FAQ - FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Find here the answer to some of the most common questions we receive and which might reflect your ones!

I'm still looking for a flight

The easiest way to relate to your local travel agent, but you might do iit also through the many internet services which offer flights. be aware those often cheapest flights in the internet are more expensive than through a local travel agent! You might seek information also on the carriers official web sites.

I do have more baggage than allowed

All carriers have their own regulations, however IATA regulations are minimum binding. If you plan to carry more than allowed (for a mountain bike or trekking equipment for example), you might need to indicate this while making the reservation, so that you avoid unnecessarily hassles and high expenses! Many airlines are pretty tolerant if advised in advance.

The usual standards for reaching Asia:

International flights: 20 kg + 5-7 kg hand baggage

Nepal: 15 kg 20 kg + 5 kg hand baggage

Flights in Tibet/China/Bhutan: 20 kg + 5-7 kg hand baggage

And the airport taxes?

While departing from your home country, the APT Taxes are usually included (please verify with the airline!). In Asia, the APT Taxes are mostly to be paid just before check in. Actual rates: Lhasa 90 Yuan, Delhi 350 Rupees and Paro 20 US$ (always per person and subject to changes).

For the visa's what I have to do

Nepal: you can get it at your arrival against filling in a form and 2 passport photos for 30 US$ or as a Transit visa (if max. 72 hours stay in Nepal) this is free of cost.

Tibet: the handling agent for your trip will make the visa for you. If you arrive in mainland China, you need to get first a China visa. You do not need a China visa of you go to Tibet through Nepal.

Bhutan: the formalities the handling agent will make and hand over (or send it) to you before you fly to Paro. Upon arrival you have to pay then 20 US$ in Paro.

How to book a tour with Navyo Nepal?

On the present online catalog : you might choose any tour, fill in the respective forms and then send them to us. We will then send you all documents for your booking ad our requirements.

You might also book throughtravel agent: tell your agent to get in touch with us for you. You can than finalize all through your travel agent (payments, flights, bookings etc) comfortably from home!

For Tibet travels there are special requirements?

In principle yes, you are not allowed to travel by your own in most of the counties of the TAR (Tibet Autonomous Region) or enter the TAR, but you do not necessarily need to join a group. Many cultural and historical parts of Tibet are nowadays outside the TAR in Sichuan, Qinghai, Gansu e Yunnan.

In order to make permits, you need to consider time and send passport details to us. In Lhasa you can also roam around without organized tour (but you have to enter on organized tour!). It's a matter of understanding needs and requirements.

Your tours and travels can also start/end n other than mentioned?

Of course, you can start or end wherever you like, we will accordingly adapt the tour. You might start from any major city in China (Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Chengdu etc.) or from Delhi, Bangkok or of course from Kathmandu.

While on tour are we safe?

Any tour we offer, we check for security. We're not god to guarantee, but by any human means we do take security as one of the priorities of course. We will not organize a tour, if we are not sure that security is reasonably guaranteed. Up to now, we never had any problem with security.

Of course you need to be aware that pocket picketing is today everywhere possible in the world. Theft we can't exclude at any moment.

But my government's announcement's say Nepal isn't safe to travel.

No one can discuss with your government, which is responsible for your well being and safety. Of course some governments are more sensitive than others, but yes, they say it's not advisable to travel to Nepal. Well that's there opinion and they have the right to say so. We can't also judge on social, ethical or moral issues connected with the insurgency in Nepal.

But reality isn't always what the doctor tells you, and he also should consider your health! So we can't argue on same level, but we know that there is no real threat to any specific nationality as such. There have been some accident's, but they where accidents (and no one died by the way). Nepal is still much safer than many countries in the world. And there has been no any targeted attack on tourists in Nepal. Even the Maoists invite officially you to visit there base areas or "liberated" territory.

There are many threats in many countries from Muslim extremists especially in the western hemisphere. Like Madrid, London, Belfast, Corsica, Bali, Spain have serious threads, contrary to Nepal, there died lot's of people, but you would not think not to go there, isn't it?.

Nepal is not in the category of the above countries, and lots of travel forums on the internet provide you with first hand and independent information on safety matters and Nepal. We tell you that there is no problem for you, but we can't tell you this on the other hand, as you might correctly say that we are not interested to shy you away as we offer also commercial tours and treks in Nepal!

However, over 200.000 tourists annually in Nepal have no serious problems jet encountered since 1996. And that should speak for itself.

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