03 Jan 2023
Based on our past positive experience with Ace the Himalaya, we chose them again to do the Annapurna Base Camp Trek. What an excellent choice! Our guide (Ram) was very knowledgeable about the trek and Nepal, highly organized, and always had a positive attitude. Ram proved to be one of the best guides we ever had on the 10+ guided treks we have done. With health issues at the beginning of the trek, I am quite certain I won't have been able to finish the trek without patient guidance and motivation from Ram. Our porters, Pipin and Dilip, were also very friendly, efficient, and always willing to help us during the trek. I fondly remember the many meals we shared with Ram, Pipin, and Dilip. Details about the Annapurna base camp trek are readily available, so I won't discuss them much in this review. Nonetheless, we enjoyed the beautiful scenery throughout the trek and marveled at how different the scenery was compared to EBC. We were fortunate to experience good weather on most days and were able to see the nice views from both Poon Hill and the Annapurna base camp. Nepal is such a beautiful country with super-friendly people, and I hope to return again to do additional treks with Ace the Himalaya (hopefully guided by Ram).