Frequently Asked Questions

A deposit of US$500 is required to book your spot on the trip.

o Cancellation made at least 60-days prior to the scheduled departure date – we refund 50% of your deposit.

o Cancellation made between 60 and 30-days prior to the scheduled departure date – we refund 50% of the balance payment. We do not refund the deposit payment

o Cancellation made less than 30-days prior to scheduled departure date – we do not refund.

For more information about our cancellation policy, please see our booking conditions page.

You don’t need to have any outdoor experience to join a Conqueror Adventures trip. Depending on the trip, you’ll need to be in reasonable shape and make sure you’ve done some hiking before you join us (eg. Everest Base Camp requires a good level of fitness!). Most of all, bring a go-getter attitude and a sense of adventure!

Our trips include pretty much everything once you get off the plane and join us.

• Guiding services
• Accommodation in cool places
• Meals. There are occassionally a day or two in an itinerary where we leave it to you to sample local eateries on your own.
• All the transport on your trip.
• Park entrances and fees.

No worries! We can cater for any dietary requirement on all our trips, so just let us know and we’ll ensure you eat well throughout the whole trip.

Water from the tap is safe to drink in New Zealand. Because of the nature of our day hikes on this trip, you’ll be able to fill your water bottle(s) for the day from the tap at our accommodation, as well as other places in the area where tap water is available. The other good thing is – New Zealand’s tap water tastes great!

New Zealand has a largely temperate climate. While North has subtropical weather during summer, and inland alpine areas of the South Island can be as cold as -10 C in winter, most of the country lies close to the coast, which means mild temperatures, moderate rainfall, and abundant sunshine. But it’s always very changeable! You never quite know what the weather will throw at you in New Zealand.

When it comes to temperatures, the South Island can reach 23 °C (73F) from late November and December, 30 °C (86F) through January and February and 20 °C (68) from mid March to mid April.

Yes. Laundry is available in Wanaka, towards the end of the trip. Most people find that they don’t really have a need to do any laundry until this location. We will send you a detailed packing list, which will detail what clothes you’ll expect to need throughout the trip.

Our maximum group size for this trip is 11 people.

Altitude isn’t really a factor on our South Island adventure. Even though we do plenty of hikes where we gain significant elevation, we don’t venture into altitudes that have an effect on us.

Water from the tap is safe to drink in New Zealand. Because of the nature of our day hikes on this trip, you’ll be able to fill your water bottle(s) for the day from the tap at our accommodation, as well as other places in the area where tap water is available. The other good thing is – New Zealand’s tap water tastes great!

New Zealand has a largely temperate climate. While North has subtropical weather during summer, and inland alpine areas of the South Island can be as cold as -10 C in winter, most of the country lies close to the coast, which means mild temperatures, moderate rainfall, and abundant sunshine.

When it comes to temperatures, the North Island can reach 25 °C (77F) from late November and December, 30 °C (86F) through January and February and 20 °C (68) from mid March to mid April.

Yes. Laundry is available in Rotorua, as well as National Park, where we base ourselves for the middle section of our trip.

Our maximum group size for this trip is 11 people.

Altitude isn’t really a factor on our North Island adventure. Even though we do plenty of hikes where we gain significant elevation, we don’t venture into altitudes that have an effect on us.

Water is safe to drink out of the tap in throughout the Amalfi Coast. This means you can fill up your water bottle atyour accommodation and won’t need to purchase water. 

In May and June, you can expect high temperatures to be from 22 degrees celcius through to 27 degrees celcius. In September and October you can expect them to range from 22 to 26.

In May and June, you can expect between 4 and 8 days of rain per month and this is the same for September (4 days per month) and October (8 days per month).

Please note – we avoid running trips from July throught to August as this an extremely busy time and tempaeratures are very hot!!

Yes. laundry is available on select days of the trip (where we stay for more than one night) for a small fee at local laundymats we know and trust.

Our maximum group size for this trip is 14 people.

Water from the tap is not safe to drink in Peru. Our hotel(s) provide a couple of bottles of water each day, and bottled water is available to purchase at an inexpensive price.

On the Inca Trail, we provide safe drinking water by boiling and purifying our water and we will provide you with enough drinking water throughout the day and for the evenings.

In March/April and May, you can expect high temperatures to be from 19 degrees celcius through to 22 degrees celcius. In September and October you can expect them to range from 20 to 23.

In March/April you can expect 7 days of rain per month and in May, around 1 day per month. In September and October you can expect around 3 and 7 respectively.

Please note – we avoid running trips from late June to July as this an extremely busy time and we prefer to avoid the crowds! Also – March, April, May and June is spring time with greenery everywhere and September/October is very calm with little wind.

Yes. Laundry is available in Cusco. There isn’t a chance to do laundry on the Inca trail itself.

Our maximum group size for this trip is 14 people.

Cusco is situated at 3399 metres above sea level, and the highest point of the Inca Trail is at 4215 metres. That’s pretty high! But as long as you are in reasonable shape and take it easy, then we have found that people do just fine. We make sure we ease into things the first couple of days so that by the time you’ll start the trail, you are prepared!

Water from the tap is not safe to drink in Nepal. Our hotel in Kathmandu provides a couple of bottles of water each day, and bottled water is available to purchase at an inexpensive price.

On the Everest Base Camp trek, safe drinking water is provided. 

There are two distinct seasons for trekking in Nepal – Spring (March, April, May) and Autumn (September, October, very early November). These seasons have very little to zero rainfall, with generally clear weather – perfect for trekking! 

When it comes to temperatures, it varies depending how high up you are on the trek. For example, in Namche Bazaar (half way point along the trek to EBC),  daily temperatures in March, April, May, and October range from 1°C to 12°C . Higher up at Everest Basecamp, things get very cold, with high temperatures averaging -6°C. Don’t worry – we’ll provide you with a comprehensive gearlist to make sure you bring the correct warm gear!

Yes. Laundry is available in Kathmandu and in Namche Bazaar on the EBC trek.

Our maximum group size for this trip is 14 people.

Kathmandu is is situated at 1400 metres above sea level. The highest point on the trek is  Everest Base Camp at 5,634 metres. That’s very high! As we are progressively making our way into this high altitude environment, we are very careful to ensure that we take it easy and make acclimatisation stops (and hikes) on rest days. It’s important that you prepare for this trek with regular exercise and practice hikes.