Food And Accommodation In Khopra Danda Trek

Travelling to a new place is a great experience, with a new taste in food and a different bed to sleep in. Regardless of the region you trek, you must eat healthy, hygienic, and nutritious food to gain enough stamina for a long hike. Food and accomodation during Khopra Trek are among the best ways to taste Nepali delicacies.

Besides food, the human body does not function well unless it gets enough sleep at night. Thus, the food you consume and the bed you sleep in are the most important factors for making your trip successful and purposeful.

Food Found on the Khopra Ridge Trek

The food in the Khopra Danda trekking trail is similar to other trails in the Annapurna Sanctuary. Dal Bhat, the Nepali dish, is very popular, and trekkers can savour it in almost all the teahouses and the community lodges.

The set of boiled rice, curry, lentil soup, pickle, and chapatti is a great dish, providing you with plenty of energy you require for a long hour of hiking.

Apart from Dal Bhat, you can choose some other items like Indian, Chinese, and continental menus, which are available in the teahouses. Mostly, you have dinner and breakfast in the teahouse or the community lodge, where you stay overnight and have lunch on the way from where trekkers can enjoy the view.

Bread, chapatti, eggs, porridge, pancakes, vegetable soup, etc. are offered for breakfast. At the same time, the set of Dal Bhat, noodles, spaghetti, pasta, pizza (in a few places only), burgers, dumplings, etc., are prepared for lunch and dinner.

We recommend you choose the food that suits your body and your interests. However, it is worth noting that what your body requires is more important than what tastes better, especially while you are on the Himalayan trek.

Water and Other Drinks

While hiking in the Himalayan region, it is crucial that you stay hydrated. You need to drink at least 3 to 4 litres of water every day to keep your body hydrated so that you will have less chance of altitude sickness.

You had better carry a reusable water bottle for environmental sanitation and expense on water. Buying bottled water every time you require it is costly and also creates environmental issues. Try to drink lukewarm water at all times, if possible.

Some of the busy trekking trails are already ruined with piles of plastic bottles. Thus, carrying a reusable water bottle makes a great contribution to saving trekking routes from getting polluted.

The teahouse you stay in and other guest houses and hotels along the trail do not charge you for refilling your water bottles. There are many taps and natural springs on the way where you can refill your bottle, but it is highly recommended that you purify it before drinking it.

Besides drinking water, you can drink other hot drinks like tea, coffee, and soups. Vegetable soup, ginger soup, mushroom soup, or garlic soups also help you a lot. Garlic soup is a special cure for altitude sickness as well.

Alcoholic drinks can also be found in the teahouses, which mostly are not included in any travel package cost.

Accommodation During the Trek to Khopra Danda

Teahouses are the common accommodations in the Khopra Danda trekking route. You can also get the experience of spending a pleasant night in community lodges in some of the places.

The community lodges are the accommodations with basic facilities run by the families living in those regions. Mostly, they have shared bathrooms with comfortable and cozy sleeping beds.

The teahouses and the community lodges organize occasional cultural and entertaining functions. It is one of the most entertaining experiences that visitors can be part of.

The trekkers are offered comfortable and warm accommodations, along with the most spectacular view and cultural experience, especially during the evening.

The teahouse rooms provide you with two single beds, each with a comfy bed covered with a clean bedspread and a blanket over it. Some of the rooms in the teahouse are quite big, having four to five beds.

Due to the limited number of teahouses along the trail, the rooms are mostly shared with a common bathroom and toilet.

Accommodation in Pokhara

Two nights of accommodation in Pokhara, before and after the trek, are provided by Himalayan Masters. The accommodation is normally BB type, 3-star hotel. However, if you would like to stay in a more luxurious hotel, it can be arranged with some additional charge.

You get a comfortable and warm room to spend the night. The cost of accommodation in Pokhara is included in the trip package itself.

If you like, you can extend your staycation in Pokhara to visit some of the attractions of Pokhara or go for another trek, such as Annapurna Base Camp Trek or the short Ghorepani Poon Hill Trek.

Tips for Food and Accommodation during Khopra Trek

A happy stomach and a good night’s sleep are the most important parts of the journey. Therefore, it is vital that you eat and sleep better. If you fall sick or are not able to sleep well, you feel tired and cannot enjoy the trip. Here are some of the tips for better food and accomodation during Khopra Trek.

• Eat foods that can be easily digestible.
• If you are allergic to some food or vegan, inform your guide and travel agency before trekking. So that they can request the teahouse owner to prepare food accordingly.
• We do not recommend you eat meat during the trek, especially at higher altitudes, as they might not have a good refrigeration system.
• If you need a private room, book your trip and accommodation beforehand.
• The cost during peak season could be costly, so trekking during the off-season or just before and after the peak trekking season could be cheaper.
• For solo trekkers, booking accommodation might be difficult, as the accommodation does not have an online booking system. So, even if you are not trekking with any trekking agency, you can request them to book accommodation.
• Pack some snacks, like dry fruits, chocolate bars, energy bars, instant foods, chocolates, etc., for the trek.