Restricted areaAsiaLicensed operator onlyCheck · Sep 2026
Nepal: restricted-area permits (Upper Mustang, Upper Dolpo, Manaslu)
A Restricted Area Permit for border districts, issued only for organised treks, in addition to the conservation-area permit.
The permit
- Who issues it
- Department of Immigration, Nepal
- How to get it
- Licensed operator only. Only a registered Nepali trekking agency can apply, for a group of at least two foreigners with a licensed guide; solo trekkers join an agency group.
- Lead time
- 7 days+ · A week or more; the agency needs your passport and visa in Kathmandu, so plan 2–4 weeks for the whole booking.
- Cost (check)
- Upper Mustang and Upper Dolpo about US$500 per person for the first 10 days, then about US$50 a day; Manaslu about US$75–100 for the first week depending on season, then US$10–15 a day (check).
- Documents
- Passport with Nepal visa valid for the whole trek
- Passport photos
- Agency booking and guide
- Insurance with helicopter rescue
- If you skip it
- Police and army checkposts turn back anyone without the permit; overstaying the permit days is fined per extra day.
- Official site
- Department of Immigration, Nepal
Check before you pay
Fees, quotas and closed areas change, sometimes with days of notice. These figures were last checked in Sep 2026; confirm on the official site or with a licensed operator before you book flights.