On all our paratreks we provide a trek cook and assistant. The trek cooks and assistants are trained to prepare food hygienically in the field and antiseptic water is provided for you to wash your hands before mealtimes. Vegetarians can be catered for quite easily, and other special diets can be accommodated with plenty of advance notice.  It is amazing what the trek cooks can produce on occasions. With quite basic equipment they manage to produce very good cakes, apple tarts, pizzas, fried chips, spaghetti and a multitude of other dishes. On the majority of treks most of the food is carried in from the road head, and this is supplemented by purchasing fresh vegetables and meat in villages along the way.

In the major towns there are many excellent restaurants, cafes and bars that serve an array of international cuisine. The food is safe to eat at the restaurants that we recommend you to go to in the major cities. On our treks, we will provide simple, yet tasty food incorporating a mixture of Nepali and Western cuisine.  Each day will provide a different menu but below is a typical day:

BREAKFAST: cereals or porridge, eggs, usually scrambled/fried, toast/chapatis, honey,  peanut butter, tea and coffee.

LUNCH: noodles/potatoes, curry, salad, rice, dhal (lentil soup) and vegetables, chapatis or bread, tea or coffee. When crossing high passes or drier regions a packed lunch will be provided which may consist of some of the following: bread and jam sandwiches, chapatis, chicken, boiled eggs, oranges or apples, chocolate, cartons of juice. When we arrive into camp, tea and biscuits are offered.

DINNER: Start with  popcorn/popodums, then soup followed by a rice based dish, sometimes a mild curry or stew with several separate fresh vegetable dishes to accompany, and fresh local meat, usually chicken, fresh or tinned fruit, tea, coffee or hot chocolate. The meal will not be made overly spicey and you can add more spice from a separate bowl if desired. Condiments include salt and pepper, tomato ketchup, chutney, brown sauce or hot chilli sauce.