Passport and Visa:

All visitors to Nepal except the Indian nationals must hold valid passport and visa. The Royal Nepalese Emassies ar consulates abroad or the entry points or the Immigration Offices provide a visa upon the presentation of a valid passport, two passport size photos and payment of visa fees. Tourists can extend their visas at the Department of Immigration, Tridevi Marg, Kathmandu.
 
 

Embarkation and Disembarkation Cards:

Tourists are required to fill up disembarkation and emberkation cards upon their arrival and departure.
 
 

Banks:

Banks are open between 10:00A.M. to 2:30P.M. from Sunday to Thursday and between 10:00A.M. to 12:30P.M. on Fridays. They are closed on Saturdays and other holidays.
 
 

Customs Formalities:

All baggages must be declared and cleared through the customs of the port of entry. Personal effect are permitted free entry. The duty on articles brought by the visitors varies according to the volume and value of the goods. A tourist may bring in dutiable goods, such as tobacco and liquors, within the prescribed quantity free of duty. Carrying narcotic, arms and ammunition are strictly prohibited.
 
 

Accommodations:

Nepal has a wide variety of accommodations which ranges from five star hotels to budget hotels and lodges. In order to have an assured quality service visitors are advised to use only the facilities of government registered hotels and lodges.
 
 

Restaurant and Food:

Almost every kind of food representing the culinary arts of many parts of the world, can be found in Kathmandu and Pokhara. Hotels may have several restaurants under one roof serving wide variety of dishes while individual restaurants cater several types of cuisine´s like Chinese, Indian, Continental, Japanese, Tibetan, Nepalese etc.
 
 

Permit for Trekking:

Any foreigner intending to trek in any part of the kingdom of Nepal shall have to obtain a trekking permit from the Department of Immigration, Tridevi Marg and permits are issued for trekking in any part of the country except in areas restricted for the foreigners by government regulation.
 
 

Some do´s and don´ts:

The Nepalese people are friendly and hospitable by nature and the tourists in general will have no difficulty in adjustment. All the same, one may be confuse regarding some customs, traditional and manners as in coming into any unfamiliar society. Nepal like any other country, has its one way of regulating life though it might be different in degrees to each individual visitors. We want the visitors to observe and see the way the Nepalese people live and share with them. It is in this spirit that we offer some practical guidelines that could help to make the stay delightfully, homely and rewarding.
 
 

Tourist Police:

There is a special provision of Tourist Police Unit in Nepal to deal with the problems of tourists. One can contact the Tourist Information Centre, Basantapur and the Department of the Tourism, Babar Mahal for the services of tourist police.