Nepal: yolculuktan önce bilinmesi gerekenler

Giriş ve vizeler

Most visitors can get a multiple-entry tourist visa on arrival at Kathmandu's Tribhuvan airport and main land borders with India and China. Complete the online Visa On-arrival form before travel and pay the fee at the airport (cash; cards possible at kiosks). Indian nationals need no visa, Chinese and SAARC citizens get free visas. A few nationalities must obtain a visa from a Nepalese embassy.

Çevrim içi giriş formları ve izinler

• Nepal Visa On-arrival online form ↗ isteğe bağlı
  Before departure (submission valid for 15 days); bring the printed or saved receipt · Ücret: Free form; visa fee paid on arrival · VOA travellers; you can also fill it at airport kiosks, but queues are long.

Pasaport geçerliliği: At least 6 months from arrival.

Sınırda sorulabilecekler

• Pay the visa fee at the bank counter (USD cash preferred), then queue at immigration with the form receipt.
• Keep small USD notes; change may be in rupees.
• Trekking permits (TIMS, national park/conservation area fees, restricted area permits) are arranged via licensed agencies or the Nepal Tourism Board in Kathmandu/Pokhara.

Gümrük

• Declare foreign currency over USD 5,000.
• Drones must be declared and need permission.
• Antiques and religious artefacts over 100 years old cannot be exported without approval from the Department of Archaeology.

Kontrol: 29 Ekim 2026 · Kaynaklar: nepaliport.immigration.gov.np ↗, immigration.gov.np ↗, au.nepalembassy.gov.np ↗, en.wikipedia.org ↗, gov.uk ↗

Para

Çoğunlukla nakit kullanılır. Kartlar daha çok şehirlerde ve turistik yerlerde geçer.

Ödeme ağları: Visa, Mastercard, UnionPay

Apple Pay — veri yok · Google Pay — veri yok

Nerede döviz bozdurmalı

• Licensed money changers in Thamel (Kathmandu) and Lakeside (Pokhara) display rates set close to Nepal Rastra Bank rates
• Bank counters (e.g. Nabil, Himalayan Bank)

Nerede bozdurmamalı

• Unlicensed changers and hotels
• Exchanging in trekking villages (no ATMs and poor rates)

ATM’ler: ATMs in Kathmandu and Pokhara charge about NPR 500 per foreign-card withdrawal with limits around NPR 10,000–35,000. There are almost no ATMs on trekking routes—withdraw enough before you set off.

Bahşiş: 10% service charge is common in restaurants. Tipping trekking guides and porters is expected (often 10–15% of the trek cost).

• Cards work in mid-range hotels and shops in cities, often with a 3–4% surcharge; treks are cash only.
• Russian-issued Visa/Mastercard cards do not work abroad; bring USD cash.

Kontrol: 29 Ekim 2026 · Kaynaklar: nrb.org.np ↗, gov.uk ↗

Kültür ve kıyafet

Din: Hinduism about 81%, Buddhism about 8%, Islam about 5%, Kirat about 3%, Christianity about 2% (2021 census).

Kıyafet: Cover shoulders and knees at temples and stupas; remove shoes and leather items where requested. Many Hindu temples (e.g. Pashupatinath main temple) admit Hindus only.

Görgü kuralları

• Walk clockwise around stupas, prayer wheels and mani walls.
• Use the right hand for giving and eating; don't touch others' food with used hands (jutho).
• Greet with 'namaste'.
• Don't touch people's heads or point feet at people or shrines.
• Ask before photographing people, sadhus may ask for a tip.

Kontrol: 29 Ekim 2026 · Kaynaklar: ntb.gov.np ↗, gov.uk ↗

İklim

Altitude matters more than latitude. Kathmandu: mild, dry autumn and spring, cool winters (near 0°C nights), monsoon Jun–Sep with clouded mountain views and landslides. High trekking routes are cold and snowy in winter; best clear views Oct–Nov.

En iyi mevsim: October–November and March–April for trekking and mountain views.

Kontrol: 29 Ekim 2026 · Kaynaklar: dhm.gov.np ↗, en.wikipedia.org ↗

Yanınıza alın

• Plug adapter (types C, D, M; 230V); power cuts possible
• USD cash in clean small notes for the visa and fees
• Passport photos for visa and trekking permits
• Layered warm clothing, down jacket and sleeping bag for treks
• Broken-in trekking boots
• Water purification tablets or filter bottle
• Altitude medication after consulting a doctor
• Headlamp and power bank
• Sunscreen and UV sunglasses for altitude
• Mask for dust in Kathmandu

Almayın / ülkeye sokmak yasak

• Drones without permission
• Revealing clothing at temples

Pratik bilgiler

Prizler: Types C, D, M; 230V 50Hz

Su: Don't drink tap water; use filtered/purified water (refill stations on many trekking routes).

Trafik: soldan akar

Mobil ve eSIM: Nepal Telecom (NTC) and Ncell SIMs at Kathmandu airport (passport and photo required); coverage patchy on high treks.

Uygulamalar: Pathao, inDrive, Tootle, WhatsApp, Maps.me

İnternet: In September 2025 the government briefly blocked major social media platforms before lifting the ban after mass protests; brief blocks remain possible.

Sağlık: Altitude sickness on treks above 2,500 m. Consider hepatitis A, typhoid, rabies and Japanese encephalitis vaccines; dengue in lowlands and Kathmandu in monsoon. Air pollution high in Kathmandu in winter.

Sigorta: Not required for the visa but essential for trekking; it must cover helicopter rescue at your planned altitude.

Acil durum: Police 100; Ambulance 102; Tourist Police 1144

Kontrol: 29 Ekim 2026 · Kaynaklar: gov.uk ↗, wwwnc.cdc.gov ↗