Can anyone share their experiences?

Also, help with footwear and clothing would be helpful. Again, conflicting articles, some say a sturdy tennis shoe is fine, others the full hiking boot - this is billed as a walking holiday, not trekking/mountain climbing. All advice greatly appreciated.

SKW

Best wishes,

Bob

We've spoken to our overseas agents who have helped put this together.

So, the Just You tour is a walk orientated program. All of the program is comparatively fairly easy and mild (so not a 'trek' that the hardened trekker would take) but there will be ups and downs with a rough trail.

Climate: March is Springtime so the temperature is mildly warm in low lands while moderate in higher altitudes. Lightweight clothes should be OK with days being warm. Evenings can be coolers so you'll want to make sure you pack a jacket.

Now footwear - we would recommend that you take well worn boots as solid footwear will make walking more comfortable on the rougher ground.

I hope all of this helps,

Kindest regards,

Julia

JY as helpful as usual, thank you. All the information I needed to make it a yes for me, will book soon.

Will just need to work on the boots - the only well worn boots I possess have four inch spiked heels!

SKW

If you have any other questions, please do not hesitate to get in touch.

I'll be honest - it would certainly make for an "interesting" trek if you were to wear 3 inch spiked heels, so yes, you might want to find something a little flatter 🙂

Kindest regards,

Julia

Being lazy here, but does anyone know of a reliable source of information about altitude sickness and how best to avoid it? I've heard that there are no obvious "markers" as to if you are more susceptible and just about anyone could suffer from it.

RM.

Peru and the Andes in general seems to be the main place for altitude sickness - I don't think the altitude in Nepal that you'd be walking at would be high enough for it to be a problem, but I could be wrong! I've been at around 10,000ft at Yellowstone and also going over the Andes on the way to Mendoza and apart from being a little short of breath I was fine. In Peru, you are given cocoa tea and there is oxygen available. If you are very worried about it, talk to your doctor - I think diamox can be prescribed which can help prevent it. The best way to deal with it is to acclimatize slowly and hopefully you'd be fine! Seemingly the older you are, the less likely you are to suffer from it...

Best wishes,

Bob

This holiday sounds brilliant and I hope that it keeps going for a few years.

Being lazy here, but does anyone know of a reliable source of information about altitude sickness and how best to avoid it? I've heard that there are no obvious "markers" as to if you are more susceptible and just about anyone could suffer from it.

RM.

Hello Rosie

I went to Nepal with JY in 2009. Although the itinerary is slightly different because its now classed as a walking holiday you will visit some of the same places we went to back then. As I recall, unlike Peru, you wont be visiting anywhere high enough to get mountain sickness (I'm guessing you are asking about Nepal), it wont be like trekking in the Himalayas. I am sure Julia will be able to tell you if I am wrong.

Like you I hope this holiday will run for more than just next year. I loved Nepal and promised myself I would go back there if JY ever brought it back again, although we did do one walk whilst in Dhulikhel I would really like to do the other walks in the itinerary.

As far as a reliable source of information about mountain sickness is concerned you could try www.patient.co.uk

Avocet

So, fingers crossed for 2016!

RM.

On the "well-worn boots" question - I find that top quality trainers are hard to beat for all-terrain walking.

And if they're fitted properly by your local sports shop they won't even need to be broken in.

It'll be the best £100 you've ever spent!