Hike the Himalayas in Nepal is not designed for Olympic athletes. We've designed it for people looking for an amazing goal to train and get fit for. A number of the people who will take part in this trek will have a low level of fitness when they sign up.

This challenge is the perfect motivation to get fit, while exploring one of the world's most beautiful places and making a big impact for the charity of your choice.

We strongly recommend you train for the trek and we'll send you a fantastic training plan once you sign up. This training plan builds up as time goes on, so you'll be ready and raring to go by the time we jet to Nepal!

Please don't be! The majority of people will sign up on their own and our Dream Challenges are renowned for the amazing camaraderie and lifelong friendships made as our groups take on these incredible feats together.

Once you've signed up for the challenge, we'll send you a link to a private Facebook group for everyone registered for Hike the Himalayas in Nepal.

Please feel free to use this space to swap questions, advice and updates with your fellow trekkers on your training and fundraising.

You may also want to reach out to the other participants in this group to see if there's anyone in your local area you can meet up to train and fundraise with.

Absolutely not! One of the amazing things about the challenge is that people of all ages will come together to do something very special.

Everyone who is at least 18 years old by the challenge date is more than welcome to join this awesome challenge.

If you would like someone under the age of 18 to join you on the challenge please contact us to discuss (01590 646410 or bookings@dream-challenges.com)

Your registration fee of £349 per person is used to administer the challenge, pay deposits with local suppliers and secure your seats with the airline.

Your challenge costs of £1,995 (ie. 50% of the fundraising target if you choose the sponsorship option) cover:

• Your international flights (not including airport taxes and the fuel surcharge, capped at £475)
• Your internal flights to and from Pokhara.
• Meals throughout the challenge (except for your lunch on your free day on Day 10).
• Accommodation*.
• All transfers in Nepal.
• Luggage transportation on every day of the challenge.
• Entry fees where applicable.
• A team of awesome, outdoor remote first aid trained challenge guides and Dream Challenges staff.
• Full support from the Dream Challenges office in the lead-up to and during your challenge.
• Medical support, including a UK doctor with expedition medicine training, who will accompany us throughout the challenge.
• Your Hike the Himalayas in Nepal medal.

In addition to paying your registration fee of £349 and either self funding your challenge costs or raising the minimum sponsorship, you will need to budget for:

• Airport taxes and the fuel surcharge (capped at £475)
• Personal travel insurance
• Gratuities
• Personal expenses
• Your visa for Nepal (You will need to arrange this yourself. We'll send you details of this in the lead up to the challenge.)
• Optional excursions/extensions
• You may also choose to pay £200 for a single supplement at our accommodation

You will of course need a pair of walking boots.

We will supply you with a comprehensive list of everything you will need to take on the event well before your departure date.

There are likely to be 30 to 35 participants in our group.

We will stay in comfortable hotels, throughout this challenge except for on Days 3, 4 and 7, on which we'll be sleeping in comfortable mountain guest houses with amazing vistas.

*We organise our accommodation on a twin-sharing basis, which is included in the challenge cost.

However, if you would rather pay for a single supplement (£200 per person, NOT included in your challenge cost) and have a room/tent to yourself, please get in touch and we can arrange this for you.

Certainly. Our accommodation is included in your challenge costs on a twin-sharing basis.

However if you would prefer to have a room/tent to yourself and pay for a single supplement, we'll be happy to arrange this for you at an additional cost of £200.

If you would like a single supplement, please get in touch by emailing us at bookings@dream-challenges.com or call us on 01590 646410 (Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm).

Yes of course! If you wish to extend your stay in Nepal, simply get in touch and we can find flight options for you.

Please let us know if you decide to do this at least 17 weeks before our departure date by emailing us at bookings@dream-challenges.com.

Please note, it is not possible for you to come out of our internal flights to and from Pokhara.

Travel Insurance
You will need to take out your own personal travel insurance upon registering for this challenge, covering health, accident, loss, and repatriation. We advise that you arrange personal travel insurance as soon as you can after you register to ensure you have coverage for your booking as well as the challenge itself.

Dream Challenges has a provider detailed in your Welcome Pack, which you will receive shortly after booking your challenge, which provides appropriate cover for this type of activity and also covers you for cancellation due to medically-diagnosed COVID-19. You can also call us for details on 01590 646410 during our office hours (9am- 5pm, Monday - Friday).

You can, however, take out your own insurance providing it covers you for a charity trek in Nepal.

Please ask the insurer about the nature of the cover. It is your responsibility to ensure you have adequate coverage for your challenge.

Visa
It is your responsibility to obtain a visa for Nepal if you need one. Ensure that you apply and obtain your visa in plenty of time. Further information can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/nepal

The Dream Challenges team are here to help you achieve your challenge and will support you all the way. We are on hand from the minute you sign up to answer any questions that you may have about your training or the challenge itself.

Once you have registered, we will send you a realistic training programme to help you get fit for the trek. The programme builds up gradually as the challenge gets closer.

We also have a fantastic group of outdoor remote first aid trained challenge guides, porters and at least one UK doctor with expedition medicine training accompanying us throughout the challenge.

As we're not medically trained, we're afraid we can't offer you advice on this. We recommend you contact your GP or your local travel clinic, who will have the latest travel health advice.

We also recommend you visit the NHS Fit for Travel website here, to keep up to date with current travel health news and advice on staying healthy abroad.

NHS Fit for Travel website: https://www.fitfortravel.nhs.uk/home