Reviews

I actually trekked in October 2015, but the app won't let me put that in.

I went solo and met up with four others who trekked to Everest base camp. The booking process with Ramkrishna was super easy and well organised. Everything I expected was taken care of perfectly.

The trek itself was guided by Narayan who was really professional and personable. He gave plenty of information and was attentive to the needs of the group. Could not have asked for a better guide and it would be awesome to trek with him again. Our porter, Devi, was also really friendly and an unbelievably strong and quick trekker!

I would absolutely recommend this organisation to anyone!

I pondered for the longest time a way to describe Narayan, our guide for the EBC trek. How do you describe someone that delivered the trip of a lifetime so brilliantly in a short review? You can’t, so I have settled on this. Narayan is a remarkable and professional mountain guide, he’s both knowledgeable and personable, I believe that by the end of your trek with him you are not just a client to him but a friend. I highly recommend you ask for Narayan when booking your trek with Himalayan Scenery Treks. In addition our other guides and porters were fantastic, special mention and thanks to Gakul and Ramhari. 

On another note, the EBC trek is an amazing experience and if you are as fortunate as me you will make friends for life.

I booked onto the Everest Base Camp Trek with Himalayan Scenery Treks and Expedition for a trip in September 2017. As a woman travelling alone I was slightly nervous about how the trip would work out, but HST could not have been more friendly, helpful and accommodating. Upon arrival I was taken to my hotel, and the next day I met Ramkrishna at the main office, who talked me through the details of the trek, and answered all my questions. It was made very easy for me. I was in a group of 6 trekkers and we all got on very well and bonded over the days we spent trekking: I made friends for life. 

Our guide, Narayan, was excellent throughout the trek. He looked after us very well, making sure we were all well every day - through methods such as oxygen and heart rate tests (our favourite part of the day!!). In addition, he was great fun, easy to talk to, and very knowledgeable. I learnt a lot about the mountains, culture and trekking from Narayan! We could not have asked for a better guide! Our additional guide, Gopal, also helped immensely to make us feel looked after, and was always on hand to answer any queries we had, and was very competent and friendly. Our team's porters also did an amazing job and helped make things much easier for us.

Reaching Everest Base Camp was an amazing achievement - and I had the best experience of my life with Himalayan Scenery Treks. The trekking was hard but very rewarding: seeing Mt Everest was amazing. Narayan made sure we all acclimatized properly throughout the ascent, and our whole team made it to base camp healthy. Can't thank and reccommend Himalayan Scenery Treks enough. I wish I could do it all over again!

What an experience! I returned from a EBC trek a few days ago which was guided with great skill and humour by Narayan and his team. It was very reassuring to have blood oxygen and heart rate checked each evening to see how we were fairing as we climbed higher. 

Make sure you have a good level of fitness because this is no stroll up your local hill....

The whole experience in Nepal was fantastic and I would highly recommend Himalayan Scenery Treks! After arriving in Kathmandu we had a couple of days white water rafting near Fishling with the fantastic guys at River Fun, who made the rafting experience fun, safe and enjoyable, before enjoying a fantastic fireside party in the evening and spending the night at the River Fun resort. After a second morning of rafting, we made our way back to Kathmandu for a couple of days, including a nice tour of the major temples and attractions in the city, before flying out to Lukla airport to trek to Everest Base Camp. 

Our trek was led by the amazing Narayan and his assistant Govinda, who were fantastic at making us feel welcome, telling us all we wanted to know about the many villages, mountains and sights we saw, and making sure we were safe and well looked after throughout the whole tre. They were supported by their fantastic team of porters, whose energy and friendliness made the whole trip an amazing experience!

The trek itself is truly awe inspiring, taking in the lower Himalayas before acclimatising at Namche and heading deep into the mountains, eventually arriving at Base Camp. It's no exaggeration to say the scenery is world class every step of the way, and the sense of achievement when reaching Base Camp is incredible. It's a tough trek, especially if you're not too experienced, but I feel that most people with a reasonable level of fitness and some training could complete it, and Narayan and his team monitored closely to make sure we were safe to continue trekking each day.

I can't recommend this trip highly enough for adventure seekers, avid hikers and anybody who feels they want to experience Everest Base Camp and Kala Patthar for themselves! And I highly recommend Narayan, his team and Himalayan Scenery Treks to organise your trek and look after you on the journey. Not only highly professional and experienced, but also some of the loveliest people you could hope to meet! I very much hope to return to Nepal and this part of the Himalayas again in the not too distant future and would have no hesitation in choosing the same people to guide me there!

Did this Trek with my brother and Dad It was a great experience done with a great group of people. The Guides and Porters did an amazing job. Our main guide Narayan was the best guide that we could of had. Also our other guide's Gakul and Ramhari were fantastic. They all were positive and were very helpful.

I have recently returned from an amazing holiday (October 2017) in Nepal with Himalayan Scenery and Trek, which included a 2-day rafting experience and a 15 day trek to the Nepalese Everest Base Camp. It was without doubt one of the best places I’ve ever visited for a whole host of reasons, none more so than the expert organisation and guiding that my fellow trekkers and I received. I travelled with 2 friends and ended up in a group of 12 during the Base Camp trek. The rafting was done on the Trisuli River, which threw up some fun and wild rapids and imprinted a permanent smile on everyone, both in and out of the raft. Our guides were great and the scenery was like something out of Indiana Jones (as is the whole country really). We stayed at a great overnight camping spot beside the river and were entertained with cultural dances in the evening, following a tasty BBQ.
The trek itself was absolutely incredible. Although it’s stated as 15 days, that includes 2 experience days in Kathmandu and 2 acclimatisation days on the way up. Kathmandu itself is a pretty crazy place and reminded me a lot of Bangkok with manic traffic, endless noise and strange smells, but that was offset by a city of ambient colour with friendly people, lovely food, beautiful temples and fascinating markets selling all and sundry.

Our trek began after a heartbeat-raising flight into Lukla, flying mere metres over mountaintops in a tiny prop plane before arriving on a short, angled landing strip that certainly puts a smile on your face. We were introduced to our amazing guide, NARAYAN, who was 100% the best thing about the whole trip. Not only did he have a vast knowledge about the area, having been a porter and a guide for most of his working life, he also spoke superb English and was also hugely entertaining, never failing to make us laugh. He was helped by another guide – Gobinda – who was also great to have around and very hard working. Completing the package were our team of porters – about half a dozen of them, who we saw carrying three or four of our massive rucksacks each, every day, covering the same distance we did… inspirational and certainly a sight to see.

The epic scenery we encountered will forever be ingrained in our memories. In a matter of days (or a single day if walking back down) you can go from forest to grassland to shrubland to snow-capped mountains. We really lucked out on the weather with blue skies and sunshine the whole time. Every time we looked up it was a perfect photo opportunity. After a while we realised that most of the evening was spent deleting duplicate photos we had taken ourselves but it was hard not to resist the temptation of such beauty. Along the way we encountered all manner of mules, yaks, dogs, and monks. I even ended up playing football with them and scored my highest ever goal. We all thoroughly enjoyed having a kick about, after which we followed them into the monastery in Tengboche to watch them pray. 

The Base Camp route was certainly a busy one, with occasional waiting to allow the non-motorised traffic to pass. The temperature was surprisingly warm for the majority of time we were there, having stayed in shorts and t-shirt for the first 4 or 5 days trekking. Items I would definitely recommend bringing are: lip salve, decent sun cream, Vaseline, solar charging power cells, purification tablets (or flasks with purification stick), a buff/face mask, $40 for entry visa and at least £500 - £650 equivalent to change into Nepalese rupees, a camera or decent camera phone and a positive attitude! Some people chose to take anti-altitude sickness tablets, Diamox. I chose not to and the only occasions I suffered were overnight where I had trouble sleeping and experienced painful headaches. This happened on maybe 2 or 3 nights but nothing a couple of painkiller didn’t sort out. Some people also swore by using poles – particularly going downhill, these were of paramount importance for certain people. Being a fit 37 year old I didn’t bring any poles (perhaps naively) although if I were to go again I would still leave them behind, but anyone with knee problems should definitely bring them.

In terms of strenuous activity there were times it was pretty hard going, particularly the 4am start to ascend Kalapatthar (which was totally worth it), but every step is leading you towards your goal and you only need to look up at the scenery to be energised enough to keep going. In our party we had 3 people over the age of 60 and aside from one or two of the steeper sections (which were voluntary) they made it up and down successfully. Some of the lower altitude paths are quite dusty and with the dust being kicked up by yaks and trekkers it does tend to hang in the air and get into your lungs. Quite a few people wore covers/buffs over their mouths, but breathing in the heat or while going uphill might have been uncomfortable for them.

One of the finest moments was, of course, our first sighting of Everest – there ended up being plenty of opportunity to see Chomolungma and it never failed to hit us with raw amazement in abundance. The best viewing was from the top of Kalapatthar and we even spotted a few mountain climbers on one or two of the other 7,000m+ nearby peaks. My friends and I are now considering coming back in 2 or 3 years to conquer a 6,000m+ peak ourselves. All in all it was an absolutely fantastic and totally unforgettable experience that I’d recommend to anyone. Himalayan Scenery and Trek were a great company to go with and if you can ask for Narayan as your guide you certainly won’t be disappointed. And don’t forget to please, PLEASE, remember to tip the guides and porters healthily. They can only work six months of the year and this is their living after all. 

A massive thank you to Ramkrishna, who helped organise it all, and to everyone else at Himalayan Scenery and Trek.

To anyone who ventures out there, have a brilliant time collecting some amazing memories!

We completed the 15 day trek to Everest base camp with fantastic guides Narayana and Gobi. The trek was incredible, with amazing scenery and experiences. The group was a good size and a mix of ages, some couples, some friends and some solos. Narayan and Gobi did not stop all trip making sure we were ok, healthy, well fed and enjoying ourselves. They really added so much to our trip.