Nepal Travel Experts

Visa

1. how do I obtain Visa for Nepal?

   Getting Nepal Tourist Visas

   A Visa is necessary to enter Nepal and can be obtained for the following duration from any Royal Nepalese Embassy or Consulate or at the entry points in Nepal.

    

   The rules below have been updated as of September 2001.

    

   Single entry tourist visas can be obtained by paying US $30 for 60 days.

    

   If you wish to leave and re-enter the country, you'll need to pay additional fees. US $25 for Single Re-entry, US $40 for Double Re-entry and US $60 for Multiple Re-entry.

    

   If you leave and wish to Re-enter Nepal as a tourist within 150 day of the same visa year, you may pay US $50 for 30 days.

    

   Visitors may extend their tourist visa by paying US $50 for 30 days.

    

   Trekking permits are not required for Everest, Annapurna and Langtang areas.

    

   Business visas with multiple entry facilities are available at a rate of US $100 for one year and US $250 for five years. Ministry of Industry recommendation is required.

Getting to Nepal and away

1. How do I go to Nepal and away?

   Air :

    

   There is just one International Airport at Kathmandu: Tribuvan International Airport. It is becoming increasingly more difficult to get direct flights to Kathmandu; recently RNAC and Aeroflot cancelled flights from Europe and Singapore Airlines will soon drop its flights to Kathmandu. One good piece of news: Malaysian Airlines is likely to start operating a flight to Kathmandu. However, Lauda, Biman, China Southwest, Condor, Druk, Indian Airlines, Necon, Pakistan International, Qatar, Thai and Transavia Airlines fly into Kathmandu. Visas can be obtained on arrival at the airport, see below. Departure tax is R600 to SAARC nations, R1100 for all other international flights and R165 for internal flights. Air services to the interior of Nepal are very popular and it is often necessary to book your ticket well in advance. Foreigners must pay a higher price for all internal flights.

    

    

   Land :

    

   Other than Indian and Nepali citizens, all visitors entering Nepal by land must use the following crossing points:

   Kakarbhitta, Birgunj, Belhiya, Bhairahawa, Nepalgunj, Dhangadi and Mahendra Nagar (all Indian/Nepal) and Kodari (Tibet/Nepal). If you are travelling overland with a vehicle, you must have an international driver's licence.

Best time to come to Nepal.

1. What is the best time to visit Nepal?

   Nepal has two tourist seasons, and both coincide with the best weather and visibility periods. The peak tourist season is from mid-September until the end of November. The weather is cool, the visibility is excellent and most of the important Hindu festivals take place during this time. Thamel and Pokhara hotels and retaurants will be doing brisk business and the trekking routes are all crowded. It is the dry season and you won't have to put up with leeches on the trekking paths. For fantastic mountain views, truly this is the time to visit. The second best period is from February until the end of March. Visibility is not quite as good and February can be a little cold. May through to September are the monsoon months, and the tourist industry takes a break then. However, I have visited the country many times during the monsoon and personally consider the lush greenery of the country as beautiful as the mountains views I cannot see. Hotel prices are negotiable during the monsoon and many bargains can be had.