Rates

Rates are valid for a minimum bill of 800 $. Below this amount 25% extra will be charged.
For every group a reservation fee of 40 $ will be charged. 
Any supplementary day exceeding the normal duration of the booked program will be charged extra.
The rates are approximate because of possible increases of salaries, flights, permits, lodges, etc ...The prices will be definitively fixed only when you will have asked for a quotation and paid the booking advance.
However, in case of price increase of flights, trekking permits and national park fees after the booking, an extra charge will be added to the balance.

Booking

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To book a program please use our booking form or, alternatively, send an e-mail with the following information:

The exact name and duration of the chosen program.
The trekking accommodation (lodge or camping) you choose.
The number of members and their names, passport numbers, nationalities and dates of birth.
Your date and time of arrival to Kathmandu .
You will receive a quotation. To confirm the booking, you will be requested to send by wire transfer 20 % of the total amount. You will be informed as soon as the booking advance is received.

For a tailor made program, you will get a quotation as soon as we get a full description.

Cancellation

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Cancellation charges are calculated per person, as follows:

At any time: 100% of the booked domestic flights.
More than 30 days before the departure date: 85 $ of fixed charges.
Less than 30 but more than 20 days before the departure date: 85 $ of fixed charges and 50% of the booking deposit.
Less than 20 days before the departure date: 85 $ of fixed charges and 100 % of the booking deposit.     
No cancellation charges (excepted 100 % of the domestic flights) if a departure date modification is notified at least 20 days before the beginning of the program.

In case a program should be stopped before the last stage, no refund will be due, whatever the reason of the interruption.

Liabilities and responsibilities

Meeting another culture requires tolerance and the ability to adapt. It is in the nature of all the programs that arrangements and participants have to be flexible. The day to day agenda and ultimate goal of a trip are taken as aims and not as contractual obligations. The agency will always try its very best to solve any problem you face during your trip, but cannot be held responsible for delays or alterations in the programs or for expenses incurred, owing to domestic flights delays or cancellation, strikes, local regulations, sickness, bad weather, war, force majeure, political closures and disputes...

Included in the price

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Airport-hotel transfer both ways.   
Hotel in Kathmandu : 4 nights bed & breakfast (2 before and 2 after trekking).
Trekking permit and national park entrance fees.
Special trekking permit and relation officer for Mustang and Manaslu.
All bus transfers as well as domestic flights.
All meals and lodging (camping, "lodges" or hotel ) during the trek.   
For camping treks: complete camping equipment such as 2 person tents, dining tent, toilet tent, foam mattress, kitchen equipment ... (sleeping bag is not included).  
An English speaking licensed guide, a cook and a kitchen boy, porters for your personal belongings (maximum of 12 Kg per person) and, for camping treks, porters for the camping equipment and the food.
For lodge treks, a single trekker will be accompanied only by a porter guide.
For programs including a trekking peak : the trekking peak permit and a high mountain guide.

Not included in the price

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Your personal insurance.  
Airport taxes.
Extra charges for exceeding 15 kg personal belongings on domestic flights.
Personal tips.  
Any drinks other than tea or coffee. For lodge treks: tea or coffee are included in the price only for breakfast.
Meals in Kathmandu (About 5 to 8 $ per day).

Options

Kathmandu - Pokhara : in any program with bus transfer, you can choose to fly. The extra cost is 75 $ per person, one way.
Extra porterage: if you have more than 12 kg personal belongings per person, we can organise some extra porterage: 10 $ per day up to 24 Kg extra weight.
2nd high mountain guide : 350 $. During the ascent of a trekking peak, the groups are accompanied only by a high mountain guide. We recommend to book a 2nd high mountain guide who will help during the ascent and bring back to the base camp those who are not able to reach the summit. Without the high altitude sherpa, a whole group could be obliged to return to the base camp just because one of the members is not able to reach the summit.