Permits Required for Naar Phu Valley Trek
There are two kinds of Permit required for Naar Phu Valley Trek.
1) Naar Phu Valley Restricted Area (Special Permit)
2) ACAP (Annapurna Conservation Area Project) Permit.
How much does the Permit cost for Nar Phu Valley Trek?
1) Naar Phu Valley Restricted Area (Special Permit): it cost 100$ per person for a week and for additional 15$ per day per person (September to November).And it cost 75$ per person for a week and for additional 15$ per day per person (December to August).
2) ACAP (Annapurna Conservation Area Project) Permit: It cost 30$ per person and will valid during your Trek.
How about TIMS for Nar Phu Valley Trek?
TIMS is not necessary for Nar Phu Valley Trek when you have Restricted Special Trekking Permit of Nar Phu Valley.
Where to get Trekking Naar Phu Valley Trek Permit?
Naar Phu Valley Trek Restricted Special Trekking Permit is submitted by an Agency and issued by Immigration in Kathmandu. And ACAP Permit is issued by NTB.
What kind of documents required for Permit?
1) Original Passport of Trekkers (Nepal Visa Valid)
2) Photo 1 Passport size.
Solo Trekker can get Permit for Nar Phu Valley?
Naar Phu valley trekking permit will not issue for solo trekker. There should be at least 2 person in a group.
Altitude sickness:
Altitude sickness (acute mountain sickness) is difficulty of sleeping, dizziness, headache, fatigue, loss of appetite, rapid pulse, nausea, vomiting, etc. It affects mountain climbers, hikers, and skiers because of lower air pressure and lower oxygen levels. It occurs as the result of failure to adapt at a higher altitude. It happens most often in the brains or the longs after the fluid begins to leak from the blood vessels.
When the fluid collects in the brain, you initially get headaches, loss of appetite, nausea, tiredness, want to lie down and feel powerless, physically moving is unwilling, and a decrease of consciousness, and the problem with balance coordination is called high–altitude cerebral edema (HACE). If the fluid is collected in the lungs, you become breathless and dry, and it makes regular irritative cough, sometimes coughing up blood too, discoloration of the skin, and chest tightness is called high altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE).
Prevention:
To prevent acute mountain sickness; we have to follow fundamental gravity habits such as patience, consistency, and discipline in the mountain. The mountains have their own rule and regulations. We cannot turn them into our nature except by following and respecting them. Cloth on properly according to the altitude, avoid rapid altitude gain, drink enough water or fluid, take enough acclimatization time to adjust the body at a higher altitude, avoid alcoholic items, control smoking, eat regular meals, get higher & sleep at lower altitudes. Avoid high altitudes if you have heart and lung disease. If the symptoms occur then stop climbing mountains and descend to a lower altitude. In case the person is seriously sick, or cannot bring him/her to a lower altitude by walking and carrying then she/he should be rescued by quick Helicopter evacuation.
Clothing Equipment:
Lightweight walking boots, a pair of track shoes, and slippers to wear in the evening or when the boot is wet.
Warm jacket (Fibers fill or down should be adequate.)
Warm clothes or fleece jackets.
Thin and thick trousers.
Warm trousers are useful higher up in the mountains in the morning and at night.
Thermal underwear (These are excellent for sleeping at night)
A pair of loose-fitting long shorts and 1 lightweight long-sleeved –shirt are particularly suitable.
A woolen or warm hat to wear in the morning and at night. Sunhat and ensure it has a wide brim to cover the face and neck.
A pair of gloves (warm and normal ones)
2 pairs of thin and 2 pairs of thick warm socks.
Underwear, buff, and hankies as you need.
Accessories: Duffle bag or kit bag to carry your gears and Small rucksack to carry personal equirements for the day e.g. toilet paper, towel, soap, etc. Water bottle. Snow glasses and sunglasses, 2-4 large plastic bags to separate clean clothes from dirty ones. Headlamp with spare batteries, sun cream, personal medicine, lip guard, toothbrush, towel, Reading materials, game items (optional), notebook, rubber band, pen and pencil, a diary, a pocket knife, trekking map, passport, and copies.
Drinking Water: Travelers should be very aware of drinking water in Nepal. They are not completely adapted to digest direct normal spring water due to bacteria. So, we recommend you drink mineral water or boiled water. Also, you can use some purifier tablets such as chlorine tablets for purifying water on the trekking. We strongly recommend mineral water in the city area and purified or boiled water in the trekking.
Accommodation: We provide accommodation according to your demand and accessibility either normal standards or comfortable luxury hotels in the City. We provide very neat, clean, and comfortable hotels, lodges, friendly homestays, or locally what is available for the most suitable on tour. The hotel and lodges around Naar Phu are normals with Tibetan desinged or artistic with warm dinning room. Sometimes the hot shower room is seperate or in the out side.
The valley is extending to westward through the heavy bushes of fir and pine forests. After half an hour of walking, we reach Bagarchap (2160m) the village was once swept away by a flooded avalanche. After 25 minutes of walking you get in touch with Danaque village then walk steeply up to Timang village (2100m) through the forest. From Timang you will have excellent views of Mt. Manaslu, Lamjung Himal, Annapurna II (7937m), and Annapurna III (7555m). Make a small break in this typical Tibetan architectural village. Their typical homes are very beautiful with stacking firewood on the roofs in preparation for the long, hard winters. The village marks the transition between the lower wet valleys and the higher dry arid areas of the Manang Valley. The path is gradually flat to Thanchok (Buckwheat, potatoes, and barley land) then Koto overnight.
