New Private Eco Campsites in Annapurna - World Expeditions Expands Sustainable Initiative in the Himalaya

Ottawa, CANADA - Offering trekking holidays in the Himalaya since 1975, World Expeditions continues to expand its initiative with brand new private eco campsites and an eco-lodge in the Annapurna region. Run by local families and complementing its private eco campsites in Everest, the new accommodation options are designed to increase travellers' comfort levels and to provide a sustainable alternative to teahouses.

The campsites use kerosene for cooking and yak dung for heating, an environmentally friendly option, whereas teahouses commonly burn wood for cooking and heating, contributing to the serious local issue of deforestation.

"At World Expeditions we have always believed that camping trekking offers the best back-to-nature experience. These new accommodation options present a complete comfort package for trekkers in Nepal – including standing height tents with beds, mattresses, heated dining areas, freshly prepared meals, modern ablution facilities and often a hot shower – and offer excellent value for money thanks to our all-inclusive and fully supported arrangements".

Trekkers will also get a greater insight into the warm local culture, as they spend more time interacting with World Expeditions' Nepali crew that accompanies each trek, which client feedback consistently rates as one of the trip highlights.

In addition, camping trekking provides more employment opportunities for local people, a workforce of up to 30 per cent more compared to lodges and teahouses.

The new accommodation is already available along several itineraries in the Annapurna region, including the recently introduced  Classic Poon Hill Trek and Nepal Raft & Hike, as well as popular treks such as the Annapurna Base Camp Trek, the Ultimate Annapurna Dhaulagiri and the Annapurna Machapuchare.

World Expeditions' ground-breaking, first series of private eco campsites was established in 2011 in the Everest region of Nepal, while a second phase was completed earlier in 2014.