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Nepal is
one of the best trekking destinations in the world to explore
her timeless mountains and hidden valleys, magnificent scenery,
rich and ancient cultures and enable you to contact with local
villagers and build relationships with people of another race,
culture and tradition. The trail into the interior parts of the
country follows ancient foot trails, which meander through
scenic riverbanks, intractably terraced fields and forested
ridges connecting picturesque hamlets and mountain villages. We
offer easy and moderate trekking possibilities lasting from a
few days to several weeks. Previous experience is not necessary
for our treks and all are supported by expert local guides,
porters and helpers. However, a good level of physical fitness
is important.
Grading of a Trek
We have graded our trips in different categories and you should
choose one that suits you the most. Grading of a trek has been
done on the basis of some factors such as- the trip duration,
the altitude, the terrain, number of hours of walking everyday,
likely temperatures and the level of fitness.
Easy: Treks within everyone's capability, since trekking terrain
and distances are easy and a 4-5 hours walking day will be
enjoyed.
Moderate: These treks might contain some longer and shorter
walking days about 7 hours. Although terrain is not difficult,
some walking experience and enthusiasm may be useful.
Strenuous: Strenuous treks that require a good physical
condition, since terrain can be hard and days can be long (7-8
hours). Some mountain walking experience is really desirable.
Very strenuous: A real adventure treks, with a technical and a
highly strenuous degree. Due to very long days (9 hours) and
high mountain elevations (5000 m), an excellent physical
condition and mountaineering experience is most preferable.
Style of trekking:
1) Tea house:
On the more popular treks in Nepal, enterprising villagers have
built teahouse lodges. They are readily available in the
Everest, Langtang and the entire Annapurna regions. The country
offers a selection a teahouse treks run to high level of
service.
2) Full boarded camping trek:
This trek is assisted by a team which includes a guide, a Sherpa,
a cook, kitchen helpers and porters. Porters, yaks, horses or
mules are used for carrying camping stuff. It is the
responsibility of Sherpa to perform all the camp works,
including leaving all the sites clean and to guide on the route.
Food available on the trek will be a mixture of Western and
Asian dishes with variety of choice.
Altitude & Acclimatization:
Proper acclimatization is very important and our routes are
planned specifically to allow a gradual gain in altitude with
many of our treks having extra days to allow for
acclimatization. By slowly gaining height we reap the benefits
of a gradual gain in fitness and acclimatization. We offer
advice about acclimatization and with the sensible approach we
take on all of our treks, anyone who is fit and healthy should
have few problems. On our climbing trips in Nepal and trekking
trips in Tibet we carry a portable altitude chamber as an extra
safety precaution.
A Typical Day on the Camping Trek:
Our day on trek begins soon after dawn (and sometimes before)
with early morning tea or coffee followed by a bowl of water for
washing. After packing kit bags breakfast will be ready. The
morning walk usually takes 3 to 4 hours and you are free to walk
at your own pace, exploring villages and admiring the scenery
before stopping for lunch. After lunch we walk for around 3
hours to arrive in camp by 3 or 4 pm. Now there is time to
relax. The three course evening meal is served in the mess tent
at around 7pm followed by hot chocolate, tea and coffee.
Generally we are in our sleeping bags by 9pm, looking forward to
tomorrow's new adventure.
Group Size:
Group sizes are kept small, to reduce the impact on the
environment and to enable us to provide a more personal service.
The maximum Group size on most of our treks/tours is 12 and the
minimum group size is 2.
Food & Health:
We have set very high hygiene standards on our treks both in
preparing meals and when camping as this becomes an important
aspect when traveling through remote places. We have initiated
training courses for our local staff covering cleanliness,
hygiene and conservation. On camping treks our cooks provide
plentiful amounts of varied and tasty food using fresh
ingredients whenever possible. Meals are usually a mix of local
and European. We welcome vegetarians and make every effort to
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