Reviews

Dipak (our organizer) is an experienced, proactive, detail-oriented professional. He helped me significantly with a short 3 day trip to Annapurna (with both the drive to Pokhara and the flight back). Most importantly, he helped me organize the entire 12 day trip to base camp Mt. Everest, with an excellent guide, and with very authentic accommodations. At my return, the hotel where I stayed misplaced my luggage (a truly difficult experience). Dipak went an extra mile, and stayed with me for nearly entire day, until my luggage was eventually found.

I went to Nepal in April and all my trip was organized by Trekking Planner. They answered all my questions immediately before the trip and provided very useful information. When I got to Kathmandu, Trekking Planner was waiting me at the airport and the staff was very kind. I had ten days trekking in Annapurna. My guide, Ramesh was very experienced. He was very kind and positive during the whole trekking that gave me so much energy and made my trip a lifetime experience. I would highly recommend him as a guide for any trek. Everything was very well organized!
( Gabriella )

As soon as I landed trekking planner met me and took me to the hotel they booked for me. Every part of my trip was brilliantly organised from the pre trekking meal to the safari in Chitwan. Trekking planner organised everything at a great price and made my trip to Nepal unforgettable. We were unfortunate not to make it to EBC due to bad weather which can’t be helped but my trip was still worth it as they altered my trek back getting to visit different towns and enjoy the incredible views of the himilayas.

Big Thankyou to trekking planner for making my Nepal trip and for a great start to my solo travels.

My wife and I went with Trekking Planner for our Everest Base Camp trek. If you’re thinking about trekking in Nepal, you can’t go wrong with Trekking Planner. Fantastic company!

Even before we went, making contact was quick and easy. Dipak, the boss, contacted us via email and WhatsApp; which allowed us to chat freely at any time. He was very responsive to any queries, which made planning the trip much easier (e.g. what would happen on the ground in Nepal, what we needed or didn’t need, etc). He also personally met with us each day we were in Kathmandu to ensure any needs were met. All trekking planner staff were friendly and helpful and one of them, Suman, helped us out with getting final supplies, groceries, SIM card, etc around town.

On the trek, our guide, Ananta, was awesome; knowledgeable about the route and himself passionate about trekking. He was not interested in simply paying lip service and more invested in making sure we had a safe and maximally fulfilling experience. He listened to what we wanted to get out of the trip and was very honest about what was or wasn’t possible according to weather and our own pace.

In the end, he managed to get two city dwellers with average fitness, zero experience of high altitude, and zero training... in the middle of winter, through snowstorm and high winds... all the way to Everest Base Camp and back! Along the way, we had laughs, breathtaking moments of natural beauty, and even learned how to sing a Nepali song.

Special mention to our porter who took the initiative to double back and look for us once when the snow and wind got real bad, and then stuck with us to ensure our safety. (Porters often don’t travel alongside small groups, and will push on ahead so they get to the next location first and have your stuff waiting for you).

Highly recommend these guys for any trekking journey or little tours around Nepal, not just for EBC. We also had a couple of days in Chitwan for a fun safari. Our Kathmandu day tour guide, Sudendra, was also particularly good and made the city’s cultural tourist attractions really come to life.

As a real special treat, we even got invited to one of Nepal’s “Party Palaces” for a celebration for Dipak’s own son and daughter. That was a fantastic way to glimpse some real local custom and culture!

In future, we may return to Nepal to try a different trekking route; and if we do, we will definitely be contacting Dipak and Ananta again.

Last October, I used Trekking Planner Nepal to organize my trek from Kanchenjunga to Makalu Basecamp over the Lumba Sumba pass. I had such a great time that I booked another trek with Trekking Planner, walking from Tsum Valley, around Manasalu to the villages of Nar and Phu. This was a really big trip for me, before leaving for Nepal, I spent a lot of time researching and emailing many different trekking companies. Out of the companies I reached out to, the owner Dipak offered me the best price, and the best customer service, promptly and patiently taking the time to answer my numerous emails . In Kathmandu, Dipak couldn't have been nicer, he picked me up at the airport, took me out to dinner, organized all my permits and logistics and provided me with a great trekking crew. He's the guy you want to organize your trek in Nepal. My guide for both treks was Dhirendra Kharka, and he was awesome. He's a great choice as a guide, especially if you want to trek somewhere off the beaten path. We spent almost 60 days in the mountains together on a couple of long, challenging treks. He was great company, as well as being extremely skilled and competent in the mountains. I would recommend Trekking Planner to anyone interested in trekking in Nepal. I am attempting to section hike the Great Himalaya trail and I am planning on working with both Dipak and Dhirendra when I return to Nepal.

I did a seven days Poon Hill trek and, even if I was scared about cold and difficulty of the walk, all was absolutely perfect. Suman Dhakal, my guide, is a great professional and a wonderful person who took care of me and every Moment, and Deepak (the organizer), organised all perfectly in order to get the best experience of this wonderful country. The country is awesome and its people is the best. I would definitely come again to view the heavenly beauty of this country and i m going to choose this agency for exceptional planning who has experienced and explorable team like Suman dhakal and Deepak(the organizer) himself.

I pleasely recommend Trekking Planner for explorable and exceptional trek who has an experienced team. And thanks for Deepak making my holiday more beautiful than i expected by providing me such sort of tallented and desciplined guide.

Una muy buena experiencia, excelentes profesionales tanto Deepak, el boss, como Suman, el guía; flexibles, buenos conocedores de la zona y magníficas personas. Recomendable sin ninguna duda.

I recently set off on a 7 day circuit trek from Nayapul to Poon Hill in the Annapurna area of Nepal. My youth being well behind me I chose the 'slow and easy' trek - part of a 13 day tour- offered by Trekking Planner. It was a fantastic experience. I had my own guide, Saru, and porter, Romus and was able to walk - or more often climb! - at my own pace enjoying the serenity and the amazing scenery. Saru and Romus were perfect walking companions, very attentive, and helped make my trip a truly memorable one. The tour was very well organised and any hitches were promptly sorted out by Dipak. The only thing I would do differently would be to spend an extra day or two in Chitwan.

From the very first moment walking into the Trekking Planner office, we felt very comfortable and knew that we’d made a good choice. Dipak sat with us and we discussed what we had intended to arrange. He was very knowledgeable due to his extensive experience guiding all over Nepal. We were doing this as part of a world trip, so due to our long term travelling, and not wanting to take unneeded items, Dipak kindly allowed us to leave our excess baggage in the office for safekeeping.

We planned to do the Manaslu circuit and link up to the Annapurna circuit directly after. The plan was recommended to do the Tsum valley on the Manaslu trek to assist in acclimatisation prior to attempting the high passes. It was a fantastic recommendation as was far less busy than other sections and the scenery was magnificent from the top of the valley. We arranged to have our guide with us for the Manaslu trek (18 days) and then when we finished and prepared to leave from Dharapani for the Annapurna, we planned to continue on our own.

Our guide, Ramesh, met us at the office on the morning we left for the beginning of the trek. Ramesh was such an awesome young guide. Always cheerful, smiling and singing along the way, he was very knowledgeable on the mountain ranges and always happy to answer any questions we had. Having spent some time trekking the Tsum valley before attempting the the Larke Pass (5106m) definitely helped with our acclimatisation. The company takes this all very seriously as we were one of the few groups that had their guide monitoring the oxygen absorption and pulse of an evening to ensure we were in good physical condition to continue higher the next day.

We arranged to have the accomodation and food as a package and it worked very well for us. There wasn’t any issues with limiting food options from the menu, as we’d heard some other guides had imposed. Our food and drink orders were made well within reason, though we had some allowances made for us on occasion. Everything was very well organised and explained what the trekking plan would be for the following day.

Even though we had planned for Ramesh to return to Kathmandu as we continued on our own, he was ever helpful in giving us some fantastic information and assisting us before we parted. He has a lot of experience in his years of guiding and it was such a pleasure having him along with us, that we intend on having him guide us again when we return to Nepal to do some more trekking in the future.

Based on our personal experience, and the reviews of many other satisfied clients, we would highly recommend Dipak at Trekking Planner, and also Ramesh to guide you, to assist you in tailoring your trekking requirements in Nepal.