Access Nepal Tour & Trekking

UNIQUE experience due to its professionalism and humanity, it is a team that knows how to treat people, individualizing every small detail so that the client feels at home, highly recommended and of course I will repeat with them 💞🏞️

Arancha Espeso Spain Reviews from

ABC Trek
Apr 2017 • Couples
My husband and I did the ABC trek. We were very happy with Sadhana’s responsiveness throughout the booking process. The trip was just unbelievable. Our guide (P.N) and porter were always so attentive and cheerful. They were great the entire time. We couldn’t have asked for better company. We highly recommend Access Nepal.

titos26 USA Reviews from

We did the Annapurna Base Camp Trek as a couple in April and are still as enchanted by this trip. The planning period in advance was rather short with us with two months, that’s why we decided to book our trekking tour through an agency. That was exactly the case in hindsight, as most things worked out very well and through a guide, you can learn a lot about the land, nature and the people there.
Sadhana, the person of contact for booking, kept in contact with us in advance and cleared all ambiguities. The deposit for the trek has arrived in Nepal by bank transfer and thus the booking has been made.
By the way, we booked everything else for our three-week vacation only on the spot and quite short notice, which is highly recommended, because that is simply the common way to organize something there. You can book buses at any hotel reception and excursions at the numerous travel agencies… you already book in Germany, you just pay more and the outcome is uncertain. It’s personal that matters, must learn in Nepal.
Arrived in Kathmandu, we were received by our guide P.M. (short form for Purushottam Neupane, which is almost inexpressible for western languages :-)) and a driver. This is a great feeling especially because our flight was delayed 24h and we were not sure if we would still be picked up and our trek can still happen. P.M. speaks good English and we were able to have a good conversation with him there and afterwards. Arrived safely to our accommodation through chaotic Kathmandu and met with Sadhana to sort out all business and other flow. Paying by credit card does not cost a lot of fees, if you want to pay in euros or dollars, you should bring enough cash. In Nepalese currency, you can’t get such a large amount of money at the ATM at once. Raising money has always been an adventure in itself…
We were also equipped with sleeping bags and down jackets, which were really good quality and very warm. In the evening we learned that we were doing our hike alone with guide and porter, which was a great and pleasant surprise for us. To greet, there was a dinner with our guide, which was very pleasant and allowed first touches with Nepalese culture.
In the morning around 6 am, the next day we went to Pokhara by bus, from where the trek started. The bus ride is very adventurous and you are actually on the road until the afternoon, but you have the opportunity to see a lot of the countryside. Nevertheless, I have to say that in total (2 other tours later) we went through Nepal by bus for three days and this one was the worst. However, there were regular breaks and this is how you can explain that in view of the road conditions you need almost a day for 200 km.
In Pokhara, four of us were put into a very small car, each carrying a suitcase or backpack on our lap and to the hotel. This one looked great and we were already looking forward to a night in it, so we were taken to another hotel, which unfortunately wasn’t quite as nice. Actually one shouldn’t be upset about it, but we were disappointed anyway. I guess there were technical problems there and we couldn’t move our hoped room.
The next morning, the excursion began with P.M. as our guide, Modon as our porter and the two of us. Again a very small vehicle was called in which we all squeezed into (backpacks on the roof) and drove for the first time two hours towards the mountains. There are no proper roads and the car was not really suitable for the Holperpists, so people with back pain would have already been at the end afterwards. Most other agencies seem to be taking jeeps for this route, which also seem to be significantly more suitable.
Our guide and porter were very nice and got us safely through the property. The first day started with heavy rain. We were already worried that it would stay that way, but after a few hours the haunting was over and the weather got better. On the other hand, we had the opportunity to ask questions about country and people and thus gain a little more insight into Nepalese life. The hike lasted 7 days 4-6h each and was quite demanding, but really beautiful. You can see varied panoramas from the ancient forest with monkeys to the snowy landscape on the mountain and cross small villages that seem like a dream. There were many moments during the trek when we just kept in and enjoyed the view and breathtaking nature.
The teahouses are very simple but better than tents and there was always something warm to eat. At first, we thought that the drinks and food were included in the booked package, but that wasn’t the case. We had to pay for coffee and tea as much as beer or coke (which we knew beforehand that we had to pay for ourselves). This isn’t actually worth talking about, but nonetheless, this ambiguity about the bill at the teahouse made for a day of discussions. You should clarify from the beginning with the guide what he pays and what you still have to pay. We didn’t completely see through the system until the end because tea was sometimes inclusive.
We found out during the trek that we misjudged the weather. You walk further down, that is most of the way, through very hot primitive forest, where shorts and headgear make sense. It gets cold at the top, maybe you’ll be there for two days. Gloves, hats, underpants are useful there. Almost every day there was heavy rainfall in the late afternoon, umbrellas and high-quality ponchos are quite helpful for the heavy rain. Overall, at the time of travel in April, it was significantly warmer than we had expected.
We were happy throughout the trek, enjoyed the physical challenge and were captivated by the Nepalese culture and the friendly and outgoing people there. The overnight stay at Annapurna Base Camp in the freezing cold and an uninvited visitor (a dog had accessed the lodge and sought warmth under the sleeping bag) was unforgettable, as was the panorama of all the mountain giants early in the morning in the golden rays of sunshine. You can be frightened by altitude air and weather, but you don’t have to.
The descent was faster, but was more physically strenuous and swimming in the hot springs further in the valley did really good.
Nevertheless, at the end the joy was a little dimmed when our last day started quite hectic because our guide was supposed to join the next tour and probably felt a need for time. Finally, we agreed with him to shorten the tour by two hours, after which a mini taxi came again and took us to the city. However, this little confusion may also be due to the fact that we arrived in Nepal 24 hours later than expected. When I arrived in Pokhara, again there was no place in the hotel promised to us, I was simply sad and expressed this as well. Eventually we were compensated by P.M.’s efforts with a second hotel stay in Pokhara, which was then finally in the promised hotel, which we could finally live well 🙂 To our great luck, we got an opportunity to celebrate Nepalese New Year in mid April, thus eliminating Nepalese people. to be able to meet again.
In summary, it can be said that it was an unforgettable trip and that we can only advise everyone interested to take on this adventure. You can also really advise to join the tour with Access Nepal. Even if everything doesn’t always go smoothly, you can count on that at the end of the day you have a roof over your head and food and P in a good mood. M. everything can be organized somehow.

5 stars

Matthias Werwiewas Poland Reviews from

Annapurna Base Camp- Amazing!
Jun 2016 • Solo
Sadhana, Santosh, and Giri were all fantastic and took amazing care of me for the entire trek! Sadhana was amazing at helping me before I even got to Nepal and I felt looked out for the entire time I was in the country. Santosh and Giri were so patient with my slow pace, and seeing the view at Annapurna was absolutely breathtaking. I recommend using Access Nepal completely, I had a superb experience. -Nina

Matthew O USA Reviews from

CULTURAL EXPEDITION TO FORBIDDEN KINGDOM OF LOMANTHANG
Oct 2019
Our Guide Devman and Porter Gobal were exceptional excellent. Lodging exceeded our expectations, most of the time we had a bathroom in the room, although we stayed in Teahouses along the way. The Mustang tour experience is one that will stick with us for a lifetime. We were able to adopt our route, Devman and also Rahul made everything possible. So grateful to Devman and Rahul for all that they did along the way. Rahul is a great man for planning the trip for us knowing that we are interested in cultural things as well as doing some physical activities… We really can recommend Access Nepal to plan your trip…

Thirdgear Switzerland Reviews from

We did the Annapurna Circuit Trek and had a great experience. Our guide and porters were experienced, always organized, and really friendly. The gear we rented was clean and top-notch. We changed our itinerary part way through the trek and the guide was very understanding and made every effort to accommodate our wishes. I would highly recommend this company! Thanks!

Gail Rovere Italy Reviews from