North Annapurna Base Camp Trek

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Tourist Visa Process for Nepal

Specializing in tourists who are interested in exploring Nepal’s culture, nature, and adventure activities. The tourist visas are usually valid for 15 to 90 days and let tourists see major destinations such as Kathmandu, Pokhara, or the Himalayan trekking routes. For the leisurely tour, trekking tour, or pilgrimage tour in Nepal a tourist visa offers the visitor the flexibility to go wherever he wants.

However Indian citizens do not require a visa to enter Nepal and getting a Nepal Visa is the easiest as you can get it by visiting an Embassy/Consulate of Nepal in your own country or upon arrival at Kathmandu‘s International Airport. You must bring two passport-size photos, a valid passport, and cash of USD equivalent of visa fees.

For more information, don't hesitate to contact the Department of Immigration.

Accommodation during the trek

Food

Breakfast: Cereal, Porridge, rice pudding, egg dish with bread and toast, bread with jam and honey, Pancakes with jam and honey, tea or coffee.

Lunch Items: Dal Bhat (mostly recommended), noodles soup, fried noodles, momo, spaghetti chapati, Spring roll, macron, egg curry with plain rice, Thukpa, Thenthuk, french fry, fried potato, boiled potato, and much more.

Dinner: These are mostly the same as lunch items but may vary in some hotels.

Homestays/ Camping

The Annapurna North Base Camp Trek has several bed options along the trekking trail, including the tea house trek and camping or homestay options. The usual form of lodging is tea houses, which are prevalent particularly in the lower to mid-elevation areas of the trek. These are simple accommodation facilities that provide a bed, food (usually breakfast and lunch), and sometimes hot water for showers. The tea houses are family-owned and offer an opportunity to visit and mingle with the locals to learn more about their culture and lifestyles.

With every step from Bhusket Mela towards the Annapurna North Base Camp, the number of tea houses decreases, especially when getting closer to the actual Base Camp. One has to camp in these areas since there are no accommodation facilities. Mountaineering companies also organize all the required camping facilities, such as a tent, sleeping bags, and food the accompanying team prepares. High-altitude camping gives the trekkers a real feeling of being in a remote Himalayan region in a peaceful setting under the open sky amidst twinkling stars far away from light pollution.

During the camping sessions, you will live in tents and enjoy hearty meals prepared by our dedicated kitchen teams. Not to forget a team of kitchen cooks including kitchen helpers will travel along throughout the trek to ensure your travel is fulfilled with healthy cooked meals. 

Moreover, homestay facilities may be available in some villages, such as Hum Khola, Shadikharka, and Narchang. This enables trekkers to stay with some local families to learn about the better part of the villagers and their hospitable nature each day. Homestays also help boost the local economy through their cultural interaction.

From tea houses to camping and homestays, the accommodation facilities on the Annapurna North Base Camp Trek offer a variety of options, from providing comfort to giving trekkers a chance to experience local life after a day of exhausting treks through the beautiful trails of the Annapurna region.

Altitude Sickness and Remedies During Annapurna North Base Camp Trek:

• Early Symptoms of Altitude Sickness
• Increased breathing.
• Headache and Restless sleep.
• Increased urination.
• Dehydration.
• Periodic breathing at night as a result of altitude.
• Later symptoms
• Shortness of breath.
• Respiratory failure.
• Extreme fatigue.
• Coma.
• Cerebral edema.

You can take other precautions to reduce the risk of altitude sickness while trekking to the Annapurna North Base Camp.

• Take time to ascend and have rest breaks some days every 600 or 700 meters during the climb and one day at a higher altitude before descending at night at lower elevation levels.
• Be sure to take note of this since the level of oxygen also decreases with altitude and there is little to no vegetation during the trek as well. Non-alcoholic substances are as harmful as alcohol or other tobacco products and enhance dehydration. The good water should be taken warm now and then to offset some of the effects of high altitude.
• On the psychological side, ensure that you are well-equipped for the expedition and keep positive energy to make the trip interesting and minimize stress.
• There is advice not to take sleeping pills and other drugs to help one with insomnia, for instance, sleeping pills can decrease the amount of blood oxygen and make the condition of mountain sickness worse.

These symptoms escalate and do not continue growing in altitude; instead, one must climb down to lower altitudes.

Packing List for Annapurna North Base Camp Trek:

• Backpack: A backpack large enough to be able to throw in whatever you might need for the day.
• Sleeping bag: It is, however, important to note that it is necessary to pay extra attention to a sleeping bag to avoid cold nights in the mountains.
• Sleeping pad: An inflatable mattress: offers insulation and prevents the body from waking with aches in the hip or shoulder.
• Clothing: It is often advised the use different attire such as base layers, middle layers, and outer clothing depending on weather conditions. Make sure that you avoid traveling with socks because you hate to change your socks.
• Rain gear: On rainy days, you should wear a waterproof coat and pants…If rain falls, the coat and pants should have to be waterproof.
• Headlamp: A headlamp is an essential item to get from trailing in dark narrow trails that are designed for late morning or evening driving.
• The trekking poles even give you something to step on instead of relying almost entirely on your knees for balance on an uneven path.
• Hiking boots: Choose boots that fit nicely and are already half-worn for comfortable support if you are through the hike.
• Water bottle: Have a potable water container with you to enable you to take the necessary water to refresh the body at times of dryness and heat throughout the hike so that you can move with ease through all terrains.
• Snacks: It is necessary to carry a lot of high-energy food like trail mix and energy bars to keep the hiker energized throughout the hike.
• First aid kit: It is important to carry a small first aid box from which you get the band-aids, pain reliever, and blister pads.
• Sun protection: Several measures will be taken to prevent the UV rays from attacking the body including the use of sunscreen, shades, and a wide-rimmed headgear.
• Personal hygiene items: It will be very useful if brush, paste, hand sanitizer, etc. are mentioned in the kit as the information is essential.
• Passport: It should be remembered that your passport is which is your tool for showing up in person to the authorities for permission to see your physical presence in Nepal.
• Travel documents: Get your airfare booking slips, travel insurance policy photocopy, and identification documents ready.
• Cash: Change should be always carried to have small notes for every day’s expenses while traveling. For instance, coffee makes snacks survive for longer compared to when coffee is not present.