Client Reviews

Everest View Trekking) Nov 28 2009- Dec 09 2009.

Comments: Hi Gyan Thanks again for all your help with the Annapurna Circuit Trekking. I did have a good time. The Ramesh is good person.
Many thanks. I am leaving Kathmandu tomorrow, but will be sure to return sometime soon. Anyway, do take care, and thanks once again."

Comments: We are a couple of photographers traveling the world independently. But as first time trekkers, we decided to take a guide and a porter for a 5 days trekking in Annaporna area.

After arriving to Kathmandu, we shopped around for local agencies which were recommended by travel guide books. After speaking with a few agencies, we noticed that some will say anything to sell you the trip regardless of the level of experience or lack of experience in our case… When we met Gyan, the owner of Adventure Treks Nepal (P) Ltd., we knew that we found the right agency. He was honest, sincere and professional. He did not try to sell the trip; he simply tried to help us to make the decision and offered his service.

During our trekking, we were guided by Gyanandra and accompanied by a happy young porter Dipendra.

Gyanandra, being a former police officer and a proud father of a young son, was so responsible and patient. Also with many years of experience as guide to the people from all over the world, he was very sensitive to what we wanted out of our trekking. As photographers, we had to carry heavy equipments and stopped much more often than an average trekker. Gyanandra offered to carry my heavy camera bag when I was tired and patiently waited until I made my shots. He also mastered to use our cameras and took one of the best photos of us in the mountains. He not only made us feel safe in the mountain, but also enriched our experience by being such a good friend.

He knows everyone in the mountain lodges and I think that guaranteed us to always have the best room, hot showers and extra blankets !

Also, I have to mention about our porter Dipendra. He was a 19 years old collage student who has been working as a porter for 3 years. He had such gentle, respectful manner and a bright smile. His positive attitude was so refreshing and it added joy to our journey.

I would recommend Adventure Treks Nepal (P) Ltd. to anyone who is traveling to Nepal and we can not wait to go back to Nepal for more trekking and to meet up with our new friends, Gyan , Gyanendra & Dipendra! The best team in Kathmandu !!

Comments: I arrived at Thamel, Kathmandu in early October 2009, having exchanged just a few emails with Gyan Karki. I planned to spend October and November in Nepal. I had not yet booked a trek, but our email exchange had already given me a good feel for Adventure Treks Nepal (ATN). They sounded experienced, friendly and extremely professional . I had a good idea of the schedule I wanted.  When I met Gyan on my first day in Kathmandu, his friendly and smiling face fuelled my enthusiasm to get started as soon as possible. I quickly booked a tailor made 25 day trek that combined the Annapurna Circuit and Base Camp treks. I also booked with ATN, the Everest Base Camp trek, travelling via Gokyo and the Cho La Pass over 22 days.  At very short notice, Gyan managed to arrange for me, my own guide/porter, Mingma, for the Annapurna trek. I was impressed. For the Everest trek, my guide/porter was Shangham.

I will always recall Gyan, his driver Yekka and Mingma meeting me early on Day 1 of my Annapurna trek, at my guesthouse, where we all had breakfast together. We then drove in Gyan's white 1970s Mercedes from Thamel to Besi Sahar, the official start of the circuit.  I was immediately touched by the warm welcome, courtesy and respect shown to me. They had already become my friends. From booking flights, transporting me to/from airports, arranging tours - this warmth, professionalism and the personal touch were constant throughout my contact with ATN. 

I would definitely recommend ATN to anyone wanting to trek in the Nepal Himalayas. You will receive an excellent all round service. ATN is an extremely professional company that prides itself in providing a very personal touch. I guarantee that you will take home with you some truly lifetime experiences. I shall definitely be back soon !

My Guide/Porters – Mingma: Annapurna Circuit and Base Camp; Shangham: Everest Base Camp via Gokyo and the Cho La Pass

Hiring a guide/porter is a personal choice. I decided to use Mingma and Shangham because I thought I would have a more enjoyable experience without having to carry a 20kg pack. I would also benefit from the personal security and cultural insights offered to me by a guide/porter. I was not disappointed.

Influenced by Gyan's example, teaching and the ATN philosophy, Mingma and Shangham were extremely hard working, courteous and encouraging. As we trekked through a variety of terrains and climates, I learned much from them, about the different history's, cultures - Nepalese and Tibetan - religions and foods of the indigenous populations. Their knowledge of many of the world's highest peaks was impressive.

For their professionalism, hard work and courtesy, I would recommend Mingma and Shangham at  ATM, to anyone who decides to use a guide/porter for their trek.

James - Hong Kong

Comments: "It has been a wonderful experience the best you can do in the future is just to continue in the same way."

Comments: We are a Norwegian family living in Singapore. With two daughters, 5 and 7 years, it is always a question what to do and where. After have been visiting different islands in the South East Asia for the last two years, we had a strong desire to do something else. The adults were both eager to go trekking but we were not so sure about the girls.

In 1993 I did the Annapurna Circuit and I then learned that trekking in Nepal is not difficult at all since there is a very good infrastructure in the mountains for the trekkers. Last time I did not have a guide and porters, but this time we knew that if we would like to have a nice trip for the whole family we would need help. After having searched the internet we were very lucky to find Adventure Treks Nepal. After we had been emailing back and forth with Gyan we understood that they were up to the challenge of taking good care of us.

To make the story short: We got a fantastic welcome to Nepal, and we were taken very good care of by both Gyan (one of the owners of the company) and Gyanendra (our guide) during out stay. The girls was strong, but we had to carry them when they got tiered, which was not a problems since the porters helped us with the luggage and Gyanendra helped us with the kids.

We went straight from Katmandu to Pokhara and had only one night there before we headed for the mountains. On our way back we had a few days in Pokhara but did not visit Kathmandu. Due to the fact that we did not fancy driving in a bus for too long time, we did not go for the jungle trek, but we met a British couple that did that and they told us that it was fantastic.

Thank you very much to Adventure Treks Nepal for making our trip unforgettable !

Josefine, Mille-Sofie, Egil and Mette. 

Comments: Thank you mr Gyan for making my trip to Nepal an unforgotten memory. Everything was TOP CLASS!! From day to day now I remember details and are so surprised and happy that it was so exellent.

Mr Bhuwan took care of me in such a nice way - please send my regards to him

I wish you and your family best future!

Sincerely
Ingrid

Comments: Gyanendra was introduced to us by a very good friend of ours who strongly recommended Gyanendra as a very good trekking / Tour guide. We were not clear then if Gyanendra or his agency could provide equally good sightseeing schedules. After exchanges of emails we decided to use them as our agency in Nepal.

Our trip to Nepal in April was very enjoyable. The trip was tougher than we expected. We experienced some unique situation like regional strikes. We were able to prevent all potential delays/obstables because of the advance and quick readjustments of Gyanendra. He was well aware of the local situation and provided us with the best of services.

We believe Gyanendra and his agency could be very helpful in planning trip to their area. Because of the range of activities available, detail requirements should be well communicated in advance to ensure the best arrangement.

Tsang