Gokyo Treks & Expedition Pvt Ltd, . Kumari kripa Marga, House Number 471/64, Ranibari Kathmandu Nepal. Phone No; +977 9803542936, whatsapp: +9779841249988 Webs: www.gokyotreksnepal.com, & Email: [email protected] ------Coronavirus NEPAL Travel Protocols-2021

Nepal Government had decided for Nepali and foreign nationals (both travelers) land into Nepal are needed to follow the enrolled health and quarantine protocols compulsory with the immediate effect as given below. 1, Must have clinical declaration with a negative RT-PCR or comparable testing Gene Xpert/True NAAT) with photograph recognizable proof and Bar Code/QR Code (according to the accessibility, Nepali political mission at the nation of takeoff might endorse something else) gave by the enrolled COVID-19 Labs of separate nations inside 72 hours from the swab assortment time to the takeoff season of the trip with exception of a test report for their minors underneath the age of 5 years. 2. Travelers must have the printed Barcode after the topping off ARMS (Abroad Returnee Management System) structures accessible at the site of CCMC, Nepal (www.ccmcgov.np ). 3. Aside from being excluded according to proviso (4), are exposed to outfit the proof of Guesthouse appointments of 1 week for isolate at their own expense in the hotel recorded by the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation/Nepal Tourism Board or CCMC, Nepal. 4. Voyagers, assorted underneath on-premise of indicated records, are exposed to home/self- isolate of 10 Days upon appearance. a. Tourists with complete COVID-19 vaccination certificate b. Those coming for crisis purposes like memorial services and grieving with a Negative Antigen test and suggestion by concerned neighborhood levels. c. Debilitated individuals just as their carers, senior residents over 70 years, youngsters under Five years and their watchmen, and contrastingly abled individuals, guaranteed by emergency clinics and with a Negative Antigen test and suggestion from separate nearby levels. d. Government Employees, Security Personnel, representatives, staffs of Diplomatic Mission in Nepal/International Organizations/INGOs and their families getting back to Nepal and Individuals/volunteers associated with Rescue Mission of Human Trafficking Victims and Nepalis abandoned abroad dependent on their office/mission proposal. e. Expats getting back to Nepal, attributable to extradition/freedom are exposed to lodging isolate of 7 days under the whole administration of the in accordance with the suggestion of the concerned Nepali Diplomatic Mission. 5. Carriers Crew individuals are exposed to the Health conventions created by concerned Airlines according to the rules of ICAO. 6. Those spending their isolate in the lodgings/homes need to do RT-PCR tests on the seventh and eleventh day of the appearance. In the event that if anyone is found spurning the arrangements of inn/home isolate, she/he will be rebuffed under the COVID-19 CRISIS MANAGMENET ORDIANCE-2021. DOMESTIC & INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS

1. All domestic and international flights have been resumed from last July 2021. 2. Showing up passengers from India should go through 10 Days compulsory isolate at their own expense on lodgings enrolled by Ministry by Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation. 3. Wayfarers are needed to outfit PCR Negative Report with photograph ID and standardized identification while showing up at Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu.

CHARTED FLIGHT, CARGO AND RESCUE FLIGHTS

1. Domestic and international Rescue flights, charted flights, and Cargo flights are possible with authorization of the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN). A. THE PROCEDURES FOR ENTRY TO NEPAL (VISA-RELATED) 1. A nomadic tourist visiting Nepal should take their visa from Nepal’s Diplomacy Mission from their particular country. 2. Without Nepal’s Diplomacy Mission or if there should be an occurrence of trouble in benefiting visa in the nation of origin, guests showing up via air can get an On Arrival Visa from the Immigration Desk at Tribhuvan International Airport. Nonetheless, such sightseers should have a Pre Visa Recommendation Letter gave by the Department of Tourism (DOT) or Nepal Tourism Board (NTB). 3. NTB or DOT shall issue the Visa Recommendation Letter; only after the submission of all the required documents by the concerned local Travel/Trek Agency in Nepal. B. FOR TOURISTS COMING TO NEPAL

4. All vacationers visiting Nepal should outfit the accompanying reports in the Airline Check-in Counter prior to boarding:- a. PCR Negative Report of a swab taken inside 72 hours of boarding or report of complete Vaccination against Covid-19. In any case, it is prudent for everybody to in any case get a PCR Negative Report taken inside 72 hours as the aircraft or rule of certain nations might require the PCR Negative Report for outbound travel. b. Visa Recommendation Letter or copy of Nepalese Visa from Department of Tourism or Nepal Tourism Board. c. Hotel Booking Confirmation for 10 days Quarantine. d. Travel Insurance photocopy that covers health, quick emergency, or rescue recovery for the length of the movement. e. Standardized identification produced after the Online Application of International Travel Arrival Form [Click Here] 5. The concerned Airlines will give the Boarding freedom to the nomad in the wake of ensuring that the traveler has all the above reports. C. Subsequent to ARRIVING IN NEPAL

6. All approaching travelers should remain 10 Days Mandatory Quarantine at lodging if inoculated. The vacationer can proceed with their schedule (program) following 10 Days of Hotel Quarantine to the non-confined regions. 7. The neighborhood Agency should do Covid Insurance of Rs. 100,000 for their staffs going with their visitor. D. Exceptional PROVISION TO INDIAN TOURISTS 8. For Indian sightseers showing up in Nepal through Air Route, the current arrangements will stay according to the “Nepal-India Travel Bubble Agreement”. A negative test within 72 hours of boarding and Hotel Quarantine 10 Days is required. 9. Indian tourists showing up via land to Nepal should need to submit PCR Negative Test done inside 72 hours at the Immigration point at Nepal India Border Point and 10 Days of Hotel Quarantine is obligatory. 10. Alongside the PCR Negative Report, a traveler should bring the Barcode created after the online application of International Travel Arrival Form.

Through LAND BORDERS

Just Indian and Chinese Travelers can go to Nepal using land borders and all the protocols must follow including 10 days mandatory hotel Quarantine.

TRAVEL AND MEDICAL INSURANCE

1. An insurance paper with a scheme of USD 5000 COVID-19 medical coverage besides health and accidental emergency rescue. 2. Trekking staff who are guiding travelers in the journey should have a COVID-19 health insurance worth Nrs 1,00,000.

Travelers should follow the safety guidelines and protocols provided by the Department of Health and Population. Have in mind that: We Gokyo Treks & Expedition Pvt Ltd is a Local Travel/Trek Company that will help you with Visa Recommendation Letter, Hotel Booking, PCR Test on Arrival, and different protocol you may require.

LATEST TRAVEL UPDATES (24 September 2021)

Please find the latest update on the travel protocols to be followed while entering Nepal.

1. There is no quarantine rule for fully vaccinated travelers, but they need to make sure that they have received their last dose at least 14 days before they enter Nepal.

2. On arrival visa service has resumed for fully vaccinated travelers. They need to present the following documents at immigration:

· Vaccination Certificate with proof of 14 days after the last dose

· RT-PCR negative test issued within 72 hours or less before first flight

· Proof of hotel booking

· Print copy of filled International Online Arrival Form available at CCMC website (https://ccmc.gov.np/arms/person_add_en.php)

· Permit copy of mountaineering or trekking

3. There is no on arrival visa provision for non-vaccinated travelers. They need to have prior visa from Nepalese Diplomatic missions in their respective countries.

4. Non-vaccinated travelers need to stay 10 days in quarantine at their own cost in the hotels designated by Nepal Government. https://www.tourismdepartment.gov.np/pages/notices/33/195

5. Upon arrival, non-vaccinated visitors need to present all the documents specified in no. 2 (except vaccination certificate), plus proof of quarantine hotel booking

6. All travelers should have rapid antigen test while entering Nepal. If found positive, they should be in quarantine at the hospitals or isolation centers designated by Nepal Government.

However, there are some TRAVEL limitations, in the event that you submit to the standards, going to Nepal won't be an issue. With the Government's forceful immunization crusade, over 19% of the complete populace is completely inoculated and over 21% has as of now accepted their first portion.

As tourism professionals belong to the prioritized frontline groups, above 95% of the tourism workers have been fully vaccinated by now (97% in Khumbu and Mustang region). Have more questions regarding Coronavirus Nepal Travel Protocols? Email us at: [email protected] We will get back to you as soonest.

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