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What to Pack
Carry a combination plug that will feed into a round-pin socket: across the subcontinent plug point sockets are round rather than flat.
Winters in the Kathmandu and Pokhara valleys are cold and of course the mountains are perennially snow laden. But days in the plains are sunny. Carry a combination of heavy woollens and light jumpers. It’s coldest from mid-December to mid-January.
Get yourself an umbrella or raincoat because there’s no telling when the heavens will open up. In the summer be armed with sun protection: sunglasses, cap/hat, and cream with a minimum SPF of 20.
Bring water purification tablets, prescription medicines and an extra pair of spectacles/contact lenses (though opticians abound in Kathmandu). A sleeping bag and a bed sheet are a must for budget travellers.
Trekking equipment is easy to hire (or buy) at Kathmandu and Pokhara so you needn’t lug it all the way from home.
If you are coming from a yellow fever affected area bring a certificate that clears you.
It’s also a good idea to carry mosquito repellent, plenty of it!
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Travel Documents
It’s usually good enough to just arrive at Tribhuvan International with your passport and apply for a tourist visa there. Nepal issues 60-day single-entry visas but getting an extension (up to 30 days at a time with a maximum limit of 120 days) is usually easy. Visa fees are regularly revised. Keep passport size photographs handy. Passports are mandatory for all but Indians for whom even a voter’s identity card will pass as valid ID.
If you plan to foray into the hills as almost everyone who visits Nepal does, get a trekking permit from the tourist office in Kathmandu. You must produce your passport at the time of leaving. Leaving Nepal doesn’t require an exit visa.
Most embassies and consulates are in Kathmandu.
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Tourist info Centers
Nepal Tourist Office
Bhrikuti Mandap
PO Box 11018
Kathmandu
Nepal
Tel: (1) 425 6909
(1) 425 6229.
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