Annapurna Base Camp Trek 14 Days

Successfully did 2 weeks Annapurna circuit trekking along with my daughter and Guide Mani.
It was amazing experience. The guide was so good that he planned everything at micro level and executed flawlessly. He guided us through difficult terrains, harsh weather conditions, especially in Thorong La pass and instilled confidence when we felt weak. He took care of our food and accommodation also very well. Will go again to other adventurous hikes with him. I can definitely vouch for him!

Vijay R

We did the ABC trek on a 12 day package from Kathmandu with Imperial Nepal.
It was a meet and greet by the boss Paras when we arrived at TIA. We stayed at Thamel which was very close to the eateries and shopping. The next day the eight of us went for a city tour organised by Imperial and were treated to a welcome dinner.

We flew to Pokhara on the 3rd day, was abit chaotic at the domestic terminal but our guide Shiva Lamsal was on hand to ensure that we got through security and into the waiting lounge swiftly. We met our porters on arrival and were whisked away to the start of our trek at Phedi.

The next 6 days was the climb upwards to ABC and Shiva will brief us every night and again in the morning on the day's arrangements. Aside from his official duties, he also had a good sense of humour and he made the tedious trek alot more fun and informative. We were all very pleased with the choice of guest houses, except for Himalaya and above, we always had ensuite bathrooms and more importantly, power points for our devices. Helped us saved quite abit. Shiva was also helpful in getting us upgrades like on the bus from Pokhara to Kathmandu.

Overall it was a great experience with Imperial Trek, Paras, Shiva and Ramchandra (our porter) for being attentive, arranging the stay at good guest houses and always having a smile on their faces. Although we just got back, I've already bought my next ticket to Kathmandu and had reached out to Paras/ Shiva for another trekking adventure with Imperial Nepal in 2024.

Clbong

Had a great experience with Imperial Nepal which was highly recommended by a friend who did both ABC and EBC trek with them. Paras was really helpful to provide us all the information we needed prior the trip and he came multiple times to meet us in Kathmandu to ensure that all are in order. He even made an extra effort to bring forward the farewell dinner and bought a cake to celebrate 1 of our friend's birthday. Such sweet gesture.

We were indeed very happy with their services. Shiva, our guide will brief us every night on the next day's arrangements and answer our questions if any. Without him and the 4 porters, Ram, Bisal, Sujan and Susil, we wouldn't have made it to the base camp. It was an amazing experience with Shiva pointed out some interesting discoveries along the trek.

Thank you Imperial Trek, Paras & team for making our trip so pleasant. Will highly recommend those who are looking for a good agent!

Overall very satisfied with the services rendered. Friendly, accommodative and informative. Our guide, Shiva Lamsal, is extremely nice and friendly. So are our 4 porters as well. Lastly, thanks to Paras as well for helping us to make this trip a dream come true.

Calvin T

I completed the Annapurna base camp trek with Imperial Nepal in September/October 2023. Shiva worked as my guide and Bharat worked as the porter. Both of them were very helpful. It was a well organized trek and I am happy with the service provided by Imperial.

Mohammad S

Our trek up to Annapurna Base Camp was our second trek organised through Imperial Nepal and again we were extremely satisfied with both the experience of the trip and the professionalism and helpfulness of Paras! Due to time constraints we needed a trek tailored to our time and Paras was so helpful in accommodating us. Everything was organised from start to end and ran seamlessly with no surprises. We were lucky enough to have our guide from our previous EBC trek, Gautem and he really made it for us. His knowledge, friendly attitude and sheer amount of energy really made the trip for us! On big memorable experiences like this, into places like the Himalayas you really do need to choose a company with experience and on the ground knowledge, contacts and networks. Imperial Nepal is just that company. We are already planning our next Himalayan adventure for 2025!

Justin T

Myself and two friends did Annapurna Base Camp (ABC), with Imperial and I couldn’t recommend them highly enough. Paras organised everything perfect before, during and even after our trek. The transport, accommodation and guidance was all exceptionally well put together. A huge and special thanks to Gautem, our guide, who incidentally was the guide for my two friends to EBC pre-Covid, was superb. A true professional and someone we all got to know and like immensely. I would definitely recommend and am already planning my next trip to Nepal in which I will undoubtedly be using Imperial again. 5 stars.

Jordan

Amazing trip of annapurna base camp Mr ram was managing director of imperial Nepal treks he manage all of our programme of Nepal tour. Santosh is our trekking guide.he has more experience in mountain trekking he give good service for us.our porter are very strong everyday they help us.

Written March 12, 2023

Kemaman SeaView K

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We went trekking up to Poon hill and ABC under guidance of Imperial Nepal. They did not disappoint. From initial organising of the whole trek by Mr Ram Regmi to the execution by the very able and charismatic guide Sujan with his team of assistant guide Gautam and porters Suman , Api ,Roman ,Kaka. The whole team was v v humble , helpful and sincere. The trek was quite tasking especially to the older ones. Ours was a family group and one extra who joined our group. The group soon divided into 2 - the more fit youngsters in their 20s who would finish about an hour before us each day . The over 50s braved on valiantly , and I am thankful , without any mishaps. The trek has marvellous views , stunning. The cherry on the cake was unwinding and relaxing our sore muscles in the hot springs at Jhinu Danda. Guide Sujan managed both his team of porters and us v well and with respect. He is a v humble person . He never said a cross word , waited patiently and encouragingly for the slow ones ( I was one ) with always an encouraging word. Always tended to our meals and needs at the tea houses with attention to detail. The sense of achievement at the end of the trip is great. Us three siblings got together after a v long time and accomplished this wonderful , fulfilling trek.

  Madhvi
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My 18 day trek to Everest Base Camp included the magnificent Gokyo Lakes and the very famous Chola Pass. Our incredibly experienced, fun, friendly guide, Hari, knew every single mountain peak, every trail, every teahouse and almost every guide and porter that we passed knew our Hari! Every step we took was under the watchful eye of Hari, helping us negotiate trails that were covered in snow and ice. He was truly the best guide you could ever wish for. We encountered some unexpected and unprecedented weather conditions that added some extra challenges to our trek, but Hari never wavered in his positivity and confidence in us to get over The Pass and onto Everest Base Camp.
We were a small group of 3 trekkers, I am a very inexperienced trekker but never once felt I would not achieve my dream of reaching Everest Base Camp because Hari was our voice of positivity and always encouraging us that our dream was possible. Our amazing porters Ghobinda and Prashanta were so patient, unbelievably fit and the most kind and happy porters you could ever have. In many areas of the trek where we needed extra help, they would both come back after dropping our heavy bags off, and help us navigate our way safely until I was capable of letting go of their hand. WE DID IT!! THANKYOU SO MUCH HARI, GHOBINDA AND PRASHANTA. 

I have been wanting to do the trek for a long time. Imperial Nepal is my friend recommended. It's a wonderful trek and exactly the wildlife experience I needed. So much thanks to my guide Mr. Hari, he is very responsible and helped me alot in the journey. Is was a fantastic company. I would highly recommend.

Calvin Mah
Malaysia

Imperial Nepal arranged our 14-day trip that included 9 days of trekking to Annapurna Base Camp. From Kathmandu Airport pickup to Airport drop-off, everything was handled by them. We had great hotels in Kathmandu and Pokhara, reliable transport and best of all the great guides Mani and Shiva on the trek. They took care of the stays, the meals, helping us on the way if we needed help. Great atttitude! Very friendly. Weather turned out to be very nice too. Spectacular views, great places to stay. Would love to do another Himalaya trek again. And will definitely chose Imperial Nepal.

ArvindR403
Beaverton, Oregon

We did the 14-day Annapurna Base camp trek/trip in Late Sept-Early Oct.
Ram took care of all the arrangements and I sincerely thank him for everything. it was perfect. We were 10 in our group and the two guides - Mani and Shiva. They were with us from Kathmandu to Pokhara, on the trek and back till Kathmandu. Took care of all the hotels, flights, transport, breakfasts, lunches, dinners and virtually everything along the way so that we can enjoy the hike. Of course, the trek itself is beautiful. We live in Oregon, USA and have our own share of greenery and waterfalls, but what we saw during the 9-days of ABC trekking dwarfed all that. The beautiful green lush valleys, abundant waterfalls, suspension bridges, snow-capped mountains and nice little places to stay along the way, it was a blissful experience. Mani, Shiva and all the porters we had were excellent and very helpful all along the way. When one of our members struggled, they would help carry the backpack. A couple of folks had to drop out due to health reasons, so Mani stayed to help them get back to Pokhara, while Shiva took rest of us forward. Mani joined back a day later. They managed all such deviations with ease. When we told them that we would like shorter lunch breaks, they would call ahead or have a porter run ahead to pre-order our lunches. All the places we stayed were neat and clean. The rooms/dorms at times were smaller than expected, but we soon found out the reservations along the trek guarantees a bed to sleep, but does not guarantee a specific type of room. At one place, we had reserved 4 rooms for 2 couples and 3 singles, but we had to adjust with two dorm-style rooms as another group wanted a place to stay and did not earlier had a reservation. Once we figured out that the reservations were more 'fluid' than we thought, we also made a change to one of our destination so that we distribute our trekking time more evenly. Mani gladly took care of the change. We loved the friendly spirit of all the fellow trekkers, porters, guides and everyone we met along the way. Weather cooperated with us well too. Perfect weather during out time on the trek. ABC sunrise views were fabulous. Overall the trip was great!! Thanks again to our great guides - Mani and Shiva.

Arvind K

It's a wonderful trek! Exactly the wildlife experience I needed. Beautiful sceneries along the trek! So much thanks to my guide Mr. Kalyan, he is very responsible and helped me alot in the journey, especially when the high altitude sickness kicked in. This trek is absolutely amazing!

Kalyan B

My wife and I had always talked about how much we would love to explore the Himalayas and to be able to trek surrounded by some of the most stunning views in the world. Thanks to Imperial Nepal Treks our dream came true last month. From the first days in Kathmandu, including the full day private tour of the city to the hotels in the main cities (Kathmandu and Pokhara) everything was seamless. The best part of our trip was undoubtedly the 9-day trek to Poon Hill and Annapurna Base Camp, including all the aspects of it (the route, guide and porter, the food, and the teahouses). Thank you very much to Paras for organising this trip for us and for assisting us and solving all the problems we had in such an effective way. Special thanks to our trekking guide Babu and our porter Gautam, who made our trek a once in a lifetime experience. I would recommend this company to anyone and I will surely use it again on my future trips to Nepal

jorge a

The manager Paras set up a custom trip to ABC base camp. It was an unbelievable experience if you love being in nature. I’m very fit and my guide Nimral Thapa was happy to push the pace with me. He always made sure I had a good room and full belly. Make sure you are prepared with the proper clothing. Bring a sleeping bag and pillow case and accept the fact that hot showers are unlikely and the washrooms are not always clean. If you get over that you’ll have an amazing time. Jungle, mountains, fresh air, great people!

The_Stryde

We have just finished the Annapurna Base Camp trek with Imperial Nepal. Our guide Hari and our porters Gautam and Shiresh were excellent, very friendly young men with good English. The looked after us very well, staying with us and supporting us as we trekked, and making sure our meals and accommodation were sorted each day. We chatted a lot to the 2 porters Gautam and Shiresh and they were very knowledgeable about the mountains, the areas we visited and Nepal in general. It was lovely to share stories with them, and I’m sure they will make excellent guides as well.

Leonek
Gold Coast, Australia

Imperial trekking is really helpful! I didn't have a fix date yet and planned to go on November(informed Paras from Imperial around July), and when suddenly I changed date to less than a week before i go eqrly Sept, Imperial can still made it fine.

Furthermore, the guide, Sudip is really helpful, he help guiding me through the trekking. Too bad I cant complete the ABC as I fell sick, but it's still an awesome exprience with awesome tour company!

Really recommend Paras&Sudip!
Christian Leona... L

When looking at holiday destinations we knew we wanted to experience culture and adventure with a bit of a challenge thrown in.
Our choice to go to Nepal and trek Annapurna Base Camp was an easy one and choosing Imperial Nepal Treks helped make it one of the best experiences and holiday of our lives.
From the moment we enquired online with Paras, to our online booking and arriving in Nepal 8 months later we had received great advice, service and attention.
Our 14 day Annapurna Base Camp itinerary had been arranged to suit our personal requests and suited us perfectly. We also included an overnight Nargakot hike which was a great introduction to Nepal and got our hiking legs ready for ABC.
We chose to fly to Pokhara in preparation for our trek and were happy to catch the bus back to Kathmandu afterwards.
Wonderful weather, great food and our informative, friendly and fun guide Chandra and porter Ramzi made our trip so enjoyable. Their support and individual attention was so helpful and appreciated. We were looked after so well.
Thank you Imperial Nepal Treks for the wonderful memories.

359jonno
Adelaide, Australia 

We chose imperial Nepal treks due to the great reviews here on trip advisor and im so happy we stuck with our decision! They met all our expectations - my boyfriend and I did the ABC trek with a porter and our guide Nirmal. He was super friendly, easy going and amazingly knowledgable! He was very flexible and helped us adjust our plans as we wished. His endless positivity was a huge help for us as we were trekking. Great local restaurants were chosen by him for us to eat at and they never disappointed us. Paras, the boss of imperial treks was also helpful throughout the planning of our trek. Everything was well organised and went smoothly! Thank you so much for everything Nirmal and Paras!

Emma S
Sydney, Australia
Visited: January 2017

"A little bit up, a little bit down... mostly flat" (well not quite).

Firstly - the staff at Imperial Nepal are brilliant. 

Paras took care of all the details of the trip from the time we arrived to the time we got on the van back to the airport.

Our guide Sujan was considerate and encouraging - kept us on track and on time to ABC despite our various illnesses. 

The porters - Sudip, Prakash and Depok were perpetually cheerful and willing to share their language and culture.

Early winter is one of the best times to do the walk - few people on the trail, lots of room at the tea houses and temperatures are pretty comfortable (high teens during day and a little below freezing at night - depending on altitude).

Note: the walk involves a several (thousand) stairs. However the views along the way and at ABC more than make up for the effort. 

Overall an excellent walk and I highly recommend the guys at Imperial Nepal.

Sirreele
Emu Park, Australia
Visited : December 2016

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Me and my friend did the Annapurna base camp trek with our guide babu, he was the best guide we could have asked for, very flexible and did what ever we wanted to do, he took us to the best spots and showed us the real nepal, absolutely no complaints and would highly recommend him to anyone wanted to have the best time in nepal

We had a great 4 day trek through the Annapurna region. Our guide Babu (Suren Thapa!!) was a lot of fun. His personal input into the trek was much appreciated as he took us to great food, tea and even a rarely visited local town. The accomodation was always very friendly and helpful.

Nick P
Sydney, Australia

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Our trip to Nepal will be something my girlfriend and I will remember for the rest of our lives, and a big part of this was thanks to the guys at Imperial Nepal Treks and the jewel in their crown, our guide Hari.

Despite my reservations about booking with the first people we talked to about visiting Annapurna base camp, it was the best decision we made. Ram and Parash managed to sort everything out for us, from quite literally the last seats on a coach to Pokhara (which were fully booked by people returning home from Dashain, the biggest festival of the year for Nepal) our accommodation when we got there, our amazing guide and everything in between.

The thing that really made it for us was having Hari as our guide. Hari will work tirelessly to make sure everything is right for you: booking forward whilst walking to get you a room in teahouses on the trek (a difficult task during high season); bringing you fresh fruit to eat (he even insisted on climbing a tree to get us some limes to try); to simply being the best guide to this incredible country and the kind, beautiful people that live there. 
If you only need one reason to use Imperial Nepal as the company to organise your trek for you, then Hari is it.

Go visit Nepal, if you love mountains as much as I do you’ll never forget it and Imperial Nepal Treks are the guys to show you what I mean.

My son and I trekked to ABC in October. Imperial Nepal is a local Nepalese company and we were glad to support the locals with our business. Imperial Nepal were very friendly and bent over backwards to ensure we were happy with our experience and had everything we needed. The guide was very friendly and informative and did everything he could to ensure we were more than satisfied with his service.
We were in Nepal when problems arose that were out of the control of the tour company. It was reassuring to have the professional experience and the local knowledge of our tour guide and Imperial Nepal Treks to smooth out any problems and ensure we didn't have to worry about overcoming such problems.
Yes, it is possible to trek ABC on your own. However, you would miss out on a great deal of interesting information and history by doing it without a local guide. ..... a little like walking around the Louvre in Paris without a guide to tell you about the works of art. The guide is also useful in communicating for you with the locals if required and ensuring accommodation in busy times when beds may be in short supply.
We found the scenery spectacular and the service provided by Imperial Nepal to be spectacular also. I would have no hesitation in recommending anyone interested in doing any trek in Nepal to do it with Imperial Nepal. They are committed to customer satisfaction and will leave you with an experience to remember fondly.

Icn C
Greater Sydney, Australia

Thanks to Paras, We had a wonderful time in Nepal.! He arranged us everything we wanted to see and answered to our many questions.! Imperial Nepal Trek is the best company to make you discover this beautiful country and people.!
What to say about my trek to ABC..!! It was marvelous, a bit hard but when you get there you forget everything.! A particular thank to my guide Sujan Khanal who was patient and supported me during those nine days.!! I will never forget.! Again thank you so much.!!

Take good care of you and see you in Nepal.!
Bisous d'Axelle et Fred

I did the Annapurna base camp trek with Dinesh Khanal as a guide . The whole experience from beggining to end was amazing and i highly reccomend both Imperial as a company and Dinesh as a guide . Along with the breath taking views and occasionally challenging terrain was the comfort of having a knowledgeable guide to make life easy . Great trip .

Angelo D

This is our first time for trekking in Nepal, we don’t know how to start and prepare we arrival Kathmandu late evening. Until we meet Trekking company Imperial Nepal Treks Ram Regmi they show us the easy plan in my limit time. We have no trekking equipment but he organize the cheapest price and good team for take care us. Evening he bring us Nepali traditional dinner place which was so grate and first time we try that much strong rice wine we never forget  his good offer. We planed go to ABC treks he arrange us one good guide and two porters. They take care us like a family and brother. One of my friend have a problem from foodpoison he has to take a rest and waste a time for trekking but the guide can manage the limit time for finish this trek.

We very impress with our team and they become my good friends .at last we have to give credit to my guide SANTOSH and very good support porter, the men who give us a nice experience and unforgettable first trekking trip.