Is it safe to travel to Nepal?
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Yes, Nepal is safe for travelers.
Until 3 years ago there was a Maoist insurgency, which since has been solved by having a successful peace process - the Maoists are leading the government. Right now, the country is building a new constitution after having a successful election for the members of the constituent assembly.
Although there have been instances of sporadic violence against and kidnappings of local people in southern regions, tourists have never been harmed. The Hilly and Himalayan region, including the capital Kathmandu, are safe for travel. In the past two years, I have heard only of less than five reported instances of physical harassment of tourists in Nepal during the entire period. You should not make judgement for travel in Nepal based on sporadic incidents.
Kathmandu Durbar Square
You might need to be aware of strikes and shutdowns as they are common means of protest here. They can be organized at quite short notices and disrupt lives on the areas of impact. However, tourist vehicles with stickers run on those days as well. So you might not worry much about them. We update our official blog and forum regularly so that you can get updated information on travel advisories and alerts (if any).
You can also be sure about things happening around the country by reading the newspapers and online news portals. Nepalnews.com and ekantipur.com are two leading Nepalese online news portals published in English language.
Here are a few websites that report on travel advisory on Nepal. Remember that these are government advisories and are conservatively cautious, for obvious reasons. Do not be put off by it as they are updated once in a while. Confirm about the real situation on the ground from travelers who have visited and people who live in Nepal at travel forums.
Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Phone 1300- 139 -281)
Canadian Consular Affairs (Phone 1-800-267-6788)
New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Phone 04-439-8000)
UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Phone 0845-850-2829)
US Department of State (Phone 1-888-407-4747, 1-202-501-4444)
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even the number of strikes have decreased nowadays
can anyone elaborate further?
A coalition government has been formed which should fare better in terms of strikes and shutdowns (less of them now). should be a good time to travel around now.
trekked annapurna region a week ago. very safe and very friendly people there.
Yes, Nepal is safe for travelers.
Nepal is safe.