| Trekking Information: |
The best way to experience Nepal's unbeatable combination of natural beauty and cultural riches is to walk through them. One can walk along the beaten trails or virgin tracks. Either way you are in for an experience for a lifetime. Along with forests of rhododendron, isolated hamlets, and small mountain villages, birds, animals, temples, monasteries and breathtaking landscapes, you will also encounter friendly people of different cultures - offering a fascinating glimpse of traditional rural life.
Trekking is possible any time of the year depending on where you are going. The popular seasons are spring and autumn. During winter, trekking is possible at lower altitudes. During the monsoon season, you can trek in the rain shadow areas north of the Himalaya like Mustang, Upper Manang and Dolpo. These places are out of reach of the rain clouds because of the high mountains and are unaffected by the monsoon. The best part about trekking in this season is that the routes are less crowded and if you happen to be a keen botanist, you will revel in lush vegetation as meadows blossom in full swing. To ensure quality service and safety, it is advisable to make the trekking programs through a government recognized trekking agency. |
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What is Teahouse Trekking? And how it is organized?
A Teahouse Trekking is enormously standard even if it is local run guesthouse. Teahouse trek is very popular in the well - developed tourist regions including Annapurna, Everest and Langtang - Helambu regions where western, continental meals, Nepalese meal (Dalbhat), and clean accommodation are available in most of the places. This type of trekking offers you good food, good accommodation in the available teahouses & lodges.
The other kind of trek is Tea House Trek which means you will be provided accommodation and food in hotels along the way. We can make this kind of trek only in the area where there are hotels available along the way. Tea House Trek can be done in Everst regions, in some parts of Annapurna region and in Langtang/ Helambu region. Some people make this kind of trek by themselves but it is not wise as they may not get less hygienic food in hotels and have to come back because of bad health. Sometimes they will miss the proper route and if you filling sick on the way, then you will have trouble. So using a legal registered trekking company is highly recommended for your safely, good health and success your holidays. Because of the carelessness in hotels/restaurants kitchen staffs, our guide/cook supervises their kitchens. We, Sherpa Brothers Treks & Expeditions had understanding cooperation all along the popular lodge trekking routes and they are well trained for your hygiene. |
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| What is Camping Trekking, and how it is operated : |
A: What is Camping Trekking?
Camping trek is best called as Fully Organized Supported Trek. As exploratory or mountaineering expeditions, camping Trek is also organized in the same style. Camping trek includes a team of guide, cook, sherpa, & porters to give you accompany. Our porters carry all trekking gears, food, fuel, & personal belongings, & our cooks & assistant prepares hot meals & carry out, supervises the whole operations. Trekkers should carry only small bag or what they might need during the day. At night, they are provided dining tents, sleeping tents, & toilet tents. They are also provided with mattresses and down sleeping bags, all of which are carried for them with the party. Even tables and chairs are carried.
B: How the Camping Trek is operated?
In a typical Camping Trek, we start trek around 6 a.m. with a cup of hot tea & you are provided a bowl of warm water for washing & cleaning. After packing up their stuff and daypack, the trekkers are requested to leave their camp & have a breakfast. The trek begins around 7.30 - 8 a.m.
All camping equipments & gears will be packed by our our well trained staff, then the porters carry them to the next camping site. Personal belongings of the trekkers they may need for the day like water bottle, rain gear, camera, etc. should be carried by themselves. The Trekkers decision can depend upon their own on time for viewing the beautiful landscape, taking photographs and resting or making a short pause. The walk to lunch spot will normally take 3 hours. Upon your arrival, you are served hot lunch by our cook & assistant. In the afternoon, after walking about 3 to 4 hours, you can reach at the camp around 4/5 p.m. You can enjoy tea & snacks while our sherpa pitch the camp. Dinner time is around 6/7 p.m. in the dining tent lit with a pressurized lantern & furnished with table & camping tools. You are provided high quality tents, foam & mattress, a simple toilet tent in every camp. Our experienced cook / assistant will prepare a variety of healthy & wholesome food taking care of your health which is carried for the entire trek. |
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| Trekking equipments check listing (Personal Items to be brought by Clients) |
| Following are the a general idea of the personal items to be brought by a trekker to trek in Nepal. The personal items, in fact, are of individual interest, choice & the luxury. Besides, the most important fact he/she must consider is the time of the year, trekking days, region & altitude. |
| You are kindly advised to bring following items for trekking in Nepal |
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- Down Jacket
- Sleeping bag
- Hiking pants
- Waterproof jacket
- Full - sleeves shirt
- Jumper or pile jacket
- T - shirts
- Trekking shoes/boots
- Camp shoes
- Mountain trekking boots
- Polypropylene/wool socks
- Light cotton socks for under wool socks
- Woolen socks to wear with boots
- Rucksack
- Sun hat
- Woolen hat
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- Gloves
- Sun block for lips
- Sun lotion
- Goggles or sunglasses
- Long underwear
- Insulated pants
- Nylon windbreaker
- Nylon wind pants
- Water bottle
- Sewing kit
- Medical & first aid kit
- Flash light
- Batteries and bulbs
- Swiss army knife
- Personal towel
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| In a supported trek, heavy items are carried by porters carry heavy personnel items the trekkers are required to carry minimum items only. They have to carry their personal belongings that might need during the daytime. So, they are briefed to pack their items in two different bags. |
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| Trekking Season |
Trekking is possible throughout the year, any season depending on where you are going. Mainly the monsoon season affect the trekking, but there are areas in Nepal where monsoon is not disturbing the trekking activities.
October through May is far better for trekking. During this season, most of the trekkers planned for their trek. The unfavorable season for trekking is from end of May to early September, but the area behind Himalayas like Mustang or Dolpo are very nice place to trek in this season. |
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| Trekking Permit: |
For the general trekking areas such as the Everest, the Annapurna, the Langtang & Rara, trekking permit is not required, but National park permit / Conservation permit is most. However, the following places should be obtained trekking permit:
1. Lower Dolpo and Kanchenjunga - Equivalent to US$ 10 per person per week for the first four weeks and US$ 20 per week thereafter.
2. Manaslu/Manang Nar & Phu Valley- US$ 90 per person per week for trekking during Sept- Nov and US$ 75 per week during December- August.
3. Humla - US$ 90 per person for the first seven days and US$ 15 per day thereafter.
4. Upper Mustang and Upper Dolpo - US$ 700 per person of the first ten days and US$ 70 per person per day thereafter.
Note: Only through registered trekking agencies, trekking to Dolpo, Kanchenjunga, Manaslu, and upper Mustang can be undertaken. Entrance fee is levied for visiting all National Parks, and Conservation Area. Children under 10 years are not required entrance fee. |
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