Samde Sherpa was the best guide anyone could wish for. It was difficult managing 16 people ( too many in my opinion) camping. With the new road and more tea houses being built, the time of the camping trip has ended.
The Manaslu Circuit is a very unique trek with beautiful views on the mountains and authentic villages. Every day the scene changed, from hills with rice fields to green jungle, Tibetan villages, and the snow covered pass itself. The trek was challenging and sometimes heavy due to recent rain and snow, but definitely worth it!Our guide Raj was awesome, he speaks really good English and very experienced. He knows a lot about the area and was able to answer even our most difficult questions. He always informed with locals about the conditions of the trek, which was very helpful since the rain caused lots of landslides recently. We always felt safe due to his judgements and experience. Furthermore he was very nice to spend time with, and making us feel comfortable.We would definitely recommend this trek, Eco Adventure and especially our guide Raj!
Manaslu Circuit and Larkya Peak Had the trip of a lifetime doing the Manaslu Circuit and an attempted climb of Larkya Peak with Sonam as my guide. We ultimately cancelled the climb due to the very high avalanche risk (there even ended up being one the day we were supposed to push up to high camp), but the circuit plus camping up at Larkya Pass to wake up to the sunrise views up there was magnificent in and of itself. Sonam was extremely knowledgeable about the area, where to stay in each town, and even had a good relationship with the locals to hook us up with some unique food options at times. Prakash was very easy to coordinate the trip with, and when the late season monsoon trapped us for a few days in Dharapani due to unsafe road conditions, he was extremely quick to coordinate a helicopter evac. We ultimately ended up being able to walk out, but having someone like that able to support you when conditions deteriorated was very reassuring. I will definitely do another trek/climb with this company the next time I come to Nepal. Thank you again for such a great experience!