Things to pack: A guide

Clothing

Footwear

• Sturdy, broken-in hiking boots (waterproof and ankle-supporting) 
• Lightweight trekking shoes or sandals (for evenings or rest days) 
• Gaiters (optional – useful in snow or muddy conditions) 

Gears

Visa

A visa to Nepal can be obtained on arrival at Kathmandu Airport. Current visa cost is $30 for a 15-day visa and $50 for a 30-day visa & $125 for 90 days. All are multiple-entry visas. The visa fee should be paid in cash in US Dollars or equivalent to Pounds Sterling or Euros.  To avoid the long queues at Immigration, it’s best if you pre-apply the online Nepal Visa Form: https://nepaliport.immigration.gov.np/onlinevisamission/application 

NOTE: Your passport needs to be valid for at least six (6) months after your journey ends and should have a minimum of one (1) blank visa page for entry and exit stamps 

Vaccination

For your own personal health, it is strongly recommended that travellers are covered against the following diseases; Poliomyelitis (childhood booster), Tetanus (childhood booster), Typhoid (food and water-borne disease), and Hepatitis A (food and water-borne disease). For those undertaking a longer more rural trip to Nepal, other vaccinations may need to be considered including Hepatitis B, Rabies, Japanese B, and Meningitis. 

There are seasonal outbreaks of dengue fever / Malaria, especially in the southeast of Nepal, but cases have been reported across much of the country. There is currently no vaccine or prophylaxis available for Dengue, and therefore the best form of prevention is to avoid being bitten.  

Most of our trips to Nepal go to high altitudes where there is a risk of being affected by Acute Mountain Sickness. Our itineraries are designed to enable everyone to acclimatize to these altitudes, but you should be aware that it is still possible for you to be affected.

Accommodation during trek  

hile on a trek; lodges are simple, friendly, and atmospheric with heated dining areas. Bedrooms are, however, basic and unheated with wooden beds and foam mattresses. You will need a sleeping bag. The lodges have shared washing and toilet facilities. Some lodges have solar-powered showers (charged at $4 – $5 per shower) and battery-charging facilities (also charged at a rate per hour).  
Rooms are generally arranged on a twin-sharing basis and if you are travelling by yourself, you will usually be paired up with someone of the same sex. 
Meals on Trek 
Most lodges have almost identical menus throughout the trek. Breakfast will be a set menu usually consisting of porridge and toast, egg. Lunch & Dinner menus are mostly similar to dal bhat, momo’s, pizza, spaghetti, noodles, etc. YOU will need to pay for the Meal cost directly to Local Lodges. 
Although meat is available in the teahouses, we advise NOT eating meat on the trek. The meat has often been carried in the heat from lower altitudes for several days before reaching the lodges and can cause stomach upsets or illness.

Altitude 

Our multi-day adventure trek involves going to 5000m elevation. During the trip, you will be spending at least one night above 4000 meters and/or trekking to 5000 meters or above. This is not something that you should worry about; the human body is quite capable of adapting to a very wide range of altitudes, but we must follow some simple rules to acclimatize successfully.