Annapurna Base Camp Trek - A$918 (A$102 off) @ iTourNepal

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Annapurna Base Camp Trek - A$918 (A$102 off) @ iTourNepal
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Associateditournepal on 31/08/2024 - 14:17 itournepal.com (430 clicks)
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Get 10% discount on our 8 days Annapurna base camp trek from Pokhara and back. The 8 days itinerary visits all of the popular view points along the route like Ghorepani - Poon Hill, Chhomrong and Jhinu hot spring by simply avoiding walking in the newly constructed dirt roads. The itinerary doesn't rush and you will not miss anything as it escapes the walking days in the foothills but keeps the standard itinerary at higher elevation.

i Tour Nepal P Ltd is promoting an 8 days Annapurna base camp trek. We are offering AUD 102 as a promotional discount.

The trek starts and ends in Pokhara. The package includes 4WD / Suv drive further into the valley and also pick up from the new trail head making it possible to do the trek in only 8 days.
The package includes necessary trekking permits, trekking with a licensed and experienced guide and a porter, 3 meals a day with teahouse accommodation and private transportation to and back from trail head.
The Annapurna Base Camp trek is renowned as the most sought-after trekking route in Nepal. It commences from vibrant and culturally significant villages located at the base of the Annapurna Himalayas, ascending to an elevated alpine valley encircled by breathtaking snow-capped peaks. Along the route, there are well-established teahouses that provide accommodation. This trek is classified as moderately challenging, making it appropriate for individuals who are reasonably fit and possess prior trekking experience.

Trek Itinerary :
Day 01: Drive 2 and half hrs to Thikedunga / Ulleri and trek 5 hrs to Ghorepani. 2,800 m.

Day 02: Hike to Poon Hill and back to Ghorepani for breakfast. Later, trek 6 hrs to Chuile.

Day 03: Trek 6 hrs to Sinwa. 2,400 m
Day 04: Trek 6 hrs to Deurali. 3,300 m
Day 05: Trek 5 hrs to Annapurna base camp - 4,150 m
Day 06: Trek back down to Sinwa. 6 - 7 hrs.
Day 07: Trek back to Chhomrong and further down to Jhinu Danda for overnight stay.
Day 08: Trek down to the trailhead 1 / 2 hrs and drive back to Pokhara.

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  • belongsinforums on 31/08/2024 - 14:40

    Going from 2 to 4k m in two days seems dangerous

    • Ten on 31/08/2024 - 14:43
      +3

      Worth it to get to Poon Hill

    • Associateditournepal @ iTourNepal on 31/08/2024 - 14:50
      +6

      It doesn't go from 2 to 4k, but goes to Deurali at 3,200 m and then to 4,000 m. You will climb to 3200 m altitude a few times before the final push. So it gives you enough time to acclimatize. This is a standard itinerary trekkers have been following for decades. We just avoid walking in the foothills but no change at higher altitude, as there are roads nowadays. The itinerary is also flexible to spend night at Machhapuchhre base camp (3,700 m) and do a detour of Annapurna base camp at worst.
      We have successfully done this trek. Visit our reviews.

    • SirFrankGrimes on 31/08/2024 - 16:56
      +2

      I went from 3640m to 6088m in under 48 hours. I’m still breathing and seeking bargains

  • DavidLey on 31/08/2024 - 15:00
    +1

    I did a 11 day trek to everest base camp for much less than $500. Nepal is incredibly cheap travel destination.

    Annapurna is a substantially cheaper trek, almost a thousand is a lot.

    You can get an individual guide for between $10 to $20, this is all this tour guide will be paying them. Accomodation is a few dollars a night. Permits are less than $100.

    • Associateditournepal @ iTourNepal on 31/08/2024 - 15:10
      +8

      For Everest trek only the round trip flight costs USD 360 +.
      We organize trekking responsibility, and not exploit locals because of the unhealthy competition and follow the prices floated by Annapurna conservation area project. Guides are porters are insured and equipped. We pay tax so the country can run and they can focus on conservation of the ecology and culture. This is a fair price for what we are offering.

      • DavidLey on 31/08/2024 - 15:16
        -2

        How much do you pay your guides and porters per day?

        • Associateditournepal @ iTourNepal on 31/08/2024 - 15:17
          +3

          Better than most of the companies. Definitely not as less as you quoted.

          • DavidLey on 31/08/2024 - 15:24
            +8

            @itournepal: Provide the daily rate then for both porters and the rate for tour guides. If it is so much higher then why not simply publicise it.

            Edit: he finally mentions it below, its $17 usd per day. But the one porter carries 25kg, so two or three trekkers gear. I paid this rate to the porter just to carry my gear, so less than 5kg. Not sure why if they pay the porters/guides less than $100 per trekker, that they charge $900. The bus ticket cost like $20 to get annapurna. Seems like the tour agency is taking 90% of the money as I outlined.

    • Lucille Bluth on 31/08/2024 - 15:18
      +3

      You can get an individual guide for between $10 to $20, this is all this tour guide will be paying them

      I hope that's not all you paid, that would be quite exploitative just because it's an "incredibly cheap travel destination". Bit slanderous to claim this travel guide would be paying them that amount too without actual evidence.

      • DavidLey on 31/08/2024 - 15:23
        +2

        I went through a tour agency. Its the standard daily rate of tour guides in Nepal. Not exactly scandalous, its simply paying the set price for a service. When you go overseas, do you pay an australian wage to everyone you meet. Do you also avoid buying overseas goods, to ensure they are paid at australiam wages.

        Being a porter or tour guide in Nepal is a good job. I can assure this agency will be paying there tour guides less than the $20 per day too. Probably much less

        • Associateditournepal @ iTourNepal on 31/08/2024 - 15:33

          Simply google to check rates floated by Nepal Tour Guide Association online. There are organizations and unions to make sure about the basic remunerations. Except some individual trekkers take advantage of some local porter's reluctance.

          • DavidLey on 31/08/2024 - 15:35

            @itournepal: I went through a travel agency in Katmandhu. Disappointly i found out once speaking to the guides and porters how much a percentage you take and how badly you exploit them.

            So simply outline how much you pay them. It must be something you are well aware of, why keep avoiding answering a very specific question.

        • kiriakoz on 31/08/2024 - 15:33
          +3

          Agreed mate, not sure what this dude is on about. I went to Italy recently and ate really good pasta for cheap. Should I have paid triple the price to reflect Aussie prices? Ludicrous.

    • liam2040 on 31/08/2024 - 15:20

      Out of interest mate, how long ago was your trek?
      Everything in the world seems to be getting a lot more expensive.

      • DavidLey on 31/08/2024 - 15:24
        +2

        I went last year at the end of November. Highly recommend going as late as possible, because its much quieter, so just more relaxed in general.

      • DavidLey on 31/08/2024 - 15:26

        Best trying to book directly with the guides, these tour agencies exploit them. They take 90% of their money. You can get in contact them directly, just chat on facebook with people who have gone recently.

      • Associateditournepal @ iTourNepal on 31/08/2024 - 15:39
        +1

        Yes some trekkers employ porters and guides directly and there are ample cases where guides and porters were left unattended when they got sick or died in the trek.

        • DavidLey on 31/08/2024 - 15:45
          +1

          Pure bullshit, a guide is licensed and will jeopardise their license if they simply leave someone. Now you are simply making stuff up to try to scare people in using your overpriced agency.

          • Associateditournepal @ iTourNepal on 31/08/2024 - 15:49
            +1

            @DavidLey: Read carefully what I wrote bro, who will be responsible if guide / porter got sick or die. I lost two cousins only last year. Died on the trek. It is not as you see things.

            • DavidLey on 31/08/2024 - 15:52
              -1

              @itournepal: So you lost two cousins on the trek? Why arent you informing people of this danger, rather than being dismissive of the other comment about elevation increases.

              I would imagine your cousins were with your agency no?

              This sounds very made up.

              • Associateditournepal @ iTourNepal on 31/08/2024 - 15:57
                +5

                @DavidLey: My cousins who died were not with my agency. I am well educated, trained, and an experienced professional in this field. And I know well what I am doing. Luckily I have been careful enough not to have such a mishap. I take good care of my guides and porters, brief them well about altitude sickness and other health hazards on the trek. Same with my clients.

                • DavidLey on 31/08/2024 - 15:58
                  -2

                  @itournepal: So how much do the porters get paid per day?

                  • Associateditournepal @ iTourNepal on 31/08/2024 - 16:01
                    +2

                    @DavidLey: I already posted the link of payment we follow. It is obvious. Over it we do their insurances and equipment is also our responsibility. Some ask for some don't. Send them rubber spikes to go under their shoes also for high altitude treks.

                    • DavidLey on 31/08/2024 - 16:02
                      -1

                      @itournepal: The link was simply for tour guides. You outlined you also hire porters, why not simply state it, why such avoidance?

                      • Associateditournepal @ iTourNepal on 31/08/2024 - 16:06
                        +2

                        @DavidLey: There is nothing to avoid. Rs 3,080 for guides if only 2 or less clients. Rs 2,400 for porters. The weight limits are 25 kg max set by 'International porters progress Group'.
                        The rare is more in Everest region and high altitude treks as it will be more expensive. I already mentioned over it we take responsibility of their insurance and equipment.

                        • DavidLey on 31/08/2024 - 16:14
                          -2

                          @itournepal: So $17 usd per day? Exactly the figure i outlined above.

                          Given you are pay them $17 per day for 8 days shared between two or three trekkers. Who gets to keep all the extra money? As this simply equates to less than $100 each.

                          • Associateditournepal @ iTourNepal on 31/08/2024 - 16:27
                            +1

                            @DavidLey: We can't do miracle of charging clients less or being competitive with the companies like you went through and still pay guides and porters highly. If someone want to pay more, they are welcome. Can just pay taxes and service charges for our services. I guess that is how business runs in Australia as well, if you know anything. Is everything fair in Australia that you don't have any issues !!!
                            Calculate the 4WD drop to the trekking trail head and also pick up, three meals a day during the trek, insurance, accommodation, auditing, taxes and office expenses.

                            • DavidLey on 31/08/2024 - 16:31
                              -3

                              @itournepal: Meals are less than $5 each, be realistic. Accomodation is less than $5 per night.

                              This website is not for advertising its intended for specials. Your price is 5 times the price you could get it for by simply going to a tour agency in katmandu and probably 10 timez the price if you simply organise it directly with the guides, paying them the same rate as you will pay them.

                              Auditing???? You are just making things up now.

                              • Associateditournepal @ iTourNepal on 31/08/2024 - 16:32
                                +1

                                @DavidLey: Good luck then. Prices are all available online.

                                • DavidLey on 31/08/2024 - 16:34
                                  -3

                                  @itournepal: As i said i already went last year and paid less than $500 for an everest base camp trek for 11 days.

                                  • Associateditournepal @ iTourNepal on 31/08/2024 - 16:36

                                    @DavidLey: Well done. Next time go to Bhutan and Tibet. That is where they do fair business.

  • Parko on 31/08/2024 - 16:11

    I have completed the poon hill trek a few ago. Please take altitude sickeness tablets. It is not very enjoyable when you feel like you have the worst hangover without the good night before.

  • eddyah on 31/08/2024 - 17:39
    +14

    Pretty sad example of posting deal, get attacked by OzBargain scum.

    Sorry OP, poor form by some people here. Just neg the deal if you don't think it's good and move on.

    If OP doesn't get business from here, then they'll need to reevaluate their prices / marketing etc.

    Services aren't as black and white as products so it's unfair to think two services are of equal value when they are not.

    • Singu1arity on 01/09/2024 - 09:48
      -1

      I don't usually comment, but logged in to say something similar.

      @DavidLey, not sure why you are on the attack here. OP clearly is involved in a successfully run organisation (I've found TripAdvisor reviews pretty accurate in the past). Good on you for wanting to spend hours researching and understanding all the moving parts to organise something like this, but not everyone does, and you are completely missing that that is a huge part of what @itournepal are doing as part of this service… You are trying to compare apples with oranges here, and I'm actually rather impressed that @itournepal are being so polite with their responses; they have no obligation to do so.

      • DavidLey on 01/09/2024 - 17:00

        Its simply not a deal. The going price for this in tour agencies in Katmandhu is less than $500. He isnt an Australian company, he is simply advertising an overinflated service hoping to take advantage of people.

        • Associateditournepal @ iTourNepal on 01/09/2024 - 17:35

          People can simply check the prices online and compare.

          • DavidLey on 01/09/2024 - 19:49
            +1

            @itournepal: I think you are missing the intention of this website, its not intended for you to simply advertise a product. The intention is that your product or service is genuinely cheaper than comparable products online.

            There are multiple people selling the exact same tour as you are selling for much cheaper online, which can all be purchased in Australia.

            • Associateditournepal @ iTourNepal on 01/09/2024 - 20:35
              +1

              @DavidLey: That is my best price and I have been successfully selling this tour for the price. I am offering 10% discount for those coming from OZbargain.

            • eddyah on 05/09/2024 - 07:29

              @DavidLey:

              I think you are missing the intention of this website

              Member Since 05/06/2024

              Can't make this shit up.

        • Singu1arity on 01/09/2024 - 19:53

          Never said it was an Australian company mate… that's not a prerequisite for posting to OzBargain.

          …and sure, you might be able to organise the same tour in Kathmandu, that's still not comparing apples with apples…

          • DavidLey on 02/09/2024 - 00:33
            +1

            @Singu1arity: A quick google search would clearly see there are people offering this exact tour for cheaper on the internet now, that you can book in Australia.

            For example there are ones offering it for $360 usd which equates to $532 aud like i stated.

            This is for the exact same tour. They are all selling the same product, but the one posting is simply adding a margin on top of $350+. These are not different products, they are exactly the same, that is how it works in Nepal.

  • kml22 on 31/08/2024 - 19:30

    I know lots of people died trying to get to the summit, has anyone die trekking to base camp?

    • Associateditournepal @ iTourNepal on 31/08/2024 - 20:57

      Yes few people have died caught in avalanches and other causes. Not many because of altitude sickness as it is not seriously high and there are always option of getting down to Machhaphuchre base camp which is just about 50 minutes walk down.
      Trekkers as well ad guide and porter die in treks like Round Annapurna, Manaslu circuit trek, Dhaulagiri circuit trek.

  • Hardlyworkin on 01/09/2024 - 09:30
    +1

    Not sure why a porter is needed, carry your stuff and make it a proper trek! You stay in tea houses anyway, only need to carry clothes and a sleeping bag. Same goes for a guide, not hard to follow a track. Each to their own I guess.

    • star-ggg on 01/09/2024 - 13:58

      You overestimate how many people are comfortable using a map.

  • ttfb on 01/09/2024 - 16:34

    You don't need a guide, nor a Porter. Do it yourself and you'll have a much better experience.

    I did Three Passes earlier this year and I felt sorry for everyone stuck in a group tour.

  • hdus002 on 01/09/2024 - 17:17

    Probably a silly question, but have to ask, are toilet/shower facilities available in the daily accommodation or along the way? What level of fitness is expected for this trek?

    • Associateditournepal @ iTourNepal on 01/09/2024 - 17:25

      Yes shower and toilet with western commode are available throughout the trek these days. Teahouses are basic like a homestay run by local families but have basic facilities like hot showers and toilets.
      This is categorized as moderately difficult trek which is for fit trekkers with previous walking / trekking experience. Expect to climb Rugged bitten trail with uneven steps climbing up and down for about 500 m several times. Each day is about 12 km on average which takes about 6 hours.

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