For your own personal health; it is strongly recommended that travelers 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.

We use a range of excellent Tourist Standard hotels & can be tailored to your preference. While 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.

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. 2 cups of tea/coffee is included in every meals. Any additional items that are not included in the set menu should be ordered and paid for separately. If you buy imported food and drink whilst on the trek you will spend more than the suggested amount.Although meat is available in the teahouses, we advise against eating it on 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.

This adventure climbing holiday involves going to 6119m 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. On this trip, we carry bottled oxygen for use in emergencies.

Approximately $300 (or Euros, Pounds etc) changed into local currency, should be allowed for miscellaneous expenses including porter and trek crew tips, drinks, snacks etc. It is not necessary to obtain local currency before departure. US Dollars, Pound Sterling, and Euros are equally acceptable for exchange in Nepal. We recommend that you carry your travel money in the form of cash, or else it is possible to withdraw money from ATMs in Kathmandu using your debit or credit card.

We strongly recommend you have a valid Travel+Medical insurance policy to cover the cost of medical treatment, and emergency helicopter evacuation and to protect the value of your holiday in the event of cancellation. When taking out insurance please ensure the policy you choose covers you for the activities and altitude included in your itinerary.

Tipping is the accepted way of saying thank you for good service. Normally the porters and any other trek staff are given their tips at the end of the trek and this is best done as a group.As a guideline, we recommend that each group member contribute around $200 to these tips.

At the end of their trek, many people also like to donate various items of equipment to the porters and trek staff. Boots, gloves, hats, scarves and even socks are always warmly received by the porters, whilst technical clothing and equipment such as head torches and trekking poles are highly prized by the Sherpa team. Your Trek Guide will make arrangements for a fair distribution (possibly by raffle) amongst the trek crew.

Your main item of luggage should be a sturdy kit bag, duffle bag or similar which will be carried during the trek by porters and should weigh no more than 15kg. Your personal mountaineering equipment (boots, axe, crampons etc) will be carried separately. You should also take on your holiday a daypack of approximately 40 liters capacity.For all STOL flights in Nepal, the normal allowance for hold baggage AND hand baggage combined is 15kg. But, for our climbing holidays we have arranged an allowance of 15kg hold baggage PLUS 5kg cabin baggage. Please be aware that you will have to pay any charges for excess personal baggage above this allowance at check-in, and that excess baggage may have to be flown separately. It is possible to leave items not required on the trek at the hotel in Kathmandu. For your international flights, please check the baggage allowance with your airline.

The best period for trekking/peak climbing in Nepal is categorized into the Autumn (Mid-September to November) & Spring (March to May) seasons when daytime temperatures at most altitudes are generally comfortable for walking, the sky is clear much of the time, and rain and snow are occasional occurrences. In the mountains between 2000m and  3500m elevation - night temperature will be cool around 5 Celsius, whereas Day temperature sometimes rises to 25 Celsius. At higher altitudes temperature ranges from about 15 Celsius to -20 Celsius.

By April & May; the weather is warmer and the snowline is higher than March. This decreses the change of deep snow blocking the route. In the Autumn season October & November is perfect, the weather is warm. But in Late November, the temperatures cool off and there is higher chanve of snow above 5000m altitude.

At night in the rarefied air the temperatures plummet overnight temperatures below freezing once above approximately 4200 metres and at the high camp on Lobuche the night time temperatures may drop as low as –10º or -15ºC. Summit day will be a very early start usually about 2am and will be extremely cold. You need to be equipped for temperatures as low as minus 25ºC plus wind chill on summit day.

Please remember that in any mountain area, the weather is never wholly predictable and you should be prepared and equipped to deal with any differences in weather beyond the conditions described above.