Packing list for Nepal, travel insurance for Nepal, and taking your belongings

What to bring to Nepal: highlighted

Documents: passport valid for at least 6 months upon arrival. Online & offline copy. Visa (confirmation) if applicable.
Money: cash Nepalese rupees (NPR). Paying by card is expensive (5 to 6 euros per time) and sometimes it doesn't work, so it's handy to bring a good supply. Euros and dollars are always handy too.
Care: sunscreen and lip balm with a high protection. This is hard to get and the sun is merciless.
Outdoor and handy items: cap or hat, sunglasses with UV protection, raincoat/poncho, protection for your backpack in case it gets thrown on the bus or has to endure a rain shower.
Clothing: light clothing that covers shoulders and knees (for cultural locations and warmer areas), layers and quick-drying clothing for walks, good, warm gear if you're going up high!
Shoes: good walking shoes that are broken in, slippers for the tea houses and the less clean accommodations. Medicines and travel kit: a small first aid kit with (blister) plasters, painkillers, anti-diarrhea, iodine and ORS (dehydration is a thing). Hand sanitizer is also a must.
Safety: money belt.
Technology and equipment: world plug with type C & D. Power bank and rechargeable headlamp for hiking.

Reusable water bottle with filter, also handy for in the mountains.
Quick-drying towel and swimwear for the beach or pool. In terms of swimwear, what people wear varies - from bikini to burkini.
Altitude sickness pills if you go up high.
Face masks for the dusty air.
Quick-drying socks.
Walking sticks and a sleeping bag if you go hiking for a long time (but everything is also available/rented there).
Something fun to do while hiking - set of cards, book, game.
International driving license for scooter rental.

Knowledge of religious customs: take off your shoes in temples, do not touch people (certainly not on the head), and dress modestly.
How to deal with Hindu and Buddhist symbols and religious sites: do not climb on statues, walk clockwise around stupas and temples.
Health and safety risks of what you are going to do.

In the lower areas, including the cities of Kathamandu, Chitwan and Pokhara, mosquitoes are active and can transmit diseases.
The risk is much greater during the rainy season.
High in the mountains you do not have to worry.

Sand flies are found in Nepal in at least 18 districts. It was thought that sand flies could only live up to 650m, but in Nepal the flies are also advancing to higher areas. Sandflies carry Leishmaniasis and are a health problem for the local population.
The number of people who get leishmaniasis is not very high.

It is difficult to find good products with DEET or Picaridin. Natural products are more common.
So it is useful to bring your own spray to be well protected.

There are small and a few larger supermarkets where you can find all the basic necessities, but do not expect luxury products.
Street food can be found sporadically along the road, but be careful because those anti-diarrheal medicines run out quickly!
There are a lot of cafes, restaurants and coffee shops in the larger cities.
In the mountains, along the most famous routes, you will find a tea house every few kilometers where you can eat delicious food and replenish your snacks.

Nepal has a long history with cannabis, especially for medicinal and religious purposes.
You can certainly buy it and you see quite a few young people smoking it, but it is certainly not legal. Although it grows everywhere like a weed, possession of it can lead to arrest.
There are also severe penalties for bringing cannabis with you.

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