Summary of Services and Values
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Travel Cultures, Knowledge and Learning in Nepal and Bhutan – Apr 2025
From April 05, 2025 to April 19, 2025
Land portion per person in a group of 7 to 10 people: US$4205
Land portion per person in a group of 4 to 6 people: US$4525
Group of maximum 10 people
Single Room Supplement: US$926**
Domestic flights Kathmandu – Paro / Paro – Kathmandu: US$ 550***
International Flights
Latest quotations (São Paulo – Kathmandu / Kathmandu – São Paulo): from US$ 1950****
With more economical possibilities around Delhi
All details of services and prices
Chörten Supports
Creating the Travel Program in an extremely personalized way, already included in the program and explained in more detail here;
Traveller Preparation to travel in these regions with quality already included in the program and explained in more detail here;
Travel Logistics and Organization with Chörten care and quality already included in the program and explained in more detail here;
Accompaniment During the Trip 24/7 as explained in more detail here;
Land Arrangements
The travel program includes:
Accompaniment in person of specialist Guilherme Samel during the trip as described in the detailed itinerary: during visits, car and plane travel in Nepal and Bhutan.
Arrivals and Departures are made with full assistance from our local partners. Upon international arrival in Kathmandu, our local partner maintains telephone contact with Guilherme Samel, Director of Chörten, who in this way accompanies carefully arriving at the hotel;
Extra activities described and those that we will talk about in preparation for the trip are included. It is always possible and quite worthwhile to make some more spontaneous contributions to these teachers and projects that we will visit, if you so wish;
Tips: we take care of good part of them for you, leaving only around US$ 8 to 10 per day for the guides and drivers, explained in more detail in the trip briefing;
Visits as mentioned in the travel program with the tickets included. If, by chance, there is any special opportunity for an extra activity consistent with the theme of the trip, the travel specialist may suggest changing the order of visits, such as, more rarely, exchanging a visit for this activity;
Local guides will accompany the group in visits to monuments and other tours in general, except in a few regions that the Brazilian travel specialist knows well and is more pleasant to visit without guides (explained in detail in the briefing if interested), or when mentioned accordingly in the tour program trip;
Land transport in the group's own vehicles with extra care as the number of seats used, no need to use seats when they are not reclining and luggage space a little larger than what is often offered in these countries;
Accommodation in double rooms in the hotels mentioned on the accommodation page. In general, check-ins are at 14 pm and check-outs are at 12 pm. If you need an earlier check-in on your arrival in Kathmandu or a later check-out on your departure from Kathmandu, please let us know so that we can check the rates and make the reservations as you wish.
Meals: Breakfasts are included in hotel rates for the entire trip. Specifically in Bhutan, lunches and dinners are also included except bottled drinks;
Government Visas and Fees in Bhutan travel programs are included in the terrestrial part;
**Single room supplement in case of your preference or need if there is not a partner for accommodation in a double room;
The trip program does not include:
Meals and drinks except breakfast (except on days in Bhutan which include lunch and dinner as mentioned above). On average we can consider that with US$ 35 a day we can eat very well in these countries, depending on what, where and how much we eat and in small cities much less. It tends to be less like what we have already discussed or will explain in the briefing;
Transport where not mentioned in the program (short and medium taxis usually cost between $2 and 7);
International transfers if you prefer or need to arrive or depart on different flights than most of the group (which usually travel on the same flights). We will organize an assisted transfer with our local partners, also with all the care and online monitoring by Chörten, as an extra service with a value according to the number of people;
Tips (very important in these cultures): around US$ 8 to 10 per day, explained better in the trip briefing and here;
Voluntary contributions to monasteries, temples, and Dharma teachers that we may encounter while traveling;
Visa for Nepal ($30 for up to 15 days between your first and last day in Nepal of the trip);
Travel insurance: very important and therefore highly recommended. More information: here;
Entrance fees to the monuments for a camera and/or video camera, if available (normally between US$ 1 and 5 only in cases where it is charged). Increasingly rare to happen;
Changes to the program in the event of political unforeseen events, flight cancellations, political conflicts, epidemics, unforeseen climatic and geographical events, new fees and taxes, etc., as well as by governments and/or local service providers in Brazil / Nepal / Bhutan;
*** Domestic airlines
Economic class . Please let us know in advance (at the time of registration) if you would like to take a look at the possibility of business class on domestic flights.;
Maximum weight Allowed checked bag on flights within India: 15kg. Between India/Nepal/Bhutan/Tibet: around 20kg. Excess weight may be charged by the airline at check-in: around US$ 5 to 8 per extra kg (except some specific routes that airlines started to charge more / we will check carefully); More information: here
Values subject to change no prior notice from airlines;
**** International Flights
In advance: in general, the sooner we issue our tickets, the better fares and routes we find. Promotional rates are unpredictable, tend to run out very quickly and have extremely high fees for any kind of changes in the future. These, when made available, are very worthwhile if we have very certain round-trip dates, that is, the main programs and extensions that we will make;
Purchasing it: it is always prudent to wait for confirmation from the group before issuing the international air. We confirm our groups with a very small number of people;
Form of payment: the international air fare is normally paid in 5 interest-free installments by airlines on Visa and Mastercard cards;
Service Providers, Infrastructure and Local Cultures
We have a lot of experience operating travel in these regions of the world. We work with very good local partners within the possibilities of these countries. Even so, it is important to bear in mind that the quality of services and local infrastructure (hotels, transportation, food, etc.) are not the same as in Brazil, Europe and North America. Most of the time, they will surprise us very positively, for example, for their human qualities and, sometimes, even for the technical aspect of the service. But unforeseen and problems must happen. It is our job, responsibility and even pleasure, at Chörten and our partners, to foresee them and, when necessary, take care of getting around them in the best possible way. So that, in this way, the most important responsibility falls to Travellers: to enjoy the trip in the most peaceful, pleasant and profitable way possible. As part of this responsibility, we understand that we are traveling in these incredible countries and cultures, very different from ours in many aspects and that teach us so much. The better we understand these cultures, the better quality and tranquility we will enjoy our trip.
With the preparations for the trip well taken care of, with all our assistance and support, from boarding the flight here in Brazil until your return, you will see that your trip will be very smooth, well cared for, very well enjoyed, fun, with significant lessons that we will bring from come back and they will be of great value to us in our lives.
Exchange (only for Brazilians)
Cancellation Policies
The Ground Part and Domestic Air cancellation policies come into effect from the moment the deposit is paid, when we confirm accommodation reservations, we issue air and train tickets according to the necessary advance notice of each trip. These vary from service provider to service provider that we use on our trip (hotels, airlines, etc.). In general, cancellations up to 90 days before the start of the trip will have payments refunded almost in full, with small cancellation fees from local airlines, train tickets, hotels, local operators and banks. From 60 days before the start of the trip, cancellation rates increase gradually, varying from service provider to service provider. Still, we will certainly do our best and talk to each service provider to see what reimbursement we can get even after this date. Regarding air tickets, each airline and fare has its own cancellation policy. The Chörten Support cancellation policy is linked to the start of the services provided: Setting up the Travel Program, Traveller Preparations, Logistics and Travel Organization and Monitoring During the Trip. For example, we will not charge for Travel Support if we do not accompany (online or in person) the trip. If the other services are already being provided, they can be used at another time without new charges (just adjustments if any) and thus there will be no refund.
Payment
The values will be divided into monthly installments of the same value at the time of registration, with the initial payment, and then monthly or bimonthly on the 8th of each month until April. The last cash installments will be in April in Kathmandu. Adjustments will be made according to the group formation, as the number of people changes the value of the trip. As well as confirmation of domestic air fares so that we can pass on the exact ticket prices to you Travellers. The last two installments will be settled in cash, US dollars (new US$100 bills) upon arrival in Kathmandu.
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