I highly recommend including Gokyo Lakes and the Cho La pass into your Everest Base Camp trek – It’s only three extra days trekking, and you will not regret it – the views are so much more beautiful than EBC, more challenging yes, but ultimately more rewarding.
We had the most incredible journey with Up To Himalaya. After emailing multiple companies, Sudeep promptly came up with the best option for us along with the best price. So, we were privileged to trek with the best guide of Up To Himalaya Dinesh. When I got symptoms of altitude sickness, he knew all the right things to do. He tailored the experience by balancing all the groups needs to make sure we all made it to EBC, and we all did! His company along the trek was invaluable, a guide/ friend and also hilarious. Dinesh was very attentive to our needs, always making sure we had an extra blanket, were well fed and warm and taught us so much about the land and culture. Dinesh’s laugh was infectious, and he brought so much positive energy and support to the group. We had the best chats and laughed with our guide. He was extremely knowledgeable, and his primary focus was our health and wellness. And of course, we couldn’t have done it all without our porter Arjun, every day having our bags clean and ready for us before we got to the tea houses.
From Australia, we had plenty of options to go with Intrepid/ World Expeditions/ Gadventures or other Niche companies. We chose Up To Himalaya for multiple reasons:
1) We wanted our money to go towards the Nepal economy, rather than profits going to Australian companies.
2) Their reviews were excellent and were the highest rated Nepalese company.
3) Their overall tour cost was cheaper than the others.
4) They included all meals, accommodation, and extra gear and still managed to be less expensive than Other companies.
After completing the trek, we made the right choice and are so grateful we decided to go with them. We had the most experienced, attentive, generous and thoughtful guide who made this a trip of a lifetime. Thank you to everyone at Up To Himalaya, I hope to trek with you again!
Arpad Evans
