What gear to bring?
Passport (with photocopies) Photos for Nepal visa on arrival Travel insurance (with photocopies) Airline tickets (with photocopies) Day pack for daily personal items For Trekking: Walking boots Light sandals or plimsolls to wear in the lodges Rucksack Warm jacket (ideally a duck down jacket) 2 pairs of underwear 2 pairs of walking socks 2 warm shirts/ thin fleece 1 pair of thin thermal under trousers. Long trousers for walking (or long skirt for women) T shirt Shorts Swimming costume (for the hot springs in Tatopani) Gloves (it’s cold on the Thorung La, Laurebina Pass and Cho La) Warm hat which covers your ears (for the Kali Gandaki and Thorung La – it’s windy) Base ball cap or broad brim hat to keep the sun off (Australian Barmah recommended) Sunglasses (vital) Sun cream Soap and soap dish Small towel Toothbrush and toothpaste. Map Wet wipes / Moist towelettes Hand sanitizing lotion Alarm clock Head torch Sun hat, Sun block, Sunglasses Moisturizer, Lip balm Tampons – hard to buy in ru