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| FIXED DEPARTURE RESTRICTED AREA TREKKING IN NEPAL 2012 / 2013 |
 There are many parts of Nepal into which the entry of foreigners is strictly controlled. restricted Many treks that may be suggested on a map are in restricted areas and you either cannot get a permit for those regions or must travel with a liaison officer and pay for a special permit. Some areas specifically closed to foreigners are: Walunchung Gola, Rolwaling and the route to Nangpa La in Khumbu. When planning your trek, assume that these areas will remain closed. Don't count on a last-minute change in the rules. Police checkposts are numerous in the hills and police will turn you back if you try to trek into a restricted area.
Officially there are no longer any restricted areas in Nepal. The immigration office rules now state that "trekkers are not allowed to trek in the notified areas previously known as restricted". Rather than get involved in all this semantic complication, the term "restricted" is used here to refer to places that are closed to trekkers, or open to trekkers only when accompanied by a policeman (a liaison or "environmental" officer).
There are many reasons why the restricted areas exist. In most cases, it is a hangover from a time when the border with China was more sensitive than it is now. Environmental groups, particularly the Nepal Nature Conservation Society, are pressuring the government to keep some places closed for ecological reasons to avoid both cultural and environmental degradation. Because trekkers require assistance when something goes wrong (accident, illness or theft), the government restricts some areas because it doubts that it could provide the security that trekkers need. There are also political reasons for some restrictions. In the 1970s, for example, the Jomsom trek was closed because a major foreign-aided military operation had been mounted there in support of the Khampas in Tibet.
There are many influences on the decision to open or close certain parts of Nepal to foreigners. Recent changes have liberalized both trekking and climbing, and there is considerable pressure to open more areas to trekkers. You should check with a trekking agency or the central immigration office before planning an unusual trek. |
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Fixed Departure Upper Mustang Trekking 2012 / 2013: The Name Mustang refers to the arid Tibet-like region at the northern end of the Kali Gandaki (known to its inhabitants as Lo). Officially, Mustang is the Name of the district along the Kali Gandaki from the Tibetan border south to Ghasa. The capital of the Mustang district is Jomsom; the region of Tibetan influence north of Kagbeni is generally referred to as upper Mustang.
The trek to Lo is through an almost treeless barren landscape.........  |
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Fixed Departure Mustang / Damodar Kunda Trekking 2012 / 2013: The Damodar Lakes are located three days walk north east of the main Mustang trekking route & very close to the border with Tibet. Damodar Kunda lies on restricted upper mustang between Kagbeni and Muktinath which is famous for Hindu religion, it is situated rain shadow are of High Himalayas north of Annapurna range. The elevation of the Damodar Kund is just (4890m.) it is cold and windy place. We will recommend to you visit during the full moon of ......... |
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Fixed Departure Mustang Tiji Festival Trekking 2012 / 2013: The small and isolated Trans-Himalayan "kingdom" of Mustang occupies just over 3,000 square kilometres with an average altitude of 1,000 metres, just below the Photu La pass (1,600m), which is itself only 75m above the Tsangpo plain of Tibet. In all respects, geographically, climatically and culturally, it belongs to Tibet. Today it is part of Nepal but retains a degree of autonomy. The Thak Khola/Kali Gandaki River originates here and flows out of the Mustang......... |
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Fixed Departure Around Manaslu Trekking 2012 / 2013: This trek was officially opened to tourists in 1991, but mountaineering expeditions have long had access to the area. Manaslu (8156m) was attempted by Japanese expeditions every year from 1952 until 1956, when the first ascent was made. Having become known as a "Japanese mountain", much of the information about the area was available only in Japanese. The Japanese continued to dominate the climbing scene on Manaslu until 1971........... |
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Fixed Departure Nar and Phoo Valley Trekking 2012 / 2013: This trek takes up deep into the eastern Himalayas, providing some of Nepal's most unseen and amazing scenery. From Tumlingtar by walking north, up the Arun river, Sedwa and Num, crossing Shipton La (4127m) into upper Barun Khola valley for a close look at Makalu(8475 m) and chamlang (7290 m). The trek to Makalu base camp visits one of the most......... |
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Fixed Departure Upper Dolpo Trekking 2012 / 2013: Dolpa is located in the shy- Phoksundo National park of mid- western Nepal, behind the Dhaulagiri massif, towards the Tibetan plateau, cut off by a series of very high passes and closed by the snow most of the year. Dolpa remains a truly isolated corner of Nepal. Time has stood still here for centuries as inhabitants of Tibetan stock continue to live, cultivate and trade the way they have done since time immemorial. The finally preserved......... |
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Restricted areas which have been opened for Group Trekking
The following restricted areas are open only for group trekkers. And a trekking permit will not be issued to individual trekkers for such areas. The areas and required fees are as follows: -
(A)Lower Dolpo, Kanchenjunga, Gaurishankar and Lamabagar
Equivalent to US $ 10 per person per week
(B) Manaslu US$ 50 (Dec-Aug) per person per week and US$ 7 for each extra day US$
70 (Sep-Nov) per person per week. and US$ 10 for each extra day
(C) Humla - Simikot - Yari US$ 50 per person per week. For 7 days and US$ 7 per person per extra day
(D) Upper Mustang and Upper Dolpo US$ 500 per person for the first ten days and US$ 50 per person per day
thereafter.
(E) Chekampar and Chunchet of Gorkha district
(Sirdibas-Lhokpa-Chumling-Chekampar-Nile-Chule) US$ 35 (Sep-Nov) per person for 8 days
US$ 25 (Dec-Aug) ) per person for 8 days |
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