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Everest Mountain 50-Minute Flight from US$200 (~A$293.54) - Send Contact Info for Quotation @ Amigo Treks & Expedition
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Associateddineshbh on 03/01/2023 - 16:26 amigotrekking.com (346 clicks)
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it departs from Tribhuvan international airport every day from 6AM
No thanks - each of the 3 tour flight operators have pretty dodgy safety histories.
A quick google for Everest mountain flights shows this kind of deal (sounds exactly the same, flights leaving same airport at same time each day) is available elsewhere for less than $200 USD on a regular basis.
it may show but there are 3 different prices for mountain flights, Nepalese, Indian, and foreigner, Nepalese and Indian fare is way cheaper
Nice price gouging of foreigners in general in Nepal. We don't do that in Australia.
There are tourists and local prices in most attractions in tourist cities like Cairns.
@Supercool: Some attractions in Australia are free or discounted to locals.
Visited MONA in Hobart (normally $35) - many times, free for locals (borrowed ID from Tasmanian).
Other museums charge, but are free to locals.
Gold Coast theme park passes are discounted for locals.And lots more - that locals know about!
Local knowledge can be a travellers best friend!Common practice in many countries
Have haggled down attraction prices in UK (eg Tower of London - was jokingly called "another cheap Aussie"😃), but was just laughed at in France. Everywhere is different.
Snuck into Westminster Cathedral & enjoyed the tour. Cathedrals may have evensong - free to enter & enjoy a non-tourist experience.As you claim below, "It's called ripping off (mostly) clueless foreigners."
But you "didn't know or notice", so what does that say about you??
Many places have different prices for locals!
In this case it's likely about Equitable tourism. That's very different to "equal" pricing!
Found in some poorer countries, especially socialist states (eg India & Nepal). A local custom & economic system.
People from countries with higher average income, who can afford relatively expensive overseas travel for pleasure - are able to pay more than most poorer locals. So there is a higher charge. Locals usually can't afford to pay what tourists pay.
Experienced that while volunteering in Myanmar long ago. Foreigners paid 10 times the taxi fare as locals.
As a volunteer there, helping in a poor village, I paid local prices. Paid the bar tab for 40 at a party when leaving… us$50!
Heard how "unfair" it was from tourists. I pointed out when the locals could afford the luxury of overseas holidays, their complaint may be valid!
After all, Foreigners didn't need to travel there and prices were still cheap by Western prices.@INFIDEL: I've been around, including Nepal. It's called ripping off (mostly) clueless foreigners. It's not just private business, the government are at it too with hiking passes etc.
A recent one that comes to mind is
the entrance to Sigiriya rock (Sri Lanka): 5000 Rupees for foreigners and 50 for locals. All the Buddhist 'we are one' mantra out the window right there.Myanmar was ok when I was there 15 years ago, hardly any tourists so they didn't have a well developed tier system.
@Supercool: It's all in your vested interpretation!
Maybe learn about the very important difference between the terms equality & equity. Things don't necessarily need to be equal to be right!
We generally set high prices for all to attractions here, rather than an equitable price based on ability to pay.
But we balance that out with a welfare system & local concessions to help those who can't afford as much.
That doesn't happen in most poorer countries!Besides, our energy policy here is becoming a local price vs overseas price too. Just because overseas buyers are willing to pay enormous prices - should we pay exorbitant prices for our own resources??
Why the f do you Travel, if it's just to impose your views on others you visit??
NOT Supercool!! More Superignorant!Your "privilege" (living in a wealthier country - affording many overseas holidays & leisure time to enjoy them - which people in poorer countries can't,…) is showing!
You view your experiences through your imported view (which you seem to think is the only way), not the customs of the country & people you are visiting.
Thought those imperialist colonist days were behind us!!
"Travel definitely hasn't broadens the mind!"
If a local (Buddhist) visits an important religious site to them in their poor country, why should they pay the same as a wealthy tourist… who has no interest other than to post themselves there on social media.
When I visit Europe, I pay a large sum to enter some cathedrals - free for locals. Not an issue, I don't have to go in. It's maintained by the locals who have an attachment to the site I will never have! It's their country - their rules.
It's up to locals to set their own economic & social agendas, not wealthier Foreigners there for a brief visit with lot of money (relative to locals)!
the entrance to Sigiriya rock (Sri Lanka): 5000 Rupees for foreigners and 50 for locals
Lol! If you could afford the overseas flight & other costs many locals couldn't afford, you could afford the $20 to visit that site in Sri Lanka! Or just don't visit it, if it offends you to pay more than poorer locals!
@INFIDEL: His example about Sigiriya is accurate though, takes forever to get up there. Think 500 rupees would be fairer considering the killing they are making from foreigners. Also to have to accept that most tourist tickets or attractions are private owned not by locals at all, Angkor Wat is an example being owned by a private company half Vietnamese
@UberIsCool: Charges, even by private operators, may be governed by the agreement they have to operate there, or by their own social policy.
Or by government fees, in kick backs to officials or military. I have experience in this area.We do the same here. For example, Tasmanians get in free at Mona (Hobart), others pay $35. Same with many other museums. But as tourists don't generally know that - they're happy to pay the price… (I've visited free on many trips to Tasmania.)
Prices can't be discussed separate from other local influences. It's more complex on a local level.
Tourists often don't appreciate that, only focussing on the cost to them.Looking at the problem as tourists being asked to spend $20 on an attraction many want to visit, vs 20c for a local - is irrelevant. Why focus on that & upset yourself long after the visit?? That's a certain way to ruin the experience!!
If people really can't afford $20 on an overseas trip, maybe they shouldn't be travelling.
If everyone was charged $20, there still would be complaints! But those same people generally paid up to thousands to be there!!It's up to individuals if they decide to go to an attraction. If no one pays… I think the price will drop.
We've likely caused the problem!
Some Foreigners like to throw their money around. Saw that in Nepal in 1981. It disrupts & distorts the local economy!! Locals charged Foreigners more - because they showed they had much more money than they had.Was in Myanmar (2012) with NGO groups dealing with the effect of Foreigners on the locals. And an anthropologist lecturer friend studied the influence of outside money on tribal groups. It's complex!
My general approach is to show respect & understanding to people I visit. They have responded with free meals when I walk.into restaurants, accommodation, & us$200 one time. I just don't focus on the little things that annoy others. In return, I help the homeless, give them clothes & buy them food.
Have a great time, bringing back many stories of my adventures🌴@INFIDEL: “If no one pays… I think the price will drop.” sadly it’s the opposite of this. But you know what I do when I go somewhere and it’s a rip off? I laughed at them and walk off and do something else. Not only do I feel better about not wasting my money, I find something else to do and forget about it. Or even better, go and see it from a different angle. Instead of paying to go up Sigiraya, you can hike opposite it for free and get photos of the rock.
I was in Myanmar also in 2012 and I went to Bagan. Cycled through the ruins for bargain price, way it should be.
Also, Mona should be free to everyone. Old mate David made a killing from gambling so
@UberIsCool: Yes, reevaluate the situation, consider changing plans - ask how important is it to what you want.
Cost is often not that important.
I ask myself - how much will it cost to come back to do it, & would I ever do that? I'm here now…
I'd pay the $20 if I really wanted to do it. And enjoy it!In my case, never went up the Eiffel Tower when in Paris for a while. (Long wait time, cost, far too touristic) Its just not that important for me.
Like your Sigiraya experience - there are alternatives that give a different or better view / experience! I caught sight 🗼 from so many locations & at night. Can't imagine the view from the tower would be as good.
Next time in Paris, might.
Myanmar: Budget travellers were repeatedly complaining how much more expensive it was than in latest guide books!! And Cambodia is cheaper & better! Such a pain! Learnt to avoid them!!
Attended an amazing 3 day conference hosted by Aung San Suu Kyi in Yangon. Met local writers & academics with horror stories of their time in jail under the military.
Spent 8 days volunteering (training locals) in Bagan. A very different experience to the tourist one.
So cycled free around those pagodas! Discussed issues with local National League for Democracy leaders. Attended a party at the end of my stay, on an island in the middle of the Irrawaddy River. Traditional musicians & dancers performed. Fantastic time.
Travelled on up the Irrawaddy River with a British Journalist. Spotted a body in the river. Locals didn't want to know - likely a political / military killing!
All was unplanned - just at the right place at the right time. Typical of how I travel. (Nickname in Japan: "very lucky".)
David had to do something with his fortune. Loved old & new MONA. Money well spent in my opinion. But I never pay😉
Mona don't display prices for locals (might upset the tourists) & now only take prebooking.
If we don't know what others are paying (or don't care), we are much less likely to get upset. Comparison can lead to disappointment!
Caught the first Jetstar flight from Cairns to Nagoya in 2007? Alan Joyce met & flew with us.
Thought I got a bargain @$400 return. People behind paid $1100. But most others got a free flight… Didn't feel so smug😉Was a great trip, hiking in the Japan Alps @2500+m. That's what mattered to me!! Went back for so many more trips🎏
Happy Travels!
it shouldn't be but all domestic airlines has different fare Nepalese and foreigner
As much as it irks me, these type of 'practice' are pretty common in a tourist type destination. For e.g last year I went back to Bali and went to Bali Safari with the family. Since I'm a 'local' I only had to pay around $15-$18 while on the other hand, dad had to pay like $60-$80 and this wasn't the only place we visited that had these type of categorised prices. At the end of the day, they have to make it affordable for locals (even though its still pricey for them) and make their money from tourists.
@Riqodex: That doesn't make it right. Imagine if anyone, anywhere in Australia tried the same sort of shit. They would be eviscerated in the media. It's odd so many on here seem to think discrimination, as long as it's against whitey, is fine.
Some grinch negged, must've gotten a ps5 for christmas :'D
No price mentioned. No discount apparently. No deal. This is spam.
Standard Yeti Airlines ticket is US$206. Not a bargain
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Your site and post lack some pretty key information - which airport do these flights depart from? When each day?
Presumably this is aimed at people already travelling to Nepal.