Manaslu and Upper Dolpo Permit Fees Confirmed for Autumn 2026 Season

The Department of Immigration and the Nepal Tourism Board have confirmed that restricted-area permit fees for the Manaslu Conservation Area and Upper Dolpo will hold at existing rates through the 2026 autumn trekking season. The announcement, posted on the NTB's permit portal and mirrored on the TAAN fee schedule this week, removes the uncertainty that typically builds in late summer when fee revisions are sometimes gazetted with little notice.

For Manaslu, the restricted-area permit stays at USD 100 per person for the first seven days between September and November, with a USD 15 daily surcharge thereafter. The December–August rate remains USD 75 for the first seven days and USD 10 per additional day. Upper Dolpo's fee is unchanged at USD 500 for the first ten days and USD 50 per day after that, year-round. Both areas also require the standard conservation-area or national-park entry permit — NPR 3,000 for Manaslu Conservation Area and NPR 3,000 for Shey Phoksundo National Park — plus a TIMS card.

“"Stable permit pricing this late in the year lets us quote packages with confidence and avoids the last-minute reshuffling we saw in 2023," said a senior operations manager at a Kathmandu-based trekking agency who requested anonymity because they are not authorised to speak on government policy.”

The confirmation is particularly relevant for operators running combined Manaslu–Tsum Valley itineraries, where the restricted-area permit covers both valleys, and for Upper Dolpo groups that typically spend 18–24 days on the circuit. With the monsoon damage on the Manaslu approach road to Machha Khola now repaired — vehicle access was restored in late October — the autumn window is fully open and the fee structure is locked in.

Trekkers should note that the Manaslu restricted-area permit still requires a minimum group size of two foreigners accompanied by a licensed guide, and that permits are issued only through registered trekking agencies. Upper Dolpo permits carry the same group-and-guide requirement and are processed through the Department of Immigration in Kathmandu or the Pokhara immigration office. No changes to those procedural rules were signalled in this week's update.

For guests booking through our expedition desk, the practical takeaway is simple: the permit budget you were quoted in spring is still valid. We will continue to handle the paperwork as part of the package, and the only variable remains the daily rate if your itinerary extends beyond the initial covered period.