Hiring female tour and trekking guides in Nepal!
Regarding the single female travelers, for their comfort, avoid sexual harassment and have a better understanding of possible problems during the trek. We have female tour and trekking guides for city tours in the Kathmandu Valley, Pokhara, and Lumbini, and for trekking in the Himalaya. Our guides are educated, licensed, experienced, helpful, and friendly. They are informative about history, culture, language, costume, belief, and religion related to the sites. Our female trekking guides are physically very fit like male guides, and have a passion for hiking and trekking careers.
Important trip information before you leave!
You will need to obtain the following trekking permits for different regions:
- Annapurna Conservation Area Project (ACAP), it is mandatory for the Annapurna Region Trekking. You can prepare only in Kathmandu or Pokhara. You will be charged double the price or returned if you don't take this permit with you for all trekking routes in the Annapurna region. It costs Rs. 2000 or equivalent per person, and you are required to have one passport-size picture and a passport copy. Nepal alternative treks arranges this permit for you in advance or on your arrival day if there is no public holiday or off-hour.
- Trekker's Information Management System (TIMS), It is also compulsory for any trekking region except if you are doing peak climbing, expedition, or special trekking areas (remote), such as Mustang, Manaslu Circuit, Dolpo, for example. You need to obtain this permit either in Kathmandu or Pokhara. You will be returned if you don’t have this card while they check on the way to trekking. It costs USD 10 or equivalent for the agency, USD 20 or equivalent for individual clients ( If you make yourself). We arrange a TIMS card in advance or after we meet.
- National Park fees It is necessary to obtain for different trekking regions that are under National Park areas. All the national fees are the same price, Rs. 3390 or equivalent. You can obtain it along the way to trekking, but you will be required passport copy. Everest trekking, Langtang Trekking, Makalu Trekking, Dolpo Trekking, etc.
You are suggested to book domestic flight tickets, tourist bus tickets, local bus tickets, or to reserve the jeep to different trekking starting points from Kathmandu in advance. It secures good seats and starts the trek on a fixed schedule. It will be overbooked during the peak season. We can book domestic flight tickets, bus tickets, reserve the jeep, or hotels in advance to secure the seats.
You will need special permits to access different remote trekking areas.
- Manaslu Circuit Trekking: Manaslu Special permit, ACAP, and MCAP.
- Tsum Valley Trekking: Tsum Valley special permit and MCAP.
- Tsum Valley and Manaslu trekking: Tsum Valley special permit, Manaslu Special permit, MCAP, and ACAP.
- Upper Dolpo Trekking: Upper Dolpo special permit and Shey Phoksundo National Park fee.
- Lower Dolpo Trekking: Lower Dolpo Special permit and National Park fee.
- Mustang Trekking: Upper Mustang special permit and ACAP.
- Nar Phu Valley Trekking: Nar Phu special permit and ACAP
Wilderness Excursion issues all kinds of trekking permits, peak climbing permits, and arranges all the above treks.
General equipment for Trekking are in below:
When you select your personal items, keep in mind the number of days you will be trekking, the time of year, and the altitude. We advise our clients to bring the following items:
- Lightweight walking boots "walked" them in before arrival in Nepal to avoid blisters.
- Lightweight cotton pants, shorts, wrap-around skirt.
- At night -track top, pants
- Cotton T-shirts.
- Long-sleeve cotton shirt, if susceptible to sunburn.
- Sun hat - sunburn is severe at rarefied altitudes.
- Thick outer wooden socks, thin inner cotton
- Vaseline for feet and crutches.
- Water bottle - 2 liters.
- Sunglasses and strap
- Small headlamp/flashlight /torch
- Personal medical supplies - do not forget ban - aids, elastic bandage
- Sunscreen, sunblock, sun - tan lotion.
- Small daypack - 25 liters.
- Rain jacket - poncho style to cover backpack.
- Small towels
During winter:
- Warm down fiber-filled jacket.
- Sleeping bag to -15 °C with inner sheet
- Thermal underwear, woolen shirts, and thick sweaters.
- Flannel shirt
- Beanie with ear flaps
- A pair of gloves
- Snow glasses and a strap
- Snow gaiters.
- Additional suggestion:
- Sandals or slip-on shoes
- Camera and film.
- Spare boot laces.
And finally, the most important things that you must take with you are a sense of humor, an open mind, and an understanding that a trip to Nepal is an adventure to a land which is very different from your own country.