Access Nepal Tour & Trekking

Wonderful experience
Apr 2016 • Couples
This is a delayed review as we went to Nepal in April/May. My husband and I did the Manaslu Circuit Trek as we wanted something a little more off the beaten path than Annapurna or Everest Base Camp. We were very happy with this decision…we seldom saw other trekkers and most nights there were maybe a dozen or less others at our hotels (it got busier as we climbed as there are less villages and hotel options). We also added on a trip to Chitwan after our trek (which was very enjoyable…but very hot and humid that time of year). The company was great. We were a bit nervous to book with a company out of Nepal only because we have control issues and it felt a little scary to give all this money to a company halfway around the world and not really know what we were getting into. However, we were well taken care of by Sadhana, the owner who manages the booking and all the details, as well as our guide, Hom, and porter, Giri (who was training to guide that trek). Hom and Giri made the trek extra special and they were enjoyable to be around. Overall, we felt confident with their knowledge and experience.
No matter what company you go with, it is important to remember that Nepal is a third world country and they are in the midst of and recovering from a number of issues. Things are not always going to go as planned. That being said, it was a very wonderful experience, the people are very friendly, especially on the trek, and the scenery is beautiful.

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Tsum Valley and Manaslu Trek
Oct 2019 • Solo
I did the Tsum Valley and Manaslu Trek through Access Nepal and it was an amazing experience! I am so thankful to my guide, Navaraj Wagle, for making this trip so special as I trusted him completely and truly enjoyed his (and my porter Deepak Majar) company. Throughout the trek, I met a number of different guides and each time I was so happy and grateful that I was with Navaraj. As a 30 year old women travelling alone, I always felt very safe with Navaraj and knew he was looking out for me. I also appreciated that he tailored the trek based on conditions encountered/what made sense instead of always just following the itinerary as this really improves the experience. If you are thinking of trekking in Nepal, I would definitely recommend Navaraj as a guide!

Additionally, Sadhana was very helpful and I thought that the trip was laid out well. It was perfect that so many of the details were accounted for so I basically just had to show up and go.

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Manaslu Circuit with Trevor, Beth and Gianna
Mar 2018 • Friends
We have just had a wonderful thirteen day trek around the Manaslu Circuit. And we felt really privileged to be trekking with Access Nepal. we were the trekkers to get the tea and bickies on arrival at our hotel each night, the only ones to have the apple and pomegranate dessert, and the only ones to get our blood oxygen levels checked each night over 3000 m for altitude sickness. Little Things Matter!! Some of the others we walked with who I knew had paid more didn’t have such little luxuries.
We were also extremely fortunate to be allocated our guide Jivan. Sadhana at Access Nepal promised me she would give us their best guide and I’d thought that maybe she says that to all the guys but I’m pretty sure now it was true. Without his prodding and coaxing, his little stash of pills, his humour at the end of a long day, his advice on what eat or drink or to leave alone – we may not have made it without him. And particularly when it came to the night before we went over the Larkya La and we had 20 cm of snow overnight and there was a pretty strong feeling that we were screwed and we’d have to walk all the way back the way we’d come, it was Jivan who convinced the other guides that it was doable. The 50 odd trekkers and staff who were there worked together to get over the pass safely – an unforgettable experience with people we’d come to know and enjoy the company of over the preceding days.
It was a great trek to do. At the conclusion we drove down part of the Annapurna Circuit and there were at least ten times more trekkers on that route than we’d met on the Manaslu one. The scenery was fantastic, village life interesting, hotels and food were all we needed. OK the toilets at Daramasala were iced up and overflowing but do you expect at a shack like that at 4400?

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Fantastic adventure
Mar 2018 • Friends
I traveled as part of a 4 person trek around the Annapurna region. Our guide Devman was superb and changed the route slightly so that we could take in more quiet places and see the real rural Nepal. I would most definitely book with Access Nepal in the future

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Superb trip thanks to Access Nepal
Oct 2015 • Friends
The team at Access Nepal are fantastic and made the trip completely stress free. From booking the trip while back in the UK to being collected from the airport and taken to our Hotel everything was thought of and taken care of smoothly.

We did a 4 day Safari in Chitwan, the 14 day EBC Trek and on returning to Kathmandu asked Sadhana to organise some white water rafting for us. This was organised at less than 24hr notice and was a really great day trip with a private driver and 4hrs of very good rafting.

The safari and the trek were both perfectly organised. All door to door transport and excellent accommodation (much better than many of the other trekkers we met) were sorted. The team also made sure we had all the correct gear and were happy to lend us anything we didn’t bring. The guides and porters were absolutely brilliant. They speak excellent English and were great guys. They know how to make sure you get the most out of the trekking and make it all the way and when not guiding us most of our evenings were spent drinking tea and playing cards with them.

I can’t recommend these guys enough and would absolutely use them again if returning to Nepal.

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ABC!
Aug 2017 • Couples
Hi, my partner and I have just completed a 10 days trek to ABC through Ghorepani. Although July-August is not exaclty the best season to go (we were aware, however), the trek has been amazing, a truly experience that we will remember for ever. We think that a great part of this success is thanks to our guide Jivan Baram. He did his job perfectly, taking care of us from the first minute at the Kathmandu airport to the last greetings before leaving. He was always present when needed, accurate and kind at the same time. He always made the right decisions whenever we need to change our plan due the weather – rain, usually 🙂 – or our tiredness, tailoring the legs and the breaks on our possibilities (we are not two young super-fit anymore, unfortunately). We immediately understood we would be in good hands with him looking after us. Of course, we can’t forget our young and sweet porter Robin for his precious and tireless work.

So, for us, Access Nepal is without any doubts to be recommended to anyone who wants to live an experience like this!

Thanks again Access Nepal, Jivan and Robin and, who knows, see you again sometimes!

Andrea & Silvana

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