Frequently Asked Questions
Organizing the trip
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Yes. Pure Nepal organizes trips for individuals, small groups or larger groups. Trips are always tailor-made!
A guide has experience in the mountains, knows the way and can assess risks properly. He knows the right places for you to find accommodation and helps in emergencies. It’s not always possible to quickly get to a hospital or healthcare facility on the trekking routes. Your guide can adequately assist in emergencies. Your guide can also tell you a lot about the area you are traveling through.
There are various ATMs in both Kathmandu and Pokhara where you can make a withdrawal. Not all places accept credit cards.
Health
We cannot advise you on this subject. You should contact your family doctor well before your trip.
You’ll also need to contact your family doctor about this. Anti-malaria medications are normally only necessary if you want to visit Chitwan National Park or if you’d like to combine your trip to Nepal with one to India.
Yes. There are international hospitals in Kathmandu. We can accompany you there, with transportation by helicopter if necessary. Be sure that you’re well insured!
Always purchase well-sealed bottles of mineral water. You can refill bottles at reliable locations, including our Kathmandu office. We’ll gladly inform you about water purification options.
Be very careful with what you eat. Traveler’s diarrhea is very common in Nepal. We do not recommend ‘food from the street’, including fruit that is cut or peeled. Never eat ice cream from the ice cream carts!
Transport
No. Only cars with a driver are available for rent in Nepal.
Tourist busses are not allowed to carry more passengers than there are seats in the bus. Local busses are always packed full (including the roof). The local bus drivers have a less cautious driving style. Plus the technical quality of tourist busses is better than the local busses. They will also stop at ‘tourist restaurants’ for breakfast or lunch. Tourist busses are very affordable and local busses even more so. We recommend tourist busses, especially for long trips!
You can take domestic flights to various destinations.
“After our trip, we visited the home of our carrier through the Dhading home stay. It was great to share the meal with his family around the wood fire!” -Peter, 34 yr-