Included in the tour:

• Domestic airfare with airport taxes, Kathmandu-Pokhara, Pokhara-Jomsom and Chitwan (Bharatpur)-Kathmandu. (Depending on road and weather conditions, flights may have to be substituted by van-road transport or vice versa, or just patience in the case of Jomsom)
• All ground transportation, airport pickup/drop off
• All hotels with breakfast
• Trek includes guide, porters, food, lodging, tea and coffee, sleeping bags (unless you prefer your own), hot water for bathing, guide and porter insurance, and air tickets for guide
• Chitwan National Park package includes all meals during stay at Chitwan Jungle Lodge, jungle tours with naturalist, elephant ride, canoe on the river to see water fowl and animals, bird watching, and local Tharu cultural dancing
• Final evening’s dinner at prominent Nepali restaurant
• Entry fees to all scheduled sightseeing sites with city guide
• Park fee for Annapurna Conservation Area Program (ACAP)

Tour: $1800 per person based on double occupancy

Single supplement: $300

Trek is moderate

Not included:

Nepal Visa:

-Multiple entry 15 days US$ 25 or equivalent convertible currency

-Multiple entry 30 days US$ 40 or equivalent convertible currency

-Multiple entry 90 days US$ 100 or equivalent convertible currency

Tourist Visa Extension:
Visa extension fee for 15 days or less is US $ 30 or equivalent convertible currency and visa extension fee for more than 15 days is US$ 2 per day
Tourist visa can be extended for a maximum period of 150 days in a single visa year (January – December).

-International Airport Departure Tax (approximately $20)

-Lunch /dinner where not indicated

-Tips are not included except for transfer of luggage. Tipping of porters and guides on walks, resort and park guides, and long-distance drivers, is usually expected…and best managed as a group

For up to date public health information, go to www.cdc.gov and click on “traveler’s health” and select the county (Nepal). During non-monsoon months, mosquitoes are not common at low altitudes even in Pokhara or Chitwan because of cool nights. But it’s best to be prepared and I suggest everyone travel with repellent (Deet or Picaridin, etc.).

Download the Nepal Visa Form from: www.treks.com.np/visa/

Tourist visa is $30 for the first 60 days, available on arrival in Kathmandu. The process is simplified if you have exact change and the visa form completed on arrival at the Kathmandu airport, with three passport-size photos.

If you have your own sleeping bag rated to 32F, we suggest that you bring it. If you don’t have a bag, we’ll rent one for you but may not be able to guarantee size if a long bag is needed.

Madan Pun

Nepal Study Treks and Expeditions Pvt. Ltd.

www.studytreks.com

Email: info@studytreks.com or nste@wlink.com.np