Do's Dont's

SOME TIPS TO TOURISTS COMING TO NEPAL

The form of greeting in Nepal is "NAMASTE" and is performed by joining the palms together.
Before entering a Nepalese home, Temple, Stupa or any other religious site remember to remove your shoes.
Be careful not to use your spoon, fork or a hand being used for your eating to touch other's food, plate, cooking utensil or the serving dish. Do not eat from other people's plate and do not drink from other people's bottle or glass. It is considered impure by the Nepalese.
Never touch anything with your feet. This is considered an offence among Nepalese.
While traveling dress appropriately. Women should specially avoid dressing in skimpy outfits.
Seek permission first before entering a Hindu temple. Many Hindu temples do not allow westerners or non-Hindus to enter.
Leather articles are prohibited to be taken inside the temple precinct.
Walking around temples or stupas is traditionally done clockwise.
Take photographs only after receiving permission for the object or person being photographed.
Public displays of affection between man and woman are frowned upon. Do not do something that is totally alien to our environment.
Remember, many times, when a person shakes his head from left to right, he may mean "Yes".
Develop a genuine interest to meet and talk to Nepalese people and respect their local customs.

Appeal To Trekkers & Nature Lovers

During your trek, you will come in contact with many village schools. Please communicate your conservation ideas, knowledge and experience with the local school teachers so that a multiplier effect of conservation messages could be radiated to all the children. If possible, please also try to make the children know how to respect nature and natural resources.
Never give anything to children directly. It encourages children to beg. It might give you momentary satisfaction but the begging child could also turn a professional beggar tomorrow.
Be friendly with your porters and guides. You will enjoy your trip more.
While taking photographs be sure that you are not intruding onto others privacy.
Respect the villagers and their local traditions. In turn they will give you warm hospitality.
There you are alone with your porters and the fragile nature. The slightest negligence and misunderstanding on your part can directly have a jarring cumulative impact on the delicate balance of nature. Please do not spoil this natural heritage by thoughtless negligence.
Carry enough kerosene or fuel for your cooking. Never buy fire wood from the villagers. It will encourage villagers to cut down more trees and stock them unnecessarily.
We discourage the use of camp – fires.
Never buy any wildlife trophies or animal products from the local poachers. It is against the law of the land.
Do not collect any wild flowers, plants, fossils, orchids, rocks, etc. unless you have the permission from the concerned office for scientific research.
Cutting trees, shooting wildlife and fishing without license is strictly is strictly prohibited.
Always camp at the prescribed sites. If there is no arrangement as such, then camp on open ground or on the bank of a river. Do not camp inside a bush cutting away branches of trees.
Never pollute the clear mountain water or litter the path with cigarette butts, tin cans, toilet papers, etc. Please bury biodegradable waste.
Do not mark initials on trees and rocks, Nature is more beautiful when left undefiled by human hands.
In some areas, local communities have established their own conservation practices. Please make an effort to understand them and to observe them.
We sincerely request you to enlighten your porters, Sherpas, guides, villagers to respect nature and how to conserve it. With your help, our natural beauty will be alive for generations. In, turn Nepal’s gift to you will be vibrant living memories.
Be aware that the Himalaya is someone else’s backyard, which deserves the care you’d want others to give your.

Appeal To White Water Rafters & Nature Lovers

We suggest the following guidelines as good practices:

Try to limit the size of your group. An excessively large group will geometrically compound your impact on the riverside environment.
Leave your camping beach cleaner than when you arrived – good raft guides always organize a “sweep” of the beach before departing.
Paper and cardboard waste should be burnt. We suggest that you keep your own small plastic bag for, film cartons, old band aids, tissues and cigarette butts. Burn the contents on the fire when directed by your guide; note that cooking fires are considered holy, so always ask before burning anything.
All non-biodegradable items, like tins and bottles, should be washed and carried out, off the river. It is environmentally unacceptable to bury these as the next monsoon will sweep them down the river and expose them on another beach for people to cut their feet on.
Vegetable waste, such as onion skins and potato peelings should be buried well away from the campsite below monsoon high water level.
Food scraps, washing up water, etc. should be disposed of in the main current of the river (not an eddy). Greasy washing up water should first be filtered through kitchen paper and the paper burnt later.
Toilet pits should be dug well away from camp and below the monsoon high water level. Carry a lighter or matches and burn your toilet paper.