Trekking with us

There are misconceptions about how rugged and tough trekking is. It certainly offers a challenging vacation, but can be far more civilized than you think. Trekking on a fully supported trek is luxurious compared to backpacking / bushwalking. Trekking with us means all you will carry is a daypack containing your personal needs for that day. The rest of your gear will be transported between camps in a supplied duffle bag. How your gear is transported will depend on terrain, local availability of Ponies, porters and Yaks. So you can forget about heaving yourself over a hill laden with a monstrous backpack. Cooks who trek along with us prepare meals. They are also responsible for collecting and boiling your drinking water. Wood for fuel is scarce and deforestation a real problem throughout the Himalaya, we make sure Kerosene is being carried and used for cooking. The food on treks exceeds most expectations with a wide variety of tasty and nutritious dishes being served. Ingredients have to be carried with us for the duration of the trek, as what will be available in villages is unreliable.

Your day begins with tea or coffee brought to you in your tent followed by a bowl of warm washing water, once packed breakfast will be served and then its back on the trail. Mid day we stop for lunch after which the staff generally go ahead in order have the tents pitched with your bags waiting.  Its ideal to reach camp mid afternoon say around 3 giving time to relax read a book, wash your socks or snooze. The staff will also dig a pit toilet away from the main camp, within the privacy of a “toilet tent During the day you will need to answer the call of nature al fresco, there are on rare occasions toilets but they are often pretty filthy. Dinner is served early 6 or 7pm in the “dining tent” yes tables and chairs! It’s generally “early to bed early to rise”