Each morning of a trekking day begins with an early morning tea or coffee as early as 5 or 5.30am in your bed. The teahouse will provide you hot water for washing and freshening up and after breakfast you will pack your belongings.

Generally, you will start trekking at around 7 or 7.30 am, but on certain days and areas, you may have to begin trekking bit earlier. One of the main reasons to begin trekking early in the morning is to avoid too much activity in the mid-day heat, reach your next destination early and get ample rest for next day’s trek. Also, in the morning time you will be able to catch up with clear weather and best views of the surroundings. You will stop for tea after a couple of hours of trekking and then again stop for lunch at a teahouse en route at around 12 noon or 1 pm depending on the pace of your hiking ability.

Mountain-wind in the afternoon may make you feel cold during cloudy weather. So, during lunch don’t forget to take out your windproof jacket and warm hat from the luggage. The porter may not always walk along with you; he may be much ahead towards the next destination. After walking for 5 to 6 or 7 hours, you will reach the next stoppage to rest for the night.

You will have plenty of time to explore the local surroundings or lie back at your room at the teahouse and read books or play card games with your guides and porters, or even sing and dance to the local tune with other trekkers and their group. However, if you want to just relax, you may get connected with your friends, share photos on Facebook or Instagram or update your travel diaries.  Dinner will be ready between 6 and 7 pm and you will eat in the heated communal room that is warm enough. There is nothing else to do for long after dinner as it gets colder. So before retiring, your trek leader or guide will brief you about the next day’s wake up time and hiking program.