Travel Warnings & Advice

For the latest travel advice and warnings, contact the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Travel Advice Unit
Consular Directorate
Foreign & Commonwealth Office
Old Admiralty Building
London SW1A 2PA

Telephone: 0845 850 2829
Fax: 020 7008 0155

A peace agreement between the Government of Nepal and the Maoists was signed in Kathmandu in November 2006, thereby ending 11 years of conflict in Nepal. Under the terms of the agreement the Nepali Army and Maoist cadres are confined to barracks and cantonments. Both sides have agreed a permanent ceasefire, which is being monitored by the UN.

The security situation in Kathmandu and elsewhere in Nepal has improved since the formation of an interim government on 1 April 2007. However, there continues to be sporadic law and order problems in some parts of the country.

Since providing (limited) military aid, Americans have become unpopular with Maoist cadres. Trekkers are often confronted by Maoist cadres demanding donations of upwards of 5000 Nepalese rupees. Ask for a receipt; genuine Maoists are happy to provide one. Beware of bandits posing as Maoists and issuing counterfeit receipts.

So far, no foreigners have been deliberately harmed, and the Everest (Khumbu) and Langtang regions remain unscathed by the conflict.

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