Moderate treks involve walking for 6 to 8 hours a day in more remote country, reaching altitudes of approximately 4500 meters. A reasonable level of fitness is required as there will be much ascent and descent with the occasional difficult day. A hill walking background is advisable.

Strenuous treks are harder, suitable for regular hill walkers as they are generally more demanding any may involve 7 or 8-hour days, with altitudes up to 5500 meters. You should be physically fit and appropriate preparation is essential. Some days may involve crossing a pass with up to 10 hours walking.

Teahouse Trek
We offer modest accommodation and reasonable standard of food at country lodges all along the trails. Our guide and porters lead the trek & carry the luggage & equipment.

Full boarded camping trek
On this trek we offer all the necessary food and camping equipment. Our guides, cook, porters or yaks take care of all the technical and logistical aspect of the trip. Everyday our staff will set the camp along the trails and our well-trained cooks prepare the western and Asian food with variety of choices.

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.

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.

Equipment
          We provide a kit bag (for your goods to be carried by porter) and at teahouses you will have foam mattresses. If you are on camping trek, company provides the mattresses, tents etc. You may bring your own down jacket and sleeping bag or you may purchase (one quarter of price in KTM) or hire for around US$ 1 per item daily. Do not come without “well walked in boots”-poor boots, poor trek and the best boot the best trek.

General
-         Lightweight walking boots “walked” them in prior to arrival in Nepal to avoid blisters.
-         During day-light weight cotton pants, shorts wrap around skirt.
-         At night-track top, pants
-         Cotton T-Shirts
-         Long sleeve cotton shirt, if susceptible to sunburn.
-         Sun hat-sunburn is severe at rarefied altitudes
-         Thick outer wooden socks, thin inner cotton
-         Vaseline for feet and crutch
-         Water bottle-2 liters
-         Iodine to purify water
-         Swimming suit
-         Sunglasses and strap
-         Toilet paper and cig. Lighter, Toilet paper can be bought in Kathmandu and some villages in the mountains.
-         Small headlamp/ flashlight/ torch with spare batteries
-         Personal medical supplies-don not forget ban-aids, elastic bandage
-         Pocket knife and sewing kit
-         Sunscreen, sun bock, sun-tan lotion
-         Small daypack-25 liters
-         Rain jacket-poncho style to cover backpack
-         Water proof pant
-         First aid kit
-         Small towels

For Winter Season (Additional)
-         Warm down fiber filled jacket
-         Sleeping bag to-15 c with inner sheet
-         Thermal underwear, woolen shirts and thick sweaters.
-         Flannel shirt
-         Beanie with ear flaps
-         A pair of gloves
-         Snow glasses and strap
-         Snow gaiters

Additional Suggestion
-         Sandals or slip on shoes
-         Camera and film
-         Spare boot laces
-         Large plastic bag to line kit bag, day pack and for dirty clothes