This was truly an adventurous trip, in fact an intrepid 4x4 adventure into one of the least travelled parts of the world. The constantly changing scenery, geography and geology was often mind-blowing due to its vastness and beauty, especially with the spring flowers in bloom. Photographs do not do any justice. There are also stunning views looking into Afghanistan, Pakistan and China. The trip gave a brief insight into the culture and lives of the people. This was a well designed trip exploring as much of the Pamirs as possible in the short time period!!
This was a great trip with an interesting group of people and wonderful support from our leader Joseph who was always there to help in all matters. He was so efficient that we may have become too dependent on him. Abby was also very committed and gave me a lot of snacks and water going up Ooty.
It was my first time in Nepal for trekking, looked at the internet and spotted this local operator. The reviews was pretty good and I decided to go for it. They have pick up to and from airport to hotel and the starting town Pokhara. Im generally happy with the arrangement. As the trek started, I soon found out that the trek was harder than my expectation, but Im the kind of person who like to take some challenge, well.... show me what youve got Annapurna! The scenery of the WHOLE TRIP were unbeatable, I have to give full mark for that! If i have more holidays I really want to do the whole Annapurna Circuit. Another plus will give to the guest houses the company chosen, I think they were better than the typical mountain guest houses you can imagine. Finally, the guide is friendly, helpful, careing and knowledgable. I dont have to worry about anything, he took care of the guest houses, the meals, the route and the leeches (Lol.....if you happen to trek in rainy day). I did my trek in mid-September around the end of monsoon, I was very lucky to have a clear sky in most of the day including the day I went to Poon Hill for sunrise, yay! The trip definitely an experience Ill never forget in my whole life.