Accommodation, Meals in Cities & During Treks
Himalayan Yatri prefer to use 3 stars to 5 stars Hotel around Kathmandu valley, Pokhara and Jungle resorts in Chitwan as well as best available guest house as per required by member, with the emphasis on location, hospitality and excellent atmosphere. Our trips are based on twin sharing accommodation with bed and breakfast (B&B) basis. Single supplements are available on your request. While on Camping/Tent Trek typically, each pair of trekkers will sleep in a spacious, 2-person mountain tents with a durable rain fly and full insect netting. We supply foam mattresses. You may be invited to sleep in the homes of local people if trek is in the remote area. Sometime our campsites are near villages or local tea-house lodges, but having our own tents and equipment gives us the flexibility to camp where we wish for a good view or proximity to interesting natural features. We provide three meals in trekking i. e Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner [B/L/D]. We think we have the best cooks in the Himalayas. Your meals in Nepal will be mostly local food with a few American and European-style touches. But our aim is to make the hot continental food in our camp cooked by our own trekking cook. Mornings begin with a hot drink in your tent. Breakfast usually includes cereal, porridge, Pancake and eggs in different style, coffee, tea, bread with jam, honey and butter. Lunch typically includes Indian-style bread (chapati), vegetable salads, French fries, fruits, beverages and local snack food. On other occasion lunch may be fried rice, chowmein (noodles), macaroni and sandwiches. We have afternoon snack such as popcorn, cookies, biscuits and tea. Dinner includes soup and a full hot meal including rice, potatoes, cooked fresh vegetables and lentils or other sauce followed by dessert BUT if you book the Tea-house Lodge Trek with us then your accommodation and 3 meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner [B/L/D] will be provide in tea-house lodge by menu on the trail.
Meals during Trekking
- In Kathmandu & Pokhara:
We will be staying in hotel. There are many hotels and restaurants in Kathmandu catering to western tastes as well as plenty of local Daal & Bhat (rice and lentils) shops at very reasonable prices. In the cities like Kathmandu, Pokhara and so on. We will book hotels per B&B basis (Including Bed & Breakfast only).
- On Tea-house Lodge Trek:
Generally, along the regular trekking areas have developed well facilities available tea-house lodges. Which are mainly used by trekkers walk along the trail, however some are very cozy and comfortable and some are basic standard. We will accommodate you as best available lodges en route along the journey and your lodge room will be provided [bed, pillow & mattress]. Your own personal sleeping bag is always recommended to bring with you.
Foods at local tea-houses are hygienic and usually delicious which are prepared by using local agro-products. They offer variety foods for breakfast like Toast, different styles of eggs, pancake, porridge, Muesli with milk and other creels. For lunch and dinner variety of potato, different curries, rice, lentils, noodles, pasta, pizza, spring roll, Nepali food and others food as well as soup and seasonal vegetables too. They also use some foods from market which are not possible to grow up there and produce locally.
- On Camping/Tent Trek:
Along the regular trekking areas there are clean and spacious camp sites. We always try to camp away from the crowded site to a cozy solitude premises. Each client will have their own tent unless there are couples or they wish to share the tent. Tents are all equipped with mattresses and a ground sheet for preventing cold. Our professional cooks prepare three time meals in a day (Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner). They are well trained & educated of hygienic variety and have broad knowledge to cook different dishes like Mexican, Indian, Chinese, Italian and all are prepared to Western hygiene standards to keep you healthy. If someone prefers pure Nepalese food will be served during the treks. Nepalese food includes Daal (lentils), Bhat (rice), Gundruk ko tarakari (dried vegetables curry) is the special one. Please remember that Mexican, Italian & Chinese dishes prepared in typical way.
- Drinking water in trekking trails:
Drinking water will be provided at camps (collected with care, filtered, treated with chemicals and boiled) and at lunch time where possible. It is wise to carry a small number of purifying chemicals (e.g. Iodine or chlorine) with you, in case you happen to need water at an odd time. In the developing world care, should be taken to avoid untreated water and potentially contaminated foods like uncooked salads and some fruit. Bottled water is available in cities, but off course you can treat tap water in your own bottle too.