The following links are useful, giving various styles of weather information for Nepal, based on seasons, temperatures and humidity, in various general and specific forms, within short- and long-term forecasts:

Link to a vital website for up-to-date official, and reliable information and travel advice for UK citizens and residents, regarding all countries of the world.

The British Mountaineering Council (BMC) website is specifically aimed at outdoor types, trekkers, hill-walkers, climbers, mountaineers, etc., and offers excellent travel insurance, including helicopter rescue, for UK citizens/residents. There is also a comprehensive online bookshop with travel guides and trekking guides.

The BMC

Govier & Ault Limited is firm of insurance brokers is probably the field leader in adventure travel insurance, particularly as they will insure British citizens who are travelling from outside UK (many companies will not do this). Their policies cover adventurous undertakings from camel riding to white water rafting, including trekking and peak climbing! They are the brokers for most major adventure travel companies in UK.

Govier Adventure Travel Insurance

The Royal Nepalese Embassy in Kensington, London is the site you need for obtaining a visa whilst in UK (rather than getting it at the airport in Kathmandu). You may download an application form for use in UK or to take with you, already completed, to Kathmandu, thereby saving much time on arrival in Nepal.

The Post Office offers competitive exchange rates on a large selection of foreign currencies and American Express Travellers Cheques, and we don’t charge any commission, except on Sterling American Express Travellers Cheques.

Diamox is often prescribed, and widely used, for Altitude Sickness. However, some people are interested in alternative medicines and it has been suggested that Gingko Biloba or Coca tablets might be helpful: