Nepal Entrance Fees & Trekking Permits 2026 – Updated Prices + Opening Hours

Boudhanath Stupa

Visitor hours: 5:30 AM – 8:00 PM. Ticket checks run during daytime hours.

3-hour tours from $80 private or $20 small group. Book a tour →

📍 Boudhanath, Kathmandu

Pashupatinath Temple

Visitor hours: 4:00 AM – 9:00 PM for the wider temple area. Non-Hindus cannot enter the inner main temple.

3-hour tours from $80 private or $20 small group. Book a tour →

📍 Pashupatinath, Kathmandu

Swayambhunath Stupa

Visitor hours: 5:00 AM – 8:00 PM. Best light is early morning or late afternoon.

3-hour tours from $80 private or $20 small group. Book a tour →

📍 Swayambhunath, Kathmandu

Kathmandu Durbar Square

Ticket checks: mainly 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM. The ticket includes the Tribhuvan Museum, which closes around 5:00 PM. Once the ticket booth closes, you can walk through the square freely.

3-hour tours from $80 private or $20 small group. Book a tour →

📍 Kathmandu Durbar Square

Patan Durbar Square

Ticket checks: from 9:00 AM. The ticket includes the Patan Museum, which closes around 5:00 PM. The ticket booth closes between 5:00 and 7:00 PM; after that, the square is freely accessible.

3-hour tours from $80 private or $20 small group. Book a tour →

📍 Patan, Lalitpur

Golden Temple, Patan

Visitor hours: 6:00 AM – 6:00 PM. Access pauses during ritual ceremonies.

3-hour tours from $80 private or $20 small group. Book a tour →

📍 Hiranya Varna Mahavihar, Patan

Bhaktapur Durbar Square

Ticket counter: 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM. Ticket validity may vary.

June 2026: NPR 2,000 is the current price. The Nepal Tourism Board website still shows the old figure of NPR 1,800.

📍 Bhaktapur

Changu Narayan Temple

Visitor hours: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM for ticketed visits.

📍 Changu Narayan, Bhaktapur

Garden of Dreams, Kathmandu

Visitor hours: 9:00 AM – 10:00 PM. A quiet neo-classical garden a short walk from Thamel.

📍 Kaiser Mahal, Kathmandu

Godawari Botanical Garden

Visitor hours: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM. Popular for greenery, walks and family visits.

📍 Godawari, Lalitpur

Central Zoo, Jawalakhel

Visitor hours: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM. Nepal’s main public zoo, with a boating area and family attractions.

📍 Jawalakhel, Lalitpur

International Mountain Museum, Pokhara

Visitor hours: 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM. Covers Himalayan mountaineering history and mountain cultures.

📍 Pokhara

Tibetan Refugee Camp Museums, Pokhara

No entrance fee. A small donation (above NPR 100) is customary at the monasteries, or support the local economy by buying handmade rugs and jewellery.

📍 Pokhara

Davis Falls, Pokhara

Visitor hours: daytime. Davis Falls has its own separate ticket.

📍 Pokhara

Gupteshwor Mahadev Cave, Pokhara

Visitor hours: daytime. Ticketed separately from Davis Falls.

📍 Pokhara

Bat Cave, Pokhara

Visitor hours: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM. A local guide or torch may be an optional extra cost.

📍 Chamero Gufa, Pokhara

Mahendra Cave, Pokhara

Visitor hours: daytime. Mahendra Cave and Bat Cave require separate tickets.

📍 Pokhara

World Peace Pagoda, Pokhara

No entry ticket for the pagoda itself. Transport, parking and boating are charged separately.

📍 Pokhara

Fewa Lake boating, Pokhara

Self-row: NPR 780 per hour. Boat with boatman: NPR 900 per hour.

📍 Fewa Lake, Pokhara

Begnas Lake boating, Pokhara

Basic row boat with driver: NPR 500 for 1 hour, NPR 900 for 2 hours.

📍 Begnas Lake, Pokhara

White Monastery, Kathmandu

Access may vary during ceremonies. Donations support monastery upkeep.

📍 Seto Gumba, Kathmandu

Taudaha Lake, Kathmandu

A popular local lake southwest of Kathmandu, known for winter birdwatching and short day outings.

📍 Taudaha, Kathmandu

Kumari Ghar, Kathmandu

Courtyard access has no official ticket. Photography of the Kumari herself is forbidden.

3-hour tours from $80 private or $20 small group. Book a tour →

📍 Kathmandu Durbar Square

Patan Kumari House

A donation is appreciated when meeting caretakers or entering inner courtyards.

3-hour tours from $80 private or $20 small group. Book a tour →

📍 Patan

Kopan Monastery

No formal sightseeing ticket for casual visits. Donations support monastery upkeep.

📍 Kopan, Kathmandu

Boudhanath monasteries

Courtyards are generally free; prayer halls may request a small donation.

📍 Around Boudhanath

Namo Buddha Monastery

No entrance fee. Donations help maintain the monastery and its guest facilities.

📍 Namo Buddha

Shivapuri Nagarjun National Park day entry

Covers Shivapuri, Nagi Gumba, Bagdwar and other day-hiking routes near Kathmandu.

📍 Kathmandu Valley

Nagarjun / Jamacho hiking entry

Part of Shivapuri Nagarjun National Park. Covers the Jamacho Gumba forest hike above Balaju.

📍 Nagarjun, Kathmandu

Chitwan National Park safari entry

Covers jungle safari, canoe trips and wildlife visits. This is a park entry fee, not a trekking permit.

Nagarkot View Tower

Small local access fee for Himalayan viewpoint access.

📍 Nagarkot

Nagarkot Rani Jhula Suspension Bridge

No official crossing fee appears in published sources, but local access around Rani Jhula is reported at NPR 20 entry plus NPR 20 parking for vehicles.

📍 Nagarkot / Rani Jhula

Kushma Suspension Bridge

Bridge crossing is free. Bungee, swing and other adventure activities at the site are priced separately.

📍 Kushma

Baglung Kalika Bridge area

Popular walking and photography area with no entry fee.

📍 Baglung

Damsadi Suspension Bridge, Pokhara

Bridge tours sometimes include an entry ticket, but no fixed walk-up fee is confirmed by a public source. Check locally before visiting.

📍 Damsadi, Pokhara

Annapurna Cable Car

📍 Pokhara / Sarangkot

Manakamana Cable Car

📍 Kurintar / Manakamana

Chandragiri Hills Cable Car

Foreign visitors pay USD pricing; Nepali and SAARC visitors use local NPR pricing.

📍 Thankot, Kathmandu

Bandipur Cable Car

Prices vary by package, nationality and season.

📍 Bandipur

Paragliding in Pokhara

NPR 8,500–13,000

Standard tandem flight: NPR 8,500. Cross-country flight: NPR 13,000.

📍 Pokhara / Sarangkot

The Cliff Nepal — Kushma Bungy & Swing

World’s 2nd highest bungee jump

228 m of freefall above the Kali Gandaki gorge — around 4.5 seconds in the air. The jump takes place from a 520 m suspension bridge between Baglung and Kushma, roughly 2–3 hours from Pokhara.

Go Bungy Nepal

NPR 7,500 first jump

First jump: NPR 7,500. Second jump: NPR 4,500. Tandem bungy: NPR 13,000. Tower climb: NPR 2,500.

📍 Pardi Bazar, Pokhara

ZipFlyer Nepal, Pokhara

NPR 8,850 foreign / NPR 6,850 Nepali

600 m vertical drop, 1.8 km cable, speeds up to 140 km/h — the steepest zip line in the world.

📍 Pokhara / Sarangkot area

Ultra-light flight, Pokhara

USD 140 short / USD 240+ mountain route

Short scenic flights are the base rate. Longer Annapurna or Machhapuchhre mountain routes cost significantly more.

📍 Pokhara Airport

Everest mountain flight

Approx. USD 230–260

Price depends on airline, season, airport transfers and window-seat policy.

📍 Kathmandu Airport

Buddha Air · Yeti Airlines · Shree Airlines

Everest Base Camp helicopter tour

Approx. USD 1,200–1,500 shared seat

Shared-seat prices are far lower than private charters. Landing fees, weather, airport transfers and aircraft routing all affect the final cost.

📍 Kathmandu / Everest region

Trishuli River rafting

USD 40–75 for a 1-day trip

USD 40–50 covers basic group pricing. USD 65–75 includes transport, lunch, guide, rafting gear and a smaller group.

📍 Trishuli River

Nepal River Runner · Paddle Nepal · Ammonite Adventure

Bhote Koshi rafting

USD 65 day trip / USD 90–140 overnight

📍 Bhote Koshi River

Nepal River Runner · Paddle Nepal · The Last Resort

Seti River rafting

2-day or custom trip — price on request

The Seti is sold as a softer multi-day route. Final price depends on transport, camping, meals, guide team and group size.

📍 Seti River

Nepal River Runner · Paddle Nepal

Chitwan jungle safari

USD 40–150 depending on package

Short jeep or canoe activities are at the lower end. Full-day packages with guide, permits, transport and meals cost more.

📍 Chitwan National Park