| A trip to Nepal is the adventure of a lifetime for | | | | companies have permanent staff on the ground,pay |
| many people, but choosing the wrong Nepal Tour | | | | their guides yearly salaries and provide health |
| Operator can turn an adventure into a misadventure. | | | | insurance and union rates during treks to ensure the |
| In Nepal you can quickly be in remote locations miles | | | | highest quality of service. The obvious outcome from |
| from help which is decidedly not when you want to | | | | this is that guides and porters have a real interest in |
| find out that you've chosen the wrong tour | | | | your holiday experience. |
| company. | | | | When you're researching Nepal tour operators make |
| Life happens. Sometimes it even happens before you | | | | sure to find out what type of accommodations they |
| arrive in Nepal for your holiday. Some things can't be | | | | use. In Nepal you can find everything from run down, |
| avoided, illness, family emergencies and natural | | | | bug infested accommodations to first class deluxe |
| disasters come easily to mind. When you're faced | | | | hotels. You should look for a tour company that has |
| with any of those situations the last thing you want | | | | tested the accommodations that they are having you |
| to have to worry about is the hefty non-refundable | | | | stay in and have found them to be of superior |
| deposit you put down for your vacation. Look for a | | | | quality. If you want to stay in deluxe hotels, this |
| company that doesn't require you to put down a | | | | should be an option your tour operator can arrange. |
| deposit. A few exceptional companies don't even | | | | Food is one of those things that can make or break |
| require that you pay any fee until you arrive in Nepal. | | | | a trip. A poorly prepared meal can lead to stomach |
| This gives you the ultimate flexibility, freedom and | | | | problems or worse. By the same token, eating bland |
| comfort of mind. | | | | unappealing food, especially if your appetite is already |
| Nepal may be the ultimate destination for trekking, | | | | affected by altitude as it can be, can quickly become |
| but there is much more to do in this country than | | | | a real problem. Treks take strength and that requires |
| trek. Nepal rafting is among the best in the world. It's | | | | keeping your nourishment up. If you have special |
| rivers are fed from the snow packed Himalayas and | | | | dietary requirements, you absolutely need to find a |
| there are varying degrees of difficulty. In Nepal's | | | | trekking agency willing to cater to your dietary |
| lower regions the country offers wildlife safaris that | | | | needs. |
| many people completely overlook. In addition to | | | | Tourism takes a heavy toll on resources and while it |
| these experiences Nepal culture is amazing and a | | | | brings many good things to developing countries, like |
| cultural tour can be eye opening and breath taking. | | | | Nepal, it also has negative impacts. If ethical travel is |
| While some tour operators in Nepal just do treks, | | | | important to you ask your tour operator how they |
| others offer all of these types of experiences. | | | | minimize the negative impacts and maximize the |
| Many foreign tour operators in Nepal have no | | | | positive. Some tour companies have designed into |
| permanent staff based in Nepal. They hire guides and | | | | their business a plan for giving back to the locals. If |
| porters on an ad hock basis and arrange your trips | | | | this kind of thing is important to you vote with your |
| from afar. There's always a pool of guides and | | | | money. |
| porters available as the tourism industry is a lucrative | | | | Don't be shy to probe your company on any of |
| one, but when it is your well deserved holiday and | | | | these points. It's your holiday, it's your money and |
| your putting your safety in their hands you want to | | | | whether you have an adventure or a misadventure |
| know the guide and porters have a firm loyalty to | | | | has everything to do with the questions you ask |
| the company they work for. Truly exceptional tour | | | | upfront. |