Yes, We are happy to announce you that beginning from february 2021, we have started operating our trekking on Western Ghats and Himalayas. We have already made our trekking, and backpacking batches live on website and enabled the booking link.
Several batches have already travelled with us and had a wonderful and safe experience of trekking and traveling.
No, It is not mandatory to do Covid test before joining our trek. Many states connected to himalayas like Uttarakhand, sikkim and Kashmir has removed the requirement for Covid Test certificate. Also if you are joining any trek from Bangalore to any destination with in Karnataka, you would required to get a covid test certificate if you have taken less than two vaccination doses.
Although in Nature Walkers we strongly recommend you to do a Covid-19 Test as It might be inconvience if the state government rule changes after your do your registration or after you begin your travel and it would be difficult to find covid test centers nearby to your travel destinations.
Please read our article on "Is it Safe to Travel in India right now?"
We develop our itinerary without compromising anything regards to Safety. We are aware that you would have concern regarding travelling this post covid lockdown but we take several measures to make the trip safe for you. We strongly recommend all the travellers in the trip to gain a Covid-19 Test certification. Apart from that we also sanitize the vehicle and homestay/campsite thoroughly before using it. We have made the use of face mask mandatory at public places and travel destination. Although its difficult to trek with face mask on, we strongly monitor the protocol of social distancing.
If you want to know more about what all other practises we use to make the trip safe. Please follow the link of "Safety at Nature Walkers".
We are aware that you would have your concerns of joining a trek without knowing all the challenges you face on the trek as you have not trekked before. For that we would request you to give us a call before making your registration. Gather much information about the terrain and complexities of the trek from website and call support. Book the trek only after thoroughly evaluating the fitness need and facilities.
If you wish to develop this hobby, start with small trek and then gradually move towards difficult treks. Also, our trek leader are very humble to first timers. They are well aware about your concerns and would give maximum support when ever you need it on trek.
You can also consult our fitness team to know what type of exercises will help you on the trek. Our call support will help you connect with them.
yes, you certainly can join. We often get many solo travelers on our trips and definitely you will find some likeminded people on the trip. Our objective is that we complete the trek as a team. So, we always motivate people to come together and help each other.
