Go to Annapurna (with a Manaslu permit)

The Tourism Times and Tourism Info Nepal report that after Budhi Gandaki flooding damaged trails in the Manaslu Conservation Area, the Manaslu Conservation Area Project (MCAP) introduced a special scheme for people who already held an MCAP entry permit before the floods but cannot complete their planned trek.

According to MCAP information officer Bhuwan Raj Ojha, in coordination with the Annapurna Conservation Area (both under the National Trust for Nature Conservation), those trekkers may make a one-time entry into the Annapurna Conservation Area on their existing Manaslu permit — without paying an extra ACAP entry fee. MCAP charges NPR 3,000 for foreign visitors (NPR 1,000 for SAARC, NPR 200 for Nepalis). Roughly 200 people already hold permits and cannot start because routes are blocked.

Authorities have not said how long the temporary arrangement lasts. Parts of Manaslu are a restricted area: Tsum Valley and Nubri Valley need separate Department of Immigration permits; trekking businesses want a decision there too for disrupted itineraries. Trail damage context is in Outdoor Ukraine’s earlier Budhi Gandaki / Chum Valley flood story (public_id 2425).