Tailored add-ons in Nepal trips refer to customizable essentials that enhance and personalize your travel experience, allowing you to align your journey with specific interests, preferences, and schedules. These add-ons can be combined into various types of trips, including trekking, expedition, climbing, cultural tours, wildlife safaris, and adventure activities.

Options include:

• Helicopter Flights: Option for helicopter or mountain flight, the cost depends on group size/sharing/private.
• Adventure Activities: Add enough acclimatization days before the peak climbing.
• Training Rock/ice climbing: Add rock and ice climbing training before peak climbing.
• Sherpa/ Guide: If you want extra personal additional Sherpa Mountain guide, add the cost.
• Flexible Scheduling: Adjust dates and durations to fit your needs. The peak climbing depends on weather so make a flexible.
• Cultural & Spiritual Journeys: Include visits to Lumbini, Pokhara, Muktinath tour, Kailash or local festivals after successful climbing.
• Wildlife Safaris: Extend your trip with a safari...

Kathmandu city tours typically use private vehicles such as cars, vans, or jeeps depending on group size, ensuring comfort and flexibility. For solo travelers or couples, air-conditioned cars are common, while larger groups use spacious tourist vans or minibuses. The driver and licensed city guide accompany you throughout, allowing easy access to major heritage sites like Swayambhunath, Boudhanath, Pashupatinath, Patan, Bhaktapur and Kathmandu Durbar Square. Roads can be narrow and busy, especially in old town areas, but experienced drivers navigate efficiently. Some short walking is involved around temples and markets. Transportation is included in most guided day tour packages, with hotel pick-up and drop-off.

General Climate Overview

Nepal's climate is incredibly diverse due to its dramatic range in altitude, from the lowland Terai plains (around 60 meters above sea level) to the Himalayan peaks above 8,000 meters.

The country experiences five main seasons: spring, summer, monsoon, autumn, and winter. Kathmandu Monsoons (June–September): Heavy showers, high humidity weekly thunderstorms common in July, with ~324 mm rainfall in July and ~238 mm in August.

Best times: Spring (March–May) and autumn (mid‑Sept to Nov)—clear skies, mild temps (daytime ~25–30 °C, nighttime ~10–15 °C) Winter (Dec–Feb): Cool & dry, lows can approach 0 °C but rarely snow in the valley.

Tour entry fees in major city

Here are the latest entrance fees (as of 2025) for major heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley. Prices are typically in Nepalese Rupees (NPR) and often differ for foreigners, SAARC nationals, and Nepali citizens:

Bhaktapur Durbar Square

• Foreigners: NPR 1,800
• Chinese Tourists: NPR 500
• SAARC Nationals: NPR 500

Changunarayan Temple

• Nepalese - Free
• SAARC nationals - Nrs 100
• Foreign Nations - NRS 400

Patan Durbar Square

• Foreigners: NPR 1,000
• SAARC Nationals: NPR 250

Asian Hiking Team’s tour Guides are professionals with recognized records of honesty and personal integrity, committed to environmentally responsible trekking practices that minimize ecological impact. Asian Hiking team tour guide has licensed by the Government of Nepal through the Nepal Academy of Tourism and Hotel Management (NATHM) and Nepal Mountain Academic. They have several years of experience in the field, especially in cultural, religion, heritage, and adventure tours. Skilled in storytelling, sharing legends, myths, and spiritual meanings behind temples, mountains, and rituals. Experts in UNESCO sites (e.g., Kathmandu, Bhaktapur), fluent in history, architecture, and local customs. All certified guides speak fluent English and additional languages as your request. Friendly, professional, and well-mannered. Our guide is friendly, professional, and well-mannered. Trained in customer service, problem-solving, and group handling. Skilled in storytelling, sharing legends, myths, and spiritual meanings behind temples, mountains, and rituals.

We provide to all tour guide:

• Insurance: Mandatory coverage...

Credit cards like American Express, Master and Visa are accepted at major hotels, shops, Travel Company and restaurants. 3.5 to 4 percent of the total amount may be converted by the bank. ATMs are widely in use such as Kathmandu, Pokhara, Chitwan-Sauraha, Bhairahawa, Namche, Lukla, Jomsom, Nepaljung, Biratnagar, Lumbini and other major cities and district head office. All major cities or touristic place have money changer or Exchanger counter or Bank exchange counter. Tribhuwan International Airport (TIA) provide service for exchanging foreign currency too.

We are committed to responsible tourism. Our policies include:

• Environmental: Minimizing waste, using gas for cooking, and leaving no trace.
• Cultural: Respecting local customs, asking permission for photos, and supporting local economies.
• Community: Donating a portion of profits to community projects and ensuring fair treatment and wages for all staff and porters.

For More details, please check the Responsible tourism page.