Once is Not Enough for Naturally Nepal
On someone else's recommendation, my husband and I used Vista Trek for our 30 day trek to the Solukhumbu region. We were immediately impressed by the comfortable and professional atmosphere created by the Vista Trek staff. They were honest, friendly and helpful, and thought of everything so all we had to do was pack our bags. The guide and porter were absolutely fantastic guys. They had extensive knowledge of the area, people and flora/fauna and sometimes they even let us at cards. We had such a wonderful time that 2 days after the end of our first trek, we signed up for another trek. I will continue to recommend this company to other and will definitely use Vista Trek when I come to Nepal again.
05/29/09From when we even started emailing Ishwar about a trip to trek in the Everest Region, he was very accommodating and flexible to fitting with our schedule and needs and interests. Upon arriving in Kathmandu, we were warmly greeted with marigold necklaces and Nepali tea although the rain delayed our trekking start date by one day; we had a spectacular trek with breath taking views from Kala Pathar. Our guide Yakpu was friendly flexible, and helpful during our trek. We had a good time with him he helped us achieve our goal of submitting Kala Pathan and experiencing the local culture. Likewise, our porter was helpful and positive despite some long trekking days. We are thoroughly placed with our experience as a whole with Vista Trek and recommend it to others who are looking for and adventure.
08/04/11We were very happy and completely satisfied about the organization and completion of the trip. Vista Trek was very fast in responding to our many email inquiries, very accurate in their replies. Yakpu Sherpa was a tremendous, well experienced guide whom we put a lot of trust in the choice o lodge was perfect. Thank you all for an outstanding, long lasting experience.
09/19-10/3/2010We had a brilliant time, the trek was one of the hardest things I have but it was a good achievement. Our guide was very informative and always seemed to be around when we needed him. Our porter seemed to be half man half mountain goat and could climb hardest parts of the trek and still have a big smile on his face. Donobat (thank you) to Vista Trek for an amazing honeymoon and we hope to come back to Nepal and enjoy the views some more.
9-21d April 2011Given the short amount of time I had here in Nepal I think Arjun showed we as much of the country possible. Having found Arjun on couchsurfing.com,while in china I had no idea until I arrived that he was also a trekking guide fortunate for me. We left the morning after my arrival and headed to Pokhara to start the gorepani/Poonhill trek. The trek itself is a moderate one passing through lush river valleys and spacious rice farms. Lodgings along the way are quite mice as far as travel lodges go. Once at Gorepani the view of the mountain is spectacular. A good after noon rest along with a hearty dinner had we excited to wake up to climb Poonhill for the sunrise. A top Poon hill was little cold but the hot tea station there made that much easier to bear. As the sun came up, the horizon was a glow, bright blue, green and orange. The scenery of Fishtail and Annapurna south are impressive. As it becomes lighter dhaulagiri catches the first rays of sun. The peaks in the foreground are dwarfed by its massive peak. A magical sight for sure. The rest of that day continued to green with mou astounding mountain views. I can't tell you how surprised I was at everything in Nepal…. The people, the geography everything more than I could have wanted. Hopefully next time I will have the opportunity to explore so much more. For now, though, I have to say "until next time…" Thank you Arjun for an authentic and exciting Nepali adventure. See you soon my friend!
11/21-27From the beginning Ishwar gave us good and clear information about the activities Vista Trek provides.
We booked 3 days chitwan, 12 days ABC trekking and chitwan while in Nepal. Very generous
Nice resort with a busy but awesome program
Trekking-Awesome!
Very happy about our guide Gyane, he was friendly and always ready to help us during trekking. We had a lot of fun with him and he could provide us a lot of info about the local sceneries.
We sticks, sleeping bag and down jackets the sticks were in bad condition and the sleeping bag and jackets weren't been cleaned for ages. May be scorch a better shop to provide this to clients
Rafting was cancelled because of not enough people but Ishwar is doing his best to fund another one.
1st time in Nepal but not the least, really good trek in good condition, always in safe. Thank to my guide Kissor for bring me 5000 m height. Friendly relationship and nice people to talk.
05/2011Ishwar!!
Thanks for a really excellent trip!! We , made it to the top, and back again, thanks to Yakpu.. Best was Kalapathhar, incredible views, and all organized through you and the internet. Not bad ne NZ "oldies" . Will recommend you to all back home, if e can talk them into coming. Once again, thank you for a great time. Will be back again.
Right from the beginning, when I got in touch with Ishwar (Vista Trek), by email from South Africa, I was very very impressed with his caring and expert advice to sign on for the Annapurna circuit. He was unfailing in his support and spent his valuable time assisting me trace my missing suitcase, which was well rectified by adjusting our 20 day schedule. Guide Kishwor and porter Babu took amazing good care of me though out the incredible trail. They were 100% supporting in all ways. Their care and attention was remarkable and I can not fault them in any way. Thanks to them, I had a remarkable experience and completed the trail with no problem. Despite ice and snow and the high altitude, the scenery is spectacular. Due to Vista Trek's expertise, I had the most wonderful trekking experience of my 14 year life.
Back ktm 3/4/11Many thank to vista for a well organized and pleasurable experience. We had both knowledgeable and experienced guide and porter, who were a delight to trek with having everything pre-organized by vista took the hassle out of the journey and allowed us to really enjoy the trek. We uncounted a few 'hic-cups' along The way (i.e., landsides, no transport) that was professionally resolved. All in all we would recommend vista to anyone and we'll remember them in future visits to Nepal. Happy day
5/9-19/9/10I highly recommended the Vista Trek company to anyone we had such an amazing time and it was one of the biggest highlights of our trip. Yakpu was best possible guide. He was so helpful and organized everything in order to make our trek as comfortable as possible. Yakpu and our porter Bussan were friendly and great company and we thank you very much for making it an experience of a life time.
I was advised to go with Vista Trek by a friend who had used the company previously, and I couldn't have been happier with my decision. Before the trek Vista Trek took care of all the details so when I arrived in Nepal everything was ready for me, which was a big load off my shoulders. During the trek, not only did we see beautiful mountain scenery and interesting cultures my guide and I had some great conversation. I feel I was able to understand a lot about Nepal's history. Its varied cultures and its current political situation, the insight I gained about Nepal would not have been possible without our guide. After the treks, I was so happy with everything that I promptly signed up for another trek. Everyone at vista was so friendly and helpful; I highly recommend using them for trekking in Nepal. In the end, I feel that in hiring a guide, I also gained a great friend.
06/07/09Thank you very much for everything. I had a really great time last weeks. First my week on Tibet, very beautiful and we had a nice group. The trip was good planned.
Then chitwan, it was a great trip to go there and we saw rhino is during the jungle walk, scary but special. The elephant bathing was great.
At last, the poonhill trekking I feel how wise an old lady but it is worth it. We were lucky, we had clear weather at poonhill it was imazing. And of course I want to thank our guide Ganesh.
I did the Poonhill trek in 4 days. It was a really good experience. Because it was my first week in Nepal I had to set used to the weather, and that's why the trekking wasn't easy to me. But with a lot of help from our guide it was great with all the beautiful views. I hope to come back in the future with a couple of friends. I would definitely recommend you, the service was outstanding.
29/04-02/05Fred and I had a magic trip around Annapurna circuit. We had no idea what to expect from vista or our guide having vista through a google search we liked that they were a local company so signed up and our expectations were absolutely exceeded. Ishwar was superbly organized and nothing was a problem. Likewise Kishwor and Narayan were amazing. We had a blast with them. We had no idea that they would be catering to our every need, abusing the rooms with the best views. Being our teaching us cars games, Chasing us up and down mountains. We totally recommend vista and would love to have the attance to trek with them again.
06/07/09The trek was very well organized. We had the best rooms in guest houses. Isswor was knowledgeable, well informed and a pleasure to trek with. We would recommend isswor as well as Vista Trek to anyone trekking a well organized and relaxing trekking experience.
04/03/09-05/07/09Originally we planned to do the Gokyo Trek but due to weather problems in Lukla the flights were cancelled for several day and we needed to reschedule to meet our given and limited time frame. Vista Trek was very very helpful and flexible and it was no problem to change the trek and organize everything in a short period of time. We experience a perfect Annapurna Circuit Trek with a super guide and grate porter that were always friendly and that we had a lot of fun with. They were both well equipped. As we found out that is not always the case with other agencies. The rooms in the lodge were nice although it was pick season and it was a big effort to organize those for which we thank our Guide and Porter. We thank Vista Trek, Kishwor and Prem for this wonderful experience and we highly appreciate their effort and professional organization that we can really recommend.
11\10\10-24\10\10The mountains were great. Enjoyed the moonlight at ABC. Trip could have been done in 9 days. The food was good at all the places, we stayed.i found that one night was nice at the hotel, the next not so till in all worthwhile.
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