Into Nepal: Walks & Wildlife

What's Included

• All breakfasts, two lunches and two dinners

  All breakfasts, two lunches, and two dinners are included in this trip.

• All accommodation

  All accommodation is included during the tour.

• Tibetan village with momo cooking experience

  Experience a visit to a Tibetan village with a momo cooking experience.

• Mountain Museum entrance (Pokhara)

  Entrance to the Mountain Museum in Pokhara is included.

• Dugout canoe ride and jeep safari (Chitwan)

  Enjoy a dugout canoe ride and jeep safari in Chitwan.

• All transport and listed activities

  All transport and listed activities are included in the tour.

• One internal flight

  One internal flight is included in the itinerary.

• Free arrival and departure transfers for everyone

  Free arrival and departure transfers are provided for everyone.

• Trekking permit and national park fees

  Trekking permit and national park fees are included.

What's Not Included

• Travel Insurance

  Travel insurance is not included and must be arranged separately.

• Single accommodation (available on request)

  Single accommodation is not included but is available on request.

• Visas or vaccinations

  Visas and vaccinations are not included and must be arranged separately.

• Sleeping bag (possible hire in advance through Exodus)

  A sleeping bag is not included but can be hired in advance through Exodus.

• Down jacket (possible hire in advance through Exodus)

  A down jacket is not included but can be hired in advance through Exodus.

Food

All breakfasts, two lunches and two dinners are included in this trip.



The breakfasts on trek are fixed set menus, usually porridge or muesli with either toast, chapatti or pancake, plus an egg or omelette and a cup of tea/coffee. You may also be able to supplement your included breakfast with additional items on the teahouse menu should you wish. Items not included in the set breakfast should be ordered and paid for separately.



We do not include lunch and dinner on trek allowing you to choose what you want to eat. Lunch will be taken at a teahouse en route. Dinner will be in the same teahouse that you sleep at (this is custom in Nepal as teahouses base their room rate on it).



The menus in the lodges are almost identical to one another but offer a varied choice, ranging from traditional Nepalese dhal bhat to pizza and apple pie. Dhal bhat is the staple diet in Nepal and comes in many different forms but generally comprises curried lentils and meat or vegetables, rice, and a pickle/chutney. Another popular snack is momos, a type of Nepalese dumpling, fried or steamed and filled with meat or vegetables.



Although meat is available in the teahouses, we advise against eating it on trek. The meat has often been carried in the heat from lower altitudes for several days before reaching the lodges and can cause stomach upsets or illness. Germs can also be spread by handling dirty money – we recommend using hand sanitiser.



If you have a gluten-free diet, we strongly recommend you bring extra food and snacks with you to supplement the food on trek as there will be little variety available to you, particularly for breakfast. Even many of the soups are from powder/packets and contain gluten.



If you buy imported food and drink on trek, you will spend more than the suggested amount.



Drinking water



Staying hydrated is important when undertaking any physical activity, on this trip it is generally recommended to carry a 33floz (one litre) water bottle and drink at least 67floz (two litres) per person per day.



However, we strongly encourage you not to buy bottled water on trek as this contributes to the growing problem of plastic pollution in the trekking areas of Nepal.



You can top up water bottles at tea breaks and lunch stops along the way with some villages offering safe drinking water stations selling UV-treated water for about 50 rupees (US$0.40) per litre.



The teahouses also sell boiled water for approximately 150-300 rupees (US$1.15-US$2.30) per litre (the price increases the higher you trek) which should not require treating. This is also perfect for a bedtime refill as it can double up as a hot-water bottle.



Alternatively, all teahouses provide free cold water. Although this should not be drunk untreated, we recommend you bring a reusable bottle/water bladder/Camelpak (ideally two) and use an effective form of water treatment. There are a wide range of products available including Steripens or purification tablets, which are the quickest and easiest options to use on trek – we recommend talking to an outdoor retailer for the latest advice as technologies are improving all the time. Make sure to check the product’s performance in cold/freezing conditions and consider battery life (lithium batteries are best in cold conditions).



Exodus has partnered with Water-to-Go, a filtration system that eliminates more than 99.99 percent of all microbiological contaminants from any non-saltwater source – visit Water-to-Go for more information. Exodus customers can claim 15 percent off their first order and, better still, 15 percent of the purchase value will be donated to the Exodus Travels Foundation. These bottles filter the water as you drink through the spout may not be the most efficient while on the go on a trek. Please note, if the water freezes it will clog up the filter. In this event, defrost before use by sitting the filter in lukewarm water for 10-15 minutes.
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Accommodation

This tour includes three nights in a hotel in Kathmandu, five nights in teahouse lodges during the trek, two nights in a hotel in Pokhara, and two nights in a jungle lodge in Chitwan. The teahouses are basic but adequate, with shared facilities and essential amenities.

Mode of Transport

Transportation includes a 30-minute flight to Pokhara, a 1.5-hour drive to Birethanthi, and a 4-5 hour drive to Chitwan. The tour also features a dugout canoe ride and a jeep safari in Chitwan National Park, with free arrival and departure transfers for all participants.