Reviews

Myself and my fiancé did the Base Camp Trek in March - it was absolutely amazing!
We felt well looked after from the moment we arrived until we boarded our flight home.

Our Guide Ananta and Porter Doje were really attentive and helpful throughout the trek. Ananta was constantly monitoring our health, appetite, and pace to make sure we were okay. He also is highly knowledgeable & very comprehensively answered all our questions along the way about mountains, the environment, Nepal culture and wildlife (and we had a LOT of questions 🤣). Doje was great at taking care of us during difficult sections of the trail as well.

Mr Dipak was also constantly available via call or WhatsApp if we had any requests or had questions on trekking/travel arrangements.

The teahouses chosen by the company were also wonderful, with clean facilities and good food - you can tell that Trekking Planner has very strong relationships with local venues and vendors.

Thank you so much Ananta, Doje & Mr Dipak - we would highly recommend you and will definitely be back!

I’ve had a spectacular two-week on the EBC trek with Dibash (guide) and Suman (porter). The EBC trek has been on my bucket list for like forever - without the incredible support from Dibash and Suman I would not have completed the trek smoothly - sending them a lot of love 💜💜 and heartfelt appreciation for helping me check off this milestone.

Dibash knows the mountains incredibly well - I’ve learnt so much about the mountains and all the great stories in Sagarmatha National Park. He always gave a very detailed brief about what to expect the next day so I could be mentally and physically prepared throughout the trek. He also tried his best to accommodate all my random side request (e.g. hot showers:). I am also incredibly grateful that he is always very supportive (and not babysitting me :).

Also kudos to Suman for constantly lending a helping hand (in addition to carrying my oversized backpack with ease and smiles).

It’s my second time in Nepal with Trekking Planner. They are super attentive and always flexible to customise the journey accordingly to your needs and preferences. I will definitely come back again and would recommend Trekking Planner to anyone seeking wonderful memories with the mountains in Nepal.

Trekked EBC along with many other routes in the Everest region with Dipendra Lamichhane of Trekking Planner. He is a seasoned guide and very knowledgeable of all of Sagarmatha National Park. Being on a solo trek, I spent over two weeks with Dipendra and have found him to be an entertaining and charismatic guide. He is friends with many of the teahouse owners and makes an effort to bring fun and laughter each day. As an added bonus, Dipendra is also an amazing photographer and videographer so if you’re looking for a guide that can help to capture the many highlights along your journey, make sure to reach out to him.

Trekking Planner was a great company to work with in organizing the trek. They helped to customize and build the itinerary to best suit your goals and do all they can to help set you up to succeed. All day to day operations were efficient and any last minute accommodations, such as weather delays, were always handled smoothly. Reach out to them and Dipendra if you’re ever looking to adventure in Nepal.

I did the Three Passes + EBC trek with Nepal Trekking Planner and it was EPIC. I did it solo with my guide (Sonam) and porter (Umis), and I couldn’t have asked for a better team. Sonam is super kind and taught me a ton about the culture, religion, and beliefs. I won’t share too much about his personal life, but let’s say he seemed extra knowledgeable compared to other guides. He was also a great photographer, which was handy since I did it solo without a group. Umis was a powerhouse and always arrived before me and had my stuff waiting in my room. The entire experience went off without a hitch from the second I arrived at the airport to the moment I left. I was arriving from a long vacation in hot weather, so they helped me get all the gear I needed and included a sleeping bag, warm puffy jacket, trekking poles, and a duffel bag in the price, which was nice. It was my birthday during the trek, and Sonam organized one of the teahouses to bake a mini cake, and Umis played a song on the guitar for me. Such a nice experience! Finally, to help recover from my trek when I got back to Kathmandu , they gave me another special surprise that I wasn’t expecting…but I won’t ruin the surprise for you ;) Overall, I’d highly recommend doing your hike with Nepal Trekking Planner if you want a smooth experience and don’t want to have to worry about any planning.

I did the Three Passes + EBC trek with Nepal Trekking Planner and it was EPIC. I did it solo with my guide (Sonam) and porter (Umis), and I couldn’t have asked for a better team. Sonam is super kind and taught me a ton about the culture, religion, and beliefs. I won’t share too much about his personal life, but let’s say he seemed extra knowledgeable compared to other guides. He was also a great photographer, which was handy since I did it solo without a group. Umis was a powerhouse and always arrived before me and had my stuff waiting in my room. The entire experience went off without a hitch from the second I arrived at the airport to the moment I left. I was arriving from a long vacation in hot weather, so they helped me get all the gear I needed and included a sleeping bag, warm puffy jacket, trekking poles, and a duffel bag in the price, which was nice. It was my birthday during the trek, and Sonam organized one of the teahouses to bake a mini cake, and Umis played a song on the guitar for me. Such a nice experience! Finally, to help recover from my trek when I got back to Kathmandu , they gave me another special surprise that I wasn’t expecting…but I won’t ruin the surprise for you ;) Overall, I’d highly recommend doing your hike with Nepal Trekking Planner if you want a smooth experience and don’t want to have to worry about any planning.

Excellent trip, the guide and porter were really friendly and knowledgeable. We made some very successful adjustments to the original plan along the way. Highly recommendable.

Well run and personable tour. Met me at Kathmandu Airport with card and my name. Put flower necklace on me and took me to hotel. Next morning put me on a bus for 7 hour ride to Chitwan. Man from Aama Gardens Hotel met me there and took me to hotel. Excellent from Menu lunch and dinner ordered and served (drinks extra charge) .Three great meals next two days and breakfast on 4th day. Day two dugout canoe ride in am saw marsh mugger crocodile. One charged boat in defense of nest. Saw many birds and turtles. Afterward went on Jungle walk and saw wild bull elephant with history of attacking people and during many baby elephants and Gharial and mugger crocodiles and parrots. Afternoon was 4 hour jeep safari saw palm civet black faced languir, several Indian one horned rhinos, many pea fowl, storks etc. no tiger 🐅 Drat!! But many footprints, tons of axis deer one hog deer. Evening was fantastic local dance especially the magnificent “fire dance” near end. Next morning was a highlight riding elephant across rivers and walking right up (40 feet) on three rhinos unconcerned with us unlike bolting from jeep jeep safari. Mahout took us through thick brush trying to see a leopard or tiger no luck but came within five feet of big spotted deer buck. Would love to have full day elephant safari off the beaten path. Afternoon was spent at Chitwan natural history museum. Not the Smithsonian but plenty to see and learn about Chitwan. Btw Aama Garden hotel only five minute walk from A Chitwan gate. Wildlife Guide Kush walked with me back to park to see a few extra things right at dusk ( he was guide on bush walk and his twin brother on the jeep tour. Really knowledgeable (I’m retired wildlife biologist) so not kidding. Showed me a video of adult rhino walking down street past Aama Garden hotel the day before I arrived. These guys were good and jungle walk is not without some risk but really neat being on the ground with elephants rhinos and tigers. Not the same as woods walk in Pennsylvania. Ask for Kush and his brother if you book this tour. Trekking Planner headman Dipak was attentive to all details. The only wrinkle in whole multifaceted adventure was being a little late in retrieving me from elephant safari back to hotel but I enjoyed myself looking around waiting so no big deal at all as I saw the mahouts skillfully handling their beasts. Next morning made to order breakfast and seven hour ride in great bus with onboard WiFi for return seven hours to Kathmandu where I was met and raked back to hotel.

I had wonderful trek to Annapurna Base Camp with Treckking Planner. Both guide and porter were friendly and everything was organised professionally.