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 Barbara C 
 
 
 
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Memorable experience Having recently returned from my second trip to Nepal, trekking the Annapurna Circuit. I have to say the experience with Homalayan Quests is again outstanding thanks to Kate and Amrit. Our guide Dawa Sherpa and Khem our porter both were very good company and made the trek even more memorable. Kate and Amrit provided another 1st class itinery with cultural visits to Bhaktapur, Nargakot and Namo Buddha and to finish off our trip with a visit to Bardiya National Park. Kate was in touch with us on the days of our flights to ensure that transport was available once we arrived back in Kathmandu. The professionalism and also the personal touch is very much present in everything that Himalayan Quests provide. We are now considering our trek for 2027 🙏
  
 
  
 
 
 
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 EllenH52 
 
 
 
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Three High Passes We did the three high passes with Himalayan Quest as our pre wedding honeymoon and it was incredible. Kate and Amrit were great to work with and adapted the program to accommodate our slightly shorter timeframe in Nepal. The region is incredible and we had the most amazing time with our guide (Kailash) and porter (Sangam) who expertly led us around and confidently took on the passes (there is lots of fear mongering on the trails on the passes but they are perfectly achievable in expert hands). Thank you for an amazing trip we cannot recommend Himalayan quest highly enough and we hope to return to do another region!
  
 
  
 
 
 
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 Sherri G 
 
 
 
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A month to always remember! Just back from a month packed full of fun, adventure and amazing sights! This was my second trip with Himalayan Quests and they did not disappoint. Kate packed our month with so many fun and exciting things, from city tours, trekking and finished it off with a safari! Our guides, porters and driver were all so pleasant, professional and so much fun. Amrit and Kate made sure everything ran smoothly and were always available to ensure we had the best experience possible!
  
 
  
 
 
 
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 Sadie A 
 
 
 
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Manaslu Circuit Trek April 2026 We did the Manaslu Trek and it was better than I could have ever imagined! Amrit was incredible and so responsive helping us organize everything and making us feel comfortable. Our guide Saroj is the best ever cannot recommend trekking with him enough! He answered all of our millions of questions so in depth and we had so much fun. All of his recommendations were spot on and he is so knowledgeable of the whole area- I felt safe the whole time but got to push my limits as wel!
  
 
  
 
 
 
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 Chloe J 
 
 
 
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AMAZING TREKKING COMPANY Our experience with Himalayan Quest was AMAZING. They were so kind, professional, and helpful all the way from the first email to days after getting back from our trek. We loved our guide Dawa! He was so social, kind, funny, and helped cater to the type of experience we were looking for! He gave us so many insights about the land and communities we were trekking through which was one of the main things we were looking for when hiring a guide. I will definitely be using them the next time I come back to Nepal to trek:)
  
 
  
 
 
 
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 Joseph B 
 
 
 
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Cultural adventure We had the holiday/experience of a lifetime. Kate and Amrit put together an excellent cultural and heritage tour for us taking us through some of the best that Nepal has to offer. We were immersed in culture wildlife and culinary delights. The best trip we have been on to date
  
 
  
 
 
 
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 Sam D 
 
 
 
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Community Trek From the very first conversation with Amrit and Kate, it was clear that Himalayan Quests genuinely listens to what their clients are looking for. We came to them wanting a cultural trekking experience rather than a busy, tourist-heavy route, and they took the time to understand exactly what that meant to us — ultimately recommending the Annapurna Community Circuit, a stunning 8-day trek reaching 4,500m. The pre-trip communication and packing advice was thorough and reassuring, and we felt well-prepared before we even set foot on the trail. Once we arrived, our guide Dowa made the whole experience. Knowledgeable, warm, and genuinely great company, he wove Nepali and Sherpa culture into every day of the trek — sharing stories, traditions, and insights that you simply wouldn’t get from a guidebook or a busier, more commercial route. This is exactly the kind of trip we were hoping for: off the beaten track, deeply authentic, and expertly guided from start to finish. Huge thanks to Amrit, Kate, and Dowa — we’d recommend Himalayan Quests without hesitation to anyone looking for a thoughtful, personalised trekking experience in Nepal.
  
 
  
 
 
 
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 Michael D 
 
 
 
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Custom Winter Treks on the Manaslu and Mardi-Himal My wife and I took a bucket list winter trek with Himalayan Quests over the Holidays and New Year, 2026. Amrit and his team crafted a custom tour for just the two us on the Manaslu Circuit, Nar-Phu Valley and Mardi-Himal Treks. They took care of us from the time we arrived at Kathmandu Airport until the time we left. All aspects of our treks were well planed and executed by Amrit and his team. The communication prior to our trip with Amrit and Kate was great. They are both very personable and If you get a chance, consider staying with Kate and Amrit at their Airbnb in Kathmandu-very safe and homey for sure. Our treks were fabulous but we faced significant challenges due sickness forcing us to make major alterations to our original plan. Our guide, Kailash and Amrit rose to the occasion, handling changes with grace and professionalism. They organized a last minute 6-day trek on the Mardi Himal in which everything went smoothly. We are experienced trekkers and faced no real difficulty on the trails at all. We enjoyed the quieter time of winter but you need a pretty good tolerance for cold. It was great to be with a guide and outfitter. Himalayan Quests are top notch and professional in every sense. We would go with them again on another Nepal trek without hesitation.
  
 
  
 
 
 
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 Ayelet B 
 
 
 
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Great climbing expedition with Himalayan Quests! My partner and I hired Himalayan Quests to help us plan/organize our first Himalayan expedition! We wanted to climb a handful of peaks, including Ama Dablam. While we are experienced climbers, we had never been to the Himalaya before. Amrit helped us plan an itinerary that worked out great for acclimatization and seeing the area. We climbed both Lobuche East and Island Peak before making our way to Ama Dablam basecamp. The stress of all logistics were handled, so we could focus entirely on the climbing and enjoy. It was pretty amazing to go to a new to us foreign country with enormous mountains, and have our trip go so smoothly. Whenever we come back, we'll gladly hire them again! A big thanks to the whole team - Amrit, Manish, and Kate, as well as our two porters we hired via Himalayan Quests.
  
 
  
 
 
 
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 Geoff D 
 
 
 
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An Absolute Top-Notch Experience With True Experts If you’re looking for a thoroughly safe, reliable, superior-quality trekking experience with some genuinely great people, look no further. Himalayan Quests checks all the boxes. And then some. We could not have been happier with our choice of trek organizer. Their much appreciated professionalism and expertise were equalled only by their personability---a real human touch and an authentic sense of connection accompanied the extreme care and attention they gave to our time in the mountains. Our group may have started simply as clients. But we felt we departed Nepal as friends, and that was something special that we did not expect. Owner Amrit brings years of trekking experience to the table and a tremendous knowledge of the many possible routes and the skill levels/abilities they require. This is what we were looking for—we were initially a little nervous and hesitant to do a Himalayan trek as we are hardly mountaineers, but the lure of the Annapurnas could not be denied and a tip from a friend who’d traveled with Amrit as part of a Where There Be Dragons program led us to HQ. From the outset, Amrit worked with us to assess our abilities and desires, and after some back and forth, recommended the Mardi Himal trek, which in hindsight was the perfect call. From that point on, Amrit, co-owner Kate, and utility player Manish worked closely with us to get us ready—from supplying detailed packing lists to (very) patiently answering our many many questions over the months. Throughout, they were wonderfully responsive and attentive, and made us feel very comfortable about what we’d gotten ourselves into. Upon arrival in Kathmandu, we had breakfast with Amrit, Kate, Manish, and our guide, Dawa Sherpa, which was lovely. Then we has a briefing to assess our preparedness and go over the details of our weeklong trek, and our guide, Dawa Sherpa, took us to shopping to fill in the gaps in our gear. Then it was off to Pokhara and the peaks beyond. What to say? Amrit wisely picked an ideal route for us—at the edge of but not beyond our abilities. Everything was taken care of 100%, 100% of the time—food, lodging, plane flights, schedules, you name it. We were left completely free to focus on the moments and our experiences within them. Our team of Sherpas did all the heavy lifting for us. (They were A-MAZING!) And Dawa led the way. All we had to do was put one foot in front of the other and engage our senses. Dawa was extremely mindful of our progress and pace, pausing at just the right times and never ever rushing us or pushing us too hard. He was extremely skilled and very very careful and protective of our group. We never for even a second felt unsafe—even when the trail got objectively a little bit terrifying (don't look down!). In the end, thanks to Dawa’s encouragement and our Sherpa team’s help, we made it all the way to Mardi Himal Base Camp at nearly 15,000 ft., where we scraped the edge of the sky and touched the heavens with our own hands. Utterly unforgettable. Thanks to the work Amrit, Kate, Manish, Dawa, and everyone else at HQ, we had an absolute blast and the adventure of a lifetime. We are extraordinarily thankful to have found them in a virtual sea of fairly faceless trekking companies and profoundly grateful for all they did for us. They went above and beyond by quite a bit quite often—going so far as to insist that we contact them if we needed any help with anything at any time while we were in Nepal, even when we traveling on our own. They’re the absolute best in the biz. We simply could not have gotten where we did without them, and I cannot recommend them highly enough.
  
 
  
 
 
 
 
   
 
 

 
 
 
 
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 El Hoy 
 
 
 
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We did the three high passes with Himalayan Quest as our pre wedding honeymoon and it was incredible. Kate and Amrit were great to work with and adapted the program to accommodate our slightly shorter timeframe in Nepal. The region is incredible and we had the most amazing time with our guide (Kailash) and porter (Sangam) who expertly led us around and confidently took on the passes (there is lots of fear mongering on the trails on the passes but they are perfectly achievable in expert hands). Thank you for an amazing trip we cannot recommend Himalayan quest highly enough and we hope to return to do another region!
  
 
  
 
 
 
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 Sadie Alloway 
 
 
 
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We did the Manaslu Trek and it was better than I could have ever imagined! Amrit was incredible and so responsive helping us organize everything and making us feel comfortable. Our guide Saroj is the best ever cannot recommend trekking with him enough! He answered all of our millions of questions so in depth and we had so much fun. All of his recommendations were spot on and he is so knowledgeable of the whole area- I felt safe the whole time but got to push my limits as wel!
  
 
  
 
 
 
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 Chloe Jurdana 
 
 
 
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Our experience with Himalayan Quest was AMAZING. They were so kind, professional, and helpful all the way from the first email to days after getting back from our trek. We loved our guide Dawa! He was so social, kind, funny, and helped cater to the type of experience we were looking for! He gave us so many insights about the land and communities we were trekking through which was one of the main things we were looking for when hiring a guide. I will definitely be using them the next time I come back to Nepal to trek:)
  
 
  
 
 
 
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 Joseph Brady 
 
 
 
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We had the holiday/experience of a lifetime. Kate and Amrit put together an excellent cultural and heritage tour for us taking us through some of the best that Nepal has to offer. We were immersed in culture wildlife and culinary delights. The best trip we have been on to date
  
 
  
 
 
 
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 Kiva Stevens 
 
 
 
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A truly amazing group of people. I highly recommend Himalayan Quests. The owners are kind and passionate about what they do. They truly go above and beyond to ensure a wonderful trip. Excellent knowledgeable guides. We trekked in Nar Phu valley and it was magical. You will be stoked to trek with Himalayan Quests!
  
 
  
 
 
 
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 Sam Durrance 
 
 
 
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From the very first conversation with Amrit and Kate, it was clear that Himalayan Quests genuinely listens to what their clients are looking for. We came to them wanting a cultural trekking experience rather than a busy, tourist-heavy route, and they took the time to understand exactly what that meant to us — ultimately recommending the Annapurna Community Circuit, a stunning 8-day trek reaching 4,500m. The pre-trip communication and packing advice was thorough and reassuring, and we felt well-prepared before we even set foot on the trail. Once we arrived, our guide Dowa made the whole experience. Knowledgeable, warm, and genuinely great company, he wove Nepali and Sherpa culture into every day of the trek — sharing stories, traditions, and insights that you simply wouldn’t get from a guidebook or a busier, more commercial route. This is exactly the kind of trip we were hoping for: off the beaten track, deeply authentic, and expertly guided from start to finish. Huge thanks to Amrit, Kate, and Dowa — we’d recommend Himalayan Quests without hesitation to anyone looking for a thoughtful, personalised trekking experience in Nepal.
  
 
  
 
 
 
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 Ayelet Bitton 
 
 
 
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My partner and I hired Himalayan Quests to help us plan/organize our first Himalayan expedition! We wanted to climb a handful of peaks, including Ama Dablam. While we are experienced climbers, we had never been to the Himalaya before. Amrit helped us plan an itinerary that worked out great for acclimatization and seeing the area. We climbed both Lobuche East and Island Peak before making our way to Ama Dablam basecamp. The stress of all logistics were handled, so we could focus entirely on the climbing and enjoy. It was pretty amazing to go to a new to us foreign country with enormous mountains, and have our trip go so smoothly. Whenever we come back, we'll gladly hire them again! A big thanks to the whole team - Amrit, Manish, and Kate, as well as our two porters we hired via Himalayan Quests.
  
 
  
 
 
 
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 Geoff Davis 
 
 
 
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If you’re looking for a thoroughly safe, reliable, superior-quality trekking experience with some genuinely great people, look no further. Himalayan Quests checks all the boxes. And then some. We could not have been happier with our choice of trek organizer. Their much appreciated professionalism and expertise were equalled only by their personability---a real human touch and an authentic sense of connection accompanied the extreme care and attention they gave to our time in the mountains. Our group may have started simply as clients. But we felt we departed Nepal as friends, and that was something special that we did not expect. Owner Amrit brings years of trekking experience to the table and a tremendous knowledge of the many possible routes and the skill levels/abilities they require. This is what we were looking for—we were initially a little nervous and hesitant to do a Himalayan trek as we are hardly mountaineers, but the lure of the Annapurnas could not be denied and a tip from a friend who’d traveled with Amrit as part of a Where There Be Dragons program led us to HQ. From the outset, Amrit worked with us to assess our abilities and desires, and after some back and forth, recommended the Mardi Himal trek,  which in hindsight was the perfect call. From that point on, Amrit, co-owner Kate, and utility player Manish worked closely with us to get us ready—from supplying detailed packing lists to (very) patiently answering our many many questions over the months. Throughout, they were wonderfully responsive and attentive, and made us feel very comfortable about what we’d gotten ourselves into. Upon arrival in Kathmandu, we had breakfast with Amrit, Kate, Manish, and our guide, Dawa Sherpa, which was lovely. Then we has a briefing to assess our preparedness and go over the details of our weeklong trek, and our guide, Dawa Sherpa, took us to shopping to fill in the gaps in our gear. Then it was off to Pokhara and the peaks beyond. What to say? Amrit wisely picked an ideal route for us—at the edge of but not beyond our abilities. Everything was taken care of 100%, 100% of the time—food, lodging, plane flights, schedules, you name it. We were left completely free to focus on the moments and our experiences within them. Our team of Sherpas did all the heavy lifting for us. (They were A-MAZING!) And Dawa led the way. All we had to do was put one foot in front of the other and engage our senses. Dawa was extremely mindful of our progress and pace, pausing at just the right times and never ever rushing us or pushing us too hard. He was extremely skilled and very very careful and protective of our group. We never for even a second felt unsafe—even when the trail got objectively a little bit terrifying (don't look down!). In the end, thanks to Dawa’s encouragement and our Sherpa team’s help, we made it all the way to Mardi Himal Base Camp at nearly 15,000 ft., where we scraped the edge of the sky and touched the heavens with our own hands. Utterly unforgettable. Thanks to the work Amrit, Kate, Manish, Dawa, and everyone else at HQ, we had an absolute blast and the adventure of a lifetime. We are extraordinarily thankful to have found them in a virtual sea of fairly faceless trekking companies and profoundly grateful for all they did for us. They went above and beyond by quite a bit quite often—going so far as to insist that we contact them if we needed any help with anything at any time while we were in Nepal, even when we traveling on our own. They’re the absolute best in the biz. We simply could not have gotten where we did without them, and I cannot recommend them highly enough.
  
 
  
 
 
 
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 Tiger Locheart 
 
 
 
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Himalayan quests is such an amazing company. Amrit (the owner) was incredibly attentive and communicative before my trek. Answering the millions of questions I had and jumping on calls whenever I needed. My guide Kunga Sherpa was amazing, very knowledgeable about trekking, mountaineering and general adventuring. I felt very sad and comfortable with him as my guide. My porter Sangam was also incredible. The three of us became close friends during our journey and I’m so grateful to have met them. Highly recommend doing a trek with Himalayan quests!
  
 
  
 
 
 
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 Dane Lukasik 
 
 
 
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We spent a month in Nepal/Bhutan with Himalayan Quests and can't say enough great things about the adventure and team! It was seamless from day one, and we had so many beautiful experiences. We originally contacted HQ/Amrit for an Everest Base Camp trek, but then realized all of the amazing experiences they offer and had to add from there! In addition to EBC (Dawa our guide was the best) we also visited Chitwan National Park (got so lucky and saw a tiger!!) and spent 9 days in Bhutan (such a unique and beautiful country). Massive thank you to Amrit, Kate and the rest of the HQ team for making this an absolute dream month in the Himalayas. We cannot wait to make our return! The list of places we want to go only grew from there! -Sabrina & Dane