Our Nepal treks
Small - Friendly - Adventurous
An experience to savour. Nepal treks (& India-Ladakh treks) are truly our passion and we set out to make each and every trek your adventure of a lifetime. We skip the busy Everest BC trek (even though I wrote the guide book) and instead focus on exploring quiet but incredible regions, here is some photo inspiration.
Nepal is our second home and we are true specialists, caring for every detail and running in some of the most logistically challenging areas to offer the best three week+ Nepal treks there are. Small and personal, focused on our previous trekkers, we are happy with smaller groups, four to nine members only.
"I very much appreciated your loose "facilitator" style, (as opposed to "strong leader") which allows room for individual responsibility and decision making ... I can't imagine ever going on a heavily scripted and controlled, marching toe to heel, trip again."
- Bruce Utsey
The hoodoo cliffs above Dhakmar
Covid protocols
May 2022: Omicron BA.2 ripped through Nepal earlier in the year and so virtually the whole population has had covid plus most people have had at least one vaccination too. There are still occasional cases however life is basically back to normal with little mask-wearing.
Nepal entry: show your own country vaccine passport or international vaccine passport for entry without testing. There is a CCMCC contact form to fill out. Also see our visa info.
Kathmandu protocols: we suggest you stay masked up, especially at the crowded superspreading domestic and international airports. There is severe air pollution as well; don't hang around in Kathmandu.
2022 Nepal adventure treks
At last, we are getting back into the hills!
Upper Mustang Magic
With colourful crops in the fields, ancient gompas and canyons of beauty, we partly jeep, mostly trek the best trails to Lo Manthang then take an adventurous, appreciative trekking route out on that most scenic of trails.
We finish with a jaunt over the Thorung La to immerse ourselves deep in the Himalaya at Tilicho (lake).
14 Sept-7 Oct, 24 days — jeep & lodge trek — Jamie McGuinness — USD3480 — filling
Middle Dolpo *exploratory
We trek the Schaller Trail, a unique, pioneering route named after the noted naturalist who trekked with author of The Snow Leopard, Peter Matthiessen. Our exploratory middle Dolpo route avoids the new high country roads and finishes with the Kagmara La, only repeating a day of our previous Dolpo treks!
10 Oct-10 Nov, 32 days — camping — Jamie McGuinness — USD4880 — full
Kanchenjunga North-South
Unspoilt and cultural, the Kanchenjunga region offers some of the best trekking in Nepal. We can arrange both private trips and a group trek - what suits you?
20 Oct-12 Nov, 24 days — lodges — Bire Tamang — USD2480
2023 Nar Phu
A deep appreciation of Phu hilltop village and set in snow leopard country; we range widely, revelling in glorious alpine panoramas with a Tilicho and Thorong La finish.
Mid-Oct-Nov, 28? days — lodges — Jamie McGuinness — USD??80
Nepal basics You can trek solo or go with a guide and porter and stay in busy lodges in Everest/Annapurna/Langtang. The alternative is a fully supported camping trek in remote areas without lodges.
Trekking basics trekking is walking, not climbing, and we very rarely walk in snow. You carry a day pack, the porters/horses carry your duffel/kitbag. Trails are rough, sometimes exposed and rarely signposted.
A typical day on the trail is 4-6 hours walking, we start a little after 8am and reach the destination 2-4pm, usually. Distances are 8-24kms with big hills and descents with rest days spaced during the trek.
Altitude acclimatization we take this seriously on every trip.
Fitness reasonable fitness required, trekking is physical.
Seasons spring treks are March, April into May then no trekking during the summer monsoon (go to Ladakh instead). The main post-monsoon trekking season is busy October and fine November into a fine but cold December.
Nepal prices are ex-Kathmandu, i.e. you must buy your international flight tickets to Kathmandu (airport code KTM); domestic flights as required for the trek are included.
Dates are the date you must arrive in Kathmandu and the date you are free to fly out of Kathmandu. You can of course arrive earlier or leave later and we book hotels to suit. If transiting via Delhi in particular, plan your times carefully.
Minimums For many trips the minimum number that we run the trip with is four trekkers. Normally all treks run.
Caring for our staff We have great staff and really care about them, as they care for us. Sirdars, guides and cooks have worked years with us and our porters are appropriately kitted out for high altitude treks.
Camping trekking means sleeping in tents. A cook and helpers cater for us with 3 course meals and post-trek snacks, and porters/ponies carry the group gear and your kitbag. You trek with a daypack. Couples share a roomy tent, everyone else gets a roomy tent to themselves.
Lodge trekking means staying in local lodges and is on a twin share basis only. All trekking accommodation, all meals and some hot drinks are included. Alcohol, mineral water, soft drinks, snacks and toilet paper not included. Porters carry your kitbag/duffel leaving you with a daypack.
All treks include
+ local airport transfers
+ hotels and guesthouses
+ domestic flights/private buses
+ guide and porters/horses
+ single supplements for some treks (!)
Camping treks also include:
+ quality roomy single tent / 3 person tent for couples
+ French press coffee, herbal infusions
+ library of relevant maps
+ cozy dining tent
+ filtered water ... and more
Tipping our crew is usual and allow 5% of the trip cost as a guideline. The western guides don't take tips.
*Exploratory treks The golden age of exploration dead? Never! These are 'back of an envelope' treks that would warm Tilman's heart. There is nobody else who organizes exploration like this.
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