STAFF

NECESSARY?

PRICE in Euro

NOTES

TREK GUIDE

Recommended

- 35 euro

Trek guides lead both horseback and conventional With a little bit English.

MOUNTAINEERING/CLIMBING GUIDE

Essential

- up to 4000m.- 35-40 euro/day
- up to 5000m.- 55-70 euro/day
- higher than 5000m. – see across (right)

Highly qualified and very experienced. Essential for

mountaineering expeditions to the Central Tien Shan’s summits. Prices over 5000m depend upon an ascent’s level of technical difficulty – please ask for a quote. A very few, particularly demanding routes below this altitude may also attract a small supplement. With a little bit English.

TREK INTERPRETER

Optional

- 30euro/day regardless of altitude

English, German and Kyrgyz interpreters available.

PORTER

Optional

- up to 4000m.-30 euro/day
- up to 5000m.-35 euro/day
- higher than 5000m.-50 euro/day

Up to 15kg of luggage per porter. 1 euro/ per day for every extra kg. Allowing 1.5 porters per trekker is normally sufficient to cover luggage and camping equipment for treks of less than 14 days.

Please remember to allow porter space for your guide, interpreter and food!

PORTER TEAM LEADER

When over 10 porters, one team leader for every 10. (eg 12 porters would require 1 team leader - 13 porters altogether).

- up to 4000m.-30 euro/day
- up to 5000m.-35 euro/day
- higher than 5000m.-70 euro/day

COOK

Optional

- 30euro/day for up to 5 people

- 35euro/day for groups over 5

If you order food in mountains.

TREK WORKMAN

When total party size, exceeds 10 people

- 25 euro/day for up to 10 people

- 30euro/day for groups over 10 people

Trek workmen put up tents, clean the stoves and kitchen equipment, collect wood and water, build campfires, dig toilets (for big groups) and carry out odd jobs around the camp

GROOM

One for every 8 horses

- 30euro/day

Grooms rub down, feed and water the horses every day, watch over them at night and ensure that tack is kept in good condition

TREK HORSE

For horse treks, allow approx. 2 horses per person, including staff

- 30euro/day

- 40euro supplement per rider for bookings received less than 1 week before departure

Price increases for last-minute bookings to cover the extra work and costs involved in finding horses at short notice (these are all working, traditional Kyrgyz mountain ponies whose owners may have had other work planned for them!)

GENERAL INTERPRETERS

Optional

- 35euro/day

Non-trekking English, German and Kyrgyz interpreters available on an ad hoc basis throughout Kyrgyzstan