OPTIONS
We offer a range of extra options, which can be added onto our set tour itineraries. Details of which options are available on a particular tour, and how they fit in with the rest of the itinerary, are given on the tour page on our website, and in the detailed tour factsheet. A full list with descriptions and prices is given below.
You can select options you would like to take when you make a
reservation through our website, after you book, or while you are on
the tour itself (not available for all options - details in the tour
factsheet). If an option has a minimum number required to run it, and
you don't have enough people in your booking to meet that number, you
may still be able to do it if other people in your group also choose
it.
If you have any questions about how the options would fit into your tour, please do not hesitate to
contact us.
You may also find this list of options useful if you are looking at constructing your own
tailor made tour. For more details or help please
contact our office here in the UK, either by email or by phone.
Extra Days
If you would like to extend your time in
, or your flight times mean you need extra nights in the hotel at the start of finish of the tour, then we are happy to arrange extra days/nights at each of our tour levels - economy, standard and superior. These prices are per person per night, and include breakfast, all taxes, and your airport transfer. The hotels we normally use for each tour are detailed on the
Accommodation page of our website, and are linked to from the
Tour Facts Box on all of our tour pages.
|
Economy |
Standard |
Superior |
|
twin/single
UK£15/UK£25 |
twin/single
UK£25/UK£40 |
twin/single
UK£40/UK£65 |
This option is exactly the same as our Standard Chitwan safari extension, except that you stay in a Superior level lodge such as Tiger Tops while you are in Chitwan. All the same tours and activities are included. A single room supplement will be added if required.
This option is a compulsory part of the tour, and covers your flight back down from Jomson to Pokhara after your trek. The price includes taxes and all transfers.
Payment for this flight should be made in Kathmandu at the start of the tour.
This option is a compulsory part of the tour, and covers your return flights between Kathmandu and Lukla before and after your trek. The price includes taxes and all transfers.
Payment for these flights should be made in Kathmandu at the start of your tour.
This option is a required part of the tour, and covers your flight back from Lhasa to Kathmandu. Payment for this option should be made to our agents in Kathmandu who will issue the tickets, at the start of your tour.
This covers your flight from Lukla to Kathmandu. The price includes all transfers.
Note: Flight prices quoted above are approximate and given only as a guide. Further
information and exact prices will be given upon final confirmation of your booking.
To enter Tibet from Nepal you must obtain a Tibet Entry Permit from Kathmandu (even if you get a Chinese visa in advance you still need to get this permit from Kathmandu).
We are happy to arrange this service for you - we will need passport photocopies at least 2 weeks in advance, and then your passports and 2 photos in Kathmandu at least 4 days before the tour to Tibet starts. Payment should be made locally to our visa agents in Kathmandu.
This option gives you a chance to tour the ancient cities of Patan and Bhaktapur during a free day in Kathmandu. Situated on the outskirts of Kathmandu these areas are full of character and you see plenty of temples, stupas and old wooden buildings as well as enjoying the bustling local life.
The tour lasts for a full day and includes private transport and the services of a professional local tour guide.
This option adds an extra free day in Kathmandu to the start of your
tour. The price includes one night in a Standard level hotel (normally
the Shanker hotel), breakfast, all taxes, and your arrival airport
transfer if required.
This option gives you a perfect chance to try out some white water rafting and
can be added into the Nepal Discovery tour starting on Day 3. You drive out of Kathmandu and raft the Trisuli river towards Chitwan National Park. The Trisuli is one of Nepal’s most
popular rafting rivers and is ideal for those wishing a gentler introduction to
this exhilarating pastime. You would miss out on the day-trip to Patan & Bhaktapur, though this would be re-arranged for your free day in Kathmandu at the end of the tour.
This option adds an extra free day in Kathmandu to the end of your tour. The price includes one night in a Standard level hotel (normally the Shanker hotel), breakfast, all taxes, and your departure airport transfer if required.
Leaving either Kathmandu or Pokhara on the second last day of the tour, this option adds a 3 day/3-night wildlife safari in the Royal Chitwan National Park to your tour.
Staying in one of our Standard level lodges (eg. Island Jungle Resort), we include a jeep safari, jungle walk, river-canoe trip, elephant ride, tour and a cultural program in one of Asia's most famous national parks. All park activities and entrance fees are included.
This option
gives you more than 2 full days in Chitwan, giving you a better chance to see as much wildlife as possible and enjoy the relaxed atmosphere here, and will add 3 days to the overall length of your tour. The price includes your return journey by superior tourist coach to Kathmandu (approx. 6 hours) and one night there. A single room supplement will be added if required, and the Kathamandu-Chitwan, and Chitwan-Kathmandu journeys can be upgraded to internal flights if you prefer.
This 7-day option extends the total length of the trek by 3 days and takes you
up the Dudh Kosi river valley to the beautiful lakes around Gokyo. The mountain
views here are without a doubt the best, and present a spectacular panorama of
Everest, Lhotsi and Makalu and Cho Oyu, all 8,000m + peaks. This option requires a private guide, though you can join one of our group departures up until the point you leave the main route and head up towards Gokyo.
For those wishing to take the rafting to a higher level, or those short of time, this 2 day rafting option takes
you to one of Nepal’s steepest and most technical white water rivers. This grade IV-IV+ river is just
3 hours from Kathmandu, starting close to the Tibetan border, and makes an excellent adrenaline filled extension to your
tour. The nights are spent camping on beaches on the banks of the river, so you will need a sleeping bag (available to hire in Kathmandu).
This option will add two days to the overall length of your tour.
Leaving Kathmandu on the last day of the
tour, this option adds a 4 day/4-night wildlife safari in the Royal
Bardia National Park to your tour.
Staying in one of our Economy level lodges (eg. Forest Hideaway), we include a jeep safari, jungle walk, river rafting trip,
elephant ride, tour and a cultural program in one of Nepal's more remote national parks, where you have the best chance in the country of seeing tigers.
All park activities and entrance fees are included, as well as one night in a hotel in Kathmandu on your return from Bardia.
This option
gives you more than 2 full days in Bardia, so you can see as much wildlife as possible and enjoy the quiet & peaceful atmosphere
here, and will add 4 days to the overall length of your tour.
The price does not include your return flights between Kathmandu & Nepalganj, which should be added on as an extra option.
A single traveller supplement will be
added if required.
This option provides the return flights between Kathmandu and Nepalganj (approx. 1 hour) which are required for our Bardia National Park extension option.
Your flights will be booked in advance, but should be paid for in Kathmandu at the start of your tour.
This flight leaves from Kathmandu and lasts for around an hour, taking you up
towards Everest and the surrounding high peaks. You can even get glimpses of the
high Tibetan plateau.
The planes have larger than normal clear windows, and window
seats are guaranteed.
We will book your flight in advance, but payment for this option is to be made in Kathmandu.
This option allows you to upgrade the overland journey from Chitwan National Park back to Kathmandu (approx. 6-7 hours) to an internal flight. The price includes taxes and all transfers.
Payment for this flight is to be made in Kathmandu at the start of the tour.
This option allows you to upgrade the overland journey from Kathmandu to Chitwan National Park (approx. 6-7 hours) to an internal flight. The price includes taxes and all transfers.
Payment for this flight is to be made in Kathmandu at the start of the tour.
With this option you can choose to fly from Kathmandu to Pokhara instead of travelling overland (approx. 6-7 hours).
The price includes taxes and
all transfers.
Payment for these flights is to be made in Kathmandu at the start of your tour.
With this option you can choose to fly from Pokhara to Kathmandu instead of travelling overland (approx. 6-7 hours).
The price includes
taxes and all transfers.
Payment for this flight is to be made in Kathmandu at the start of your tour.
For some extra support and assistance when walking up and down the many hills you’ll be crossing during your trek in Nepal, trekking poles are extremely useful and will take a lot of the strain off tired knees and legs. A range of telescopic poles are available for hire from our office in Kathmandu – the price covers your whole trek (not per day) and the poles can book booked & paid for in advance or while you are in Nepal.
You need to have a sleeping bag on all of our trekking tours.
We are able to arrange for you to hire one while you are in Nepal if you do not want to carry one with you. We suggest you still bring a thin sheet sleeping bag to use with it.
The price is UK£2 per person per day - please check the tour itinerary & factsheet for the number of days required.
For added comfort and warmth while you are trekking, we can arrange for hire of thick down jackets in Kathmandu. These are particularly welcome during cooler seasons, and in the evenings at higher altitudes after you have finished walking for the day.
The price is UK£2 per person per day - please check the tour itinerary and factsheet for the number of days required.
This option is a compulsory part of the main tour, and covers your flight from Kathmandu to Nepalganj. The price includes taxes and all transfers.
Payment for these flights is to be made in Kathmandu at the start of your tour.
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