Manaslu Heli Tour

  Best company for guiding the treks in Nepal. I trekked with my wife and son to Annapurna base camp. Paban, Gokul and Ganesh became part of our family. They were... read more so compassionate and took care of everything to the smallest detail. Ganga made it a point to meet us multiple times to make sure our stay in Nepal is comfortable. We are really happy and grateful to them. This is second time I trekked with NHT. In 2019, trekked to EBC, Paban as guide. Hope to come back and enjoy more Himalayan range with awesome NHT.

  Preparing for the trek to Everest Base Camp can be a lot of work and difficult to plan. However, the group at Nepal Hiking Team made it so easy!
... read more /> From the moment we started asking questions before even leaving the United States, they were very helpful and quick to answer.

I went on the trek with 3 friends and a mother and son joined our group as well. Ganga was very accommodating and friendly before we left Kathmandu. He made sure we were well prepped and ready to take off. One girl had a delay in her Kathmandu arrival, but they figured out a work around and got her caught up to us on day 1 of the trip!

Raj was an incredible guide. He was so knowledgeable about all the endless questions we asked and assisted us in every way possible to make the trek an enjoyable one!

Each time a medical concern came up, our guides were there to help. They gave us food recommendations, made sure we had tea, told us stories, reminded us to stay hydrated, made sure we were warm sleeping at night, and so much more. They were very attentive to each one of us.

I would love to go back to Nepal and try other treks and I will definitely go through this real again. Thank you guys for such a great trip, I can’t wait to see you all again in the future!

  12-Day Annapurna Base Camp Trek - The 12 day group ABC trek was very well organized by Mr. Ganga of Nepal Hiking Team. He was very prompt in replying for planning. The trip needed some adapting... read more as other bookings did not show, but the guide for me alone, was excellent. Mr. Nar Bahadur Bohara had 24 years experience and knew every trail, guesthouse, and viewpoint along the way. When my boots fell apart early on we modified the route around the Sanctuary (not going to A and M base camps). I really appreciate the effort NHT put into the trip, and I would highly recommend them to others. I hope to return to Nepal with better preparation next year, and will go with them again.

  Me and my 15 year old teen joined the 9 day Annapurna Base Camp Trek and were well taken care of during the entire trek.

Pre-trek, the owner Ganga... read more was very responsive in answering my queries and even took the initiative to tweak the itinerary to better fit our flight schedule, at no additional cost.

Once we landed at Kathmandu, we were assisted at every point of the way. From hotel pickups to domestic flights to permits.

During the trek, we were really thankful to our thoughtful guide Ganesh, who set a comfortable pace, made sure we have enough rest stops and took care of our meals, WiFi and the occasional gas-powered showers. Special mention to our superhuman porter too, who arrived earlier than us despite the much heavier load he carried.

Thoroughly enjoyed the whole experience and felt safe at all times. Highly recommended.

  Over the years we have travelled to all sorts of "exotic" places for adventures and we have been lucky enough to use some amazing tour operators to help us arrange... read more our trip, but none, and I mean none, come close to the quality of Ganga and his team and Nepal Hiking Team.

We originally started arranging this trip in 2019 for the Summer of 2020 but then COVID started and we had to postpone. I got in touch in late 2021 to pick things up and immediately Ganga told me that

  Incredible adventure on the Manaslu Circuit - We completed the 15 day Manaslu Circuit trek with Nepal Hiking Team in late November 2022.

The scenery of the Manaslu region is stunning and far more beautiful than... read more we had imagined. The weather was excellent! It did get cold but we had blue sky every day and no rain. There were three of us in our group and we only bumped into a few people along the trail. It was incredibly serene and this was a big reason we chose the Manaslu Circuit over Annapurna. We started our trek with a long drive to Machha Khola (which avoided some road sections if we had started in Soti Khola) and finished in Dharapani. In total, we did ten days of actual trekking which was really enjoyable.

Our guide was Ram and porters Namaraj, Sabin and Samir. They were all very professional, capable and polite. They made sure we had a good experience. It’s not the sort of trek where you are provided with lots of information about Nepal along the way, but Ram was always happy to answer questions and share information when we asked. Prior to departing on the trek Ganga had organised a day tour around Kathmandu where we learned about Nepalese culture and it’s well worth doing.

We were impressed by the communication and organisation of NHT during the booking process and our actual trip. Ganga was extremely helpful in answering all our questions and also assisted us to tailor our itinerary as we wanted to travel to Bandipur and Chitwan after the trek. We were collected from the airport we met Ganga and our guide the day before the trek which was nice. He even organised our transport back to Kathmandu airport a good two weeks after we finished the trek which we hadn’t expected but really appreciated.

We were happy with the accomodation before the trek (Woodapple Hotel) and we chose to stay there where we returned to Kathmandu. On the trek you stay in tea houses. The quality of tea houses on the trek varied but for the most part were very nice. We enjoyed most of the food, it’s best to eat the vegetarian Nepalese/ local options rather than western choices - they are delicious, especially the Dahl baht and momos. Our favourite tea houses were in Namrung, Lho and Samdo (the hot shower at Samdo for 500 baht was money well spent) and our least favourite were Samagaun (a shame as you spend two nights there) and Dharamasla. You won’t get much cell/wifi coverage (which is quite nice) but you can buy a warmish shower at most tea houses for between 250 and 500 rupee. We brought our own warm sleeping bags and pillows which we appreciated as the cleanliness of extra blankets and pillows in tea houses was often lacking (Nepal Hiking Team can also supply a sleeping bag and down jacket but we chose to bring our own).

Overall we loved our experience. We would be happy to book with Nepal Hiking Team again and 100% recommend the Manaslu Circuit as an incredible adventure.

Tips: I’d suggest bringing your own food (eg that you can add hot water to) for the tea house at Dharamasla as it was extremely basic and you don’t want to risk food poisoning the night before the Pass. Biodegradable wet wipes, toilet paper, a life straw, water sanitation tablets and plenty of hand sanitiser are also suggested! Drink lots of water to help with acclimatisation.