Amazing Trek to Gokyo lakes! - Hillary Step Treks

I’ve just completed a trip to Gokyo Lakes with Hillary Step Treks, and am happily reflecting on what an amazing experience it was. From the start, Hari guided us with itineraries, packing lists, and other ways to make the hike a success. We chose to visit in the off-season; December brings colder weather, but crisp blue sky days and uncrowded trails made it worthwhile!

The Gokyo Lakes trek is magnificent- once you reach Gokyo, you have two days of panoramic views of Everest and surrounding peaks. The scenery throughout the walk is breathtaking, as you ascend and descend through valleys buttressed by imposing mountains.

Our porter, Bikas, was instrumental in helping transport our gear, and keeping us amply hydrated. Hari kept us on track with his local wisdom and a great sense of humor, which are both necessities in the Himalayas.

I can highly recommend both Hari and Hillary Step Treks to organize your trip of a lifetime to Nepal!

Travel Year : 2023
Sonia
Canada

Doing the trek with Hari was a great experience as he ensured that it was tailored to our different fitness levels. He always picked the best guesthouses and asked for feedback to ensure they had a good stay (and will change the guesthouses that we’re not up to standard in the future). Hari made the trek fun and he shared all his knowledge along the way (we had lots of questions!). Hari was very quick to communicate via email and WA and also adapted to changes quickly (as one of us missed our flight and he changed the itinerary for us at the last minute). I would highly recommend Hari and his company( Hillary Step Treks) for any treks you plan in Nepal: you will be in good hands!!

Travel Year : 2022
Bruce
Australia

We, My daughter (Cass), and I did Nar Phu Valley Trek with Hillary Step Treks, Hari, who organize this trek as well as he was our guide. He was a very good guide who can speak excellent English, explain the route, local culture, and Nepal, Providing us best services. And our Porter was Suzan & Saroz. They were very strong and helpful. The Trek to Narphu Valleyu is Supper beautiful. So, I highly recommend visiting Nar Phu Valley Trek with HST and these guys.

Travel Year : 2019
Thibault L
France

We were three friends going for the trek Gokyo-Cho la Pass-EBC over 15 days back in 2019. Hari has been the perfect guide. One of us had severe altitude sickness at Gokyo but Hari remained calm thanks to his experience and instead of sending him back with the helicopter, he prepared and suggested an alternative route first to go down by 600 meters to feel better and then to explore less touristic areas. It was a good alternative where we were immersed in the local culture. We had as well two porters Bikash and Shem who were both very reliable. Overall a great experience, we will be back!

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