Gokyo Lake and Everest Base Camp Trek

I’ve been back from Nepal for less than a month and the memories are still strong and real. The trip was great from every aspect but a few things really were highlights. The climb of Gokyo Ri and Kala Patthar were the scenic highlights and I’m so glad I was able to adapt to the altitude to successfully make those climbs.

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“it was such an extraordinary adventure”- Everest Base Camp Trek

In reviewing those highlights most people would expect us to wax poetically about the beautiful wooded countryside on the way to Namche. Also who could forget the scary crossings of those wonderfully engineered suspension bridges replete with their colorful prayer flags billowing in the breeze while far below the rapidly flowing bluish-tinged glacier water (of the Dudh Khosi and Imja Khola rivers), twisted its way from up high, framed by steep cliffs on either side. Others would expect us to dwell on the Yaks, those magnificent creatures, unknown to most Westerners, that can only survive in the rarified atmosphere in and above Namche and that are so important to the local economy. Read more

My trip to Nepal was such a great experience

My trip to Nepal was such a great experience.
Thanks to the perfect organisation of HGT! All the people involved in the organisation, staff, guides, porters etc. are very professional. Above all, they have one thing on their mind: THE CLIENT

A good preparation of a trek is very important. It starts at home, with choosing a trekking-agency. From the first e-mail on, HGT felt as a very well organised organisation. They promised to call back within 24 hours. And they did! The communication with HGT is perfect, they do as they say and they always did as they promised.

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