Field manual · Nepal trekkings
Plan your Nepal trek: itinerary, permits & offline maps.
Lekaly is the field manual locals use. Offline maps, current permit fees in NPR, verified contacts at every teahouse — built by a Kathmandu ops team that walks the trail four times a year.
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Build your trekking itinerary, carry it offline, price it with licensed agencies
Three jobs, one app. Everything an independent trekker in Nepal needs between landing in Kathmandu and standing on the pass.
No roaming.
No commission.
Plan the itinerary
Pick a route and build it day by day — altitudes, walking hours, acclimatisation, and where to sleep. The full catalogue of 28 routes with variants lives in the app.
Carry it offline
Download once in Kathmandu and the whole manual — maps, contacts, permits — works with no signal, at 4,540 m on Thorong Phedi. No account, no roaming.
Price it with agencies
Want it arranged? Send your finished plan to TAAN-licensed agencies and get structured quotes back. No bidding pit, no commission, you book direct.
Nepal trekking routes: costs, difficulty and best seasons
Real independent-trekker estimates, re-walked four times a year. Tap any route for the day-by-day plan in the app.
independent-trekker
estimates, guided.
Annapurna Base Camp
Classic 9-day sanctuary trek to the 4,130 m amphitheatre under Annapurna I.
Nepal trekking permits: ACAP, TIMS and restricted-area fees
The fees you’ll actually pay, and where to get each one. The app tracks which permits each route needs and what they cost.
most years —
confirm at the counter.
| Permit | Fee (foreigner) | Where to get it |
|---|---|---|
| ACAPAnnapurna Conservation Area | NPR 3,000 | Nepal Tourism Board · Kathmandu / Pokhara |
| TIMS cardTrekkers’ Information Management | NPR 2,000 | NTB / TAAN |
| Sagarmatha NPEverest region | NPR 3,000 | Monjo park gate |
| Khumbu Pasang LhamuLocal Everest levy | NPR 2,000 | Lukla |
| Manaslu RAPRestricted area | US$100 / week | Via licensed agency |
TAAN-licensed? You can receive opt-in quote requests.
Trekkers can optionally send a structured request — trek, dates, party size, guide / porter / lodging — to a small panel of TAAN-licensed agencies. Lekaly forwards the request, you reply with a quote. No bidding pit, no commission, no per-lead fee during 2026 pilot.
operators only.
No commission.
Finish your plan, tap “get quotes”
Your trek, dates, party size and what you want arranged go out as one structured request — not a vague enquiry.
Up to five agencies reply
Region-matched, TAAN-licensed operators send a price with their license number attached. Quotes aren’t visible between agencies.
You choose and book direct
Payment and terms stay between you and the agency. Lekaly takes no commission and never resells your details.
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Nepal trekking guides from the field
Season-by-season route advice from the Kathmandu ops desk — written after walking, not after Googling.
in season.
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Tomorrow at 4,500 m you'll want this already downloaded. Free · No account · 12 MB · iOS 16+ / Android 11+