31 Oct 2022
So in all honesty, I rarely write reviews but we had such an AMAZING time with Base Camp Adventures (as well as witnessed difficult situations with other folks), I felt compelled to do so!
First of all Shree, the owner, is great with communication! We got connected with base camp through a third party tour organizer, and I feel like we really lucked out with getting Base Camp (I would book directly through them instead - booking through the third party was the most confusing part about the trip).
Our guide - Arjun (Aldan) was AMAZING! This was our honeymoon trip and he went out of his way to make sure we had a great time - getting us the best rooms, sharing his enthusiasm and love of Nepal...and making us laugh along the way. We felt like we not only had a super knowledgeable guide, but also made a friend. We hit a snafu in the beginning and Arjun went out of his way to fix it. We also had an incredible porter, Pormod, who was also very knowledgeable and fun to be around!!! If you can, I would request Arjun and Pormod! They definitely seemed (and we were told by others) exceptionally awesome!
Another huge thing was that Base Camp seemed like one of the most socially responsible trekking companies. They made sure to let us know what the limit of how much weight was per porter - which we appreciated. Our guide, Arjun, shared how he had been a porter, like the owner, and then became a guide. It seemed like with other groups, the porters were given A LOT of weight and were treated differently, sometimes by the guides even. This was ABSOLUTELY not the case with us and we all had a blast together as a result! Arjun and Pormod showed a lot of respect to each other, and the owner.