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Nepal Luxury Treks

Nepal Luxury Treks

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A Nepal Luxury Trek affords the pleasure of waking up in the comfort of a real bed. No sleeping bag required! Luxury treks in Nepal are a reality, but the walking doesn't change!

  • You're staring at Everest, Nuptse, Lhotse and Ama Dablam. Nipping into your en suite bathroom, you take a hot shower and you try your best not to lose the soap as you're gawping at outrageous snowy peaks through the bathroom window.


    Of course you saw it all the night before too whilst having dinner (and perhaps a cheeky glass of wine) before retiring to the comfort of your bedroom and admiring the lofty Himalayas, now dark silhouettes beneath the even darker, but star filled sky. To top it off you've got electricity and wifi so you can really annoy your friends back at home with 'live' images via 'facetweets'. You still had to trek there, so you did earn it. And.....yes....the above scenario is reality. It's not a dream. 

    The advent of a new breed of higher standard luxury trekking lodges in Nepal is great. 

    We'd describe them as 'amazing', particularly when you take into account that they are often days/weeks from the nearest road head. Just how did they get the beds, toilets and the like up there?

    At the moment these luxury trekking lodges are to be found primarily in the Everest and Annapurna regions, although one or two are popping up in other areas like Upper Mustang too.

    In Nepal we refer to this new breed of trekkers lodge as comfort lodges. However, western tour operators (perhaps with over zealous marketing departments) promoted them as luxury trekking lodges (without seeing them for themselves) and as that seems to have caught on, then we do too.

    These pupose built establishments are (all things considered) a marvel, but let's not confuse them with a 5 star deluxe hotel.

    Unlike the standard trekkers lodge/ tea house, the luxury trekking lodges in Nepal tend to be part of a management group (e.g. ESL, Yeti Mountain Homes, Ker & Downey) and they are most certainly of a much, much higher standard than the basic trekkers lodge.

    Of course they vary, but as a general rule they all provide private, comfortable bedrooms with much more in the way of creature comforts than a simple tea house.

    Cosy beds with clean linen, blankets/duvets are the norm as are the welcome addition of soft furnishings too. Bedrooms usually have electricity for lighting and usually some plug points. Sleeping bags are definitely not required.

    Importantly all rooms are en-suite with western style flushing toilets, hot showers and hand basins. Towels are provided too.

    The lodges will have a dining room, lounge area and sometimes even a bar as well.

    Invariably these comfort trekking lodges are in some fairly spectacular locations and given their remoteness you really do have to wonder how they were built at all. Many have some form of private gardens too.

    Most, if not all have free to use wifi.

    The staff are usually professionally trained to provide a high level of customer service and meals served are of a higher standard than a basic lodge. Unlike the basic tea houses, the meat dishes served at these luxury trekkers lodges tend to be safe to eat.

    However, even these so-called luxury trekking lodges have limitations due to their locations, particularly heating. Some lodge bedrooms may not have any heating source due to the limited power supply high in the Himalayas. But, public areas will have a fire/stove and at night your bed will either have an electric blanket, or staff will provide you with a hot water bottle.

    Were you to step inside a locals home in these parts of the Himalayas, then these comfort lodges are indeed luxurious in comparison.

Nepal Trips

11
Days

Everest Luxury Lodge Trek

Grade
Moderate
Max Altitude
3930m

No need to 'rough it' in basic teahouses to get views of Everest and trek in the land of the Sherpa. Walk along part of the Everest Base Camp trail, visit Thyangboche Monastery, explore Namche Bazaar, see Everest, Lhotse and Ama Dablam.

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8
Days

Annapurna Luxury Lodge Trek

Grade
Easy / Moderate
Max Altitude
2100m

Hiking in style in the Annapurna region and overnighting at the highest standard of trekking lodges in this part of the Himalaya. All the great views of Annapurna, Fishtail and Hiunchuli along the same Modi Khola trails but with proper beds and private facilities every night.

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9
Days

Mustang Magic Luxury Lodge Trek

Grade
Easy / Moderate
Max Altitude
2900m

Overnighting in the Annapurna Comfort Lodge, Kagbeni and the Thasang Village Comfort Lodge. Discover the Tibetan part of Nepal and the Kali Gandaki Valley.

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