Langtang Helicopter Tour

  Excellent service... very well organised trek of Annapura base camp... would highly recommend the nepal hiking team .. I will certainly be back

  Wery good organised tour (Gokyo lakes, Chola Pass, Everest BC - October 2022). Good and fast communication with office (Mr Ganga), clear and goog understanding website.
Out tour guide Mr... read more Rudra (R.B:) was excellent, wery friendly with well nown terrain and fuent English.

  A truly amazing experience arriving at Everest Base Camp - I have just arrived back from a truly amazing experience, one for the bucket list crossed off. Firstly, I would like to thank the Nepal Hiking Team and in particular... read more our guide Basu Dev Sapkota. He made the trip possible by being supportive, having great emotional intelligence to understand the groups needs and wants and ensuring we were looked after at all times along the way. Basu and his team were with us all the way from picking us up at the airport to spending the days and evenings with us when we were tired and needed feeding :). If you use the Nepal Hiking team you will be well looked after. some keys bits of info, your kit bag shouldn't way more than 15 kilos including the sleeping bag that they can provide. Less if possible, they say 10 kilos as the sherpa's need to take them up on their backs! the food is plentiful along the way and you can buy bottled water at every interval during the trip. The cost of litre bottle ranging from £1 to £3 as you get higher. I went in November but luckily it was warm during the day but be aware it gets freezing of a night. Key items that I took, a pair of warm slippers for the night and evening, some tracky bottoms to get out of your walking trousers, a small torch, I used this more than a head torch. Altitude tablets is a must, i purchased online, they are called Acetazolamide (Diamox). Don't stress about taking them, the guide will inform you when and how to take them based on progress. I used 3 T-shirts, underwear, 1 pair for every 2 days (no comments please). Liner socks helps your main socks remain clean, main socks 3 pairs enough. Water bladder in the ruck sack made drinking so much easier, and maybe tablets to give the water a better taste, i,e. cycling tabs. Sun cream for your face, good sun glasses but you don't need to spend a fortune. a good jacket, you can buy from Kathmandu very cheap and probably okay but they are generally fake. Walking Poles for me were a absolute must!! As you get higher the rooms wont have heating or electricity so i had 2 battery packs, and a tablet to watch some films in the room. Make sure you have a good set of thermals to sleep in and gloves, a light pair for the nights and thicker for higher altitudes. You can buy chocolate along the way, i did take out some cereal bars but to be be honest i didn't eat many because your appetite slows as you get higher. I took two fleece's, one for walking in (waffle fleece) and a thicker one to wear when relaxing in the evenings, i didn't use a flask, i used 2-3 wick away T-shirts under my T-shirts. A good pair for walking boots is a must, but you need to make sure they are worn in, I had Scarpa's and they were brilliant. I wore a baseball cap during the day and a woolly hat for the evenings. so....a key question of fitness...It says a good level...its hard to judge fitness, everyone is different...in our group we had three in their twenties, they found it tough but had natural fitness and managed well...I'm in my 50'S and would say I have a good level of fitness. I found it really challenging, mainly the climbs, but still did it, Basu managed the pace and made sure it was a slow pace to conserve energy. My advise is to ensure you have the ability to climb steep hills (Brecon Beacons, Wales as an example) for 3 days in a row to help you. If you can do that you will be fine. Don't worry about the altitude, you hear a lot of stories, in fact , no one knows if you will get symptoms, but out of 6 of us only one had some form of sickness and he was the only one that didn't take Diamox. Make sure you have insurance that covers high altitude helicopter rescue, mine was about £350. I took £700 spending money and changed it into Nepalese Rupees out there. £600 is probably enough as i bought some souvenirs. Lastly a big thank you to Basu and his team, they were brilliant and he even carried my bag when i got tired!!!! thanks Basu!!!!! Basu knew when to help, when to slow down the pace and when to encourage you. This trip is a must as long as you prepare, I'm so pleased I've completed it as the views and incredible, the group was amazing and Nepal Hiking team on point!!! thanks to all i had the time of my life!!!!

  I did already my third trek with Nepal Hiking Team in December 2022. As with the previous two, the planning and booking with Ganga was very easy. E-Mails were answered... read more very quickly and all my questions were answered. After having done Everest Base Camp and the Ghorepani-Poon Hill trek previously, I chose the less busy region of Langtang valley this time. Nepal Hiking Team prepared a custom 8-day-trek (plus 2 days of driving) in the Langtang valley and including Gosaikunda lake.
My trekking guide Deepak and my porter Rajesh were both very friendly and spoke English well. My guide seemed very knowledgeable of the area and made some small adjustments of the itinerary on the fly (like staying at another village when we arrived at our planned destination early, to make the next day easier). He always made sure I get the best possible room in every guesthouse and I often even had a private bathroom attached to my room. The food on the trek was also very good everywhere.
I have previously trekked in October in Nepal and I was a bit worried that December would be very cold. After having done the trek, I can now say that those worries were not necessary. I actually did not feel like it was colder than in October at all. It was cold at night and in the morning before the sun came up, but that was the same in October. As soon as the sun came out, it was always pretty warm and I had to peel back my layers quite quickly. There was also no snow except for the last few hundred meters before the highest point of the trek. This was also the most challenging part, because the path was quite icy, but it was manageable. The rest of the trek was not difficult for me technically. If you have hiked in the mountains before, you will be fine.
I can fully recommend Nepal Hiking Team for all trekking in Nepal and I will definitely book again with them the next time I will be in the country.

  I chose Nepal Hiking Team because it was in the top companies in al rakings and it was the best decision. The trip has been amazing.

Ganga was... read more supportive and answering emails promptly before the trip and once I arrived, he took care of everything, flights, airport transportation, keeping us informed.

Our give Arjun was the best guide I have ever met, he shared lots of information of the trek, the culture, other experiences. During the trip, he took care of every aspect that arose: medical care, correctly adapt to altitude, he made sure that we were comfortable during the whole trip. He was not just a guide, he was a friend.

Overall, this has ended up being the best trip I have ever had and it is largely because of Nepal Hiking Team and Arjun and Ganga. Thanks!

  From booking to last minute changes, they were brilliant. Surya was our guide, we did EBC, Chola Pass and Gokyo. Multiple destinations over 5000m elevation. Surya's knowledge of the mountains... read more and trek was fantastic. He could name exact elevations of many mountains down to the metre off the top of his head. One of the most polite people I've ever met in my life. He was even able to take us to the airport home a couple of weeks later. Brilliant service and value for money. Thankyou Surya, thankyou Ganga for making our trip a once in a lifetime experience.