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Travel
Advisory
Foreign
Travel
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Passport- You need a valid passport for traveling in Nepal as well as Tibet,
Bhutan, India and Pakistan. Further more, you need at least 6 months valid
passport with you. Otherwise the country you are heading to may not let you in
because the expiration date is close.
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Visa- It is required to get valid visa to enter in Nepal. You can get Visa for Nepal in
Kathmandu airport. We suggest to get the visa in your country or nearer earlier
where Nepal Embassy or consulate, if you are doing trekking in restricted area
of Nepal. Otherwise you need to stop in Kathmandu because without vallied visa,
special trekking permit application for restricted area can not be proceed on.
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”Drugs”- Before you go “drug happy” and pack your aspirin for your headaches and
your Midol for your cramps, make sure you check out the ‘medications’ you can
bring with you- what may be perfectly fine and legal here in Nepal, might not be
ok for you to bring into a foreign country. If it is ok to bring in, make sure
that you don’t just stick a few in a baggy for easy access and less space when
you have that terrible headache- bring the medication in the bottle it came in
to prevent any problems. If you’re on a prescription for something you have,
make sure to bring a doctors note along with it. (Click:
our medical information page)
The
Usual Stuffs
Of
course, when packing you’ll need to bring the basic things that you would bring
whether you’re traveling to Himalayan destination countries Nepal, Tibet,
Bhutan, India (Sikkim) or Pakistan.
Clothes-
For trekking, you need warm clothes like sleeping bag, down jacket, warm
pullovers. Similarly you need warm woolen shirts, trousers socks, gloves and
woolen cap. Due to cold, there is no laundry facilities in trekking areas, so we
suggest you to bring some extra pairs of warm shirts, trousers, underwears,
socks caring how long trekking do you have. Please ask us if you need further
information.
Toiletries- Things such as your soap, facial cleansers, hair care products,
sunscreen, razor, shaving cream, nail files, nail clippers, deodorant, tooth
brushes and toothpaste, dental floss and all of your makeup are things you won’t
want to forget. Just make sure that you tighten all of the jars, lids and tops…
you’ll be sorry if your nail polish remover leaks on your favorite shirt. It’s a
good idea to just take what you need- there’s no need to bring along 6 different
lip sticks… for a few weeks (or however long you’ll be away) you can deal with
one or two. Put the things that you can into a small plastic bottle of your own-
all of these beauty products and toiletries can be heavy if left in original
large sized jars of pumps, etc.
Electric
Stuffs- if at all possible, make sure you can try and avoid bringing any types
of products that need to be plugged in (hair dryers, curling irons, alarm
clocks, etc). Towels dry your hair instead of blow dry; have the hotel give you
a wakeup call instead of bringing an alarm clock. Most of the places in Nepal
use 220 volts at 50 Hertz but some use 110 volts at 60 Hertz. On top of that,
all sockets are different and what you plug in at home, might not fit into a
socket found in a hotel in Nepal. Of course, adapters and converters may be
purchased for this.
Camera/Video camera- definitely one of the most important things you can bring
along. A foreign trip may be a once in a lifetime opportunity into a world that
you’ll never venture again. To capture this trip and provide memories, and
moments for the rest of the family to see (who weren’t as fortunate to go with
you)- take a lot of pictures. Don’t forget the film!
Plane
Stuff
You
may want to bring things to occupy you such as books, magazines and paper and
pens/pencils. Make sure you bring gum for the horrible ear popping that occurs
when you’re changing altitudes and getting higher.
Final
Ramblings
Packing
is what you make it- if you wait until the last minute and rush around without a
list, you’ll be stressed out before you even hit the airplane. If you plan weeks
in advance, start your list early and pack as close to your leaving date as
possible, you’ll be less stressed and worried that you forgot something. (More:
Equipment check list)
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