Clients Review

Returning to Nepal in October 2019 after completing the Manaslu Circuit Trek the previous year, my wife and I once again organised our trek through Nepal Mother House. We travelled to Makalu base camp which took a total of 20 days including the return flight to Tumlingtar from Kathmandu. We were accompanied by our guide Ashok and our two porters, Ishwor and Umesh.

The Nepal Mother House staff are outstanding in their commitment to ensure you achieve your goal during the trek and that you do so safely. Karna, who runs Nepal Mother House in Kathmandu, was very accommodating in arranging a custom trek to suit our ability and timeframe. Ishwor and Umesh were the supermen behind the operation, tirelessly carrying our bags to the next destination and always greeting us in the morning with a warm smile and a cup of coffee or tea. Ashok (the man with a plan) worked closely with us planning the days ahead and accommodating our needs if were tired or needed additional time to acclimatise. There are several difficult river crossing and landslides to negotiate along the way. Our team were always there supporting us, carrying our daypacks when needed and carefully guiding us safely through each challenge. Your friendship, dedication and support made the trip a success and one filled with a lifetime of fantastic memories!

With regards to the trek, we found it found it more difficult than the Manaslu circuit, given the steep profile and rapid gain in altitude which seems typical of treks in Eastern Nepal. One won’t find the luxuries of the Annapurna circuit here with respect to food and accommodations. Although more than satisfactory, both are quite basic as this route has only recently been made available as a complete teahouse trek. Dal bhat, noodle soup, omelettes and chapatis are the staple. We encountered a lot of rain during the first four days through the jungle and thick forest heading up to Khongma. As the monsoon tends to linger later in this part of the country, we suggest trekking from late October through to the end of November for the best chance of clear weather.

On a positive note, given its remoteness and undeveloped nature, you will find few trekkers along the way. On our first night at base camp, we were the only ones there! Highlights of the Makalu Base Camp Trek include the day over the four passes from Khongma to Dobato. The views here are simply stunning with the first glimpses of the major peaks including Chamlang, Tu Tse and Makalu as well as passing by the holy lakes of Sano Pokhari and Thulo Kalo Pokhari along the way. The section from Langmale to base camp is a welcome break from the relentless climb where you’ll be surrounded by the high Himalaya, travelling through picturesque glaciated valleys until Makalu finally dominates the view. Unlike other treks we have been on, you are so close to the mountain at base camp. Makalu simply towers above all else and its bewildering to think how any would climb it. We spent two nights there with a day excursion to Swiss Camp (Hillary camp) which offered stunning views of Nuptse, Lhoste and the Everest east face. This view is also possible from Everest viewpoint side trip. Both are highly recommended.

Karna at Nepal Mother House Treks provided me with good advice and timely response as I planned my trekking in Nepal. My guide, Pratap Magar was very resourceful and accommodating throughout my Ghorepani Poon Hill trek. I recommend this company as they do many treks in the Annapurna area.

We were a small group of 5 who were introduced to Karna and Nepal Mother House Treks & Expeditions by another client of theirs. We were given all the necessary information that we required for our 12 days trek to EBC by Karna, who answered all our queries, being first time trekkers.

We were met on our arrival in Kathmandu by Karna and taken to our accomodations. The next day we met our guide Jayaram Magar and were given our trek briefing by the both of them. Our trek was really a once in a lifetime worthwhile experience for all us. Jayaram is a great and experienced guide. He was assisted by very helpful porters especially Ram and Mikman who kept us entertained by singing local songs as we trekked each day.

Our accommodations at the various tea-house lodges were mostly comfortable and homely. Our food was mostly local vegetarian fare by choice and the best fare during our trek was at Namche Bazaar. We were fortunate to have good weather conditions throughout our trek. The scenery was lovely and green along the trail and we were thrilled by our first views of several mountain peaks especially Mt. Everest as we approached Tengboche.

We hope that the facilities at the accomodations in Gorak Shep can be improved further for the comfort of the trekkers. When we had arrived back in Kathmandu from Lukla, Karna was very helpful in organising day tours for us at short notice to places like Patan and Bhaktapur.

All of us had a great trek to EBC and an enjoyable stay in Kathmandu. We look forward to arranging our next trek with Karna and Nepal Mother House Treks & Expeditions in the near future.

Although he is young, Karna has a lot of experience with trekking. He knows the trails inside out and the people involved in the tourism industry at various levels. He is a good organizer and he made all the necessary arrangements for the Everest Base Camp trip in a very professional way. Our Guide Jaya speaks very good English and is very knowledgeable about Nepal in general. Apart from being a good guide, he was pleasant company and I learned a lot about the local culture from my conversations with him. So yes, I recommend that you use him as a guide through Nepal Mother House Treks.

Good luck and happy travels! (I loved Nepal and I am hoping to return some day, so I am a bit jealous that you have the chance to go there now :-)

I highly recommend Nepal Mother House Treks and Expedition. Karna Rana and his staff are both very friendly and professional, making sure that you are happy with their services. The Ghorepani poon hill trekking went smoothly with the guide and porter being friendly, professional and knowledgeable. The guide always organized for me to stay in the best places on the trek, making it a more comfortable and enjoyable experience. When Organizing the trek over the internet and in person all my questions and quires were met promptly and answered completely assuring any doubts I had about any issues. The prices for hotel accommodation and tours were cheaper than if I organized it myself. Overall I had a great experience in Nepal and the organization Nepal Mother House Treks and Expedition made sure the trekking, hotels and other tours went off without any hassles.

We had a wonderful adventure with Nepal Mother House 16 Days Everest Base Camp Trek and Annapurna Circuit 19 Days! I hope you will continue to grow your business because you do such a great job and people can learn so much about Nepal from you and your Company. Your service was outstanding and you understood my needs quite well. We highly recommended your services. Good luck in your business.

We had a very good experience on Annapurna Short trek with this company, the guide and porter were friendly and all the time at our disposition, waiting for us when we were slow and respect our wishes. We visited Nepal and took the tour at the end of June exactly when the Monsoon started, which was not bad the way many tourists think it is. We had actually great weather, started the trekking early in the morning , walking on warm temperatures, clear sky , beautiful scenery and without any other tourists around, all the nature was almost ours. The rain did come but always in the afternoon , couple of short showers starting always between 3 and 6 pm. So if you are nit friend with the cold winters, go better in the summer.

Food is actually not that cheap like in Pokhara or Kathmandu, but these places are very hard to reach and these people must bring everything from the cities up on the mountains.

My only problem was that most of the times the room had sharing bathroom, but was not that bad after all because we were the only tourists on the floor. Of course for example in Ghorepani they offer rooms with private toilet.

The owner of this company is a very friendly, professional and helpful person who was always available if we had some kind of trouble. Due to a storm in China we lost our flights and connections to Kathmandu and he was there at any our available and tried to change our flights. He gave us advice about everything we needed to know from how to take a taxi, currency, how much to pay, to avoid beggars or other people in the crowded airport who offer you different kind of service.

And the prices of the tour is reasonable compared to other companies. I am happy we did this and I would come back for Annapurna Base Camp or Everest Base Camp in the future.

Karna Rana, of Nepal Mother House was is great guy. He arranged a good itinerary of Annapurna Short Trek and was flexible with the plans. He came to pick us up personally. Charges, I felt were appropriate and there no hidden charges.
Our guide Subarna and porter Ishwar were amazing. Subarna, really managed to motivate and makes kids walk and climb. Kids liked them too( they are picky)

I would highly recommend them.

Completed a 12-day trip to Annapurna Base Camp organized by Nepal Mother House. We were a group of 10 pax and had the most wonderful experience - The guides and porters are very experienced and took care of all our needs. Highly recommend!

Wonderful experience Trek in Annapurna Base Camp via Poon Hill with guides and porters were very helpful, friendly and thoughtful! Assisted us with our every need and went above and beyond. Will recommend highly.

We 10 people from Singapore just completed our 12-day Annapurna Base Camp Trek through Poon Hill in Nepal and I am already missing everything about it! Nepal Mother House Trek was very approachable when I first contacted them. Karna would always reply almost immediately. The trek scheduled was manageable and we enjoyed our time with the porters and guides Shabut and Jaya. There were lovely and always around to assist us. I would highly recommend Nepal Mother House Trek!

David and I trekked the 10 days Annapurna Circuit in April 2019 with Nepal Mother House Trek with the help, advice and encouragements of Subarna as a guide and Biraj as a porter.

We were simply delighted with our whole experience!

Though we met some bad luck during the first part of our trek (a very bad case of flu for my friend, for instance) Subarna managed quite smartly to adapt our program day by day and it is thanks to him that we eventually succeeded in crossing Thorong La Pass all together!

He always sought what was best for us (best rooms, best places to rest, etc.) and we were swept away by his politeness, kindness and also by his excellent English. He very patiently answered all our questions about Nepal or other topics, we can't recommend him enough as a guide and companion.
It was also extremely pleasant to witness the complicity between Subarna and Biraj whose good mood is contagious, they enjoy working together and I think the four of us made a nice team!

Then you just have to love all the little attentions that Karna and his staff had for us, up until our very last day in Katmandu, one week after the end of the Annapurna Circuit Trek, he still managed to make us feel warmly welcome in his lovely country (and slightly ashamed that we were on so short a vacation haha) !