Mt. Everest Base Camp Trekking - 2010

My wife Jan (age: 62) and I (age: 65) recently successfully completed the 16-day trek to Everest Base Camp (EBC) & Kala Pattar. This adventure was one of the most fantastic experiences of our life. Our trekking guide, Bikash was excellent. His leadership of our trekking team was a large part of our success and enjoyment of the journey. Assistant guide, Dhan was Jan's hero. He was very patient with her showing he the best path to take across rock fields, streams and thousands of steps. Our young porter, Binod never seemed to tire carrying our 65 pounds packs all the way to EBC and back to Lukla. I am attaching a photo of our fabulous trekking team and Jan & I at Kala Pattar with Everest in the background.

We selected your company (Himalayan Planet Adventures) based on our web site screening and decision criteria of many Nepali trekking companies. We selected your company based primarily upon your itinerary, time for acclimatization and fast e-mail responses to our questions and requests for information. What we found out later was not only did your company meet or exceeded all our expectations, but also how friendly and kind all of our team members were. Their friendship will always be in our hearts. I would highly recommend your company to our family and friends should they ever wish to visit the Himalayan Mountains and share an experience of a lifetime. I look forward to telling my grandchildren many stories of our experience.

Sincerely,
Charles Bajza
U.S.A.

Wonderful Trekking Destination in the World

As we mentioned when we were leaving Nepal after a great trip to Everest base camp, we felt absolutely delighted with the trek you provided us. Your guides were great, the two young porters were fun and we all had a good time. I've been passing out your contact information to friends in Beijing and I hope something comes out of that, once the situation has settled a bit. Certainly don't hesitate to use me as a reference to potential groups interesting in trekking with you.

Gerard M. Mare
U.S.A.

Hi Naba,
We really had a wonderful time in Nepal with your help. Everything was good - our time in Kathmandu, and of course the Mt. Everest base camp trekking with our trekking guide Bimal, Dhan Kumar and the trekking Sherpa porters. I have recently recommended you to someone in my hiking club who is planning to take the same trek. I hope she connects with you.

All the best!

Vinit Khosla
Vancouver, Canada

Mount Everest Base Camp Trek - Winter 2010

Well now we are back in Australia, and had a chance to reflect on our Everest Base Camp trek, we would like to recommend Himalayan Planet Adventures for your trekking adventures in Nepal. What an amazing adventure, all the crew at Himalayan Planet Adventures went out of their way to make sure our journey was something that we will remember for the rest of our lives. The Mangers and founders of Himalayan Planet Adventures, Nabaraj and Rishi, with their roots coming from working as guides themselves in the Himalayas, bring together a package that is wonderful. From the airport pickup, city tours, top class accommodation and their slowly approach to the trek, ensures you have an enjoyable and safe journey. Our great guide Bimal and assistant guide Lila looked after us while in the mountains both on the trail and in the tea houses, sharing stories, laughs and learning a few new card games along the way. Our trusty porter BJ always had our gear secure and waiting in our room for when we arrived. Their knowledge of the mountains and flexible approach to meet our needs was commendable. Himalayan Planet Adventures is definitely not the freight train push of customers that we saw of so many other companies.

Any travel is a privilege, and to travel on the roof of the world is something extra special. Pictures don't justify how amazing the Himalayan Mountains are, every new valley is another postcard, and if you are really lucky you may just get to see a Snow Leopard like us.  Add a great team to your own desire to be involved, take it slowly and I guarantee Himalayan Planet Adventures will give you a wonderful experience.

Thanks Himalayan Planet Adventures guys,

Chester and Amanda
Noosa, Australia.

Kim MacDonald

I just arrived back in Kathmandu from the Everest Base Camp Trek with Himalayan Planet Adventures and I had a wonderful time! The whole trek was organized very well from start to finish from the tour of many of the highlights of Kathmandu to each day of the trek. My guide, Bimal, was excellent with 10 years experience and almost flawless English. Not only was he a great guide with tons of knowledge about the mountains and acclimatization, but he was extremely friendly. He helped me with my Nepali phrases and taught me some Nepali card games as well. I felt like I was travelling with a friend as well as just a guide.

I felt very safe with my guide and the trekking company as a solo female traveler. They took all the guess work out of trekking and made it extremely easy even though the trekking itself was definitely a challenge! I had an excellent experience and would absolutely book another trek with Himalayan Planet Adventures in the future.

Sincerely,
Kim MacDonald
Nova Scotia Canada