Access Nepal Tour & Trekking

EBC Trek & Kala Patthar (via Gokyo)
Apr 2017 • Friends
Apr 10 – apr 21 – 2017. Me and my dad booked the Gokyo trekking with Access Nepal mainly because they included quite much in their price which compared to other agencies were really good. The agency replies fast on your mail queries and we had no problems what so ever with updating each other. Arriving to Kathmandu they picked you up at the airport and we met our trekking guide there, his name is Dinpendra. He took care of us from day one and made sure we got installed properly at the hotel. Next day we had a tourist attraction tour in Kathmandu, lots to see and the guide was really good. At Namche (snowed) our guide informed us that in our group of 4 people, 2 will most probably not make it to EBC with planned route, the Cho La Pass glacier would be to tough. He switched the trekking to EBC first, then if we made it we would try to go to Gokyo if the weather would allow. This was a very good decision!! The tea houses we got were very good, they provided us shower when possible. The food in the guesthouses were actually far better than I expected, much to choose from. Unfortunately I lost my appetite, but I’m glad that was the only high altitude issue I got :). Our porters Dipak and Netra (1 on 2 persons) were amazing, they were very humble and helped you with anything, they even tracked down my fathers cap that blew away! It is grey colour and just melted in with the rocks, but they found it far away, truly amazing. After the EBC visit, on the way back my father had heart problem, our guide Dinpendra were very professional and eventually we got Heli rescue help. Very sad to end the trip like that, however I’m glad the guide changed the route so we made our goal to reach EBC (and Kala Patthar). We had very nice sunny weather almost every day and the trekking path was not so full of other trekkers that it became annoying. The nature and trekking path is changing a lot, from big rock boulders to messy clay. I highly recommend the Access Nepal agency for your adventure in Nepal, if I would go back I would choose them again.

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Amazing adventure trekking the Manaslu Circuit with Access Nepal!
Mar 2023
Amazing holiday trekking the Manaslu Circuit with Access Nepal! This was for us the second time we went trekking in Nepal with Access Nepal, and we are once again 100% satisfied with the amazing service. Sadhana is always available and incredibly kind, we had a long email exchange in order to organize the trek according to our needs. We decided to have a modified itinerary for the trek and Access Nepal has been amazing in accommodating our wishes. Moreover, our guide Giri was incredibly helpful during the trek, making sure we would always get the best rooms on the trek, the best service, and he was always very flexible regarding changing plans depending on our needs or weather forecast. The holiday was super smooth from the moment we step foot in Nepal to the moment we left. Access Nepal has 100% attention to the client needs, has an incredibly helpful and happy staff, we are so happy to be trekking with them and we will do it again.

The Manaslu circuit trek is absolutely stunning, it was so much better than we expected, and we are incredibly happy to have witnessed the amazing views the trek has to offer. There`s a road in construction on the trek, and I think if you`re planning on doing this amazing trek you should do it NOW, before the road construction goes too far into the valley. The side treks to Pungyen Gompa and the Tibetan border were highlights of the holiday, if you have time please make sure to add a couple of nights in Samagaon and Samdo to take the side treks, you will love them. Access Nepal and Sadhana are super helpful in customizing your trek, you will not be disappointed.

Overall, for the second time top scores to Access Nepal team, we are incredibly pleased with the service, the friendship, the professionalism and the feeling of being in good hands that come with trekking with Access Nepal. We recommend them wholeheartedly!

Massi Sarpsborg, Norway Reviews from

Had such an amazing experience with Access Nepal! The treks we did were well organised, well priced, and unforgettable. Our guide, Kumar, was patient, experienced and knowledgable. Would absolutely recommend to my family and friends, and would book again!

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….Better than Excellent! 14 day trek to EBC
Apr 2018 • Couples
I highly recommend using Access Nepal for your trek in Nepal. We did the 14-day Everest Base Camp trek the last two weeks in April 2018 and it was well organized, professionally guided and an excellent adventure for my boyfriend and me. Ms. Sadhana Adhikari is the Executive Travel Advisor we dealt with by phone and email from the U.S. and was our main contact (other than our guide Dev) in Nepal. She handled our reservation efficiently, was responsive to our requests and questions; well organized itinerary, good prep, personable. Great to work with! At our intro meeting upon arrival, Sadhana reviewed the itinerary, policy, gear needs, other things–and tipping. See below.* We wanted to trek as our own group of two with a guide and that worked out great as we trekked slower than other groups. We’re active, yet I turned 60 on the trek (cool) and the other person is 66 (he did this EBC trek 40 years ago…super cool.) The Hotel Blue Horizon in Katmandu is terrific, by the way. Stayed there before and after the trek and it was inexpensive $ and just wonderful. Staff is out of sight friendly and helpful. Location was perfect. Excellent breakfast included.

I can’t say enough about our top-notch guide: Devman Tamang. He had excellent knowledge of and experience on EBC and other Himalayan treks, as well as Nepali culture, history, tradition, religion, demographics and getting in and out of Lukla in one piece! (That is a story…worked out slick all in all.) He was personable, interesting and when you spend 14 days together, you hope it’s a comfortable fit–it was! He has a good sense of humor and quick wit. He was flexible with us on the schedule (starting earlier in the morning, etc.) and was great about discussing any of our great ideas! lol)

Accommodations in the tea houses are pretty basic and we asked to have a bathroom/toilet in our room since we’d been hydrating all day. The sleeping rooms are not heated and were rather cold (and that from a Minnesotan) so the in-room toilets were a convenience that Dev arranged, and for which we paid a little more. The beds at every tea house were spartan, but were in fact, very comfortable and the quilts/heavy blankets were fabulously warm over our sleeping bags. The Access Nepal sleeping bags we used were excellent and we were not cold once we were in bed. A couple places even had warm/hot showers-an unexpected treat. The tea house dining rooms were warm (yak turd and kerosene fueled stoves), full of other trekkers who we saw on a recurring basis over the trek and occasionally reminded me of the cantina in Star Wars (in an amusing and other-worldly way…no blasters or light sabers noted!) A highlight, great time to chat with people from around the world.
WIFI is not cheap and is spotty but Dev let us know what our options were at each tea house dining room. Used it minimally to send email/text; sending photos is slow and uses up most of a limited Everest Link wifi card.
Meds: Bring a lot of Tylenol, Ibuprofen, a decongestant, cough drops (you can also buy those and Diclofenac in Kathmandu), perhaps a topical analgesic for sore muscles. Dev’s first aid kit held an array of basic meds which were very helpful as well. He shared local honey from his mom for one malady. I would have brought muscle relaxers and a stronger pain med for some of the random problems I had from hiking long days with new pack etc. Hand warmers were one of the best things I had for getting warm after hiking (lots cheaper to bring them from home. Rather pricey in Namche…) I took Diamox, my friend did not.
Dev saved my bacon on this trek, and really, he did everything within reason to make both our lives more comfortable and to summit successfully. He was great about making sure we drank enough tea and water and ate food (which was consistent between tea houses and pretty good overall. Didn’t eat any meat as it is brought in by yak and didn’t want to chance a stomach problem. Bummer, I wanted to try a yak steak!) Meals were bigger than I could routinely eat (I’m a smaller human…) and the cooks don’t like leftovers, so I shared with my friend and Dev if they were still hungry.
We bought bottled water the whole trek, carried TP and small bottle of biodegradable soap. Tough to get laundry done on trek due to limited time and hang dry only.
On April 23, we trekked through the memorial area before reaching Lobuche and Dev helped us make rock, juniper and prayer flag memorials to our loved ones who have died. Very moving. And at dinner that evening in Lobuche, he had a homemade Tibetan cake, replete with birthday candles served to our table for my 60th b-day. Altitude, emotion, whatever….it was really moving to celebrate my birthday with all my new friends/strangers in the dining room. Thanks to Dev for planning the cake and celebration. It meant a lot to me…I still went to bed early as Base Camp was next day. I appreciated Dev’s positive, kind and low-key but not too mellow attitude, especially on my tougher hiking days. As I said, he was a key component in helping me reach Base Camp (On the morning we left Lobuche for Base Camp, the temperature dropped, and wind and snow started. It was a cold, challenging yet exciting day.)
You may consider a 16-day trek if you want to have more time on the return trek. The last three days back to Lukla were long trekking days for us, yet we were anxious to get back to Lukla, Kathmandu and beyond. It’s a trade-off for you to balance. I still preferred the 14 day. Having said that, I reminded myself regularly throughout the entire trek, to stop and enjoy the trip. Pain, altitude, snow…whatever…I reminded myself to notice the incredible environment, scenery and experience. Even when I felt like crud, that focus wasn’t lost on me…We stopped to enjoy the indescribable scenery, peaks, rhododendrons, take photos, walk the longer way around the Buddhist symbols and sometimes have tea and snack when we got tired. Go slow, enjoy was our mantra. BTW, we had great weather nearly every day: either clear and warm or cooler and comfortable. Except on Base Camp day. lol

**Tipping: This is important. Guides and porters depend on tips (in addition to their compensation) so build that into your budget. Our porter Astaram (16) was doing one of his first treks. Filling in for his older brother and on a break from school, this young man was awesome. He schlepped our two heavy Access Nepal duffel bags to each stop and had them waiting when we arrived each night. The porters work their butts off–don’t forget them. We gave him the tip personally on the last day and it meant a lot to him. I don’t think tips are dependent on reaching the destination (variables such as altitude sickness or other unforeseeable issues may intercede), it really was the overall experience that mattered, though I am grateful to Dev for helping me get to base camp. But I am also happy with the entire experience-that’s what my tip was for. We had a small group, so we tipped more on a percentage basis. It was well worth it and given the very reasonable cost of the Access Nepal trek itself, I felt comfortable with it. We gave some $ early on and the balance at the end. And we talked about overall comp-as well as just about everything else- on the trail. Dollars or Rupees…doesn’t matter. Just remember that it is not built into the price of the trek.

Epilogue: excellent trek and adventure. LOVED Nepal and Kathmandu–you might want to wear a mask or buff as the city air quality is poor. We both got nasty head and chest colds the last day of the trek, so noticed the city air more. We really liked the people throughout Nepal, enjoyed extra days walking all over Kathmandu. Bought a lot of inexpensive knock off gear for future endeavors and because nearly all our clothes were dirty. Laundry is done at hotels but didn’t find a self-laundromat which is what I needed. I am staying in touch with a couple people I met via Facebook and would have brought some business cards to exchange with people I met.
I would recommend ACCESS NEPAL TOUR & TREKKING to anyone regardless of skill or experience, for a great experience at a very reasonable price.

aliceloves2travel USA Reviews from

Had a fantastic time trekking to EBC with Sub and Chet! Very knowledgeable guides and nothing was too much trouble. We were organised from the time we landed in Nepal to the moment we left. Highly recommend Access Nepal for any trekking tours!

Lyndal Roos Netherlands Reviews from

Just did the Annapurna Base Camp trek with Acc.ess Nepal. Loved our guide (Mahendra) and also porter (Dipak). Very accomodative, helpful, and follows our pace. Sadhana who helped to organised everything was also very efficient and accomodative since she had to change our plans last minute because I missed my flight to Kathmandu. And yet we managed to do everything we wanted to do in Nepal. Great teamwork and people. Highly recommended.

Ruth Choy USA Reviews from