All travellers will be required to have comprehensive travel, medical, and evacuation insurance. Please do not purchase this insurance until you have received specific guidelines from the trip leaders. You may click here learn more about our preferred insurance provider: Travelex Insurance
PASSPORTS AND VISAS
You will need a passport and a Nepalese Visa to board the plane. If you do not have a valid passport, we suggest you apply for one immediately after you have determined you will attend this course. If you have never had a passport before, you will need to apply in person; most post offices including the Incline Village post office can accept your application. If you apply with plenty of time, it will cost $135. Click here for the US State Department Passport information page: Information on Applying for a Passport.
VACCINATIONS
For very good information about international travel-related health issues, go to the State Department International Health Information Page. The State Dept. will immediately redirect you to the Center for Disease Control to get information on specific countries. Here is the link to the CDC page on Nepal.
We will require the following vaccines for all travellers:
- Routine American vaccinations: measles/mumps/rubella (MMR) vaccine, diphtheria/pertussis/tetanus (DPT) vaccine, poliovirus vaccine, etc.
- Hepatitis A and
- Hepatitis B (these may take multiple doctor's visits, so get started!)
- Typhoid
- Polio (you may need a booster)
- Meningococcal meningitis
