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Everest at sunset © David Breashear

Trek to Everest A Walk in the Khumbu Himal Mon. April 21 to Fri. May 9, 2014

19 Days – Demanding High Altitude Trekking

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imalaya – the name says it all. Straddling the border between Tibet and its southerly neighbor, the Kingdom of Nepal, the world’s tallest mountains soar to the heavens, seemingly piercing the unimaginably blue Tibetan skies. For the

peoples of the Himalayan kingdoms, these mountains are sacred; for on their lofty heights dwell the gods and goddesses of the Indic religious traditions of Hinduism, Jainism, and Buddhism. In fact, the mountains themselves are considered manifestations of the deities.

The South Face of Everest

Rising above them all is the “goddess” of all mountains, the colossal Everest. Reaching a stupendous 29,017 feet, the world’s tallest mountain exerts a powerfully magnetic pull. Indeed, for many an intrepid explorer, the lure of the summit has proved irresistible, albeit at times tragically so. Known as “Peak XV” by the early Indo-British surveying team that established its summit as the world’s highest, the mountain was later named after Sir George Everest, head of the Great Trigonometrical Survey. While this is the name by which most Westerners know the mountain, to Tibetans it is Chomolangma, “The Goddess Mother of the Universe,” while to Nepalis it is Sagarmatha, “The Forehead of the Sky.” We begin our journey in hustle and bustle of Kathmandu before taking the breathtaking mountain flight to Lukla, our trailhead. We then undertake the popular trek to bask in the glory of Everest’s majestic south face in the Khumbu, land of the Sherpa. Staying in comfortable mountain lodges or private camps, we hike along the historic trekking route that was pioneered by the like of Sir Edmond Hillary and Tenzing Norgay.

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I T I N E R A R Y

Days 1 & 2 Monday & Tuesday: April 21st & 22nd

DEPART NORTH AMERICA Flying over multiple time zones you “lose time” as you head east. There are no non-stop flights from North America to Nepal and one must connect via the far east or middle east countries.. Note on international flights: The cost of the trip does not include your flight from USA to Kathmandu. Please inform us if you would like assistance in booking your international air flights. Trans-pacific connections are via Hong Kong or Bangkok. Trans-Atlantic connections are via Dubai, Abu Dhabi or Delhi. Depending on your choice of international carrier you may be required to depart the USA a day earlier.

On flight

Day 3 Wednesday: April 23rd

ARRIVE KATHMANDU / IN KATHMANDU Once you have cleared the formalities of customs, immigration, you step into the receiving area where you will be met by our Nepalese Guide and escorted to the Yak & Yeti. “Namaste” is the greeting you will receive from the friendly Nepalese people, a traditional Hindu greeting, derived from Sanskrit, which means “I salute the soul (God?) within you.” We will check in to our hotel, the classic Yak & Yeti, before spending the afternoon taking in some of the sites of Kathmandu Late afternoon/early evening we will have an orientation meeting to discuss effects of high altitude and check our trekking gear (Kathmandu is a great place to get completely outfitted with trekking/climbing gear, in case you forgot something). After the meeting we will take a walking tour of “old Kathmandu,” including Durbar Square, Hanuman Dhoka, the ancient palace of the Gorkha Kings and the old bazaar, ending with a “welcome dinner.”

Yak & Yeti Hotel (B, L, D)

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Day 4 Thursday: April 24th

FLY TO LUKLA – START TREK (9,380 ft.) We begin our Everest trek with an exciting flight in a Twin Otter plane to the small airstrip at Lukla, elevation 9,275 feet, where we will meet our trekking staff. Well-rested from two days of light activity, we hit the trail with renewed enthusiasm. The first day's walk is moderate, as we make our way down from Lukla to the Dudh Kosi (the “Milk River,” named for its color). Hiking up the valley to the village of Monjo.

Mount Kailash Lodge (B, L, D)

Day 5 Friday: April 254h

TREK TO NAMCHE BAZAAR (11,300 ft.) A long and challenging day with many ups and downs to Namche, with an extended and steep hill trail leading into Namche Bazaar (pictured below). Along the trail are villages interspersed with forests of rhododendron, magnolia trees, and giant firs. Towards the end of the day, about halfway up the final hill to Namche, we find our first views of the snowed-capped summits of Lhotse (27,916 feet) and Mt. Everest (29,035 feet).

Arranged in a steep amphitheater at 11,300 feet, the town is packed with shops and small lodges, not to mention the winter homes of many prominent Sherpa families. Namche is the trading center for the entire Khumbu region, and the nexus of Sherpa social life. We stay is a lodge founded by Pasang Kame (a famed Everester) in what is “ground zero” for Everest climbs.

Most of the well-known Everest summitters have stayed here at one time or the other and lend their names to the various rooms. We will walk about the bazaar and explore the heart of Sherpa community.

Khumbu Lodge (B, L, D)

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Day 6

Saturday: April 26th TREK TO KUMJUNG An easy day toady as we enjoy a leisurely breakfast before taking a two hours hike to our next location, the scenic village of Kumjung. It is here that Ed Hillary started his first school for the Sherpa community and this is also the site of the Kunde Hospital. Our lodge here is built to offer magnificent views of

Mt. Amadablam (pictured above). Being a full moon we will have the opportunity of photographing the full moon rise against the high peaks of the Himalaya.

Amadablam Lodge (B, L, D)

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Sunday: April 27th TREK TO THYANGBOCHE (12,700 ft.) The morning takes us downhill, through terraced fields and pastures to our lunch site at Phunko Tenga, amid colorfully painted Buddhist prayer wheels, turning slowly by waterpower. Crossing the foaming Dudh Kosi River on a footbridge we start our long, steady climb through a pine forest to one of the most beautiful spots in the Himalaya, the monastery called Thyangboche, where, at 12,687 feet, we stay in the adjacent Guesthouse. Thyangboche offers one of the most stunning panoramas in the Himalaya – Tawoche (2l,463 feet), Nuptse (25,843 feet), Mt. Everest (29,035 feet), Lhotse (27,9l6 feet), Ama Dablam (22,493 feet), Kangtega (22,235 feet), Thamserku (2l,806 feet), and Kwande (20,806 feet). Founded some fifty years ago by Lama Gulu, the monastery is the main spiritual center of the Khumbu.

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The main temple was destroyed by an earthquake in l933, was reconstructed and again destroyed by a fire in 1989, and, with the assistance of many trekkers, the monastery has once again been rebuilt. Buddhism is believed to have been introduced into the Khumbu towards the end of the 17th century by Lama Sange Dorje, the fifth of the reincarnate lamas of the Rongbuk Monastery in Tibet on the other side of Mt. Everest. According to local legend, Sange Dorje flew over the Himalayas and landed on rocks at Pangboche and Tengboche, where he left his footprints. Sunrise and sunset are magnificent, with the rocky tip of Everest peeping from behind the dramatic Lhotse/Nuptse wall, the beautiful Ama Dablam, and many other peaks shifting through the pink spectrum of alpenglow colors.

Thyangboche Guest House (B, L, D)

Days 8 – 10

Monday – Wednesday: April 28th – 30th LOBUCHE – HIGH CAMP EN ROUTE TO EVEREST BASE CAMP These three days are spent hiking in the high country surrounded by Everest and all of its satellite peaks. The trek leader will determine how far and which view points that the group will visit. This will be based on the strength and acclimatization of the group. Our experience has been almost all trek members make the hike to Everest’s Base camp. Leaving Tangboche we hike through a forest of birches, conifers and rhododendrons, crossing the Imja Khola (river) on a steel bridge we climb up to Pangboche and then reach Dingboche by mid-afternoon. The views are again spectacular as we see another face of Amadablam, Island Peak and Makalu. From Dingboche we hike through the high alpine region, across the glacial frozen river at Thukla and climb up hill to the Lubuche, with magnificent views of Cholatse, Lobuche, Pumori and Nuptse. From Lobuche we are within striking distance of both, Everest’s Base Camp and the peak of Kala Pathar.

Lodge (B, L, D)

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Day 11

Thursday: May 1st KALA PATHAR EXCURSION Being directly opposite Everest, Kala Pathar (18,200 ft) offers some of the best panoramic views of Everest. In fact, most of the famous pictures of Mt. Everest’s rock pyramid peak are taken from Kalapathar (photo on left). We have a relaxed morning and after an early lunch, we start our slow but steady

climb (no technical climbing required), reaching the black stone peak of the mountain by late afternoon. After spending some time on the peak (we may stay to watch the setting sun light up Everest’s rocky summit) and talking a number of photographs we descend back to our camp at Lobuche.

Lodge (B, L, D)

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Friday: May 2nd EVEREST BASE CAMP EXCURSION: An early start is essential so that we can have few hours at the Base Camp. We can see Khumbu Glacier as we approach Gorakshep, where we will take a short break before hiking into the Base Camp Area (pictured on the right). We will see the spring climbing expedition camps in the base area and have an opportunity of meeting with some Everest climbers. The base camp also offers views of the dramatic Khumbu Glacier. The actual summit of Everest is hard to see from this location as we are so close to the mountain. Return to Lobuche for the overnight.

Lodge (B, L, D)

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Days 13 & 14 Saturday & Sunday: May 3rd & 4th

RETURN TREK TO NAMCHE (11,300 ft.) We now start our return trek to Lukla airport. Our first day’s descent will bring us to the monastery of Thyangboche and on the second day we will hike all the way to Namche. We should arrive Namche with enough time for you to do some last minute shopping in Namche’s Bazaar and for a “Hot shower.”

Khumbu Lodge (B, L, D)

Day 15 Monday: May 5th

TREK TO LUKLA Today we end our trek by climbing back up to Lukla. Tonight we will have our final dinner with our trekking staff and bid them farewell as we rise early the next morning to catch our flight back to Kathmandu.

Northface Lodge (B, L, D)

Day 16 Tuesday: May 6th

FLY TO KATHMANDU We say goodbye to our trekking staff, and prepare to make the return to Kathmandu. Weather permitting the morning flight will get us back to the Nepali capital, where we will return to the cozy confines of the Yak & Yeti Hotel. The remainder of the day will be at your leisure to shop, wander the bazaars and enjoy exotic Kathmandu.


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Day 17 Wednesday: May 7th

IN KATHMANDU / BACK-UP DAY This day serves as a back-up day for us to fly out from Lukla, in case the flight was cancelled the day before because of inclement weather. Kathmandu’s legendary temple sites and stupas are truly amazing, and are simultaneously revered as sacred reliquaries and bustling with contemporary social life. The eyes of the Lord Buddha gaze serenely upon the Kathmandu Valley from atop the photogenic stupa at Swayambunath, also known as the Monkey Temple. The large Buddhist stupa Bodnath, a World Heritage Site, is equally renowned. Bodnath is also home to a sizeable Tibetan community and is a wonderful place to witness traditional Buddhist ritual, as well as to shop for Tibetan arts and crafts. Kathmandu is also home to the great Hindu temple at Pashupatinath, located on the banks of the

Bagmati River. This is a major pilgrimage site for the followers of Shiva, drawing Hindu faithful from around the world. Although the temple is off-limits to non-Hindus, travelers can still visit the temple precincts and view the temple from the opposite bank of the Bagmati. From here, one can see the temple’s cremation ghats and witness firsthand the Hindu cycle of life. This evening we will gather for a special Farewell Dinner, as we bring our incredible journey to a close.


Day 18 Thursday: May 8th

KATHMANDU TO BANGKOK / OTHER TRANSIT CITY TO CONNECT TO USA We will be transferred to Kathmandu’s airport for flights to our respective Asian transit cities for connecting return flights to the USA, or your onward travel destination.

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Day 19 Friday: May 9th

RETURN TO USA Depart Bangkok or other transit city and arrive in the USA the same day.

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2014 LAND COST: $4800 (per person, twin share)

Single Supplement: $850

INCLUDED IN TOUR COST

• Deluxe accommodations at the Yak & Yeti in Kathmandu, based on double occupancy, inclusive of all taxes and service charges.

• Accommodations in the best Lodges on trek till Tyangboche and Alpine Camping or lodges above Tyangboche

• Kathmandu-Lukla-Kathmandu flights (with all taxes and departure tax) • All ground transportation using private AC vehicles within Nepal. • Kathmandu sightseeing as noted with experienced English-speaking local guides. • All meals after arrival in Nepal (dinner Day 3 to breakfast Day 18). • Special “Welcome and Farewell” dinners in Kathmandu. • All arrival/departure airport/hotel transfers. • All entry fees at all temples, museums and monuments on sight seeing excursions. • Full service trek (includes all personal, kitchen and toilet tents, sleeping bags,

sleeping pads, camp staff, porters and yaks). • All fees for Trek Permit, Sagarmatha National Park fees, conservations fee • All Tips/gratuity to local staff (camp staff, porters, drivers, bell boys, etc.). • Services of Destination Himalaya’s Trek Leader • Services of Destination Himalaya’s Nepalese Trek Manager Mingmar Sherpa • Destination Himalaya’s Medical ($25,000), Accident and Evacuation Insurance

($500,000) and Assistance Plan.

NOT INCLUDED IN TOUR COST

• International airfare to and fro Kathmandu • Meals or hotels in transit cities en route to Nepal • Tips/gratuity to Trek Leaders • Items of a personal nature, such as alcoholic beverages, laundry, phone calls, etc. • Movie, video and still camera fees. • Trip cancellation, travel delay or baggage insurance.

(Note: This optional coverage is highly recommended and can be purchased through Destination Himalaya).

• Charges incurred as a result of delays beyond Destination Himalaya control.

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WHY TRAVEL WITH DESTINATION HIMALAYA?

Commitment To Intelligent Travel At Destination Himalaya, our primary mission is to successfully fulfill our “Commitment To Intelligent Travel.” We are committed to ensuring travel that is both ecologically responsible and culturally sensitive. Out of respect for the natural environment and the people of the regions in which we operate, we uphold the highest standards of low-impact and sustainable tourism. Our goal is to ensure a mutually beneficial encounter between our clients and the proud people of Asia, and to help preserve the pristine beauty of this special land by continually striving to exceed “industry-best standards.” Our “Commitment to Intelligent Travel” stresses education and understanding. We do our utmost to educate our clients about the destinations they will visit prior to their departure, during their time in Asia, and after they return home. Our goal is to integrate the best parts of travel - exposure to culture, art, geography, history and recreation - with the best part of human nature - the desire to connect and improve each other’s lives. Satisfied past clients include the National Geographic Expeditions, National Geographic Committee for Research & Exploration, American Museum of Natural History, Grace Family Foundation, Wharton Business School, Goldie Hawn, to name a few. Commitment To Safety Not only do we do everything in our power to see that our trips operate safely, but we try and stack the deck in our favor. All of our trip leaders have First Aid training and majority of them are WFR (Wilderness first Responder) certified. DH staff actively monitors the political situation of our destinations on a daily basis. Along with USA Department of State, DH also monitors: advisories from the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office of the United Kingdom. When it comes to personal health, we require that for certain trips (such as those involving trekking or high-altitude destinations) clients get clearance from a medical doctor in order to be accepted on the trip. In addition, every client who travels with Destination Himalaya is automatically covered by our medical and evacuation insurance. This coverage includes $25,000 for medical expenses, $500,000 for emergency medical transportation, $750 for a trip delay, and $300 for a baggage delay. Commitment To Giving Back From our inception and initial involvement with the SOS Tibetan orphanage in Chuglamsar, Ladakh in 1989, Destination Himalaya, along with our clients and partners in Asia, has made “giving back” to local communities paramount. Dealing exclusively with small, local organizations, our goal is to be highly involved in our chosen projects. This hands-on approach amounts to much more than just giving money. We become actively involved in each project and maintain that involvement over time.

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Every year our staff and our Asian partners visit the communities and institutions we sponsor, to monitor the status of our projects. This creates an invaluable atmosphere of trust and understanding as a long-term relationship develops between Destination Himalaya and our beneficiaries. For details on the specific projects we support, please visit our website, destinationhimalaya.com/Giving Back. We employ only locals in all of our oversee operations and when required we have invested time and finances to educate and train locals to become valued members of our field staff e.g.: in Tibet, from drivers to management we only employ Tibetans; similarly in Nepal our entire staff is Nepalese. Commitment To Sustainable Tourism Long before the global notion of “sustainable tourism” arose, Destination Himalaya understood the sometimes-fragile qualities of the landscapes and cultures of South Asia. For this reason, we are dedicated to travel that is both ecologically responsible and culturally sensitive. Destination Himalaya feels that the tenets of Sustainable Tourism necessitate interaction with the people and traditions of our host countries. We never disturb prayer or rituals, yet we are always open to communicating. We enter each situation with a willingness to learn and a desire to share our own ways in a respectful manner. Our clients taste indigenous cuisine, experience traditional dance and music, and revel in the glorious art and architecture that permeates the South Asian lands. As travelers, we are in a position to share what we have witnessed - be it the deteriorating condition of a monument, the disappearance of traditional life due to harmful incursions of modernity, or the endangerment of an ecosystem. Our clients become empowered through our trips, and we encourage them to communicate what they have seen and learned to others at home. Additionally, Destination Himalaya’s Bay Area office and all of its India ground operations are now carbon-neutral. We worked with Stone Valley Partners to calculate our carbon impact and are offsetting it by supporting carbon reduction projects in India (Thar Desert Wind Farm, Jaisalmer and Panchpatta Wind Power, Maharashtra). We carefully choose hotels with environmentally sensitive policies; in the backwaters of Kerala, our clients enjoy the Sauvar Nagam, the region’s first eco-friendly houseboat as it is outfitted with solar panels for power and hot water and a state-of-the-art septic system to prevent wastewater leakage. DH’s commitment to sustainable practices continues at home, as the company brings these sensibilities to its US operations. All our marketing (including color brochure) and other company materials are printed locally on 100% recycled paper using soy-based ink. DH hires and buys only in the local arena, and strives to exceed environmental standards at home, as well as abroad.

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OUR TRIP LEADERS We have developed a team of well-educated, knowledgeable and sensitive individuals who have guided and traveled extensively all over South Asia (and the world, for that matter). Their versatility enables them to lead groups or individual travelers both in the mountains as well as in any cultural destination. As well as English, our leaders often speak at least two Asian languages with a fluency that leaves little to be desired. Most of our leaders are experienced mountaineers, who have come to the job through their love for the outdoors. Over the years they have led cultural tours, trekking trips, mountaineering expeditions, rafting trips, wildlife safaris, and desert camel and jeep safaris. Each of our leaders has a minimum of ten years of outdoor travel experience and is obligated to undergo an annual leadership refresher course, as well as maintain their Wilderness First Responder certification.

A word about your Trek Leaders David Breashears is a world-class Filmmaker, adventurer, and mountaineer whose work has taken him to remote locations throughout Tibet, China, Nepal, India, Pakistan, South America, and East Africa. He has worked on such feature films as Seven Years in Tibet and Cliffhanger, as well as the award-winning documentary Red Flag over Tibet. In 1983 he transmitted the first live pictures from the summit of Mount Everest and in 1985 became the first American to twice reach its summit. He is the recipient of four Emmy awards for achievement in cinematography.

In 1996 he co-directed, photographed, and co-produced the acclaimed IMAX large-format film Everest and contributed his still photos from that climb to the bestselling book Everest: Mountain Without Mercy. In 1997 he co-produced and photographed "Everest: The Death Zone" for the PBS science series NOVA, marking his fourth ascent of the world's highest mountain. In 1996 he co-directed, photographed, and co-produced the acclaimed IMAX film Everest and his latest documentary Storm over Everest was released on May 13, 2008. David has been traveling to Tibet for 25 years. He will give ongoing talks during the trip on Everest expeditions and lore, including the infamous Mallory/Irvine attempt of 1924, Hillary’s successful first summit and the 1996 disaster, with which he is intimately acquainted. He will also educate us on the climatic changes and ecological issues confronting the Everest region, as well as, on the ongoing conservation efforts, of which he is a pioneer. When not climbing, David Breashears calls Boston his home.

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Mingmar Dorji Sherpa, our Nepali trekking guide par excellence, came to us via famous mountaineer/filmmaker David Breashears. In true Sherpa fashion, Mingmar started his career as a trekking/climbing porter and soon rose through the ranks to becoming one of David’s most accomplished assistants. An experienced climber, he has summited Everest four times, thrice from the Nepali (south face) side and once from the Tibetan (north face side). Mingmar is also a noted journalist and videographer, reporting for NTV (Nepal Television) on mountaineering and other sporting activities.

Mingmar’s First Everest summit was accomplished in 2004, when he was working with David Breashears on a filming project on Everest. The film ”Storm over Everest” was released in 2008 and recounted the dramatic events of the tragic 1996-climbing season. His second summit (North face) was achieved when he was on assignment with Altitude films and Atlantic Productions on the Everest expedition of 2007 with Conrad Anker. Mingmar was the filming sherpa in charge of the expedition, which was dedicated to recreation of the 1922 legendary Everest climber, George Mallory’s expedition. The documentary “The Wildest Dream” was released in the USA in August 2010. Incidentally, Mingmar also played the role of Mallory’s Sherpa in the film. In 2008, he achieved his third Everest summit while guiding a private client. Mingmar has also guided Michael Palin on the Nepal episode of the TV series “Himalaya with Michael Palin,” which was produced by BBC and shown on television network worldwide.

In addition to his prestigious climbing record, Mingmar is also a wonderfully gifted trek and tour leader. He is a certified trekking guide and liaison officer by the Government of Nepal. When not climbing, Mingmar can be found in the Khumbu leading all of Destination Himalaya treks.

Sanjay Saxena was born in New Delhi, India. The son of a Brigadier General in the Indian Army, Sanjay has lived all over India and traveled extensively across Asia. He began mountaineering and rock climbing in the high Himalaya at age fifteen, after successfully completing mountaineering courses from the Nehru Institute of Mountaineering, India.

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A professional guide since 1979, Sanjay has led countless groups trekking, climbing, touring and safaris to Tibet, Mongolia, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan and throughout India. In January of 1992, David Breashears and Sanjay co-led the first western descent of the Brahmaputra River in India. The 250-mile white water rafting trip was filmed for the BBC series “Classic Adventures,” and was shown in North America by Arts & Entertainment. In 2001 he led the first western group to journey overland from Kunming to Lhasa along the southern road, traversing the “forbidden gorges” of the Yangtze, Mekong, Salaween and Brahmaputra Rivers. Sanjay's deep, insider's knowledge of south Asia together with his talent for creating unique itineraries to traditional and remote destinations, make him one of the travel world's top-ranking India and Tibet specialists. For nine consecutive years (2003 – 11) he has received Condé Nast's “Top Travel Specialist” award for his exemplary tour operations in Tibet.

Trip Grade Demanding High Altitude Trekking

This itinerary, trekking in the Khumbu towards the Southface of Mt. Everest, will be at a sustained altitude of above 12,000 feet with a high point being reached at between 16,000 ft and 18,000 feet depending on the strength of the group. This trek requires that participants are in excellent physical condition and participate in a regular cardio-vascular exercise program prior departure from the USA as participants will be hiking for 4-8 hrs. on a daily basis. Though not the monsoon season, mountain weather is unpredictable and the trek is subject to snowfall, storms, ice, rain, wind and other high mountain hazards. Circumstances may mean that some days could be long and arduous for some people. Flexibility and a sense of humor are mandatory. Anyone with a history of medical problems, particularly cardiac or respiratory, should consult a doctor before considering this tour. Release of liability and a medical certificate, signed by a physician will be required from all participants.

Visas Visas are required for all foreigners traveling to Nepal and are given on arrival at Kathmandu Airport. Please bring 2 passport size photographs with you for the Visa. A $20 cash fee is also required. Trekking Permit & Entry into Sagarmatha (Everest) National Park We will also be issuing a trekking permit for you, which also require 2 passport size photographs.

In total you need to bring 4 passport size photographs with you.

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Immunizations and Health Matters

No immunizations are required for entry into Nepal or to return to the USA after visiting Nepal. Several immunizations shots are recommended by the Atlanta Center for Disease Control for travel to Asia and the list was included in your pre-departure material.

Trip Preparation Information The following material will be sent out to all clients. Immediately after sign-up: Confirmation letter, Medical Questionnaire, Insurance Policy. Customized “Pre-Departure Book” containing information on the region you are visiting, health matters, immunization requirement, Visa instructions, clothing list, baggage, Country overview, suggested reading list and maps. Three months before departure: Air itinerary (if DH is assisting you with International Air), invoice and reminder for final payment. One month before departure: Last-minute information on the trip, final itinerary, emergency contact information, air tickets (if Destination Himalaya is issuing your tickets), rendezvous instructions.

Refunds for Unused Portions of Trip Because our rates are based on negotiated group participation, no refunds can be made for any accommodations, services, or features not utilized. If cancellation occurs while the trip is in progress, there will be no refund for any unused portion.

***Important Note*** Destination Himalaya and its representatives in Nepal will attempt to adhere to this itinerary as far as possible. Because of the nature of adventure travel, it may be necessary to make changes due to weather, road conditions, government restrictions and other variables beyond our control. Destination Himalaya and it’s representatives in Tibet reserves the right to alter this itinerary as necessary. We will attempt to inform all participants of changes as far in advance as possible. No refund will be given for changes in the field due to the above conditions. Costs incurred by such changes will be the responsibility of the participant. Please review all Terms of Booking and Details in our current application packet.

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CONTACT INFORMATION

Destination Himalaya 807 Grant Avenue, Suite A

Novato, CA 94945

Telephone: 1.415.895.5283 1-800 MY INDIA (1.800.694.6342)

Email: [email protected]

www.DestinationHimalaya.net

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Faridabad, 121009 India


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