Official website of the Trekking
Agencies' Association of
Nepal
2,255 licensed member agencies, the trails they work, and the permits every trek needs.
Search 2,303 member agencies by name or registration number before you pay a deposit.
Open the directoryEvery trekker needs one. What it costs, what it covers and where your agency registers it.
How to get oneCurrent national park, restricted-area and trekking peak fees, by season and by nationality.
Look up a feeThe procedure members and insurers work from, and who to call when something goes wrong on the trail.
Read the procedureTrekking Agencies' Association of Nepal (TAAN) is an umbrella association of trekking agencies in the country. It was established in 1979 by a handful of trekking agency operators who felt it was time to devise sound business principles as well as regulate the sector, which was growing by leaps and bounds with every passing year.
TAAN today brings together around 2,400 general members, 8 associate members and 155 general members of TAAN's regional associations under one roof. The association is run by an elected executive committee working through 22 departments, and remains a non-political, non-profit body dedicated to the sustainable growth of trekking tourism.
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General, associate and provisional
Continuous since 1979
Kanchenjunga to the Far West
Outside the Kathmandu valley
Sagarmatha · Mt. Everest
I am very pleased to be appointed to this position, and I congratulate the entire executive committee elected for this two-year tenure. With the support of the committee, our member agencies and our staff, we can strengthen and promote the tourism industry — and make sure the communities along our trails share in what it earns.
Members offer an unrivalled collection of financially protected, quality adventure holidays to every corner of Nepal. Behind that sits the work below.
Since its inception TAAN has extended a hand in every major emergency — from the 2015 earthquake to the Jajarkot and Rukum relief effort — coordinating members into a single response.
TAAN plays a significant part in rescue operations, especially in the Annapurna region, and maintains the Rescue Procedure 2075 that members and insurers work from.
The association links agencies with local rescue teams, guides, porters, conservation offices and district administrations so an operation moves without waiting on paperwork.
Members commit to eco-friendly trekking practice: carry-out waste, fuel discipline above the treeline, and hiring and paying local staff on published rates.
Weight limits observed, insurance in place, and clothing and shelter provided above the treeline. No porter carries what a client would not.
Non-biodegradable waste returns with the group. Members support clean-up campaigns on the Everest, Annapurna and Manaslu routes.
Teahouses, guides and porters hired from the districts the route passes through, at published rates rather than negotiated ones.
Monasteries, mani walls and festivals are living places, not backdrops. Members brief clients before entering restricted and sacred sites.
Sarita Lama, general secretary of TAAN, informed that the necessary materials will be provided to each of the workers of about 2,000 trekking companies in a package. "The food bank...
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The recent 45th Annual General Meeting of the Trekking Agencies' Association of Nepal (TAAN) saw significant deliberations and discussions on the future of Nepal's tourism sector....
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Taan Contributes Generously to Earthqquaaake Relief Fund In a heartfelt gesture of solidarity, the Trekking Agencies' Association of Nepal (TAAN) has stepped forward to support the...
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A valid trekking agency licence from the Department of Tourism and a registered office.
Company registration, PAN, licence copy, office details and the membership fee.
The secretariat verifies documents and the executive committee approves the listing.
TAAN works alongside government bodies, tourism authorities and development partners on trail safety, livelihoods and conservation.
The TAAN secretariat answers questions about trekking arrangements, helps with rescue coordination, and takes complaints about the service you received from a member agency.
