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Can you still trek alone in Nepal? NTB's revised trekking rule, the Khumbu municipality's different position, the March 2026 change for restricted areas, and practical safety steps for anyone weighing a solo trek.

How Lumbini's monastic zone is laid out, which Buddhist temple to see first, every East and West zone monastery by the Lumbini Development Trust's name, what is still being built, getting around, what to wear and the daily fee. Checked 31 October 2026.

What a Nepal trekking guide and a porter actually do, how guide licences work, the 2023 guide rule and the Everest region dispute, TAAN's standard wages, how much a porter should carry, and how to check that porters are looked after.

Lumbini to Kathmandu by air or by road: flight times to Bhairahawa by airline, buses from Gongabu, the route via Mugling and Narayangadh, late October 2026 road news, how long to stay, the heat, Buddha Jayanti and the trip back.

Which permits each Nepal trek needs, who issues them and the official fees: national parks, ACAP, the Khumbu Trek-Card and restricted areas after the March 2026 solo change, plus online options and the guide rule explained from both sides.

Pokhara to Lumbini by road: the Siddhartha Highway via Tansen or the longer Narayangadh route, what the distance figures say, reported bus times, the Pokhara to Bhairahawa flight and the road status as of 31 October 2026, with practical safety steps.

Nepal in April is warm in the valleys, hot in the Terai and busy on the trails, with rhododendrons in bloom, Ghode Jatra and Nepali New Year in 2027. This guide gives April weather by station, the haze and crowds to expect, and the treks and places that suit the month.

Chitwan to Lumbini is about 170 km by road, west on the East-West Highway to Butwal and south through Bhairahawa, and there is no direct flight at the moment. Here is the route stage by stage, sourced travel times by car and bus, the state of the Narayangadh to Butwal road works, and Devadaha and Ramagrama as stops on the way.