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Types of trekking
Trekking information about Nepal mountain
can be reduced to two primary approaches:
camping treks and lodge treks.
Camping Trek
Camping trekking in Nepal is a massive
arrangement, rather expensive but the only
way to enjoy the trekking in real sense. We
provide all camping and kitchen equipment.
Porters carry your gears and foodstuff.
Sherpa's set the camp, cook and serve meals
while the Sirdar controls the porters and
takes all administration. Specially while
going to the remote areas trek or in the non
touristy Himalayas it requires a fully
equipped or camping trek. Alpine Asian Trek
can organize all the camping trek in any
part of Nepal mountain/ Himalayas.
Lodge or Teahouse Trek
Annapurna, Langtang and Everest region, has
basic (lodge or tea house trekking) lodging
and food facilities are mostly available.
Normally guide decides the lodges for
overnight stay and meals have menu there. In
winter and summer lodge treks are better to
avoid the inclement weather. In autumn and
spring the lodges are overcrowded and it can
be difficult to find a place to throw in.
Normally this types of trekking will follow
the main trail and already decided where to
stop for that night. Alpine Asian Treks have
well experienced guide to let you these
trekking.
Preparing for a trek
# In all kinds of trekking you will require
to walk 6 to 7 hours daily on uneven trails,
which demands physical fitness as well as
mental preparedness.
# On the basis of trail condition, altitude,
glaciers and passes trekking routes have
been classified from 1 to 5 grades. (1
stands for an easy route where as 5 for
hard).
# One with cardiac and pulmonary history is
required to take the advice of a physician
before participating a trek.
# It’s recommended that you have some
knowledge about Altitude Sickness its
symptoms, prevention and remedies.
# Your insurance policy should cover for
helicopter evacuation expenses in the case
of serious illness, accident or if you are
stranded in any remote area due to inclement
weather conditions.
We provide tents, mattresses, dinning
tables, food and all kitchen equipment but
you have to bring your personal trekking
gears on camping trek. Click on the Personal
Equipment Checklist for list of personal
clothing and trekking equipment. (That will
apply only in camping trekking)
# Upon arrival in Kathmandu you can also buy
or rent trekking gears.
# Some trekking regions provide with lodging
and food facilities, tent equipment not
really a need. If you want a light travel,
you can buy or rent the trekking gears in
Kathmandu upon arrival.
Altitude Sickness
Altitude sickness, often known as Acute
Mountain Sickness (AMS), is a very important
medical consideration while trekking in
Nepal.
The symptoms of AMS are as following
Nausea, vomiting
Loss of appetite
Insomnia/sleeplessness
Persistent headache
Dizziness, light headedness, confusion
Disorientation
Weakness, fatigue, lassitude, heavy legs
Slight swelling of hands and face
Breathlessness or irregular breathing
Less urine output
Prevention of AMS
After 1000m ascent stay one more night for
acclimatization
Do not make rapid ascent
No alcohol, no sleeping pills, no smoking,
no sex
Drink more: about 3-4 liters day-clean water
(boiled, filtered or medicated), tea,
coffee, soup, and juice
No heavy backpacks
Climb higher, always sleep lower
Ascent less than 300m a day above 3.000m of
altitude
Never trek alone
Treatment of AMS
Descent is the best remedy; do not wait for
the helicopters or medical help.
Three medications have been proven useful
Diamox™
Nifedipine (ordinarily used to treat heart
problems and high blood pressure)
Descomethasone (an important drug to carry
for emergency use).
Trekking seasons : There are 4 seasons
Autumn (Sept-Nov):
The best season offering excellent weather
and tantalizing mountain views.
Winter (Dec-Feb):
The ideal season for trekking at lower
altitude, generally below 3.000m.
Spring (March-May):
The second best trekking season. The
temperature is quite moderate, the
rhododendrons are in blossom and the
mountain views are excellent.
Summer (June-Aug):
This is the favorite season to trek in the
rain shadow areas like Mustang, Upper Manang
and Dolpo. This season is also recommended
for forest researchers and botanist.
Warning: raincoats and insect repellents are
strictly necessary in this period.
Trekking Permits and National Park Fees
All trekkers require a trekking permit to
visit Nepal’s interior regions, which are
not connected by highways. Recently the
Annapurna, Langtang and Everest regions have
been declared "permit free"; the National
Park or Conservation Area fees are still
applicable. We process the trekking permits
and national park entrances at immigration
offices in Kathmandu or Pokhara.
Upper Mustang and Upper Dolpo: US$
500 per person for the first ten days.and
US$ 50 per person per day thereafter.
Kanchenjunga and Lower Dolpa:
Equivalent to US$ 10 per person per week for
the first four weeks and US$ 20 per week
thereafter.
Manaslu: US$ 75 (Dec-Aug) per person per
week.
US$ 90 (Sept-Nov) per person per week. per
week rest of the seasons
Humla (Simikot-Yari): US$ 90 per
person per week. Extra US$ 15 per day per
person
Note: Trekking to Dolpa, Kanchenjunga,
Manaslu and Mustang can be undertaken
through registered trekking agencies only.
The Department of Immigration located at
Bhrikuti Mandap, (Tel 4223590, 4222453,
42233681) issues permit for the tourist who
intend to trek to any part of the country.
Trekking permit fee for different trekking
areas are fixed as follows.
Department of National Parks and Wildlife
Conservation
National Parks and Wildlife Conservation
Entry Fees
|
S.No. |
Name of Proced Areas |
Entry Fees Rs. |
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01 |
Manaslu Conservation Area |
2000.00 |
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02 |
Annapurna Conservation Area |
2000.00 |
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03 |
Kanchanjunga Conservation Area |
2000.00 |
|
04 |
Langtang National Park |
1000.00 |
|
05 |
Sagarmathan National Park |
1000.00 |
|
06 |
Rara National Park |
1000.00 |
|
07 |
Shey-Phoksundo National Park |
1000.00 |
|
08 |
Makalu Barun National Park |
1000.00 |
|
09 |
Khaptad National Park |
1000.00 |
|
10 |
Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve |
1000.00 |
|
11 |
Royal Chitwan National Park |
500.00 |
|
12 |
Royal Bardia National Park |
500.00 |
|
13 |
Parsa Wildlife Reserve |
500.00 |
|
14 |
Sukla Phanta Wildlife Reserve |
500.00 |
|
15 |
Dhorpatan Hunting Reserve |
500.00 |
|
16 |
Shivapuro Water Shed Conservation
Area |
500.00 |
TIMS: Every trekkers have to obtain
the TIMS (Trekkers' Information Management
System) to go to trek in any part of Nepal.
TIMS can be obtain from any counter of the
Trekking Company, TAAN's head office or
Nepal Tourism Boards counter Bhrikutimandap.
It will be for free for the first phase of
apply. It will not cost any money but should
be obtain. As per the TAAN and NTB it is
regulated to avoid the illegal operation of
trekking and to update the trekkers data
while they are in trekking.
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