Important things to remember before you go to Nepal and get in to Nepali culture

The following points are very important for tourist to Nepal for their  safety and security and we strongly suggest to follow them during your visit to Nepal.

General Information 

• Please carry certified copies of passport, insurance papers and your other documents and keep the originals in the safe deposit of your hotel.
• In case of loss, theft, cheating, robbery, contact the Tourist Police or the nearest Police Station.
• Please take care of your valuables and belongings i.e. cash and kind, and never leave anything unattended.
• Always use Government authorized travel, trekking and rafting agencies and transportation services.
• Please exchange money at authorized money exchange dealers and retain the slip.
• Please note taxi and bus numbers before traveling.
• On arrival in Nepal, please register yourself at your respective embassy.
• Please drink only treated water, boiled water or sealed mineral water. You can buy sealed mineral water bottle from local vendors and water purifiers from medical shops.

For Mountaineers and Trekkers:

1. Please obtain your TIMS (Trekking Information Management System) Card before trekking.
2. Mountaineers and high-altitude trekkers, please look up on information regarding Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS), which can develop and lead to fatal consequences while trekking above 3,000 meters.
3. Please do not consume alcohol while trekking above 3,000 meters.
4. Please use designated routes and do not deviate from normal trekking routes.
5. Please trek in groups rather than trekking alone.
6. When trekking around high altitude and steep areas, please use walking sticks to balance the body and probe the ground. This will also help avoid pressure on the knees when descending.
7. Please carry torch, raincoat and first aid kit.
8. Please carry mosquito repellant while traveling to southern lowlands.
9. For altitude sickness and medical help in high-altitude areas please contact the Himalayan Recue Association (HRA).
10. For helicopter evacuation while trekking or mountaineering, please contact your local agency.

During Bandhs and Strikes:

• Please avoid large crowds, protests and procession groups.
• Tourist transportation services are in operation even during bandhs or strikes.
• During strikes and bandhs, shuttle buses provide transportation to tourists between downtown and Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu.
• For information and updates regarding bandhs and strikes, please contact your nearest police station.

Tourist PoliceTourist Police is a specialized unit of the Nepal Police, which was established in 1979 under the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Tourism Industry Division. The main responsibility of Tourist Police is to look after the welfare of the tourists while they are in Nepal. Its job is to help and assist tourists for their safety and security during their travel and stay in Nepal.

Nepal Tourism BoardIn order to strengthen and consolidate the information network and deliver the authentic situation update, the Media Center of Nepal Tourism Board sends information on a weekly basis to consumer, travel trade, media and well-wishers of Nepal.

Especially designed to cater to the need of the visitors during times of crises, the Media Center of Nepal Tourism Board has also been maintaining a round the clock hotline to disseminate information and answer specific queries.

Taking in view the convenience of the tourists who are arriving and departing Nepal, Nepal Tourism Board in coordination with tourism entrepreneurs has been operating shuttle buses from Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) Kathmandu to different parts of the city and from different parts of the city to the Airport during Nepal Bandh (strikes and closure).

Himalayan Rescue AssociationHRA is a voluntary non-profit organization formed in 1973 with an objective to reduce casualties in the Nepal Himalayas, especially keeping in view the increasing number of Nepalese and foreigners who trek up into the remote wilderness.

One of the most important tasks of the HRA is to try to prevent Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS) that confronts foreign trekkers when trekking above 3,000 meters. For the last thirty-five years, the HRA has helped make a safer Himalaya for tourism. Since its inspection, it has manned a small aid post in the Khumbu village of Pheriche at an altitude of around 4,200 meters (14,343 feet).


The Pheriche aid-post is manned twice yearly during the trekking season by volunteer doctors. Similarly, a temporary post is put up at Everest Base Camp around 5,400 meters during Everest Expedition season during spring and autumn. A permanent aid post is also set up in Manang, manned by volunteer doctors of HRA. The Association has also opened various temporary post during season at various points like the Na Village in Rolwaling, the mouth of the Annapurna Sanctuary, the Gokyo Trail, and at the Gosaikunda Lake area.

Besides the above points some of the important things  on the common etiquettes practiced by Nepali people should be useful to you as a visitor.

• The form of greeting in Nepal is “Namaste” performing by joining both palms together. It literally means “the divine in me salutes the divine in you”.
• As a mark of respect Nepalis usually take their shoes off before entering someone’s house or place of worship.
• Food or material that has been touched by another person’s mouth is considered impure or “jutho” and, therefore, is not accepted unless among close friends or family.
• Touching something with feet or using the left hand to give or take may not be considered auspicious.
• Women wearing skimpy outfits are frowned upon especially in the rural parts of the country.
• As a part of the tradition some Hindu temples do not allow non Hindus to enter.
• Leather articles are prohibited inside some temple areas.
• Walking around temples or stupas is traditionally done clockwise.
• To avoid conflict photography is carried out after receiving permission from the object or person.
• Public displays of affection are considered scandalous.
• Nodding of head means “Yes” while shaking of head means a “No”. A slight dangling of head from left to right means “OK”.
• Good friends among males  and females they hug and catch their hands, share bed and stuffs together people dont take as a gay or lesbian stuffs.
• Specially married women wear Sindur(red color on the middle of their head) and Pote(a garland of beds).

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