Annapurna Khayer Lake Trek - 17 days

Trekking requires good physical fitness. It means you should be able to walk 5-7 hours a day. If you have adverse health, it is not suitable for the altitude trek, so choose lower altitude trekking. To ensure that you can go to the high altitude, visit your doctor and get pieces of advice. 

Well, there are several ways that you can follow. Nepal Kameleon Holidays applies some of the easiest ways for acclimatization. Trek high sleep low is our method of trekking. Another way is to take a rest and acclimatization day and you can walk around that habituates your acclimatization level. It is the most important part.  Eating foods with soup and drinking warm soups keep you warm and energized. 

High altitude sickness if often asked question. And it is in fact really necessary to know about this matter. Our guide applies first aid treatment, and if it is an emergency and do not have another way out of the medical access, helicopter evacuation is the ultimate way. But, you need to know that it is an emergency. Otherwise, trekking down or taking a rest day can be effective. 

We would like to let you know that Nepal is safe for female travelers and it is some of the Himalayan trekking. Our field staff is experienced in how to let solo female travelers feel safe and trek with confidence.  

Packings depend on the trekking you are going to do. If you are going alpine trekking, you need warm clothes, a windproof down jacket, and other things. If you are doing lower-altitude trekking, less equipment is required. Please, see our equipment checklist.

Generally, porters carry 15-20 kg of baggage in the trekking. It can be more in altitude trekking. Avoid unnecessary equipment and put them in the hotel's storage or the locker. 

Tipping is not mandatory, but it is expected. It makes the lives of guides and porters easy. 

Mobile phone connections are available in many parts of Nepal nowadays.  Besides this, internet wifi connections are spreading throughout the country. So, communication service is easily accessible on most trekking routes. 

Travel insurance is an important part of trekking and any other adventure activities. If you are going higher than 2700 meters, high altitude symptoms start to be seen. In the remote countryside, there are no facilitated hospitals that can care the emergency situations. Having travel insurance helps you to trek confidently and if there is required of an emergency evacuation, Heli rescue is necessary. You should do insurance regarding the high altitude of your trekking destination. But if you are taking city tours or lower altitude treks, it's okay even if you do not have insurance. If you want insurance in Nepal, we can help you.