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15 days · Tea house trekking · Group size 2-10 pax
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Bikal, the manager who organises the entire trip is amazing, fast to respond and very hospitable. The tour guides and porters were all amazing, caring and incredibly knowledgeable, especially Manu. Our group had multiple unavoidable mishaps including altitude sickness and the company dealt with each one perfectly and made for a great trip regardless. Great company, can’t go wrong with them. Super good and very helpful Annapurna Base Camp Trek (2021), Gokyo Ri Trek (2023) Apr 2023 • Couples Philadelphia, PA17 contr We originally signed up to do the Annapurna Base Camp Trek with Aiming Adventure in April 2020. Two pandemic delays later, we finally found ourselves in Nepal in October 2021. Traveling across the world to a foreign country and navigating their confusing visa process can be a bit daunting, but once we got out of the airport and met our guide, we felt like we were in good hands. One of the best things I've done! Amazing experience Reviewed December 9, 2019 Bikal responded to my inquiries very patiently and thoroughly before booking. Then organized the tour well, so everything went according to the plan, including flights, guide, porters, accommodation. Had a FREE helicopter ride & that was amazing!. (thanks to Bikal again) :) Chiran, our guide was excellent in paying attention to every detail, and led the tour with great knowledge and professional support! “Thank you Bikal for making our trek the best, we will miss you and Nepal.” Cheers! -1986madhuraw Dubai, United Arab Emirates April 2019 We have booked the Gokyo Lakes Trek with Aiming adventures. -Patrick W Gokyo valley is one of the most exciting and beautiful valleys in the Khumbu region of Nepal. It encompasses Gokyo Lakes, Ngozumpa glacier, Gokyo Ri and other small Gokyo villages which seem exactly the heavenly places of the Earth. You are highly greeted with eye-popping views of snowcapped peaks in the Everest region in Gokyo valley. Among them, Mt. Everest, Mt. Makalu, Mt. Lhotse, and Mt Cho Oyu are the four major peaks which are 8000m above from the sea level. Here, the Aiming Adventure Treks presents 15 Days Gokyo Valley trek itinerary which offers an opportunity for trekkers to experience Lukla, Phakding and Namche village, monasteries, Sagarmatha National park, floras and faunas on the way to reach Gokyo valley. Furthermore, this place is both religiously and naturally rich and for Hindu and Buddhist devotees and trekkers. This place especially becomes sacred in the month of August when Hindu devotees visit this place on the occasion of Janai Purnima Festival. The beauty of this place has furthermore been added by the presence of Lord Vishnu and Shiva which are located at the western corner of the lake The best suitable time to plan Gokyo Valley Trek is Spring (March-May) and Autumn (Sept- Nov). However, we can schedule any time of the year based on your convenience. Unlike Everest Panorama Trek, Gokyo valley trek demands complete physical and mental soundness, strong determination and enthusiasm to complete your trek successfully. Trip Highlights We acknowledge that you are joining us for the adventure trip in Himalayan region of Nepal, where weather conditions, health, and fitness of the member or unexpected natural disaster can compel us to change the itinerary and if so you have to understand it but we would try our best to keep the suggested itinerary as per the original schedule. Your safety and satisfaction of the trip is our paramount concern while traveling with Aiming Adventure and we ensure you our best team, logistics, professional services to make sure that you would have an amazing trip of the lifetime with us. Also note that our trip leader deserved the final decision if the trip has to amend, change the route or cancel due to the extreme conditions for the safety precaution. However, he will try his best to ensure that the trip runs according to the stated plan but be prepared for flexibility if necessary. Aiming Adventure suggests you get travel insurance that covers all the added expenses that might result due to various health issues, injuries or accidents (together with the air ambulance, helicopter rescue, and other treatment costs). Also, make sure that your insurance policy covers all the extra activities that you are planning to accomplish throughout your stay in Nepal. In addition to this, the policy should also cover death, misplaced luggage, theft and liability, cancellations, medical treatment (counting hospital charges, cost of the medicine, doctor’s fees) as well as repatriation cost. Most of the days while trekking in Nepal takes you above an altitude of 3000m, it is kindly requested to ensure that your insurance policy covers treks that go over 4000m. Buying insurance is highly recommended. Trekking in Nepal is physically tougher in some of the regions. However, no previous trekking experienced is required but if you have, it is a great plus point. Trekking in Nepal is a non-technical walk. The highest height you would reach on your trip is 5,365m (Gokyo Ri) from sea level. The walk involves lots of ups and downhill takes you through local villages, farming lands, terraces, and riverside but as long as you have a strength of walking for 4 to 6 hours a day, you are qualified for the trek. However, you should be having moderate health and fitness. We strongly suggest travelers consult with your medical doctor before traveling and do the regular checkup of your health and report us while booking a trip with us. A part of the health and fitness, the participant must be having a positive attitude and strong determination for the successful trip. AMS (acute mountain sickness) is a serious issue. It is the result of the failure of the body to adapt to high altitudes and can affect anyone, regardless of age or fitness. It usually occurs above 2,500m and the likelihood of being affected increases as you ascend. The way to reduce the effects of altitude is to ascend slowly, 300 meters per day above 3,000 meters until you have acclimatized. Poor acclimatization results in a headache, nausea, sleeplessness, difficulty breathing and swelling of fingers and glands. The only cure for AMS is to descend to a lower altitude and your guide’s decision on this matter is final. Although our routes are carefully planned to allow for proper acclimatization you may feel some effects of altitude for the first few days or at higher altitudes. Breathlessness, lethargy and mild headaches are not uncommon and generally decrease as your body adjusts. Maintaining adequate fluid intake is essential. Please advise your guide if you feel more severe symptoms and do not medicate yourself without discussing it with them first. Aiming Adventure offers a wonderful opportunity to help you visit those areas, cultures, and traditions of Nepal that have never been explored before. Your trip itineraries are fully customized in order to meet the individual needs and interests of each traveler. We also partner with local people and Leaders to help you get the maximum out of the trip. We are highly dedicated and offer years of experience to plan an outstanding adventure trip for you. Customer service is our top priority; therefore, we cater to every possible need of yours during your stay in Nepal, be it the food, accommodation, varied destination or your communication needs. Despite all these facilities, our best packages are offered at a very competitive rate. Nepal visa is the easiest visa to obtain; you may buy your Nepal visa at your nearest Nepalese Embassy/ Consulate or Mission offices abroad or buy this upon on arrival to Kathmandu international airport upon your arrival. You have to have 2 passport size photographs, Visa fees in USD cash & valid passport at least for 6 months valid at the starting of the trip. By Air: Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu is the only international airport in Nepal if you are coming by any international flights. By Overland: Tourist Visa Fees: 3 days transit visa - Free of Cost In this Everest region trek, the minimum group size would be two and the maximum group size is ten or more on request. We can also organize a private trip to a solo person with a single supplement cost. Else, join our estimated group departure dates available online or ask us with your personal dates, we will open group date on the same date. Most of these hikes take you on the remote Himalayan region, it is very essential that you are accompanied by the very experienced and qualified & equipped leader for a safe and successful trip. We Aiming Adventure employee the local trek guide and staff who are trained and qualified on the trip we worked on. Our guides are trained and licensed from Nepal Gov., certify from TAAN & Nepal Mountaineering Association. All of our leading Trekking and Climbing Guides are experienced for more than 10 years. We have trained them especially for your trip, to cater to the flexible needs of our peoples in the group joining from different countries, this double assure you that your trip is at the right and professional hands. While in Kathmandu, your accommodation is at standard hotels (Attached Bath, A/C, 24 hours running hot/cold shower) similar of 2 to 3-star standard hotel and while in the trek, your accommodation is at Mt. Lodge/local tea houses, they are clean and comfortable. Our entire accommodation is at twin share unless stated but single supplement accommodation is also available on personal request with the additional cost. We do have two best seasons to attempt this in Nepal. As this trip is a big trip for you, we always suggest you come at the right time of the year as far as possible. Along with warm clothes, you will also need other equipment for the sufficient protection of your body. Below is the list of necessary items that you need to pack before commencing your trek. Head- Hat (with a wide brim), Sunglasses (with UV protection), Sunscreen lotion and Lip balm Upper body- T-shirts (3), light and expedition weight thermal tops, Fleece jacket and pullover, Fleece wind-stopper jacket (Optional), waterproof (preferably breathable fabric) shell jacket, down vest/jacket (included) Hands - Lightweight gloves, heavy-weight gloves/mittens with a waterproof outer shell Lower body - Underwear (4), hiking shorts (2), lightweight cotton long pants, light and expedition weight thermal bottoms, fleece or wool pants, waterproof (preferably breathable fabric) shell pants Feet - Thin, light-wear inner socks (4), thick, warm wool hiking socks (4), hiking boots with spare laces, camp shoes (sneakers and/or sandals), gaiters. Accessories - Sleeping bag rated to zero degrees F (included), headlamp with spare bulb and batteries, small padlock or combination lock, basic first aid kit, large plastic bags (for keeping items dry inside trek bag), day pack, water bottles (2), hiking pole/walking sticks, small earplugs Toiletries -Soap, shampoo, toothbrush, small wash towel Extras - Cameras with extra batteries and cards, binoculars, light balaclava or warm fleece hat, reading books, trip map/guidebook, journal & pen, iPod & travel games (like cards, chess, and backgammon) Vaccination is required to plan your trip to Nepal but it is not a must to have the thing to come, but highly suggested. Your doctor will have the information about vaccination you would require in the country you will be traveling. Hepatitis B, Japanese Encephalitis, Polio, Rabies, Tetanus, Typhoid, and Malaria, etc. are the recommended vaccination for travel Nepal. Our porters are fully equipped and insured for each trip they are undertaking with us. As you know that we are very sincere with the porter issues and their situation while on trek thus we make sure that our porters are fully prepared for the trip. We are closely working with the International Porter Progress Association for the welfare and be fit for the touristic porters. The maximum load carried by our porter is 20 to 40 KG maximum. These days, there are enough communication facilities on this trek, most of the local villages have local telephone booth phones thus if required, you can easily communicate with your friends and family, however, the cost is slightly expensive, 1-2 $ per minute. Nowadays, during the clear days, reception of Nepalese cell phones is on throughout the trail, your guide will have the cell phone on the trip. And most of the teahouses in the mountain has WI-FI facility with the cost 1-5 Dollar. However, sometimes cell phones or the internet may not work for a few days to be prepared for that. Once you would choose which trip you would like to book with us, write to us with the information or phone us on our phone number for the trip booking confirmation. We have an online trip booking option, you may go to that link, choose your trip and date and follow the instruction with the information required and submit us. You could also leave a message at our online chat box and or drop email ar [email protected] or could call us at Cell/Viber/WhatsApp +977 9849211457. We will be available 24/7 online. Aiming Adventure welcomes you to the capital city of Nepal, Kathmandu. It is your first day with our company, therefore, you are received by one of the representatives of our company at the Tribhuvan International Airport and accordingly you have escorted to a standard tourist hotel in a cozy private vehicle. Then, we will hold a meeting at our central office for introducing you to our trek team members and briefing about the time schedule of our trek. If it is not possible, the meeting will be postponed for the next day. Today, in the evening, you have managed a welcome dinner party at a local restaurant, where you will watch the local Nepali ethnic music and dances and taste Nepali food. You will spend the night at a lodge in Kathmandu. The trek of this day begins after having breakfast. Kathmandu- the capital city of Nepal- is a big collection of historical, cultural and natural sites. That is the reason why, today, we take you tour for a few hours to the major highlighted attractions of Kathmandu Valley: Swoyambhunath, Kathmandu Durbar Square, Pashupatinath, and Boudhanath. We get back to our hotel after spending some hours relishing magnificent sites, and then we spend our time for finalizing necessary stuff during the trek. We spend the night at a hotel in Kathmandu. It is the first day that your trek begins. To proceed your expedition, you will be escorted to the Tribhuvan International Airport and board the plane in an early in the morning to ensure your flight to Lukla. The 30-35mins plane flight will finally land you at the Lukla Airport. When you land at the Lukla Airport, you are greeted with other crew members who are awaiting our arrival and introduced to them. Meanwhile, your luggage will be prepared for the porters. When everything is set up, your real trekking begins towards Phakding, the destination of the day. Leaving behind Lukla, your approximate four hours of hiking on the downhill and flat trail, you will reach Phakding, then, you will be freshening up. After that, your team leader will manage a few hours hiking around the village of Phakding for acclimatization purpose. We will spend the night at a hotel in Phakding. The destination of the second day of the trek is Namche Bazaar. To reach Namche Bazaar, we leave Phakding behind and move towards Monju. On the way to Monju, we encounter small settlements and suspension bridges. Monjo is the gateway to Sagarmatha National Park. Before entering into Sagarmatha National park, your team leader will introduce you some the formalities that you need to take care. Then, you will enter and descend vertically from the hill that will lead you towards Namche Bazaar after crossing few suspension bridges. From Namche Bazaar, you will glimpse the view of Mt. Everest and other towering peaks. We will spend the night at a lodge in Namche Bazaar. In order to avoid the problem of high altitude and thinning air, we have managed the day for acclimatization. As we know remaining active is the best way to acclimatize instead of resting. Therefore, we hike to Everest the viewpoint and National park headquarter where we can enjoy all panoramic view of the snow-capped mountain and small settlement including Mt. Everest. Along with villages, we spend the time exploring the ways of lifestyle of the people along with monasteries, museums, local tea shops and cafes. We will spend the night at the lodge in Namche Bazaar. The destination of the fourth day of our trek is Dole. Leaving the Namche Bazaar behind, we follow the gentle trail to Sanasa and the trail will continue ascend to Mong La. From Mong La, we make a steep descend and cross Phortse Tenga, then hike up towards Dole through the trail that is filled with rhododendron and birch forest. We will spend the night at a lodge in Dole. The destination of the fifth day of our trek is Machherma. To reach our destination, we ascend the trail and head towards north relishing the eye-popping views of some peaks and we rest at teashops and café on the way we follow. The scene of floras mixed with shadows of peaks gives different charming for getting refreshment. After a while, we hike down until we reach the river. And then we make a steep climb that leads us to the terminal moraine of Ngozumba glacier. From that glacier, we ascend towards Machherma. We will spend the night at a lodge in Machherma. The destination of the sixth day of our trek is Gokyo Valley- the final destination of the trek. First of all, we hike up until we reach the ridge. And then we follow the flat trail that leads us the bottom of the small rocky mountain. Then, we reach the first lake-Longpongo after a short climb crossing bridge. Accordingly, we continue our walk, to reach the second lake- Taboche Cho. After that, we follow the stream and finally reach the Third Lake- Gokyo Lake. For the purpose of accommodation, we move towards Gokyo village which is situated on the bank of Third Lake. We will spend some time for entertaining with the glacier. We will spend the night at a lodge in Gokyo. The schedule of the seventh day of our trek is exploration. On this day, we will explore the valley. While exploring the valley, we will climb the Gokyo Ri (5,630m) to see the sunrise or sunset view that is situated above the village on the northern edge of the lake. We will spend our time roaming here and there and taking some photographs. Then, we hike down to the lodge for having lunch and for hiking around the glacier. We will spend the night at a lodge in Gokyo. The destination of the eighth day of our trek is returning from Gokyo to Dole. On the way, we descend and pass the second and the first lake, river, bridge and finally the Machherma until we arrive at the river. From the river, we hike up to the ridge that takes us towards Dole. We will spend the night at a lodge in Dhole. The destination of the ninth day of our trek is arrival at Khumjung from Dole. To proceed our trek, we hike down via birch and rhododendron forest until we arrive at Phortse Tenga. Then, our hiking up will bring us at Mong La hill and from there we walk up towards Khumjung- known as the green valley. And this is the biggest Sherpa cultural village of Khumbu region which is also famous for the monastery. We will spend the night at a lodge in Khumjung. The destination of the tenth day of our trek is Monjo. To arrive at Monjo, we hike up to Lhunde village, hike around the village of Khumjung and move towards Namche Bazaar through Syangboche. We will take rest at Namche for lunch. From Namche Bazaar, we hike down to the suspension bridge, cross Dudh Koshi River that is nearby the jointing of Dudh Koshi and Bhote Koshi Rivers. After crossing as such rivers, we reach Monjo. We will spend the night at a lodge in Monjo. The destination of the last proper walking is fixed to Lukla. Our team leader will introduce us some checking formalities that you need to know while entering the park at Monjo. From Monjo, we descend the hill through the pine conifer forest, walk towards Phakding and we finally reach to Lukla. When you reach Lukla, you will spend your some time for resting and recollecting memories that you experienced just before. At the evening time, you can look around the Lukla market and cafes. This day we will spend the night at a lodge in Lukla. Generally, we do the flight to Kathmandu early in the morning. Our porters will carry your luggage to the airport and team leader will manage other formalities. When you land at Tribhuvan International Airport, you will be directly dropped to the hotel. At the evening we will go for the dinner at one of the popular restaurant in Kathmandu and be discussing the challenges you faced during our trek and we will even get feedback from you. Then, we will spend the night at the hotel in Kathmandu. It is the last day of your time in Nepal with The Aiming Adventure Treks and Expedition. If your schedule to flight is early in the morning, our company representative will drop you to the airport upon your time. If it is the late afternoon you will have time to visit Kathmandu and to buy some last minute souvenir. However, your trekking schedule is customizable if you want to spend some more extra days in Nepal, arranging some other adventurous activities. Plan your journey Swipe sideways to browse months
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All tour guide and porter are very responsible and helpful ! Super good team
We all very happy
Michael C.
One of the best parts of Aiming Adventure is the attention to little details that other companies might not miss. We were always greeted at the tea houses with a hot drink and a plate of cookies, a nice touch after 8-9 hours of climbing up and down stairs. One of our porters double-checked our room for us each night to make sure we didn't forget anything. They put us up in nice hotels in Pokhara and Kathmandu and already had the jeeps to and from the trekking points arranged instead of making us use a much slower local bus.
Our guide knew many of the families running the tea houses and was able to pick the ones with the best service. We were thanked multiple times by the locals for coming back since their economy is so dependent on tourism. We even got lucky both at Poon Hill and ABC with the unseasonable late October rain stopping just enough to give us great views at both locations. We had a great time, and can't wait to go back in the future for another trek.
2023 update:
We just completed our second trek with Aiming Adventure, this time to Gokyo Ri. We were once again amazed at the quality of the service we received, even noticing some jealousy from other trekkers at the level of service we received. Machhire did an amazing job organizing everything and was as good a guide as we couldve hoped for. He made sure we were properly acclimatized and took care of everything we needed.
We will for sure use Aiming Adventure again next time we go to Nepal.
This tour is simply amazing.
We have chosen Aiming Adventures (among many other agencies) because Bikal, the manager, was very open from the beginning. Instead of answering with standard emails, the answers to may mails have always been personal and addressing my specific questions. He was always available for questions via phone, whatsapp and email.
Bikal managed our Adventure perfectly.When the Kathamndu Airport closed down for domestic flights he was instantly able to organize a helicopter to fly to Lukla instead. This safed us a lot of time and probably frustration even before our trip.
When we came back to Kathmandu from our Trekking tour, even by the time the booked trip was over, he helped us in organizing hotel rooms, making our stay in Kathmandu as easy and comfortable as possible.
On the Trekking tour Roman was an amazing guide.
He was super friendly, knowledgable and always extreemely positive.
We are experienced Trekkers in the European Alps, but we were lacking the experience with the high altitude of the himalayas. Roman was filling exactly this gap and gave firm and precise recommendations, hints, suggestions and instructions on how to surwive up there. Even in critical situations he always knew what to do (and also what not to do).
He always immediately figured when one of us was not doing so well in a certain moment or day. Then he used his positive nature and his motivation skills.
This is quite helpful if you suddenly think that you can't go any further, just 100m below the peak of Gokyo Ri.
Roman seems to know almost everyone up there in the mountains and his huge network, built up over years was our advantage in many cases. This means we sometimes got a room closer to the toilets and myabe sometimes a cup of warm Tee extra.
We always felt super safe, very well taken care of and very happy dispite all physical strain.
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Why to Trek with Aiming Adventure?
Passport & Visa Information:
Nationals of SAARC countries do not need a visa when visiting Nepal. As per this rule, Indian nationals do not require the visa. A transit visa is provided for foreign nationality for 3 days. Visa must be obtained for staying over the initial period of three days.How to get into Nepal and get Visa:
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Our Guides, Trip, and Safety:
On every trip, there would be our one Trek guide and one porter. But if you are traveling with the more numbers there would be one trek leader and assistant guide (depend upon the group size). Also, we assign with every two trekkers would have one Sherpa helper for carrying your trekking bags.
Meals and Accommodation
In the city, only breakfast is included on the offered trip itinerary but while in trek full board of meals is included (Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner, and Tea- Coffee). We provide you food from the local tea- house/ Mt. Lodge from en route. Breakfast and dinner are to be provided from the same tea- house/ guest house we would overnight but lunch would be en route in between.
Foods provided depend on the availability of the Mt. lodges we would be staying but in general, you can have Nepalese cuisine (Dal Bhat), Tibetan fried bread, various soups, Mo Mo’s (steamed dumplings), potatoes, pasta and even a version of pizza! So, overall, you have a different choice of food on the trek. You can pick up from the menu whatever you would like to have.Best Trekking Seasons:
Spring: - (March, April, May) - Best warmest time to trek. Rhododendron flowers in bloom- excellent trails and clear skies, best visibility. Good Temperature, warmest weather of the year.
Autumn: - (Mid-September, October, and November) - Excellent trails, clear blue skies, best visibility, neither too hot nor too cold time. This is another best time to trek.
Winter Months: - (December, January, and February) are also good, but it’s obviously colder than other times. You have to be prepared for this. It is up to you to plan this trek at this cold time or not.
Summer: - Monsoon, so rain and visibility can be a big issue (from Mid-June, July, and August). We do not suggest you this time for the trek.What to bring?
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How to Book:
Once your trip booking request would be received, we would suggest the final trip booking procedure with advance payment of the trip. The non-refundable deposit of 20% (per person) is required to confirm a place on your selected adventure.
PACKAGE DETAILS
Day: 01 - Welcome day in kathmandu - (1,300m/4,264 ft) -
Day: 02 - Kathmandu Valley sightseeing and trek preparation - (1,300m/4,264 ft) -
Day:03 - Fly to Lukla and trek to Phakding - (2,652m/8,700ft) - 30 min flight & 3-4 hours walk
Day: 04 - Trek to Namche Bazzar. - (3440m/11,283ft) - 6-7 hours
Day: 05 - Acclimatize day At Namche Bazar - (3440m/11,283ft) -
Day: 06 - Trek to Dole From Namche Bazar - (4,200m/13,779ft) - 6-7 hours
Day: 07 - Trek to Machherma - (4,470m/14,665) - 3-4 hours
Day: 08 - Trek to Gokyo Lake - (4,790m/15,715ft) - 3-4 hours
Day: 09 - Explore Day at Gokyo Lake - (4,790m/15,715ft) -
Day: 10 - Trek Back to Dole - (4,200m/13,779ft), - 5 hours
Day: 11 - Trek to Khumjung - (3,580m/11,780ft), - 5 hours
Day: 12 - Trek to Monju - (2,850m/9,348ft), - 4 hours
Day: 13 - Trek to Lukla - (2,652m/8,700ft) - 4 hours
Day: 14 - Flight to Kathmandu - - 30 min
Day: 15 - Final Depature to the Destination - -
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