I recently returned from an 18 day trek across the Upper Dolpo region with Explore Dolpo Trekking and I can honestly say it was one of the best experiences of my life.

Right from our arrival in Kathmandu everything was handled professionally and made easy – from picking up permits to getting us a better exchange rate on Nepalese Rupees. Even when unscheduled runway maintenance in Japhal threatened to derail our plans, Bhupendra sorted it out easily by arranging early flights and accomodation.

Our guide Nima was just amazing. A true professional and one of the loveliest people I’ve ever met, not to mention the best chef ever! I’ve never eaten so well! I was expecting noodles and porridge every day but, for example, at Phoksundo lake (3611 meters) he made us a ridiculously good pizza and at 4900 meters – the highest we slept, for breakfast we had a cheese omelette and freshly made chapatis! He took great care of us and just made the whole experience more memorable.

Our porters were all great guys who were always smiling, even when they were lugging 25 kilos of gear up and over a 5000 meter mountain pass! They looked after us so well -I felt lazy because we didn’t have to do a thing except walk. They were always on top of setting up camp each day while I was trying to recover from the walk!

I can’t recommend this company highly enough. If you’re planning a trip to the Dolpo region – and you should, it is impossible to describe how beautiful it is – do it through these guys. You won’t be disappointed!