“My experience of the Poon Hill Trek & Jungle Safari organised by Experience the Himalayas was simply outstanding in every possible way. I found the organisation to be faultless and the effort to please never ending, which in turn made my trip something I will remember forever. Our guide Raj spoke in perfect English, had a wonderful sense of humour and an incredible depth of understanding about the Himalayas in general. In the rare pauses between our laughter, he was able to provide us with answers to all of our questions and to questions we had not even considered. I would thoroughly recommend this organisation to anyone wanting a smooth, enjoyable and most of all, memorable trek in the Himalayas. I for one will certainly be using them again.”
“Experience the Himalayas absolutely lives up to its name. The Treck to EBC proved a jaw dropping experience. The guide quite excellent - informative, experienced and helpful. The Treck was challenging, but EtH ensures through steady acclimatisation that everyone will reach their goal. In sum, this has been a fantastic journey through some of the most beautiful landscapes in the world, in an unique country amongst wonderful people. From begining to end EtH has been a proactive, pragmatic and helpful company - I can't recommend this adventure or Experience the Himalayas strongly enough.”
“Overall this was a fantastic experience and a truly amazing trip. I had great and fast communication from Experience the Himalayas from the start, mainly by email. They were also very accomodating when a closure of Kathmandu airport meant that we arrived in Kathmandu five days behind schedule. The trip was rescheduled accordingly and both the contact in Kathmandu and our guide for the trek made sure that we still got to experience the full trek despite our delays.
Our guide was extremely knowledgable of the whole trail and the many surrounding mountains and villages. His care and concern for us was also very good ensuring that any early signs of altitude sickness were caught and addressed. His understanding of the optimum time to leave each tea house each morning and also reading of the changing weather was also invaluable.
I`ve been extremely happy overall with Experience the Himalayas.”
“This was our first time to Nepal and our first time on a trek. Experience the Himalayas were excellent from start to finish. Given issues at Katmandu airport our flights had to change at the last minute and David and Bijay were very helpful and accommodating to our last minute changes.
On arrival we were met at the airport and taken to the hotel where we were made to feel very welcome. The whole itinerary was explained to us and it made us very relaxed about the trip and week ahead.
We did the Poon Hill trek and it was just the two of us with our guide and porter. Our guide, Raj, was brilliant. He made our trip the fantastic experience that it was. Every evening he would explain exactly what the plan was for the next day. He was attentive and helpful from start to finish. Given this was our first time in the Himalayas, we had lots of questions throughout the trek and he was able to answer all of them thoroughly. Raj and our porter, Chhabi, made us laugh none stop throughout the whole trip. They were always asking us if were were enjoying it and if there was anything else we want.We were incredibly lucky to have both of them as it was a perfect match for us.
The trek itself was great and we would highly reccommend it. The views from Poon Hill were stunning and the walking itself was great fun. All of the accommodation that we stayed in was very pleasant.
After such a great experience we would both love to go on another trip like this and would have no reservations at all about doing this via Experience the Himalayas again. If you are looking to go to the Himalayas then use this company, they were great.”
“I went to Nepal in April for the Poon Hill trek and I was very pleased with the experience and the overall service provided by the company. The staff in Nepal were the friendliest and warmest people I have ever met and looked after us with a lot of care and consideration. I have made a lot of friends there and would love to come back again. I would definitely recommend the experience to my friends.”
“This holiday was great. It was very well organised from the beginning to the end.
It was a wonderful experience. Everyone was very friendly and helpful. Our guide and porters were great, helpful, encouraging and informative. They made the trip very special. Would recommend this trip.”
“I had a wonderful trip arranged by Experience the Himalayas in November 2014.
The team in Nepal were very well organised and answered all my questions which put my mind at rest about the rest of the trek. The welcome meeting was particularly informative. The accomodation was very well organised. Special thanks should also go to my guide, Garja, who consistently went above and beyond to ensure that my stay was as comfortable and enjoyable as possible. This included doing the next day's walking (and back) in the afternoon so as to secure accomodation for the following evening.
I would make the following general observations which might be of assistance:
1. The trip notes for the Everest Base Camp trek contain details (price of food, procedure for tipping etc) which would be helpful to include in the other trip notes.
2. Although ultimately my responsiblity, it might be pointed out (perhaps in the trip notes) that once you leave Nepal the chance of exchanging Nepalese Rupees back into your local currency is next to impossible.
3. The pick up procedure at the airport (although admittedly largely beyond the control of the team) is challenging especially given the presence of a number of individuals whose only aim is to get money for carrying bags. Whilst it is accepted that these individuals will always be present, their ability to obtain money by appearing to be part of the staff could perhaps be reduced if the procedure was tightened in respect of which car was being taken etc.”
“The service from start to finish has been exceptional. All needs and arrangements have been catered for in a very professional manner. The guide and porters on the Poon hill trek were brilliant, keeping the pace comfortable for everyone yet quick enough to complete in a suitable time. They were friendly, fun and informative on the trek then gave us our own space in the evenings joining in later during the down time. This gave a real team spirit. I can highly recommend this company and would use them again for the many other treks available here in Nepal. 5 stars”
“jonnie5x 7.11.2014 to 22.11.2014
at LUKLA
hard to put into a few words to explain my eXeperience of the HIMalayas
but here goes
THE BEST
what stands out bigger than EVEREST is the people, mainly our guide TANKA
im now ready for a few beers at Katmando
J5X”
“Excellent well planned trip to Everest Base Camp with Tanka and the team, Tanka was exceptional throughout the trip, always willing to help out. Highly recommended . ps. just keep an eye on his Card Playing antics.”
“Excellent well planned trip to Everest Base Camp with Tanka and the team, Tanka was exceptional throughout the trip, always willing to help out. Highly recommended . ps. just keep an eye on his Card Playing antics.”
“Brilliant time, even though I didn't make it to EBC, I made it to the last tea house and really enjoyed the journey. It was my choice not to push on, the rest of the group made it :) out of 10.
chuffed to have done this trip and have meet some great people. The extra day really helps that ETH add in. Tanka and Rinji and yak man were great and took great care of us.”
“HAVING LOOKED AT VARIOUS TREK COMPANIES I BOOKED WITH YOU BECAUSE THERE WAS AN EXTRA DAY TO ACCLIMATISE, EVER DAY WAS RELAXED AND WE WERE AFFORDED TINE TO ENOY THE VIEWS AND C ULTURE OF NEPAL, THE GUIDES WERE EXCELLENT ABD KEPT US BUSY, INTERESTED AND WERE FUL OF INFO ABOUT THE MOUNTAINS, VALLEYS AND TRAILS, SOME OF THE ACCOMADATION WAS WELL BELOW PAR BUT ALL ON ALL THE TREK LIVED P TO MY EXPECTATIONS AND MUCH MUCH MORE
THANK YOU LL DAVE”
“i could never imagine what a phenominal experience visiting nepaal would be an experience made all the better by our 2 fantastic guides tanka and rinji both fantastic guys and also incredibly helpfulit is an honour and a priviledge to have met them both as well as my fellow travellers all in all a uniquetime in my life and one i would recommend to anyone”
“EBC Trek was amazing, the hardest thing I have ever done but absolutely amazing. We were well looked after by Tanka who was a fantastic guide. Couldn't fault the company. One very happy trekker”
“I enjoyed every second of my Everest Base Camp trip which was thanks to bijay in kathmandu and our wonderful guide kumar who was charming, helpful and fun, they both could not do enough for us. I woukd highly recommend experience the himalayas for a well organised trip and they include the important acclimatisation days. They also offer great value too in comparison with a lot of other similar treks”
“My 12 year old son and I had a remarkable time in India & Nepal. Loads of 'firsts', some great, some not so great, e.g. the toilets! However, that's Nepal for you!”
“A wonderful experience, highly recommended! Our guide was very polite, knowledgeable and went out of his way to ensure a great trek, likewise the sherpas. The office support from the staff was very professional and a pleasure to deal with. Thank you!”
“The week we spent in Nepal was amazing. It is a beautiful and fascinating country, its people friendly and welcoming. The walk itself was challenging and we all experienced a lot of aches and pains in our legs from it - Day three was particularly tough on the legs. But the views were stunning. The guide and porters were amazing, I have nothing but praise and admiration for them. Our guide, Raj, made sure we were all kept in formed of plans, organised meals and payments and was informative about Nepal and good fun too! - I would recommend this to anyone who is sure footed, fit and up for a bit of an adventure!”
