Trekking company fined Rs 50,000 for trying to take foreign tourists to Dolpo-Buddha without permit

The Department of Immigration has taken action against a trekking company for attempting to take foreign tourists into the restricted area of Dolpo-Buddha without permission.

The department fined Garima Voyage Travel Tours and Treks Pvt. Ltd. Rs 50,000 for violating existing trekking laws. The company had attempted to take two Belgian tourists into the restricted area without permission.

The department has also initiated action against the guide involved in the activity.

Under existing law, permission must be obtained from the relevant authority to take foreign tourists trekking in Nepal's restricted areas.