To Enter and Travel in India you require a ‘single entry Indian Tourist Visa’. These are valid for 6 months and are obtained from The Indian High Commission in London or Indian Embassies in your country.

Your travel Agent can obtain the visa for you usually within one working week.

You must hold a full Passport and it must have at least 6 months validity remaining.

On entry visas are valid for 60 days and can be renewed in either Kathmandu or Pokhara for an additional 1 month visa, up to 150 days (5 months) per calendar year. The charge is US$40 per month.

Tibet Permits and Entry Visas - entering Tibet or china, from anywhere, requires a Chinese Visa which can be arranged in Nepal through the Chinese Embassy Visa section in Hattisar, Kathmandu, close to the centre or in the Chinese Embassy in Delhi. Though the Chinese authorities have been known to demand a visa issued in your home country.

Immigration Authorities in all counties are very strict about valid visas and at no time should you allow your visa to expire whilst in a foreign country.