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Hi

There is an Honorary Consulate in KTM listed here. The info could be out of date though.

Most trekking and travel agencies will note your insurance details and assist if you are using their services - are you trekking and hiring a guide or porter for example? don't know if they will do this if not - maybe they will for a fee.

scoodly

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Hi,
we are travelling alone - without the agency. I had the impression that agency would do it for some small fee. Also as consulate is limited by working hours, correct? And with the agency I would be able to arrange the support 24/7.

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Hi

I have not asked an agency for insurance support unless I hired porters or guides from them. Some might do this for a fee but I don't have a suggestion for a particular agency. Most travel agents are small businesses so are not likely to be available 24 hours a day.

Some embasies/consulates will have a 24 hour emrgency line - maybe email them to ask?

Good luck.

scoodly

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Your Guess House for gear is the usual.

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Hi Ludek, greetings from kuala lumpur!
I was in nepal last october with my friend and we have enjoyed so much sight seeing during our trip, especially love the trekking.

I find our tour agency in Kathmandu a trustworthy and responsible agency and I have had recommended a friend of mine who have recently visited the country where they left their insurance copy with the agency. And it was thereafter taken care of. Perhaps best for you to get in touch with the agency directly for more details as I might not have the most accurate answer for you. For the agency contact details, please visit my blog page here http://exploreofanaverage.blogspot.sg/2012/10/nepal-2012-julie-and-i-had-plan-for.html

Hope this hepls!

Good luck and cheers,
Angie

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If you are not hiring a guide or porter, none of the trekking companies of Nepal will be keep your insurance copy paper. Nobody know what happen to you in the trekking duration? Who can give you the message in Kathmandu? At least, if you will have a guide/porter, he/she can give the message in Kathmandu and arrange to you to bring back to Kathmandu by helicopter.

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OP, please be clear if you will be trekking independently or you will be hiring a guide and/or porter. As mentioned above, if you are hiring some staff from a reputable trekking agency, they will take your insurance info. If you'd like a recommendation on a trekking company or guide to hire for this purpose, let me know and I can recommend one.

If you are trekking independently without any staff, then carry your insurance info with you at all times. You are on your own and you need to arrange things by yourself in an emergency. You don't mention where you will be trekking. If you are trekking in one of the popular trekking areas, there is probably cell coverage. If your phone doesn't work, you'll find a Nepali that could make an emergency phone call for you to contact your insurance company in the unlikely event that something happened.

As mentioned above, one of the advantages of hiring staff is that you have support in an emergency. A friend of mine wanted to do the Annapurna Circuit a couple of years ago. They wanted to do it independently. I insisted that they hire some staff. Reluctantly, they did. When they got to Manang, one of the trekkers was having severe lower abdomen pain. The porter-guide called their main trekking office, arranged for a helicopter evacuation where the trekker was transported to a Kathmandu hospital for an emergency appendectomy. Now, all are fine. Sometimes the unexpected happens. Be prepared for it. You are taking the 1st step by getting insurance.

A couple Nepali friends of mine own some trekking companies, based in Kathmandu. Contact Karna at mother house treks or Ram at Nepal Spirit Adventure. Ask them if they would hold your insurance papers while you trek independently. I don't know if anyone has ever asked them to do this before. Offer to pay them to do this. I have no idea on a fair price. Ask them how much? Tell them that tom from Seattle, WA (USA) referred you and that I said hello. Please let me know what they said.

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I actually don't think an agency would charge to do this (and in fact, I've had agencies hold my insurance for me in the past, no charge). Reason is -- if it turns out that an evac IS required, then the agency will make a big cut of a HUGE bill... This is a huge profit opportunity for the agency (if in fact something happens to require an evacuation).

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None of the trekking agencies of Nepal charge the cost for keeping such documents. The easiest way is you can go to embassy or the consultancy of your country in Kathmandu.