🇳🇵 Nepal

Nepal sets its own visa rules: most visitors can get a tourist visa on arrival for 15, 30 or 90 days, and SAARC and Chinese citizens get it free. Below: visa rules for every passport, cash limits at customs and the tourist traps official travel advice warns about.

Visa rules for your passport ↓

Explore Nepal: things to do, shopping, food and getting around

A short guide based on UNESCO's World Heritage listings.

Places to visit

Kathmandu Valley
Kathmandu Valley
Seven groups of monuments, including the Durbar Squares, showing the valley's art and history.
Source: UNESCO World Heritage Centre – Kathmandu Valley
Lumbini
Lumbini
The gardens where the Buddha was born, a pilgrimage site where Emperor Ashoka erected a pillar.
Source: UNESCO World Heritage Centre – Lumbini, the Birthplace of the Lord Buddha
Chitwan National Park
Chitwan
Undisturbed Terai at the foot of the Himalayas, home to one of the last populations of one-horned rhinoceros.
Source: UNESCO World Heritage Centre – Chitwan National Park

Summarised in our own words from the linked pages, official tourism boards and transport authorities first; items marked "Not official" come from other guides. Prices and opening times change, so check the source before you go. Last checked 24 Oct 2026.

Common tourist traps and how to avoid them

Scams and risky spots named in official travel advice for Nepal, in our own words.

Cheap trekking deals and helicopter rescue scams
How it works: Some guides take inexperienced trekkers too high too fast, then call expensive helicopter evacuations and take a cut.
How to avoid it: Be wary of trekking deals that look very cheap; acclimatise properly.
Pickpockets in Thamel and at airports
How it works: Pickpockets and bag-snatchers work airports, buses and areas popular with tourists such as Thamel, Sanepa and Kupondol.
How to avoid it: Keep valuables in a hotel safe and don't carry large sums of cash.
Drink spiking
How it works: Drinks can be spiked with drugs such as GHB; victims have been robbed or assaulted.
How to avoid it: Buy your own drinks, keep them in sight and don't accept drinks from strangers.
Methanol in drinks
How it works: Alcoholic drinks containing methanol have caused serious illness; it can't be tasted or smelled.
How to avoid it: Be cautious with cheap spirits and get medical help fast if symptoms appear after drinking.

Official advice: FCDO: no areas advised against.

Emergency numbers in Nepal

Ambulance 102
Fire 101
Police 100
Tourist police 1144

Paraphrased from official travel advice: FCDO travel advice – Safety and security · FCDO travel advice – Warnings and insurance · FCDO travel advice – Getting help (emergency numbers) · FCDO page updated 1 Oct 2026 · Last checked 2 Nov 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Cash you can bring in and take out

Customs rules for banknotes and other cash when you enter or leave Nepal.

Not yet confirmed — check the official customs page. We couldn't confirm Nepal's cash limits on an official page yet, so we don't show a number. Check the current rules on customs.gov.np →

Official source: customs.gov.np · Last checked 9 Oct 2026

Nepal visa rules by passport

The general rule for each passport, from official sources. Open a passport to see conditions and options that depend on where you live.

Visa-free1 passport

🇮🇳 Indian

Visa on arrival185 passports

Embassy visa12 passports

Verified rules for Nepal: 186 of 198 passports; awaiting verification: 12; not yet covered: 0. A rule that is awaiting verification or not yet covered is not a negative visa decision: it only means we haven't confirmed it on an official source yet.

⚠ Unofficial sources: 12 rules for Nepal are not from an official Nepal government source (based on other governments' travel advice or secondary research). They are labelled on each page, are not counted as verified above, and should be confirmed with the embassy before travel.

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Verify with the embassy before you book. Visa rules change without notice. We link every rule to its official source and last checked it on 2 Nov 2026, but the embassy, official e-visa portal and your airline have the final say. MyVisaPort is not a visa agent and is not affiliated with any government.