Is Shambhunāth safe? Nepal travel risk
Is Shambhunāth safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Shambhunāth scores 47/100 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.
Shambhunāth scores 47/100 (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 Shambhunāth: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (54/100) and health and medical access (64/100).
A score of 47 is higher than the scores of 62% 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 26.6316° N, 86.6951° E within Madhesh, Shambhunāth is situated 181.3 km NW of Kathmandu.
Madhesh
26.6316° N, 86.6951° E
Lowland
UTC
38,018
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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