Hi,
A couple of us are thinking of trekking independently in
Nepal. What's the best way to go about planning a trek
accomodationwise, I mean do you have to book accomodation
in advance, can you just turn up in a village/town and find
somewhere - or can you 'camp' where you want - are there
specified camping sites? We're thinking of going mid-
september and, seeing as its our first trip to Nepal, or
South East Asia, thought we'd do the 'Annapurna Circuit'
which we've heard gets pretty busy.
Any advice would be gratefully received!!
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Trekking in Nepal is one of the best experiences you will
ever have. Don't worry about accomodation there is always
stacks and it is that cheap that I don't think it is worth
carrying a tent unless you are really going off the beaten
track. I think mid September would be just about perfect -
make sure you miss the monsoon though. I was there in
November last year and it was great. Also, think about
going white water rafting. There are some great rivers in
Nepal and that soon after the monsoon the water would be
really good I imagine.
Accommodation along the treks are either via camping or tea
houses. You have to camp in specified sites (after all it is
a national park! And the park rangers have BIG guns!). These
are either specified areas or on the grounds of tea houses,
or backyards. You'll find that most of the specified areas
are taken up by organised treks, so it may have to be back
yards, unless the place is unusually quiet (probably will be
in September) for which you'll pay a small fee (and I mean
small!).
.
If you didn't fancy camping or lugging a tent along, you can
always end up in tea houses. Unfortunately you can't book
these in advance - first come first serve. There are plenty
of them. However, if it is busy, you might have to get an
early start to get there before everybody else (or send a
guide/porter ahead). The teahouses are a good alternative if
you don't fancy camping, plus you get a feed, etc, etc.
.
If it is busy (you are going close to the busy season), it
might be worth carrying a tent just in case. In bad weather,
teahouses usually end up booked to the brim in remote areas
,
Cheers
Dave
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