Trekking Information of Nepal

All Trekking Information
Trekking Grade	Trekking Permit & Fee
Trekking Season	Trekking Equipment Checklist
Trekking Peak Climbing Equipment	City and Trekking area Temperature
Telephone Facilities on the Trails	Medical and clinic on the trails

Trekking Grades:
If you are doing trekking in nepal first time, It is necessary to know which trek matches most with your physical capabilities in order to enjoy your trekking in Nepal . Thus, we have categorized all our treks in the following ranks as below:

Trekking Grade: Easy
No Experience required. Little or no walking is required. Transport is by Jeep or airplane.

Trekking Grade: Moderate
Trekking involves 4-5 hours of trekking per day with an elevation gain occasionally of approximately 1000 feet. You should be in good physical shape and participating in 3-4, 1-hour minimum cardiovascular workouts per week before the trek.

Trekking Grade: Strenuous
Trekking involves 5-8 hours per day with large elevation gains of 1000-2000 feet per day at high elevations. You should be in great physical shape and participating in 4, 1-hour workouts per week before the trek. At least 1 to 2 days should include hiking with a small pack.

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Trekking Permit and Fee:
The area of Everest, the Annapurna , the Langtang & Rara, trekking permit is not required, but National park permit / Conservation permit fee is necessary. However, the following places should be obtained trekking permit as below:

Trekking Area	Trekking Permit Fee
1. Dolpa and Kanchenjunga	Equivalent to US $ 10 per person per week for the first four weeks and US $ 20 per week thereafter.
2. Manaslu	US$ 75(Dec-Aug) per person per week US$ 90(Sep-Nov) per person per week.
3. Simikot	US$ 90 per person per week.
4. Mustang and Upper Dolpa	US$ 700 per person for the first ten days and US$ 70 per person per day thereafter.
Season for Trekking Trekking is possible at any time of the year depending on where you are going. The most popular seasons are Autumn and Spring. Autumn: Sep-Nov October and November are really Nepal's highest months - offering excellent weather and tantalizing mountain views. Winter: Dec-Feb This season is noted for occasional snowfall only at higher elevations. Mountain passes may be snowbound, hence it is ideal for trekking at lower elevations, generally below 3000 meters. Spring: Mar-May Different varieties of wild flowers, specially the rhododendrons, make the hillside above 5000 meters a haunting paradise during this season. It is mildly warm at lower elevations and at higher elevation over 4000 meters the mountain views are excellent and temperature is quite moderate. Summer: Jun-Aug Summer months really continue up to mid-September making travel wet and warm. These times are blessed for the keen botanist as the higher valleys and meadows blossom with flowers and lush vegetation. Insect repellent is a nice addition to your What to Bring list. During this season, you can trek in the rain-shadow (places are out of reach of the rain clouds because of the high mountains) areas north of the Himalaya like Mustang and Dolpo.

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Trekking Equipment Checklist

For Low and Moderate Altitude Trekking (Equipment Check List for Trekking & Peak Climbing )
Sleeping bag Down Jacket Waterproof jacket Trekking shoes/boots Camp shoes jumper or pile jacket Hiking pants Hiki shirts Full - sleeves shirt T - shirts Sun hat	Water bottle Batteries and bulbs Flash light personal towel Swiss army knife Rucksack Sun lotion Medical & first-aid kit Sewing kit Polypropylene/wool socks

For Higher Altitude Trekking (Above 4000m)
Light cotton socks for under wool socks Mountain trekking boots Woolen socks to wear with boots Nylon windbreaker Insulated pants Nylon wind pants	Gloves Woolen hat Long underware Goggles or sunglasses Gaiters Sunblock for lips

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Peak Climbing Equipments
Climbing boots Ice axe Harness Crampons Karabiners Tapes/slings Snow bars Ice screws Rock pegs Deadmen Crash hat Day bag Rucksack Lip salve T-shirts Ascenders escenders Kit bag	gaiters Long sleeved cotton/woolen shirts Sun hat Long cotton hiking shorts Fleece/wool for climbing Lightweight fleece Sleeping pad (karrimat) or thermarest Down high altitude sleeping bag Down jacket/trousers/vest Light cotton athletic socks and wool climbing socks Water proof climbing jacket Head torch/batteries/bulbs Climbing sunglasses Lightweight thermal/insulated ski gloves Sun screen Warm climbing trousers Wool long underwear

Peak Climbing Equipments

Climbing boots
Ice axe
Harness
Crampons
Karabiners
Tapes/slings
Snow bars
Ice screws
Rock pegs
Deadmen
Crash hat
Day bag
Rucksack
Lip salve
T-shirts
Ascenders
escenders
Kit bag

gaiters
Long sleeved cotton/woolen shirts
Sun hat
Long cotton hiking shorts
Fleece/wool for climbing
Lightweight fleece
Sleeping pad (karrimat) or thermarest
Down high altitude sleeping bag
Down jacket/trousers/vest
Light cotton athletic socks and wool climbing socks
Water proof climbing jacket
Head torch/batteries/bulbs
Climbing sunglasses
Lightweight thermal/insulated ski gloves
Sun screen
Warm climbing trousers
Wool long underwear

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City and Trekking Temperature

Average maximum and minimum temperatures in centigrade in various trekking locations.
You can estimate temperatures for other nearby locations by a simple formula
For a rise of 100m the temperature falls 0.65 C.

Places	Altitude	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sept	Oct	Nov	Dec
Kathmandu	1336m	19/2	21/3	25/7	28/10	30/4	29/18	28/19	28/19	27/17	27/12	23/7	20/2
Pokhara	833m	19/6	21/8	26/12	30/15	30/18	29/20	29/21	29/21	28/20	26/17	23/11	20/7
Trisuli	540m	20/7	25/8	30/13	34/17	33/19	33/21	32/20	32/20	31/18	30/15	27/12	23/8
Langtang	3310m	2/-11	3/-10	8/-6	14/-2	17/2	18/7	19/9	18/8	16/7	15/2	9/-8	8/-10
Jomsom	2800m	12/-3	13/-1	16/2	20/4	23/7	25/12	25/14	25/14	23/11	9/5	15/1	13/-2
Marpha	3000m	10/-1	12/0	15/3	18/5	19/7	21/11	21/12	21/12	20/11	17/7	14/2	12/0
Lumle	1520m	13/5	14/6	19/10	22/13	22/14	23/17	22/17	23/17	21/16	20/14	16/9	13/6
Jumla	2425m	11/-2	13/-3	17/0	22/3	24/6	24/13	23/15	24/15	23/12	24/6	19/-4	15/-5
Jiri	2000m	13/0	15/1	19/4	22/8	22/12	23/16	23/17	23/17	22/15	20/10	17/4/	14/1
Namche	3450m	7/-8	6/-6	9/-3	12/1	14/4	15/6	16/8	6/8	15/6	12/2	9/3	7/-6
Tengboche	3870m	4/-9	5/-9	9/-6	12/-4	14/-1	14/3	14/5	14/4	13/2	12/-2	8/-7	6/-7
Ilam	1300m	16/9	18/10	23/14	25/16	25/17	25/18	25/18	25/19	25/17	25/16	21/12	18/8
Chitwan	150m	20/5	25/10	30/20	32/24	36/25	37/26	37/27	35/26	36/27	30/25	28/24	20/4

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Trekking area Useful Information : Telephone Facilities on the Trail :

Communication facility available in the popular trekking route

Region	Telephone
Bhoteodar	066 - 29305
Bensi Sahar	066 - 29309
Khuldi	066 - 29320
Bahun Danda	066 - 29344
Bhulbule	066 - 29335
Thoche	066 - 49320
Dhara Pani	066 - 49366
Chame	066 - 49333 CDO / 066 - 49399 DSP
Manang	066 - 49311 / 066 - 49322 PCO
Muktinath	069 - 29417 PCO
Kagbeni	069 - 29413 / 29430 PCO
Jomsom	069 - 29410 / 069 - 29416 JMR 069 - 29430 / 069 - 29403 019 - 41001 Sattelite Outline 019 - 41002 Satteline Receiving Line
Marpha	069 - 29412 PCO
Lete	069 - 29414
Tato Pani	069 - 29305 PCO
Tukuche	069 - 29415
Shikha	069 - 29306 PCO
Dana	069 - 29301
Ghore Pani	069 - 29320
Ghandrung	061 - 29322
Dampus	061 - 29377
Galeswor	069 - 20102
Baglung	068 - 20189

Medical and Clinic facility available in the popular Trekking route:

Everest Trekking Region
Lukla	Government Health post - Health assistant
Namche	Dental clinic - Dental Doctor
Khunde	Hospital - Doctor (Hillary Trust)
Pherche	HRA aid - post Doctor

Annapurna Region
Bensi sahar	Government Hospital - Doctor
Chame	Government Hospital
Manang	HRA Aid-post - Doctor/ACAP Health Post - Health assistant
Muktinath	Government Health post - Health assistant
Jomsom	Government - Hospital
Ghorepani	Government Health post - Health assistant


Langtang Trekking Region
Dhunche	Govt. Hospital Doctor
Syabru	Government Health Post