Is Barīkot safe? Nepal travel risk
Is Barīkot safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Barīkot scores 44/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Nepal Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 4 Sep 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories). No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Barīkot scores 44/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Nepal (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Barīkot: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (54/100) and natural hazards (54/100).
A score of 44 is higher than the scores of 57% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Nepal travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Found at 29.0400° N, 82.3300° E within Karṇālī, Barīkot is situated 327.8 km ESE of Kathmandu.
Karṇālī
29.0400° N, 82.3300° E
Lowland
UTC
18,083
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Nepal)
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Nepal travel advice & laws.
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