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Please note that you will find only veg meal, as non veg. Is strictly forbidden in this part of Himalaya due to the religious issues.

To visit the Niti Valley, you need a special permit due to the proximity to the border of Tibet and its location with Nanda Devi (National Biosphere Park). Therefore, each

Participants must provide a copy of the passport, a copy of the visa, three photos of passport size. These documents must be sent 20 days before departure. For bookings less than 20 days, we request you to contact us before confirming the booking.

All the cancellation must be in written and signed by the person who signed the booking form and will be effective from the date of the reception by the company.

1-2:60 days or more before departure: The agency will refund the entire paid amount to his client deducting the registration fee (€ 40 per persons or equivalent in other currency), bank charges subject to the bank policies, when booking domestic flights, the Cancellation fee subject to airline policies at present or if the tickets are non- refundable in that case the full amount of the ticket will be retained. The hotels are reserved and must be paid in advance; the company will apply the cancellation policies of hotels. Cancelation charge for train tickets and other ground transport and related services if needed to be booked in advance. Hence the remaining amount will be refunded after deducting all above cancelation policies applied for different services.

1-2: 40 Days before departure: The agency will refund the 50% of paid amount to his client deducting the registration fee (€ 40 per persons or equivalent in other currency), bank charges subject to the bank policies, when booking domestic flights, the Cancellation fee subject to airline policies at present or if the tickets are non- refundable in that case the full amount of the ticket will be retained. The hotels are reserved and must be paid in advance; the company will apply the cancellation policies of hotels. Cancelation charges of train tickets and other ground transport and related services if needed to be booked in advance. Hence the remaining amount will be refunded after deducting all above cancelation policies applied for different services.

(1-3) Less than 30 days before departure: The agency will be obliged to withhold the full amount of the deposit paid by the customer. In this case, the customer must inform their insurance as soon as possible and provide as much documentation to support the cancellation of trip. It is therefore strongly advised to take out cancellation insurance to cover such expenses.

Itinerary / hotels are sub to change in case of strike, civil war threatens, you may be will lose expected places you have prepared for but will explore unexpected and for sure will not disappointed.

In case of Vehicle break down another mode of transport will be managed at the earliest possible, In that case you are requested to keep patience and co-operate with the situation. While travelling to rural and isolated area replacing vehicle can take time due to lack of communication or distance to pass the message with the other vehicle those who are driving toward the nearest town or the place from where one can have telephone facilities. Or from where one can be connected by Mobile phone. Also you can be transferred by the public transport whatever is available at the moment till you will be not having the proper mode of transport.

The company cannot be made liable for the consequences of weather condition, flight cancellations, war or threat of civil war, strikes, industrial action, political unrest or any other force majeure, unusual or unforeseen circumstance. The company reserves the right to use alternate transport, or vary the itinerary if breakdown, sickness or any other force major. Any additional that result, such as extra hotel accommodation, flight or road transport will be on your charge and must be paid directly at the spot.

Please understand, there are certain hazards involved in your adventurous and culture holidays which you must accept at your own risk. The company will not be liable for any illness major or minor injury, death sustained during neither the trip, nor it will be liable for any uninsured losses of your property and other losses during the trip.

It is strongly advised that clients take out insurance to cover the unexpected and cancellation charges:

Accommodation is based on 3 star category in cities, In hilly area there are limited choices of accommodation sub. to the each places. Neat and clean local standards of hotels, Fixe camps or guest houses will be provided. We request you to carry the bed cover to assure the hygiene when you feel to use.

Indian vegetarian meals is served, Non veg is strictly forbidden in this part of Himalaya due to religious mater. Indian recipes are bit on spicy side, Breakfast and dinner will be served at the hotel, Lunch packed or in local restaurant or in hotel sub. to the schedule. Meals in Delhi are not included it will cost you from 8 to 12 euro in mid-range restaurants.

Bottle water in restaurants will be at your charge, while trekking our team will provide boil cold water, it's not enough for the day hence you will take from the spring or streams and has to purify by your own. , for example by "chlorine tablets" (pastilles Micropur)

Sub to the number of person in group, for 2 to 4 persons Toyota Innova / Zylo/ Scorpio, for more than 5 persons Tempo travellers or mini bus will be provided. All vehicle will be air-conditioned, except in hilly area air-condition of any vehicle cannot be regularly used due to steep uphill drive, so you have to co-operate with. For the autumns, winter and spring season, when temperature goes down, if you required heater except minibus each of those mentioned vehicle have the heating facilities except while uphill drive.

Road are mostly tarred, narrow, cliffy and rough at many places. you can face land slide due to rainfall and can be blocked for a days or more, you may miss the places expected to visit, or will visit the unexpected places, to regulate the situation the team at the spot will do the best possible at the moment. Road in India are being widen So please don't compare the driving time as estimated in developed nation.

While travelling your bags will be on the roof or on the back of the vehicle.

All you need to carry is your day pack which contain your items of day use with pack lunch, water bottle , camera etc. and some additional items if need to carry in case of bad weather. We remind your attention that your main bag should not volumetric and all your belonging should be well packed in plastic bag to avoid getting wet or avoid dust to entering in the bag if not closed properly.

Think of to bring rough and tough bag to avoid tearing and scratching. To calm the damage of the bag weather it happen on vehicle or elsewhere in hotels, we advise you to take the appropriate insurance whereas drivers, porters and company will be not liable for such unexpected loss.

You may have opportunities to walk to reach the visiting sites or simply to explore the villages to have interaction of locals and to have the insight of their culture.

Preparation of relief of sun burn, Lip salve, Anti septic cream, Antihistamine cream (for relief of insect bites), Anti diarrhoea (flagyl or any other), Anti headache (aspirin, paracitamol, zimalgin), Anti vomiting (avomin), For stomach-ache (baralgan,trigan or other diagnose) Dettol, wash proof Dettol plaster, Bandage and cotton, Balm, Anti cramp spray, Pills to purify the water, Scissor and knife are must in the medical kit. According to your physical condition you are requested to consult your doctor to complete your medical kit.

Due to wide range of temperature and climate conditions, it is advisable to bring appropriate clothing. For protection against cold and freshness of morning and evening a layered clothing is better than a few thick ones, so choose your cloths accordingly. Cloths should be preferable be made from natural materials which allow the body to breath better. You will be offending people if you walk around in skimpy or tight fitting clothes. Although there are normally opportunities to wear shorts, it is strictly forbidden to be with short in any religious places as monasteries and temples. We would advise women to wear shirts or loose trousers, men should not wear singlet.

While travelling during Autumns and summer season , at higher altitude morning and evening are fresh hence required a light Pull over, Raincoat ( occasionally required but pack it ) a polar jacket or waterproof jacket, light clothing for lower altitude, Sun hat, short and long sleeves Shirts, Loose trousers, ( wearing short is not allowed at holy spot ) a pair of sport shoes, sandal , few pairs of socks, Sunglasses / Spare glasses or contact lenses, , toilet kit, A small sewing kit, Safety pins, torch or flash light with spare batteries, Camera with spare films and batteries, battery Charger, day sac, water bottle, personal medical kit as per your medical advisor. Anti-mosquitos spray. fanny pack to keep safely your important doc as passport, insurance paper, credit cards, money, Multifunctional knife, lighters, wooden pencils and pen, string of 4-55 meters to dry the clothing or other purpose, English –Hindi dictionary to learn the important words to greet and to communicate with locals and a note book can be useful to engrave your memory in it.

Many metropolitan cities is India are not that much conservative, but still in certain part of cities and in rural it is better to dress conservatively. One should not try to attract attention towards themselves due to their dressing style, while entering to religious site mobile are required to be in silent mode, one have to take off the shoes, don't dress short and half sleeves and are required to cover the head. While taking holy dip / bath respect the advice of guide and ask the permission of pilgrims to take photo especially at this moments, hugging and kissing will shock the people hence restricted in public. To be respected, respect always local culture.

During this trip you will be visiting highly revered religious sites, where in morning and evening daily ritual is practiced, Holy bath are taken by pilgrims, spiritual chant are sang and different sort of offers are immersed to the Gange or to the revered idol of God or goddess at the shrine . While participating such events you are requested to be silent, respect the rule and regulations and off curse mingle into the folks when chanting the Aarti (the religious song) in full devotion and in deep emotion.

Generally, vary to different season and altitude, Hence the best time to travel to this part of Himalaya world is from months of Mai-June and Sep- mid Oct. July-August are rainy season and Oct to beginning of Mai those pilgrimage sites remain closed for the public.

Summer temperature Max: 40 ° C, Minimum: 20 ° C

Autumn Temperature Max: 35 ° C, Minimum: 15° C (Post monsoon Sep-Oct.)

In case of bad weather, temperature in high altitude can go -0 as well but those are the rare cases.

You will be guided by a professional English speaking guide, Language guide can be provided by paying extra charges and can be assisted by local guide. Drivers and guide will be there to assist you at their best. They are chosen for their experience to leads the groups in mountains regions and especially in to such sacred regions where extra attentions are to be paid by respecting rule and regulation while rendering the visit / during the ceremonies etc. for their knowledge of the outdoor, local culture and ability to communicate with foreign clients.

Pre-travel conditioning is very desirable, as more you are prepared the more you enjoy the trips. For all the cultural tours in Himalaya minimum physically fitness is required. One has to be in good health and able to resist while long drive. In cities road are in better condition, hilly area mostly rough and grabble, at certain places due to widening work you may have to wait for few minutes and hours.

As we gain altitude slowly, so we get acclimatize naturally. And for the vast majority the slow ascent to height will produce minimum effects. The most important attribute for such a trip is positive attitude.

The Himalayas have a very fragile environment and it is our special concern and Endeavour to protect and preserve the existing ecology. We are also sensitive to local cultures and traditions and make special efforts to sensitize all our clients on this matter.

This valley is restricted and is recently opened for tourist. Authority might refuse to grant the permit on last minutes for the XY reason especially due to the proximity with the border. In that case you will undertake easy hike through the meadow of Aulis to appreciate the 360 degree stunning view of high mountains which include Nanda Devi (7816m), the second highest peak of India. And afternoon you will enjoy self-cooking with the chef of hotel. Evening dinner around bone fire. Night in hotel.

Authority might refuse to grant the permit on last minutes for the XY reason especially by political reason as valley is located on Indo- border. In that case you will undertake easy hike through the meadow of Aulis to appreciate the 360 degree stunning view of high mountains which include Nanda Devi (7816m), the second highest peak of India. And afternoon you will enjoy self-cooking with the chef of hotel. Evening dinner around bone fire. Night in hotel.

This is mandatory for all clients travelling on any tour or independent itinerary arranged by us. You are responsible for obtaining adequate insurance covering expenses of unexpected, the loss of baggage, medical expenses, helicopter (air or ground) rescue, injury, death, repatriation, cancellation and curtailment of the itinerary.

In the citie and certain places in mountain there will be connectivity of foreign mobile phone if you will activate the roaming services before leaving your home country. Where you will find WIFI in hotels, you can use your WhatsApp as most of the hotels authorize to use it.

Use of any general satellite phones (Thuraya / Irridium or any others) is strictly prohibited / forbidden in India, It is illegal and is an offence.

Second: Some new devices of mobile phone such as I phone which has facilities of auto connectivity to GPS through satellite like (type of Garmin in Reach) when you are out of reach to the cell tower or line ,off sight radio communication. Such mobile phone / I phone which has facilities of auto connectivity to GPS through satellite, we request to deactivate such services from your devices before leaving your home country and do not activate it till you reach back home.

Any individual found to be in possession of an unauthorized satellite phone in India or found using such services which are forbidden by law, he / she will be liable to prosecute or can be imprisoned without any bail by Indian law and enforcement agencies.

We, The Himalayan Frontiers as your DMC will have no role and no right to intervene between the persons found guilty and the competitive authority. Matter will be directly under the supervision of the competitive authority of India..

Indian Currency is Rupee (INR)

Exchange rate is vary from time to time, you need to verify the latest.

Facilities to get cash exchange is available on arrival at airport, in some hotels, Leh town, in Manali, by private money exchanger and in bank. You can withdraw from the ATM as well. There are certain shop where you can pay by credit card those wish to buy the souvenir.2

This trek take place in higher regions varies from 3500 mtrs.to 5150m. Route is mostly moderate and strenuous, when ascending the passes more physical efforts is required due to uphill climb and altitude gaining.

Although trekkers require good physical fitness preparation and previous experience of higher altitude trek above 3500m. We also strongly recommend you to consult your personal doctor before booking this trek to avoid any circumstances due to any hidden ailment.

The custom of giving "small" tips to hotel porters is almost universal. Be sure to have some small change on hand: 50 INR per room for this service, 25 INR for solo travelers, and 100 to 200 INR per meal for restaurant waiters, depending on the size of the group. Tipping your tour drivers and guides is a different matter entirely and may be done in your national currency. The amount varies depending on the size of the group. It is nothing but is gesture of gratitude to your service providers

Those who cancel their trip, following the terms and conditions norms as per the time we will refund the advance or full payment made to book the trip by deducting the applicable taxes as of GST, bank charges, file charges and other applicable taxes and charges. For foreign client's differences of currency buying has to be borne as per the present exchange rates.

For foreign nation participants additional charges will be add on to buy the foreign currency, (hence buying the currency charges has to be borne by clients) bank transfer (wire transfer) charges and other administrative paperwork to be completed which is quite long exhausted process, we request you to understand and co-operate with. We will do our best possible to deal such cases respecting the present circumstances.

Before any administrative procedures, please check that your passport is valid for more than 6 months after the date of return, be sure it has minimum 3 blank pages left in good condition.

To visit India you need Indian visa, E visa or ETV Visa is applied online and is more convenient and faster to obtain than classical visa, for classic visa you need to take appointment at VFS or send the documents by post which take more time than ETV. ETV can be obtain from one month to one year with options of multi entry. Following are the official website to apply the ETV:

https://indianvisaonline.gov.in/visa/tvoa.html

To apply for visa you will complete online visa application (form), upload the copy of passport that you are travelling with, Identity photo of particular size required of Indians standards -JPEG format, visa fee must be paid online by credit card. Once uploading of required documents is complete, you will get mail back with document of granted visa within 48 hours or earlier. Once Visa granted mail received, you must print it and present it with your plane tickets when boarding and on arrival at the Indian immigration service.