Milam glacier falls under the Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve limits. In case you want to enter a national park limits, you will need a protected areas permit to enter the national park. The permit to enter this can be obtained from the forest department in Joshimath or Dehradun. The other option is to contact them and see if you can get the permit from some other source. In case the forest department is not empowered for a PAP, you'll have to contact the MHA (Ministry of Home Affairs) for the same (the forest department will give you the information for this).

Most of the national parks in India mandate a guide as this would prevent the tourists/trekkers from wandering off the set trails. I do not see why this would be any different in NDBR (Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve) as this is a UNESCO world heritage site. Most of the guides for the NDBR are located in Joshimath.

The other option is to directly contact a trekking agency in Joshimath and allow them to arrange for both the guides and the permit for you.

Also, please note that the national park is open only between May and October.

Milam glacier falls under the Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve limits. In case you want to enter a national park limits, you will need a permit from the forest department. Additionally, since parts of NDBR fall under the protected areas act, you'll need a protected areas permit to enter the Milam glacier section. The PAP can be obtained from the MHA, Dehradun. The other option is to contact the forest department of Uttrakhand and see if you can get the permit from some other source. Ideally only a PAP should cover both the protected areas permit and the forest department permit. If not, you'll have to additionally get the forest permit from Joshimath or Dehradun.

Most of the national parks in India mandate a guide as this would prevent the tourists/trekkers from wandering off the set trails. I do not see why this would be any different in NDBR (Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve) as this is a UNESCO world heritage site. Most of the guides for the NDBR are located in Joshimath.

The other option is to directly contact a trekking agency in Joshimath and allow them to arrange for both the guides and the permit for you.

Also, please note that the national park is open only between May and October.

Milam glacier falls under the Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve limits. In case you want to enter a national park limits, you will need a Protected Area's Permit to enter the national park. The permit to enter this can be obtained from the forest department in Joshimath or Dehradun. The other option is to contact them and see if you can get the permit from some other source.

Most of the national parks in India mandate a guide as this would prevent the tourists/trekkers from wandering off the set trails. I do not see why this would be any different in NDBR (Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve) as this is a UNESCO world heritage site. Most of the guides for the NDBR are located in Joshimath.

The other option is to directly contact a trekking agency in Joshimath and allow them to arrange for both the guides and the permit for you.

Milam glacier falls under the Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve limits. In case you want to enter a national park limits, you will need a protected areas permit to enter the national park. The permit to enter this can be obtained from the forest department in Joshimath or Dehradun. The other option is to contact them and see if you can get the permit from some other source. In case the forest department is not empowered for a PAP, you'll have to contact the MHA (Ministry of Home Affairs) for the same (the forest department will give you the information for this).

Most of the national parks in India mandate a guide as this would prevent the tourists/trekkers from wandering off the set trails. I do not see why this would be any different in NDBR (Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve) as this is a UNESCO world heritage site. Most of the guides for the NDBR are located in Joshimath.

The other option is to directly contact a trekking agency in Joshimath and allow them to arrange for both the guides and the permit for you.

Also, please note that the national park is open only between May and October.