Gokyo Renjo La Pass Trekking

“Excellent”

“We finished our 12 day EBC/Kala Patthar trek yesterday and had such a great experience. We are two young girls and had a third lady join us on our trip, who we met on the way to the airport.

The day before our trek, we met the Trekking Planner owner, Dipak, to go over some points and so he could answer any queries we had. He was attentive and also gave us some good advice on what to expect during the trek. We since learnt that Dipak was a porter and then guide himself for 15 years, so his knowledge and expertise is great.

We had to take a four hour bus journey to Ramechhap at 2.30am the next morning. This was a little frustrating as we had hoped to fly out of Kathmandu, and the roads to Ramechhap airport were bumpy (as well as a little dangerous at night as the driver weaves through the thin mountain roads quite quickly) therefore, sleep was impossible. Having to fly from Ramechhap was out of Trekking Planners hands and everybody we met had done the same - just forewarning that it is not the nicest journey!

Once we got to Lukla Airport, we began our short day 1 walk. We had a temporary guide for this day as our trip guide was finishing off a previous trip. He didnt speak great English but as it was only for a few hours it didnt really matter.

That evening we met our guide and the next morning the trek really began. Our guide was Ananta and he was really great. We had such a fun time with him and it was like being with a friend most of the time. His knowledge of the areas was unparalleled, and he was extremely attentive in making sure everybody was feeling okay. We often had a laugh and a joke with Ananta during the walks as well as in the evenings, and there was a real team spirit by the end of the trip which was lovely.

On the day we were supposed to depart back to Kathmandu, we heard bad weather was rolling in due to a cyclone from India and flights back would likely be cancelled that day. It was urgent we got back because we had our international flight home early the next morning. Both Ananta as well as the flight lady at the Lukla teahouse were amazing. We got to the airport 4 hours before our scheduled flight time to see if they could squeeze us on an earlier flight (we knew all flights would be cancelled by the time we were due to depart). Both the flight lady and Ananta were relentless with airport staff to get us on a plane and it was immensely appreciated. We did indeed get a flight back to Kathmandu (well, Ramechhap), and learnt that our flight was the second to last to depart, and all were cancelled after that - so very lucky!!

Once back in Kathmandu, we had a good rest and then met Ananta, the other lady in our group and Dipak for a farewell meal of authentic Chinese food - which was fantastic. Dipak was genuinely interested in obtaining feedback on how to be better and clearly appreciates what is important to people when doing a trip such as this.

Overall such a great, memorable trip!”

“Doing the Annapurna base camp trekking with Nepal Trekking Planner made the trip stressfree and enjoyable. The staff were helpful throughout the time spent in Nepal in both Kathmandu and on the trek. I would recommend them to other visitors!”