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Part of the magic of trekking in Nepal used to be how easy it was to get started, but on 1 April 2023, the government imposed a radical shake-up of the country’s trekking rules.

Nepal ranked 44th among 203 countries and territories in a 2023 LGBTQ+ Travel Safety Index. It was the leader in Asia, followed by Taiwan at number 48, India at 51 and Thailand at 62.

Nepal has been ranked among the top 10 solo adventure travel destinations for summer 2025 by a panel of travel experts at Much Better Adventures, a UK-based adventure travel company.

The Trekking Agencies Association of Nepal, a group representing more than 2,000 guiding companies, has been lobbying for a “one-trekker, one-guide” system since 2012.

A new proposal from Nepal aims to tighten requirements and improve climber safety on the world's tallest peak, but such proposals rarely become law.

When Marine Annic, 35, a singer from France, wanted to trek in Nepal, she scoured the internet for female guides. Advertisement “Only a few women were proposing trekking services,” says Annic.