From the eastern United States, you can fly from bigger cities like New York, Boston, and Washington DC to Hong Kong, Bangkok, Singapore, New Delhi, and Doha, and then on to Kathmandu. You can take similar routes if you live in the western United States. Please check with the Indian Embassy or airlines before flying into India as they may require a visa if you go beyond the Indian Immigration, and to go outside the airport. However, you do not need a visa if you stay at the Airport Transit area. You do need to show your ticket to Nepal to airline staff, and after getting confirmation from airline staff, they can bring you to the transit area. Once you arrive at the Kathmandu Airport, you have to fill-out an arrival card inside the airport terminal and then you proceed to a line for non-Nepalese citizens, or tourists where you have to show your passport, Nepal visa form with a photo, and pay a fee of $40 for one month. There are two ways to get a visa for Nepal: you can get a Nepal visa right at the Kathmandu airport, by filling out a form in an automated machine. However, it will be helpful if you print a form, fill it out, and print a small personal picture to place on the form ahead of arrival. If you are using our service, you can use our Kathmandu address on the visa form. For more information on getting a Nepal visa, please check out www.nepalembassyusa.org.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
Your passport must be valid for AT LEAST six months after the date on which you plan to enter Nepal otherwise you may be turned away at immigration. Once you pick up your baggage, you will go through Nepal Customs and then you will look out for our sherpa staff who will be holding a sign with your name. Please note that as soon as you pass through Customs, and you are out of the terminals, you will see a lot of people waiting outside. Some people might approach you and offer their help, sometimes even if you say “No”, they might still try to grab your bag, and if you are nicer and let them touch your bag, they will expect you to give them some money. Please just simply say “No” if you don’t recognize the person and if you don’t need the help. When you decide to use our service, all of the arrangements will be made in advance so that you will be picked up on time. It is only about 12 minutes drive from the airport to our lodging facility.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
Your passport must be valid for AT LEAST six months after the date on which you plan to enter Nepal otherwise you may be turned away at immigration. Once you pick up your baggage, you will go through Nepal Customs and then you will look out for our sherpa staff who will be holding a sign with your name. Please note that as soon as you pass through Customs, and you are out of the terminals, you will see a lot of people waiting outside. Some people might approach you and offer their help, sometimes even if you say “No”, they might still try to grab your bag, and if you are nicer and let them touch your bag, they will expect you to give them some money. Please just simply say “No” if you don’t recognize the person and if you don’t need the help. When you decide to use our service, all of the arrangements will be made in advance so that you will be picked up on time. It is only about 12 minutes drive from the airport to our lodging facility.