The ministry has issued instructions through social media with the aim of making travel to Nepal safe, organized, and tourist-friendly.
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The Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation has made public the rules, safety and conduct 'do's and don'ts' for foreign tourists visiting Nepal by road.
The ministry has issued instructions through social media with the aim of making Nepal travel safe, organized and tourist-friendly. He has urged everyone to follow all the rules related to travel, health, culture and security from entry to make Nepal travel safe, organized and dignified.
Tourists will have to obtain the necessary permit (online or paper) to enter Nepal. The name, age, gender, travel time and destination details of the passengers will have to be provided to the border security personnel. Vehicles and luggage will have to undergo a mandatory security check. Even if Indian citizens do not require a visa, a passport or a valid identity card will be mandatory.
Since Nepal's roads are winding and mountainous, vehicles must be in perfect condition. The ministry has emphasized that the driver should have sufficient experience and knowledge about the geography and weather of Nepal. It has been said that first aid supplies and regularly used medicines should be carried during the trip. It has been asked to take necessary precautions as emergency health services are mainly limited to urban areas. It has been asked to take necessary precautions.
Tourists will have to declare if they are bringing cash exceeding a certain limit. It has been mentioned that there is an arrangement to use debit and credit cards in many places, but if they are bringing valuable jewelry such as gold and silver, they will have to inform them at the entry point.
Tourists have been urged to keep religious places clean, not to throw garbage indiscriminately and to pay attention to environmental cleanliness. It has been said that oxygen should be used if necessary as there is a risk of aspiration in high mountainous areas, and tourists going there have been asked to coordinate their accommodation and food arrangements in advance.
It has been said that the registered instructions for trekking and mountain climbing should be used compulsorily and not to trek or mountain climb without permission. Since it is extremely cold in the high Himalayan region, tourists must carry warm clothes even in the summer season.
The ministry has urged tourists to respect local culture, traditions and social decency, and reminded them to use polite language, dress modestly and take off their shoes and slippers in religious places. Similarly, it has been urged to consume alcohol in limited quantities and reminded that marijuana is completely illegal in Nepal.
It has been said that tourists can contact the tourism police or the relevant body in case of any problem and can contact the tourism police hotline number 1144. Minister Poudel has made these instructions public with the aim of making Nepal travel safe, organized and tourist-friendly.
