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Season-by-season route advice from the Kathmandu ops desk — permit changes, conditions and post-walk dispatches. Dated, signed.

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Mardi Himal without a guide in 2026: the lowest-stakes solo trek in Nepal

Legal status, check-post reality, when to solo + when to hire a guide. The 2023 mandatory-guide rule explained, the Pothana enforcement gap, the Nepali/SAARC exception.

Bibek Tamang · Field reporter · 19 May 2026 · 7 min

Tsum Valley solo trekking in 2026: the March rule change explained

TAAN's March 22, 2026 update lets solo foreigners get the TVRAP. What's changed, what hasn't (the guide is still mandatory), check-post enforcement at Lokpa, and the partner-search option.tsum-valley · 5 min18 May 2026

Annapurna Circuit solo in 2026: what's actually enforced (and what isn't)

The 2023 guide-mandatory rule, the March 2026 update, and what check-post officers actually do today. Field-reported pass-rates at each check-post, the day-rate guide workaround, and whether solo is the right call for you.annapurna-circuit · 8 min18 May 2026

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