Reviews

After having trekked the Annapurna circuit last year, EBC remained on our list to do. We only decided to do this at very short notice and sent a tentative enquiry to Chandra to see if it was possible. Within 24 hours everything was organised and off we went. While we had some idea of the demands of trekking in Nepal after Annapurna, EBC is in a completely different league as far as a physical challenged is concerned. It was definitely a lot harder, given both a prolonged period at higher altitudes and colder temperatures morning and evening to contend with. On the other side we had magnificent weather with blue skies every day. So November is definitely a good time to do this trek. The views were simply stunning. Everest, Lhotse, Amadablam ect. Our guide Dinesh was fantastic, taking care of all the details and looking after us really well. He picked great accommodation getting us the best rooms in the lodges. Every night he cut up some fresh Jomson apples for us for desert! The flight into Lukla was amazing and a real highlight. The walk and acclimatisation days were all well planed and mostly enjoyable. During the day with the sun out it was very warm. In addition to our guide we had a helper (Surat)to carry our gear, which I recommend. You don't have to be super fit to do this walk provided you don't over stress yourself. I took Diamox (125mg) morning and evening and that helped prevent any symptoms of altitude sickness, which I suffered the year before on Annapurna, where I didn't take this drug. Interestingly enough we met a Canadian Neurologist who was also taking Diamox so that in my mind attested to the fact I was doing the right thing. Chandra and his team at Himalaya Guide Nepal Pvt Limited are great to deal and would heartily recommend them to anyone. Family friendly and professional they cover all the basis. Our next trip is to Pokara and their village.

This was an amazing experience! Shiba was a great guide and made our trip all the better. He was always making sure everyone was doing well, feeling healthy, and didn't need anything. So glad we decided not to go independently and this trek was put together well with Himalayan scenery.

This trek was awesome scenery was just so cool, our Guide was knowledgeable,motivational,and every thing about this trip was handled with perfection plus our porters Zimm Zimm

A wonderful experience. In a word, it was rugged. The scenery was rugged. So was the walk-- but not so much that it was a problem for a 76-year-old in good nick. We were surprised at the number and frequency of little hotels, restaurants and shops serving the walkers-- all supplied by porters. 
Ramkrishna was helpful and accommodating. He organised an additional couple of days in Chitwan National Park which, apart from the elephant ride, turned out to be less than spectacular at that time of year. (We saw rhinos.) 
Our guide, Shiba, was superb. So were our excellent porters, Gopal and Hori. 
From this experience we learnt that carrying capacity is not related to body size/weight/strength. Our porters were 52 and 57 kg and with 30kg on their backs could carry around 85kg. Like me, 78kg + 7kg pack = 85kg. 
Looking forward to Everest Base Camp!

Extremely well organised. Great support before, during and after the trek. Ramkrishna and our guide Shiva were just fantastic. I couldn't reccomend this company more highly.

I have had the most wonderful time, the trek to base camp was amazing, the scenery beautiful, all made better by my gorgeous guide the " Dashing Dashe". He was caring, approachable, and so compassionate to everyone around him, we laughed our way to the top. I would highly reccomend this agency, Ramkrishna, replied with so much information to all my emails, and Santos took me on a lovely dinner date at the end. Everyone was so lovely and I can not wait to come back next year, I have found my happy place in the mountains in Nepal! thankyou team!!!

We loved our 12 day trek to Base Camp with this organisation. The communication, easy going yet professional approached was a perfect fit for us. Our guide Shiba Bahadur Karki was AWESOME ... We highly recommend these guys!!! Thanks team

Having done 2 treks with Himalayas Scenery, I can say that Ramkrishna's team is consistently reliable and delivers great service every time. My husband and I did the Annapurna Base Camp trek in 2015, organized by Himalayan Scenery. Ahead of the trek, we spent 2 days in Kathmandu and enjoyed some sight seeing with Samika, who was our city tour guide. Samika was professional and also a lot of fun to be with. She helped us to discover the main attractions of the city and provided a fascinating glimpse into the Nepali culture. After the first few days in Kathmandu, we flew to Pokhara to begin our trek. The trek itself (7 days) was challenging but very enjoyable. The landscape was varied and interesting. Since there were just 2 of us, we were able to have a great deal of flexibility, and the guide and porter kindly accommodated our pace. As we trekked at the peak of the season, lodges were fairly full especially as we neared the base camp. Thanks to our guide's connections, we were able to get a private bedroom every night. (Plenty of people who were not so lucky had to sleep on benches in the dining room of the lodges. Not a good arrangement at sub-freezing temperature!) This year, when we decided to return to Nepal for a trek to Everest Base Camp, we did not hesitate to ask Ramkrishna to organize our journey again. As always, Ram was very helpful and responsive to all our questions ahead of the trip. Our EBC trek went very smoothly without any problem. In fact, we were able to cut the journey by 2 days (from 12 to 10) by hiking a bit faster and removing 1 of the 2 days that were allocated for resting and acclimating at higher altitude. This was only possible thanks to our guide (Narayan) and porter (Govinda), who were very strong and flexible. Narayan proved to be an excellent guide. He was knowledgeable with many helpful tips (from handling potential altitude sickness to finding good views of the elusive Mt Everest). His local relationships were very helpful for getting good lodging and coveted seats on early flights from the unpredictable Lukla airport. Without Narayan and Govinda, we would not have been able to complete such a wonderful trek to EBC. In our experience, Himalayas Scenery has provided excellent service every time. We would highly recommend Ramkrishna's team!