Nov 11, 2024
Incredible!!! - Wow…. Just wow. A small group of 3 of us from the USA did the 10 day Everest base camp trek with helicopter return, and it was one of the most incredible experiences of my life. From the moment we landed in Kathmandu to the moment we left, our host Dhruba and our guide Bikram took amazing care of us. We got extremely lucky in that we made it to Lukla at the beginning and back to Kathmandu at the end without any weather issues, and everything in between was breathtaking. Two things to alert potential travelers about: the accommodations along the trek are very basic, but Dhruba told us that there was an option to upgrade for a little more money. Something to keep in mind if you want a more luxury experience. And also, if you have to buy any gear for the trek, wait until you get to Kathmandu! There are gear stores all over Thamel, and the prices are 1/4th what you’d pay at REI. They literally have everything you’d need. HUGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!!
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Oct 31, 2024
EBC Trek - Best Trip ever! - Amazing Trek to EBC with Dhruba Dharel. He set everything up and orchestrated the trip the whole time. Highly recommend using this company for a perfect, hassle free trek.
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Oct 29, 2024
Amazing Luxury Trek - Dhruba was amazing from start to finish. Everything was planned out so well and he was extremely personable. We had no issues at all, the guides were professional and knowledgeable. Couldn’t have asked for a better trip and experience.
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Aug 7, 2024
Highly recommended - I am fully satisfied with EBC trip and other small trips in Kathmandu. They were always responsible and thoughtful. Dhruba, the manager, is lovely person to hang around!
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Apr 24, 2024
We hiked to Everest base camp - The organisation of our trip was outstanding due to the constant attention we were given to meet our needs. Everyone from the tour operator taxi driver guide and Sherpa worked as a team and where very knowledgeable
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Mar 27, 2024
Everest Brobo - Had wonderful trek to Everest Base Camp which arranged by Eco Holidays Nepal. Mr Susil guide was so helpful and experienced.
We enjoyed very much, thanks Eco Team
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Mar 17, 2024
Everest trek was fab. - Had a best trek which was organized by Eco Holidays Nepal. We were small group of friends did Everest Base Camp.
Eco Holidays arranged our flights, Porter and Accommodation during trek. Also provided sleeping bag and jacket.
We enjoyed very much the beautiful Himalaya. Since long time had dream and fulfilled.
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Mar 4, 2024
One of the awesome memorial trip. - Thank you very much Eco holiday Nepal
For your lovely and wonderful service.
We are so proud of experiencing your services. We are looking forward to do it again. Thank you.
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Mar 1, 2024
Best local company - The best trekking company based in Kathmandu Nepal. I just finished my Everest Base Camp Trek which was arranged by Eco Holidays. They provided the best Guide Susil who was so helpful and active. He managed everything for my accommodation, food and necessary things.
The company provided a warm sleeping bag and down jacket which was really helpful. Highly recommend team and Company.
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May 15, 2023
Trek to Everest Base Camp - May 2023 - I found the Eco Holidays Nepal company on TripAdvisor. This review is a summary of my experience during my hike to the Everest Base Camp (EBC) and about my experience with the company itself.
Two positive things came out of this experience. One, I got to complete my goal of reaching the EBC and two, that I met two incredible people, my guide Sagar and our porter Gyanu. The stars are based on my experience with the company. If I were reviewing the guide or the porter, I would give five stars.
The hike to EBC:
My wife and I started the hike in Luckla and the two most important people during the whole hike were our guide Sagar (sagarghising at rocketmail dot com) and our porter Gyanu. From the moment we met Sagar at the Kathmandu airport when we arrived in Nepal, he made us feel welcome. During the hike he kept us safe, fed and even helped us carry our backpacks when the ascends got very tough. He is compassionate, helpful, always pointing at the beautiful landscape during the hike to make sure we get some good pictures, and an excellent guide. I will be forever thankful to him and our porter for all their help during the trek and would recommend our guide with no hesitation. He can arrange hotels, treks, permits, etc. and save people money.
A couple of days into the hike my wife started feeling sick. Her oxygen level was low, and we decided it was better for her to get back to Kathmandu because the hike was only going to get tougher. The owner of the company helped arranged a helicopter to evacuate her and helped her get situated in Kathmandu. That was very much appreciated. Once in Kathmandu, my wife wasn’t feeling well and didn’t want to stay in the city alone and changed her flight back to the US. This whole thing cost me a lot of money and I’m still dealing with the travel insurance to see if I could recover some of it. I continued to the EBC. The landscape was beautiful. It was very hard, but a one in a lifetime experience.
My experience with the company:
Based on reviews, in July 2022, I contacted the company to gather information about the trek to the EBC and the owner (Mr. Dharel) was quick to reply to my questions. I mentioned to him we are from Florida and even though we are active and healthy, we're not hikers or trekkers. I asked if being from sea level and having little hiking experience would be an issue. He said "no, you'll be ok". We decided to book with them and paid a deposit. Months went by and in the meantime my wife and I did some hiking in the mountains of North Carolina, thinking this would help. A couple of months before our trip I wrote the owner to ask some questions, and he took one week to reply. Two weeks before the trip I wrote again to ask for any last-minute suggestions before our trip. It took over a week to get a reply. I felt the communication was great at the beginning, but later in the process it became unacceptable and a little frustrating. At one point when I didn't hear back from him for days, I was thinking I lost the deposit and need to find another company because our flights were booked. After knowing we're coming from sea level elevation and with no hiking experience, he failed to tell us the hike will be very tough and that some special physical preparation may be needed. Had we known that, my wife wouldn't have to be evacuated by helicopter, or we could have looked for other options to get to the EBC, like a helicopter tour, or simply cancel this plan. I feel he never said that not to lose the business. I do blame myself for not doing more research, but after spending thousands of dollars and hiring a company with many years of experience, as they claimed, I felt we could rely on them, but it was a mistake. Having the right information is key to make an educated decision. Every responsible company has the obligation of keeping good communication channels with their customers, of being transparent and reveling the good the bad and the ugly, even if that means losing a customer and I feel it didn't happen this time.
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