Nepal Travel FAQ

Easy Treks:
No previous Trek experience and any physical preparation are required to attempt this trek. An interest in walking will be enough to take up such treks. Such treks usually vary from 2 days hike to 5 days trekking and can reach up to an altitude of 3000 m. Treks usually on well-maintained paths and passes through ridges and involve walking up 3 to 5 hours per day.

Moderate Treks:
Moderate Treks will require at least 6-7 hours of walking every day, crossing 4000 m above high altitude passes, and long and exhausting walks through often rough trails, rocks and boulders. Therefore, you will require physical and mental fitness, positive attitude and interests and previous hiking or camping experience is preferred. You should prepare to face high altitude.

Difficult Treks:
Prior trekking experience and technical knowledge are essential in Difficult Treks. Besides walking through rough trails for 6-7 hours and crossing high passes as high as 5000 m, you will also be glacier crossings on snow/ice. You will be facing high altitude air with a low level of oxygen and continuous walking over a huge stretch of Himalayan valleys. Positive attitude and perseverance are required.

Strenuous Treks:
Strenuous Treks involve long days, long hours of challenging walks; high altitude passes above 5000 m, difficult terrains and glacier and snow walking. No doubt you need to be mentally and physically fit and in excellent health condition. As part of technical requirements, you will require having rock and ice climbing experience with the knowledge of the use of ice axe and crampons. You should consider joining one of the rock climbing and glacier walking classes before heading for Trek.

It is possible most of the lodges are electrified or they use solar panel , the specification of  Electric Plug that is commonly used is two or three round prongs, but not flat prongs as found in use in the United States or in other countries. If your electronic items use 110 Volt 60 MHZ electricity, you will need a voltage convert.

There are telephones in some villages along the trekking routes from which you can make international calls. All our guides are equipped with the local mobile phone. You may wish to pass the number of our guide to your family for the callback, or you can make a call from the guide’s mobile and pay him directly for the international call too.

A guide, a cook,, porters or horses/Yaks depending on the region will accompany you during the trek.

Whilst on the trek, our porter will take care of your luggage. Ensure not to cross the limit of 13 -15 kg. All you need to carry is your small day bag for your personal belongings like camera, water bottle, sun cream, etc. only.

Sleeping bags are required and these are generally trips that involve camping & trekking. When we use home stays, blankets are provided but some travelers feel more comfortable with their own sleeping bag or sleeping sheet.

The hotel in Kathmandu does provide the free storage services. So you can leave all your things that are not needed for the trekking at your hotel.

While trekking in lower altitudes, shorts and T-shirts will do. But, as the trek gains altitude warm clothes, especially a cap is a must. Keeping your head warm means preventing a headache and altitude sickness.

If you know in advance that you will be arriving late, please let our sales staff know. We will notify your guide, who will leave instructions with the hotel reception as to where to meet your group that night or the following morning.

We use from 4-5 star hotels in Kathmandu, Pokhara, Chitwan and major tour places with breakfast included. Along the trekking routes, we uses upscale deluxe lodge, wherever available or  slightly lower categories if not,  but clean with attached bathroom. It is a good idea always to have your sleeping equipment. The lodges in trekking routes usually provide single and double rooms. At times when possible, dining will be around a bonfire.

Most teahouses (lodges) in Everest Base Camp trails cook a delicious range of mostly vegetarian fare. Pasta, tuna bakes, noodles, potatoes, eggs, Daal Bhat (rice and lentils), bread, soup, fresh vegetables (variety depends on the season) and even some desserts like apple pies, pancakes, and some interesting attempts at custard. You will find a lot of garlic on the menu because it assists with acclimatisation. In many larger villages, you may find some meat items on the menu. You can always get hot chocolate, tea, and hot lemon drinks, as well as soft drinks, and treats like chocolate and crisps. Each day dinner and breakfast will be given in the lodge where you stay overnight, but lunch is usually provided somewhere along the route in a clean, hygienic local restaurants.

Each day you can expect 3 to 7 hours walking, covering 10 to 14 km. However, above 3500m, the times will be the same, but you’ll only cover 6 to 9 km. Importantly, all our itineraries are flexible and can be altered by weather, geographical and physical condition of the individual participant.

Tea Houses are local lodges where you get to eat and sleep during your trek. There are plenty of teahouses across all the trekking routes in Nepal. A teahouse trek means that you get to stop and rest each day at a teahouse during your trekking period. Unlike camping treks, you don’t have to carry food, tents and other items during a teahouse trek.

We do not provide the equipment from the company. You need to bring yourself the necessary equipment, trekking shoes, personal equipment. See our equipment list or email us for a specific list.

Nepal’s topography provide more than 250 peaks over 20,000 ft. (6,096 m) above sea level thus offer wide arrays of trekking options, it generally depend on your interest, amount of time at your disposal, and money you can spend, your physical shape and experience you had. For those with limited time , the best trekking routes would be Langthang- Helambu trek, north of Kathmandu and part of the Ananapurna region, north of Pokara. For those with adequate time, trek in Everest region or the full Annapurna circuit can be rewarding. A more difficult trek is the Kanchanjunga area trek in the far-eastern Nepal. A good trekking book is recommended if you want more details on treks.

The best tourist’s season in Nepal is Autumn (mid-September-November). The weather is highly pleasant and mountain views and perfect photography. While Spring season (March-May) is also considered as a good season. The temperature is mildly warm in lowlands while moderate in higher altitudes with plenty of opportunities to have a tryst with the mountain views. It is also the time for flowers to blossom and the national flower of Nepal – rhododendron sweeps the ascending altitudes with its magnanimous colour and beauty. Winter season (January-February) is also recommended for tours, safari and low altitudes trek below 4000m.

Standard practice is 5 to 7 hours walk in a day, maybe even less at the start, to ensure that guests are not stretched with their physical limitation. On other hand, it largely depends on the physical fitness level and interest of the guests. It is also in proportion to the altitude that they are trekking, and significantly taking into consideration the weather and other condition on the way. Basically, all our treks are designed to cover 9 to 16 kms per day based on above mentioned factors.

Absolutely, in fact, it’s a great place to start. As part of our job, one of the most important things we do is ascertain your experience and ambitions, and find the trek to match these best.