12/08/2026
बिना इजाजतपत्र गाइडको प्रयोगमा पूर्ण रोक सम्बन्धी सूचना!
URGENT NOTICE
Regarding the Provision of Tourism Services Exclusively Through Licensed Guides!
This office has taken serious note of complaints and information received regarding uncertified individuals, including foreign nationals, operating as guides without valid licenses under prevailing laws, while engaging domestic and foreign tourists in activities such as tours, trekking, hiking, rafting, and other tourist activities across various destinations and trekking routes within this office’s jurisdiction.
To ensure tourist safety, quality of service, professional ethics, accountability, and the effective implementation of existing legal provisions, all relevant tourism entrepreneurs, travel and trekking agencies, hotel/homestay operators, guides, and stakeholders are hereby instructed to mandatorily comply with and enforce the following directives:
1. When involving tourists in tours, trekking, hiking, rafting, or any other tourism activities, services must be provided strictly through guides who hold valid licenses issued by the concerned authority in accordance with prevailing laws.
2. Prior to assigning services to tourists, it shall be the responsibility of the concerned tourism operator to verify the guide’s license, validity, eligibility, and authorization to conduct specific tourism activities.
3. Tourism operators and service providers must prioritize tourist safety, comfort, and well-being, adhering fully to existing Acts, Regulations, Guidelines, Directives, and Standards.
4. Businesses operating tourism services must ensure that services are provided only via licensed guides and must maintain properly organized records of the guides' details and license information.
4. If any individual or business is found operating or facilitating guiding activities without a valid license, legal action will be initiated against the involved persons and businesses in accordance with prevailing laws.
In the event of non-compliance with this notice resulting in the operation of tourism services via unlicensed guides, the concerned individuals or businesses shall themselves bear all legal, professional, and other consequential liabilities.
Therefore, to make the tourism sector safe, well-managed, dignified, responsible, and professional, and to enhance tourist confidence, the Provincial Tourism Office, Kathmandu, earnestly requests all tourism entrepreneurs, guides, and stakeholders to strictly adhere to and enforce this notice.