All heavy baggage will be carried by porters throughout the trek and climb.
All necessary gear such as boots, walking poles, down jackets, wind-rain jackets, sleeping bags, and climbing accessories must go in the luggage bag.

In May Nepal and the Himalayas, the region is normally warm but for this trip, one requires to carry down feather sleeping bags with flannel or silk inner lining : 4-5 Seasons Sleeping Bags.

Nepal’s Himalayas is a botanical treasure trove for flower lovers, the most popular flower being rhododendron, the national flower of Nepal which blooms from early March till April and May. The blooms can differ sometimes such as if there is heavy snow during spring it blooms later. So, there are plenty of chances of seeing wildflowers and small violets on grasses and meadows, rhododendrons up to 3,800 meters at Thyangboche. But from Lukla onwards, after 3,900m the flowers become rare, till 3,800m, and below one can see primulas-Iris-bush rhododendrons-Azalia (dwarf rhododendrons) and the daphne bird in some areas.

Sometimes one needs to cross these small sections of ice puddles and creeks and there are suspension bridges over rivers and streams.

The year is divided into 4 distinct seasons in Nepal – winter, spring, monsoon, and autumn. The best periods to trek and climb in Nepal are during the spring and autumn seasons.

Our cooks, kitchen staffs, and helpers are very well-versed in the hygienic preparation of food. In lodges, our crew supervise the food preparation by the lodge’s staff to ensure maintenance of hygienic standards and quality. The food menu can vary from different lodges according to availability during the season. Normally, the Nepali Dal, Bhat (rice & lentil soup) with mild vegetable curry, fried rice, noodles, soups of great variation are the mainstay. In some places, continental foods like Hash Brown Potato, Bread, Pan Cakes, Boiled Vegetables, Stew, Pizza, Cinnamon rolls, cakes, and pies, etc. are provided. But as you go higher the food menu becomes limited due to the harsh cold climate and altitude.

On a lodge-based trek, the only difference will be that instead of tents we’ll use lodges for accommodation. However, here too, we are extremely alert about the services and hygienic preparation of the food. Our staff members will see to that our clients receive the best treatment and also monitor food preparation in the kitchen.

While camping at Everest Base Camp, we use 2-men sleeping tents, foam mattresses, a dining tent, and a kitchen tent. A toilet tent will also be put up nearby. Our equipment also includes portable tables and chairs.

Our trek staffs are well-taught about eco-trekking and are disciplined to care for the environment and surroundings. All meals are cooked in portable kerosene oil stoves no firewood is used and neither are campfires made.

A typical day during trek:

1. Breakfast is served on the dining table around 7:00 am – 8:30 am.
   Breakfast usually consists of porridge-muesli-granule-cornflakes with liquid powdered milk, sugar, honey. Bread and toast with eggs will be the main breakfast items on most of the days. As the bread stock brought from Kathmandu runs out it will be replaced by chapatti or pancakes with egg variety as per clients’ choice that can be either omelets, fried, boiled, or scrambled eggs followed by tea, coffee, and drinking chocolates. On the table, at mealtime, we serve honey, jam, peanut butter, and ketchup to go along with each meal as per the client’s choice.
2. Lunch is served after 3-4 hours of morning walk depending. Lemon or orange juice will be provided for refreshment and lunch will consist of either boiled or fried rice, chapatti, paratha, Tibetan bread, and noodles fried with boiled or curry vegetables (depending upon the season). Canned food items such as tuna, sardine, baked beans are also served including yak cheese, dry salami, green vegetables, and salad followed by another round of tea (black or lemon tea).
3. On arrival at the lodge, after the day walks, late afternoon tea-coffee with biscuits awaits you.
4. Dinner is served around 6:30-7:00 pm . Warm vegetable soup flavored with chicken cubes, popcorn, or papadam usually kicks off the dinner. It is followed by the main course, which can either be fried noodles with eggs and vegetables, fried rice or boiled rice, or even Pulau rice sometimes accompanied by curry or boiled vegetables of different varieties, including cutlets and Mo:Mo:’s (vegetables or meat dumplings) will be served. Tea, coffee, or hot chocolates will be provided at the end of the meal
   The food menu changes each day to give varieties of choices and tastes, so the client won’t be bored with the same type of food.

On every trek, we carry a comprehensive medical kit. Our Trek Leaders and guides are well-versed in First Aid and attending to minor medical problems and acute mountain sickness. They are trained every year by veteran western and local doctors in Kathmandu regarding wilderness medical and survival courses. For Tenzing-Hillary Everest Marathon doctors will accompany the group to Everest Base Camp and back to Lukla. They are professional medical doctors from Kathmandu who hold degrees from Asian, European, and American medical institutes. During severe emergencies, helicopters are available on extra payment for evacuation to the nearest medical facility or one of Kathmandu’s best hospitals.

All members require having travel or medical insurance from their own respective countries.

In Nepal and other Himalaya trekking regions, Trek Leaders accompany the group to look after the welfare of the clients. They are knowledgeable individuals who can attend to your queries, regarding trekking, religion, local culture, traditions, history of Nepal, flora, and fauna. They will also keep you well informed about the day-to-day itineraries. Our Trek Leaders are well-trained about outdoors medical requirements as well. The Sirdar is the head guide and the camp manager. His job is to keep the camp and tents ready, organize porters or pack animals to carry the camping gear, and look after the staff as well. Sometimes when the leader is not available the Sirdar takes over temporarily as they are well-trained and have trekked and climbed numerous trekking peaks in the Himalaya region and have been with us for the past two decades or more.