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The exact opposite of this is the long, solitary trek in which you try to carry all you need, or set out to buy it on the way. Where our guide says that lodges are not available, you can be certain that provisions will be in scant supply as well. You will either have to carry provisions and shelter on your back for the required number of days, or find an alternative way to travel. The 'middle' way involves small groups travelling for relatively long periods with considerable levels of support. This is, without doubt, the best way to experience Nepal, as the local trekking support industry has reached a level of sophistication met nowhere else. The advantages are, of course, very considerable: you have a team on whom to rely, you can interact with the local population to the exact degree to which you choose, and you can focus on what truly matters to you, rather than on cooking, raising tents or finding water.
The local trekking industry is extremely flexible. Trekking companies can customise treks to meet demand. Our web site will suggest some of the best of these. Naturally, some offer highly refined services and charge accordingly. High altitude or special-purpose treks may be charged at a premium: when going very high, for example, or on extreme routes. You can travel alone or with friends. (There are, however, some areas close to Tibet for which the Government demands that at least two people travel together.) You can set your own schedule, of which more in a moment.
resize("style2.jpg", 920, 607);Many who come to Nepal do so through packaged holidays. This means that your will almost certainly be travelling with strangers, who are likely to be as compatible as any semi-random group. The cheaper packages may well ask you to share a tent with a stranger, if you are travelling alone. (Many companies will accept a 'single tent' premium if this sounds unattractive.) However, under the inevitable fatigue of a trek, tempers can fray and mixed groups can develop unhappy internal relations. This said, many strong relationships (and marriages) have been made on trek, and the outlook for travellers who go with a 'package' group is far from negative. If you are very fit and are seeking a special challenge - or the opposite is true! - or if your interests are very specific, then it may be best to avoid package travel, however. Our web site is one way to find people with whom you are likely to get one.
As a partial solution to these issues, our web site offers a service that will let you advertise for compatible people. If you want to go bird watching and speak only French, for example, then you can put up your interest up on the bulletin board so that potentially compatible people can make contact with you.