Since 2002 I am closely related to Binod. He started as a very reliable guide on a 3-week-tent trek to Upper Mustang; he grew ever since to a valuable advisor and friend, guided us once more to Upper Mustang, then in a tea house trek; accompanied us to Chitwan, trekked with us in the Annapurna region, in the Everest region; he showed us several times his home in Gijyan; this year, 2018, he dared with us the adventure hiking to the remote Rara Lake, a truly difficult project – rather as a friend, not as a guide anymore. Topping it up, we drove together from Kathmandu to Lhasa privately. Through Binod we got to know a very personal picture of Nepal since the last 16 years! We have to thank him deeply!
Christel and Anselm from Germany

Our first review

Four weeks of adventurous travel lie behind us. We asked Binod to plan everything for us. In the end we are very grateful for his efforts. He was very keen to work out every single wish we had. He chose carefully the places where we wanted to stay and looked after our well-being.

After a couple of days in and around Kathmandu we drove down to Pokhara, tried to get a flight to Jomsom. The monsoon didn´t allow it for 2 days. So we decided to take a Jeep, a stunning adventure trip up the earthquake- and monsoon – stricken valley of Kali Gandaki. Binod managed every problem with great insight!

From Jomsom we entered the Upper Mustang area and had a marvelous time walking up to Lo Manthang. It was my second time to trek through the forbidden kingdom with Binod. So after 12 years we had quite deep memories to refresh and encounters with people from past times. It was a great experience! Whenever we asked to change plans or to choose alternative routes, Binod put everything into gear.

After two weeks of breath taking adventures we arrived back in Pokhara.Binod took us to his home village where we spent two very intense days with his family. The earthquake had done quite some damage to his father´s home and the village alike. So it was not all easy to see this misery. But the hospitality in Binod´s family touched our hearts!

Exciting trips to Lumbini, the birth place of Lord Buddha, and Chitwan National Park followed. In Chitwan we got our desired Birding guide and had great successes in our search, more than 80 species in two days! The exciting part was the trip through the Terai region which was ruled by general strikes, bandas. Binod managed to get us through critical situations. Other tourists were stranded there for many days, because strike means no traffic, no open shops. But we were lucky to have aprivate car with a green number plate – tourist cars like ours were waved through the blockades and sitting villagers.

Binod was and is simply the best! If a tourist desires an experienced guide, a privately guided trip to a special place with car or on foot, in lodges or in tents – this will always be our choice!

Christel and Anselm Schroeter
Germany