Nepal’s New Trekking Rules

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] A Surprise Announcement of Nepal's New Trekking Rules March 2023: A joint announcement by the Nepal Tourism Board (NTB), Trekking Agents Association of Nepal (TAAN), Nepal Association of Travel and Tour Agents (NATTA), the Trekking Guide’s Union and Trekking Porter’s Union sends shockwaves through the Himalayan trekking community – solo trekking is banned in all National Parks in Nepal from the 1st April, all foreigners must take a government-registered guide employed through a government-registered trekking company. The announcement drew support (from trekking companies, guides and porters) and derision from trekkers and across...