return for a supplementary premium) include a clause of repatriation by helicopter up to Kathmandu or your home town.
Yatri Trekking can take a satellite telephone for trekkings in isolated high altitude and expeditions to call for urgent assistance. Otherwise on classical routes as Annapurna circuit, Langtang, Mustang, Annapurna base camp and Everest base camp, telephone services are available in almost every villages. In the event of accident, somebody of the team will make responsible to accompany the trekker up to the closest hospital / health center or upto the place from where helicopter repatriation and rescue can be done if required. So Yatri Trekking strongly recommend trekkers to have their personal insurance covering expenses of the rescue and repatriation.
