1) What is Access the Asia Treks?
Access the Asia Treks is the company with the core team solely dedicated to provide the quality service to our clients. Well researched and properly planned itineraries are another aspect for our unique service. The packages available are designed by the experienced team members having 10+ years of experience in this field.
Inquisitive team collaborating to welcome guests for exploring hidden treasures of this wonderful nature has been our goal since 2016 founded by Mr. Nara Bahadur Khatri (Arjun Khatri). He himself has been working in this sector for more than 15+ years with relentless dedication discovering cultures, mountain ranges, trekking routes, hiking routes and the natural beauty of Nepal. Our mission is to unite together to explore and discover different places and to show this wonderful creation of nature to the global community.
Our team has successfully completed the numerous trekking campaign in the Himalayas from moderate to extreme intensity providing a once in a lifetime experience. Trekking guides, experienced Sherpas, cooks, helpers and porters associated in our team are highly experienced and have got immense potentiality for a better outcome of any journey making it the most memorable one.
2) What Access the Asia Treks offers?
Usually, Access the Asia Treks concentrates on the organizing and conducting trekking and adventure tours into the Great Himalayas mainly in Nepal. Among the services we frequently offer are:
Trekking Expeditions: The package offered by this company include treks such as Everest Base Camp Trek, Annapurna Circuit, Manaslu Circuit Trek, Langtang Valley Trek, Kanchenjunga Trek among others.
Adventure tours: Organizing single adventure holidays that contain adventures like peak ascent, white water rafting, jungle expeditions, mountaineering, and cultural tourism.
Logistics & Support: Registering clients for trekking by providing them with information on permits, accommodation, meals and transport, guide and porter services during treks and other tours.
Customized Itineraries: Scheduling for the trekking and travel activities based on the features pointing to the clients’ interest, ability, and inclination.
Safety Measures: Measures are taken that include ensuring that trekkers have the appropriate equipment, competent guides together with proper measures to enable trekkers to handle the challenge of steep slopes and other high altitude situations.
Cultural Immersion: With cultural tourism, the focus is made on assigning specific contacts with local villages, monasteries or indigenous people so that cultural experience could be provided.
Client services: Whilst on the trip offering recommendations, facts or assistance in order to make the entire experience even better, and for solving problems.
3) About Trekking in Nepal
Trekking in Nepal is the extraordinary journey that offer the most difficult and fascinating attempt to reach the highest peaks in the world, but also offers the exiting view of the nature and the opportunity to see the unique developing Nepalese culture up close.
With slopes of green forests and ladder farmlands, bare elevated terrains and snowy crowned mountains, Nepal is undoubtedly a treasure chest of diversification. Visitors have spectacular views since the Himalayan range which includes mountains such as Everest, Annapurna and Langtang defines the great Nepalese physical feature.
Trekking in Nepal is not limited to the high altitude tracks for mountaineering but also an array of trekking for beginners and for the expert-level trekkers. It has trek for everyone, for beginners and those who find Poon Hill and Ghorepani trek easy and for the people who want a challenge like the EBC trek or even the Annapurna circuit.
Apart from its beauty in natural setting Nepal is also culturally and traditionally endowed. Nature trekking tours often lead through the villages of several ethnic groups like Tamang, Gurung and Sherpa and therefore tourists can fully experience the cultural aspect of the given region.
Visiting Nepal to trekking might be a physically challenging ordeal especially when you have to trek at a high altitude where acclimatization becomes mandatory. However, when you get to this point you are compensated by cool views, great experience, cultural encounters and satisfaction of having accomplished this.
Trekking in Nepal is best done in the pre-monsoon (March-May, and post-monsoon (September-November) seasons since it’s dry with bright condition. However, there are certain trails where you are able to go all through the year depending with the geographical region.
Trekking in Nepal is one of the kind that gives an opportunity to behold the beautiful sceneries of nature and at the same time see many aspects of self development, cultural interaction and experience, and an exciting memorable journey through the beautiful terrains of the world.
4) Important things required
- Passport
- Few passport size photos for TIMS and other official documents
- Personal trekking equipment
- Snow goggles
- Personal handbag and luggage
- Snacks and sweets like chocolate bar (if required)
- Warm clothes, down jacket and multilayered clothes
- Trekking shoes
- Some personal items and sunscreen/sun cream
- Water bottle and hat
Along with this, physical fitness and travel insurance is also required before you travel to Nepal for trekking purpose. In addition to it, if you have any health issues, it’s better to consult with the concerned staff before the trek. The proper medical history would help to resolve the issue once seen during the trek.
5) Preliminary key notes
- Greeting ‘Namaste’ (your palms held together) is the most respectful and attractive way to greet somebody and is practiced profoundly.
- Accessibility of internet and phone calls can be made efficient using the mobile SIM Card provided by the company itself or you can buy easily in the local market. All you need is one passport sized photo and a photocopy of your physical passport in either case.
- There are lots of major cultural heritage sites in Kathmandu along with the ancient monasteries and sculptures. Photos are not taken unless you have asked for the permission.
- The nightlife in Kathmandu is mostly safe and concentrated in Thamel area, one of the busiest destinations for foreigners to hang out with varied options of bars, restaurants and other places to choose from. Somehow, other areas including small towns are closed before 10pm.
- Nepalese people are friendly, truly kind and incredibly welcoming as there is a phrase in Nepali culture ‘Guests equal Gods’. Out of the blue moon, there are several chances of being cheated. Saying this, you are somehow prone to possible travel scams. Keep yourself and your belongings safe, if you are travelling solo. It is highly recommended to have one experienced guide, taking safety into consideration.
6) Altitude sickness
AMS known as altitude sickness is a condition that occurs when the body is unable to acclimatise to the low oxygen levels, which prevail at high altitudes. It can be moderate and include usual diseases such as headache, fatigue, nausea and many others, but when aggravated can cause deleterious diseases such as high altitude cerebral edem (HACE) or high altitude pulmonary edem (HAPE).
Access the Asia Treks takes several measures to mitigate altitude sickness:
Acclimatization & moderate Ascent: Visit the Access the Asia Treks and you find the designs of their treks have small trekking miles, one or two rest days, moderate elevation gains in an effort to allow the trekkers to gradually acclimatize to high altitude. This minimizes the risk of the diseases associated with high altitude.
Expert Assistance and Guidance: We provide experienced personnel with training in the assessment of symptoms of acute mountain sickness. He or she has a duty of monitoring the general health of the hikers, as well as ensuring that they take appropriate amount of fluid and take a correct pace in the hike They also have adequate knowledge on the best approaches towards acclimatization activities.
Pre-Trek Information: To address this issue we offer pre-trek briefings to enable trekkers to understand altitude sickness, signs of it and how it can be prevented. Trekkers should be informed that they can take the relevant safety measures based on this.
Emergency Protocols: We have put in place measures concerning emergencies. In case that is necessary, it is possible to organize an evacuation to a lower altitude or to the medical centers.
Nutrition and Hydration: Peculiarly, people need to pay as much attention to eating healthy and maintaining proper hydration. Specifically to enhance energy, Access the Asia Treks emphasizes on proper diet and adequate taking of water. Besides that, our expert guides monitor the physical state of the client, as to how they are able to move throughout the day. It is useful to identify the real state of the trekkers.
Quality Equipment and Accommodation: This involves providing the comfort of restorational teahouses or lodges with bedding, the quality of which is beyond alteration.
Access the Asia Treks works to reduce the dangers of altitude sickness and guarantee a safe and enjoyable trekking experience for our clients by emphasizing progressive acclimatization, having knowledgeable guides, and being ready for emergencies.
7) Personal Trekking Gears
For personal gears, you can consult with our staffs. You have an option to buy the personal gears on your own or to go for the rental service which can be guided by us.
We ensure you to have the proper trekking gears before the initiation of the trek.
8) Cancellation Policy
Cancellation by the Client: In the event of cancellation by the Client, the non-refundable deposit shall not be refunded. Further cancellation charges may apply, depending on the notice provided prior to the trip start date.
Cancellation by Access the Asia Treks: The Company reserves the right to cancel a trip due to unforeseen circumstances, including but not limited to weather conditions, natural disasters, political instability, or other events beyond our control. In such cases, a full refund of the Client’s payment will be provided, or the Client may opt to reschedule the trip.
9) Payment
A booking shall be considered confirmed upon receipt of the non-refundable deposit. The remaining balance must be paid in full prior to the commencement of the trek or tour, unless otherwise agreed upon in writing.
Bank details:
A/C Holder name : Access the Asia Treks Pvt. Ltd.
Address : Dhumbarahi, Kathmandu
Contact details : +977 – 977 9843080446, 9841949083
Bank Account No : 13201050034579
Swift Code : NIBLNPKT
Bank Name : Nepal Investment Mega Bank Ltd.
Bank Address : Thamel, Kathmandu, Nepal
10) Travel insurance
It is strongly advised that you get travel insurance that includes coverage for hiking in Nepal. When purchasing travel insurance for trekking in Nepal, endure the following points in consideration
Protection against Altitude Trekking:
Make sure that trekking at high altitudes is specifically covered by your trip insurance. Certain common travel insurance policies might not cover activities over a particular elevation or might have altitude restrictions.
Select a policy that provides coverage for emergency medical evacuation in case of an emergency. This coverage is essential in the event of a serious accident or altitude sickness necessitating a helicopter or other methods of evacuation.
Medical Costs and Procedures:
Medical costs incurred throughout the expedition, including as prescription drugs, hospital stays, emergency care, and doctor consultations, should be covered by the insurance.
Our exquisite team members can provide you the once in a lifetime experience with full assurance. Thus, join us to explore the gigantic Himalayas of Nepal.
To plan your trip you can follow this link https://accesstheasia.com/plan-trip/
Email us at: accesstheasia1@gmail.com
Whatsapp: +977-9843080446
