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 Himalayan Kingdoms Trek Leader
Sherpa Guide or Sirdar
On world-famous routes, such as Everest Base Camp and Annapurna Circuit, or on well-known trails in Nepal, Bhutan and India with relatively few practical problems, and for Tea House Treks, we use professionally trained Sherpas or Sirdars. A number of our Sherpas are Everest summiteers in their own right! Also in the Annapurna region one of our Sherpas is KC Bhuwan, winner of the inaugural ‘Wanderlust’ Paul Morrison Guide Award. We are fully confident in their ability to lead these routes competently. By travelling with local crews you will experience more of Asia in the raw.
In-country Guide
In particular countries where we are confident that the local guides are professionally trained and competent, speak good English, and are highly experienced, we will appoint such an in-country leader in preference to a European leader.
Camping
To visit some of the most magnificent mountain and wilderness landscapes of the world, camping is of course the only practical option. When camping with Himalayan Kingdoms you’ll sleep in a good-sized dome or A-frame tent, and be provided with a dining tent, toilet tent and kitchen tent. We also provide tables, chairs/stools, light, sleeping mats and all crockery and cutlery.
Tea House
While trekking in Nepal on the more popular trails, such as Everest Base Camp treks or Annapurna trekking, enterprising villagers have built tea-house lodges. In recent years the standards of food and lodging these tea houses provide has improved enormously. Most now offer twin-bedded rooms, some are equipped with solar-powered showers and many would vie in character and comfort with the alpine huts we use on our mountain treks in Europe, although in European huts, accommodation is usually dormitory-style.
Tea House and Camping
On a few of our tea-house treks the crossing of high passes necessitates camping for a couple of nights. We provide full camping service for these nights and include four-season sleeping bags.
Lodges
On our gentle trekking routes in Nepal, Sikkim, Northern India, Bhutan, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Peru and Argentina, our itineraries use “Lodges” at the end of each day’s hiking. For example, our Gentle Trekking and Luxury Lodges Treks in the Annapurna Foothills utilise the beautiful lodges built by Ker & Downey. All lodges have en-suite bathrooms with flush loos and electricity.
Mountain Huts/Pensions
Hotels and Family Inns
In main cities, we use mainly 4-star hotels chosen for their character and ambience; these will be booked on a bed and breakfast basis. Where we can, we like to use colonial-style hotels or properties that reflect the character of the country. In Japan, for instance, our two treks use traditional ryokan or minshuku family inns where real Japanese food is served and one of the highlights is sleeping on futons. In small towns out in the sticks, we use the best hotels available and very often these will be on a full board basis.
Village Houses
In Thailand, Laos and Vietnam, our Hill Tribe treks overnight in village houses. This is usually in the form of a separate dormitory, though you might find you are sleeping with the family or on the verandah!
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International return economy flights are included in your price.
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