Access Nepal Tour & Trekking

This Is my second time to Nepal and my…
This Is my second time to Nepal and my first time in EBC under Access Nepal tour. I am very impressive for theIr detail work for follow up before., during and after our trip. Our tourist guide Jivan Baram which is Super experience to handle our trip In accommodation, food and provide a good trekking atmosphere.
Price is more or less the same in internet, this company give us a feeling that I can trust for their arrangement. It is really value for money.

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Richard Pascoe
May 2018 • Friends
Just completed the Annapurna circuit trek. Had a fantastic time with a great team. The Porters and Guide made the trip run really smoothly and were great company also.

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EBC Trek
Mar 2018 • Friends
A friend and I trekked with Access Nepal to Everest base camp during March and had a wonderful time. Everything was organised and our guide was patient and caring. Our porter’s were also phenomaminal as they looked out for us the whole trek as well. Food and accommodation in the tea houses was fine and convenient.

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Fantastic trekking in the Nepalese Himalayas: Everest Base Camp + Gokyo
May 2018 • Friends
Where to start….

We were 4 guys of 26-28 y/o from Belgium and we decided to go to Nepal for a trekking in the Himalaya in Nepal. We love nature, we love sports and we loved the idea to be in the fresh air of the mountains (far from house and for from every news/communication channel), which is a perfect spot to relax, to enjoy a natural peace and to unstress from work or other demanding activities you probably experience in your home country.

So, we decided to book the trip with Access Nepal and off we went! From the beginning, communication went very well. We could ask everything and we always had a satisfying and clear answer from Sadhana, the Manager/Tour Operator of Access Nepal. They also provided us with an equipment list, which is very useful to organize your trip as you don’t know what you can expect.

Once arrived in Kathmandu, our guide “Devman” was waiting for us at the airport in a small cosy minivan (which is typically Nepalese) and received us very well with a big smile (always by the way!). By arriving in this busy, vibrating city, we realised the trip finally really started! Gave us a good and exciting feeling. In the evening we had a welcome dinner in a Nepalese restaurant with an explanation on the whole trip and how everything will be organised during the following 2 weeks. After having consumed some beverages and Dhal Bhat (Nepalese dish), we went to bed to be sharp for our first journey of the trek.

From Kathmandu we had to take the plane to Lukla Airport, which is not very easy (depending on the weather). Sometimes, when weather is bad and cloudly, planes are not leaving, which is quite annoying as you have to wait in the departure hall until weather is getting better (can take several hours or even days). Which was really reassuring was that our guide Devman did his entire best to arrange someting as it was also possible to take the heli (extra payment) to Lukla (higher chance of flying). Finally, after hours of waiting, Devman arranged the last heli of the day for us and we took off to Lukla! Part of the experience!

The whole journey in the mountains started from then on. Every day we did 5-6 hours of walking/climbing to the next village where our teahouse was waiting for us. The scenery is in the beginning quite similar to the Alpes or European mountains with needle trees and same mountain sceneries, but after 2-3 days trekking, the tree line dissapeared and the rocky Himalaya came up with its vast and incredible mountains. Every day was a big and amazing journey, with sometimes though hikes and good climbs, but the views and sceneries were priceless. We also had amazing weather (blue sky and sun during 10 days), so all our days were magnificent. Devman also guided us really well by adjusting the pace/speed according to the people and the weather conditions. Our group was quite fit and didn’t experience many problems due to altitude, food or sport intensity. Devman was always very attentive for our mental and physical state and helped us with good advice and tips in the mountains, which is vital if you want to reach the highest peak (Kalla Patthar – 5545 m) without big problems. Each afternoon and evening, you also have the time to relax, to play cards, to read a book and to enjoy your teahouse and its surrounding in the middle of the mountains. The best view is without doubt Kalla Patthar, which is absolutely (and litteraly) breathtaking. When arriving in Everest Base Camp (EBC), several emotions and feelings come up by realizing you made it, you are in the middle of an incredible natural wonder and that you have to chance to admire all of this. We also experienced to proposals, which was great and an additional special touch to our trip. After EBC, we did an additional trip to Gokyo via the Chola Pass. Absolutely recommended by me and my friends! Basically you go several hours down from EBC and take another way through the mountains. People doing only EBC are doing the whole way down as they did to go up, so same sceneries and same teahouses. In my opinion much better to do EBC with another pass like Chola pass (there are 3 in total – for the big fanatics). The trek to the first village just in front of Chola Pass was probably the best trekking day we did. Even better sceneries, much less tourists (almost none!) and an absolutely amazing day. Our plan was to go over the Chola Pass the day after at 4AM, but suddenly a heavy storm started and the whole region was undersnowed. You could think: damn it! But in the contrary. Seing the same scenery under snow was MAGICAL and INCREDIBLE. I have never seen a such stunning and magnificent scenery of my life. One of our last days was in Gokyo after Chola Pass, which is a big Holy lake in the mountains. Very nice to see and as told previously, a very nice trekking via another way when going down to Lukla again.

Despite it can be sometimes intensive and quite hard, we had a lot of fun and joy and we enjoyed every single moment of it. The teahouses were also more than OK with a very big menu card, so not needed to eat every day rice with curry! Our guide Devman was also always smiling and happy and you could tell/ask him every thing you want. Important to also have a good group of whom everybody is at the same physical (and mental) level.

In resume: everybody that can and want to do it, should do it. You will never regret this. It’s too beautiful, too peaceful, too incredible. Being far from house, in the Himalayas, in Nepal, with good friends of yours and a warm and amazing Nepalese guide is magical. Far from all comfort, luxury, connection and negative sensation. Back to basics, pushing your body to new limits while enjoying “Nature Almighty”. Having a good time in family or with friends. 100% recommended. When going back to Kathmandu or home, you will also realise how comfort and luxury has become too ‘normal’ in our lives. Enjoy everything you have and be humble to people with less.

My second recommendation is Access Nepal Tour & Trekking. An excellent company for organizing such trips. From A to Z our trip has been organized perfectly, with Devman and Sadhana as front leaders. They did always their incredible best to make us happy and to make the trip as perfect as possible. By seeing other guides during our trek, we were probably also very lucky with Devman. He was a real example of how guides should be: friendly, helpful, polite, experienced and always happy. He is not probably the best, but THE BEST.

And the real heros are finally our sherpas, our porters: they deserve all credits by going up and down the mountains with our bags in sneakers, jeans and tshirts. They are incredible.

Thank you for everything and hopefully see you in the near future!

Charles

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Short Annapurna Trek — GREAT POON HILL CUSTOM EXPERIENCE
Oct 2015 • Solo
We were looking for a custom itinerary as we only had a few days for trekking in Nepal as part of 3 weeks trip in Northern India / Nepal. All that was required was a few emails with Sadhana to build our ideal schedule! Everything in our wishlist was there, including local guide, porter, paragliding Sarangkot, accomodation and transportation. We met in Kathmandu, and were given all the proper info. Next day flight to Pokhara and we were greeted by Santosh and his brother! The next 4 days, all the way to Poon HIll and back, were UNFORGETTABLE!.

Working with locals is clearly the way to go! And what needs more than ever, is for us to go and see them. They are such nice people. Our guide spoke great English, was smart, funny and very knowledgeable. We were somewhat novice at trekking but our guide and porter made us feel very comfortable, followed our pace and were always there when needed!!! We talked politics, shared stories and played cards while trekking in the one of the most beautiful places on Earth.

We saw aftermath of the Eathquake in Nepal, but nothing a traveller cant handle. Nepal is clearly ready for people from all over to visit!!!

Please book LOCAL. Its as easy as going through an agency, and everything can be safey done online, but buying local really helps the economy to get back!

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Everest Base Camp trek with Gokyo Ri lake
May 2018 • Friends
It was superb !! I highly recommend Access Nepal for future EBC trekkers. they prepared us well, gave us all the information we needed, they even provided us with a very good sleeping bag and Down jacket (and I’m glad I had this :p !). Our guide “DEVMAN” was also exceptional, a fresh young guy with a true Buddhist heart. An honest man who gave us the perfect coaching and advice to survive and prevent the altitude sickness. He was also very profesionnal in finding solutions when we had some trouble to arrive in Lukla because of the clouds, but thanks to his calm and deplomatic negotiations we made it. I highly recommend him as a guide ( Access Nepal told us in the beginning that they had given us their best guide and they did). very good Hotel in Kathmandu when we arrived and prepared ourselves and also when we arrived afterwords. No really, Access Nepal was a very good experience for me, trustworthy, profesionnal, quality … When I’ll come back it will be with access nepal again. thank you for this beautiful experience 😉 David

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