- Can we buy SIM card in Kathmandu
- Yes, you need your passport and photo to buy a sim for yourself in Nepal. We recommend you buy NCell service. International Trekker need to show valid Nepal Visa for buying a sim card in Kathmandu.It will cost any amount between 300 to 500 NPR. You can then top up with call value and data packs.
- How much budget should I keep for fooding alone on the Everest Base Camp trek
- Keep a budget of 2500 to 3000 NPR per person per day to include all 3 meals, hot water, some snacks, etc on each day It falls down to the same average. Lower camps are cheaper, higher camps are expensive.
- How much cash should I carry for this trek
- You should carry cash to have meals in Kathmandu and on the trek. To answer to unplanned expenses like Lukla flight schedule, bad weather, extra nights on trek, emergency rescue etc. For food you should keep about 25000 to 28000 INR. For other unplanned expenses, you should keep about 5000 to 10000 INR. Emergency rescues are very expensive and costs as high as 3500 USD sometimes. However, for this, you can keep your passport as a security and release it after arrangement of the payment due to the helicopter rescue agencies. If you buy insurance, you will be shielded from these unplanned expenses. Do keep some extra money for tipping the guides and porters. They usually expect that you will tip them after the trek completion.
- Should we tip the guide and porters. If yes, how much is a good amount for tip
- Yes, tipping is not mandatory but has become a general practice. The guides and porters will expect to be tipped for taking good care of you on the trek. The usual amount can be anything between 2000 to 4000 INR for such a long trek. Anyways, it's not Mandatory and it's upto your judgement to tip or not tip.
- Can we exchange money easily in Nepal
- Yes, very easily in Kathmandu and other border crossings or tourist places in Nepal. The exchange rate might not be ideal but you can negotiate. For INR, the exchange rate is 1.6 and exchange agents will give any rate between 1.5 to 1.6
- What's the best way to manage cash in Nepal
- Best way is if you can carry cash upto 25000 INR in smaller denomination currencies and get it exchanged in the border. All ATM cards do not work and there is extra fees for every transaction done in the ATM.
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Every day I keep learning new things, but as of now, I think I can describe myself as a Loyal Himalayan Lover, Avid Trekker, Student Of Mountaineering, Amateur Photographer and an Enthusiastic Anthropologist. I am a Computer Science Engineer by education and previously worked as a Software Developer for premium IT companies. However, I quit the luxury of a high-earning corporate job and left behind the herd to walk towards the spiritual path laid down by the Godly Himalayas. At the age of 27 with no savings at all and being the only son from a lower-middle-class family, it was too young to fight against the family who in turn had to fight against the rules laid down by society. However, with my determination and perseverance, everything became smooth by passing time.
It wasn't easy for me as I learnt the hard way from mistakes - my own and by observing others. I fought 2 major road accidents that broke my right tibia and femur. I underwent 7 surgeries that kept me away from the mountains, but I patiently fought them all to get back to trekking again in the Himalayas with rods and plates in my bones. Despite doctors saying I cannot walk properly ever again to getting back to trekking on the difficult routes again, Life made me understand very clearly what it wants out of me in this World. It wants me to serve the Himalayas and its community, live a peaceful, content and simple life. That's what I have dedicated my this life to. I am not religious, but spiritual. The Himalayas define my road.
The Himalayas today is spammed by mushrooming trek agencies and big companies who take pride in being India's Largest, biggest, oldest, etc. They are exploiting everything for the sake of profit. It is in dire need of regulation by credible Government authorities, Sustainable Tourism Practices needs to be forced upon every organisation, Small Group Sizes needs to be mandated, Fixed camping should be restricted in alpine zones and Negative Ecological Impact Trekking Protocols should be laid down immediately by governing bodies. With all these objectives, I founded Himalayan High in the year 2015. Learn more about Himalayan High on About Himalayan High