Ghorepani Poon Hill Trek

This was my first time doing an overnight or multi-day trek, and I was quite nervous beforehand, but Base Camp Hike made the whole experience incredible. Everything was well-organised from the start, and the team were so supportive and attentive throughout. They checked in regularly, always had fresh fruit after meals, and even offered biscuits and bananas as a pick-me-up along the way. When we got caught in a storm, they came to the rescue with extra waterproofs, which we were so grateful for! The porters were also amazing, friendly, helpful, and full of energy. Thank you so much for a truly memorable trek. I’d highly recommend this company to anyone hiking in Nepal.

Our experience as a couple with Base Camp Hike and especially with our guide Mr. Navaraj Nepal were excellent! All our questions in the preparation for the Trekking were quickly and conveniently answered per What‘s app and Navaraj was always very kind and considerate about our needs and could give us valuable information about local communities, animals, nepalese food and more.

The Poonhill Trek was very worth it even though due to the amount of pollution in Pokhara and in the Annapurna Region, we could at first not see a lot of the nice views which is of course not the company’s fault. We still very much enjoyed our Trekking and could see different types of monkeys, butterflies and plants. At the end of our Trek, we could enjoy the breathtaking views at Sunrise of Annapurna South despite of the pollution. If we would have to choose between Trekking Companies again, we would choose Base Camp Hike!

We couldn’t have chosen a better company for this once-in-a-lifetime trip! We organized this trip on a whim just one week before going and ended up choosing the “easy” Ghorepani Poon Hill 4-day trek; knew we wanted to do it with a guide, so did our research and the choices were overwhelming.

Fortunately, Jayaram from Base Camp Hike answered over WhatsApp right away, and with just a few exchanges back and forth, we got a very good feeling about him and the company. Right from the first communication, Jayaram answered all our questions (which we had a lot of) no matter how small. When we were ready to book, the process was easy and didn’t require a huge deposit. He accommodated adding rentals last minute (i.e. the day before the trek), and answered all our questions in a very calm, thorough and welcoming way – never did we feel any pressure from him. The level of service, calm, and patience then carried over to our guide, Navaraj, whom we were so thankful to be paired with as he was the perfect fit for us.

Through the trek we always felt at ease and never pressured – Navaraj had a very calm presence which helped us through the challenging trek. As this was our first time doing something like this, we both made rookie mistakes of packing just a little too much. Navaraj offered to take a couple of kilos off me halfway through the trek and exchanged his lighter pack with my friend’s heavier and clunkier one… this was a life-saver for the last half of the trek. He explained some key sights along the way, but didn’t overwhelm us with too much info, allowing us to peacefully take in the sights. He knew when we needed breaks and ensured we were comfortable and safe. Each evening he would take our BP and oxygen readings for our health and safety; he would also go over the map on what we accomplished and what was ahead for the next day so we knew what to expect – a few people around us noted how he was very professional in doing so.

Navaraj’s professionalism and kindness really added to this amazing experience – we are so thankful to Navaraj for being there for us and helping to make this trip a memory for a lifetime. And of course, thank you to Jayaram and Base Camp Hike for the high level of professionalism.

If we come back for another trek we will for sure use Base Camp Hike and recommend it to our friends. 🙂

We did the Poon hill Trek and the experience was awesome. Got in touch with Mr. Jayaram via whatsapp around a month before the trek and from there all the process were super smooth. He is always just a text away and had proper answer to all our queries. I mentioned to him that it was me and wife’s first trek and he promised that he will provide us with the best guide. He was not wrong !

Mr. Navaraj was the best guide that we could ask for. He was very friendly, patient and took care of us very well. Everything was well arranged so we didn’t have to take any hassle or worry about anything. Overall it was a great experience. 100% recommend.

My friend and I recently did the Ghorepani Poon Hill trek with Base Camp Hike and I couldn’t fault them. Jayaram was very helpful and responsive when booking the trek and gave us lots of great tips of what to pack etc.

We felt very confident then that it would be a good company to book through, he also helped for us to rent down jackets and sleeping bags that our guide Navaraj bought with him for us to take.

Navaraj is the best guy, he was very friendly, kind and easy to get along with and so so patient with us throughout the 4 days. We opted to go without a porter and when we were struggling he swapped my backpack with his own (mine wasn’t the best) and took some of our heavier items in another bag he carried for us, and didn’t complain once! He took it slowly with us and stopped frequently for breaks and helped a lot for us when we stopped for the night at each place, we also felt very safe and in good hands as he would take our blood oxygen and heart rate measurements each evening to make sure we were fine.

Thank you so much to both of you guys, the trek was harder than I expected but you both made it a lot better 🙂