Himalayan Namobuddha

Sangita did an excellent job putting our trip to Nepal together. Everything worked like clockwork from the airport pick up to the drop off. She listened to our ideas and concerns and came up with the prefect trek for us (Pikey Peak). Throughout the entire planning and travel period she was always friendly, available and answered our questions without any delay. You could feel how much she cared about us and made sure we were ok both in Kathmandu as well as . She came and visited us in Kathmandu and even gave us a private walking tour in Thamil showing us some insider locations. THANK YOU Sangita.
The Pikey Peak trek was a spectacular hike along the Himalayans with stunning views of Mount Everest. Our guide, Mietra, was a local and knew the area very well. He also knew the owners of the Tea Houses and made sure we were very well taken care of. The warm breakfasts, lunches and dinners were delicious everywhere.
Our porter Buan always had a big smile on his face, despite the heavy bag he had to carry. Also a shoutout to our driver, who managed to drive us safely to/from the trails despite the very bad road conditions (most roads were washed away in September).

Truly a unique experience - Sangita had everything organized perfectly from pick-ups to transfers and even checking in on us during the trip to ensure we were ok.

The trekking route (Pikey-Peak) was amazing, with Himalaya views most of the time. Mitra guided us safely from teahouse to teahouse and knew all the people to interact with so well. We enjoyed delicious Nepali food in all locations, and bottled water was available everywhere as well.
Our porter Buan was reliable and always ready to assist with the luggage :)

While trekking was not always easy, it made for a wonderful experience with amazing sights!!!

Sangita was amazing! The trip was perfectly planned and anytime we needed to reach out she responded promptly. I couldn’t recommend more highly! The trip of a lifetime :)

Thanks sangita for a 10/10 trip. Very good

Before we started on a typical long-distance trek (Annapurna Base Camp), we approached Kimkim to organise a short 7-day acclimatiser in the Kathmandu Valley. Liaising with the local representative Sangita, we organised stays and tours to the local villages and towns including to Kathmandu, Bhaktapur and magical Patan. We also had a short 2-day trek into the mountains to Nagarkot. Sangita arranged for a trekking or cultural guide as appropriate. The mixture of beautiful outdoors and culture was just what we had hoped for. Sangita also gave much of her own time to make our visit uniquely memorable. We highly recommend Sangita and her team.

Sangita was unbelievably brilliant from start to finish, from the first moment we enquired about going to EBC she responded immediately with advice and guidance on how to make our trek personalised for our family. She met us in Kathmandu at the start and at the end of the trek. Mitra our guide met us at the airport in Kathmandu and was the nicest, most knowledgeable and polite person. He knows the mountains and has family and so many friends in the Khumbu region so when we needed to change or alter our journey it was no problem. When trekking to EBC with altitude and weather as major factors you need a local guide that has the experience and can call on their contacts at a moments notice, for example the weather in Lukla has been terrible for the last week with no flights going in or out. We paid extra for a helicopter to take us in and out, many people have been stuck there for quite a while, having already paid for a helicopter to take us back to Kathmandu the weather came in , which meant the helicopter couldn’t land at Lukla so Mitra organised for us to walk an hour and a half down the valley to get the helicopter, this was a last minute decision but he had friends who we paid to carry our bags. A western guide had to send her group out in shifts on various helicopters and she ended up on our flight having no other way to get back. Mitra was utterly brilliant and we can’t recommend Sangita and Mitra enough.

Hotel Review

Barahi Kathmandu

Absolutely brilliant hotel and such a great way to start and finish our trek.

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5 minutes walk from the shops to buy any extras you need.

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Activity Reviews

Drive to Ramechhap. Fly to Lukla. Trek from Lukla to Phakding (2,610 m/3-4 hrs)

Phakding

Thank goodness we didn’t get to do this. We paid for a helicopter to take us direct from Kathmandu to Lukla. People we spoke to who did this journey said it was awful.

Fly from Lukla to Ramechhap(about 20 min). Drive to Kathmandu.

Kathmandu

Don’t do this pre book a helicopter as the weather is so unpredictable that you may be stuck in Lukla for days. Budget the price of a helicopter into your trek. The people we spoke to who had done this journey said the road trip was awful.

From day one, Sangita interacted & engaged with us in an excellent manner - always ready to listen, advise and provide useful feedback. When we arrived in Kathmandu, we were well received in the traditional Nepalese way, garlanded with a typical Nepalese shawl. A welcome dinner in the evening with Sangita and Bipin further enhanced our first day in Kathmandu. The short walk to the restaurant along the narrow and busy streets was very interesting.

Kathmandu is a bustling city with smiling faces on everyone. Very interesting and exciting places - Thamel, Bhaktapur and Patan. The city lived up to it's claim - 'city of temples'. Beautiful scenes of the local people, culture and we were fortunate enough to witness a very colourful and joyous festival. I would like to make special mention to Ichaa (our guide) to show us around in Thamel and Patan. She was knowledgeable, helpful and engaged with such passion and charm that made our trip more memorable. Sangita also made an extra effort to take some time off her busy schedule to take us on a walking tour of Kathmandu on our last day in Kathmandu.

Pokhara was out of this world. The view of the mountains were awesome and quite extraordinary, something I will cherish for the rest of my life.

Thanks to Sangita and kimkim for organising our trip. It was a wonderful trip and we hope to return soon. Cheers.

Hotel Review

Hotel WoodApple

Thamel

Tucked away in a corner of Thamel, but was fairly comfortable. Good breakfast and excellent staff.

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Friendly and accommodating

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Air condition

Activity Reviews

Patan Tour- Explore Newari culture, history, architecture and many untold stories

Kathmandu

Beautiful ancient temples and architecture. Walking through the narrow alleys and into the courtyards of the palace & temples was amazing and unforgettable.

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the ancient artifacts & buildings

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Guides, Drivers and Staff

Our guide, Ichaa was excellent with her explanations & her amazing attitude left us with a amazing experience.

Transport

Welcome to Nepal. Evening Welcome Dinner

Kathmandu

Good food and an important meeting with Sangita - useful information with an overview of what to expect

Quality of Experience

The somewhat slower pace which I had requested

Food

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Knowledgeable, friendly and will to go an extra mile

Transport

On time, comfortable & safe

Bhaktapur Tour- Explore Newari culture, history, architecture and many untold stories

Kathmandu

Unique and interesting architecture of the buildings, temples, wooden doors, clothing of local people. Excellent yogurt , must try - Juju Dhau

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Visit Shiva Temple

Pokhara

Beautiful and captivating

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Visit Davi's fall , Gupteswor Cave and Bindabasini Temple

Pokhara

Very interesting, witnessed a wedding.

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Kathmandu Sightseeing: Pashupatinath Temple and Boudhanath Stupa

Kathmandu

Pashupatinath Temple was extra-ordinary. Being Hindus, we fully embraced and immersed in the cultural & tradition. The Boudhanath Stupa was immense and captivating - good feeling about it.

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Food

Guides, Drivers and Staff

Ichaa, our guide, was absolutely fantastic.

Transport

I had never visited Nepal before and Sangita and her team of trek guides, porters and city guides and drivers were faultless. Most importantly Sangita was always quick to reply to my questions and followed thru on all my requests and queries. I highly recommend her services

Hi Kim Kim, thank you for putting us in touch with Sangita who put together a wonderful experience for Camilla and I in Nepal. It was a special time

I liked our first week the best where Rabin as our guide and Iswar as our porter walked and talked us from Koto, Meta, Naar, Ngawal to Menang via Kang-La pass. It was a treat to have the mountains to ourselves and be able to get into a trekking rhythm without others around and be able to absorb the true beauty and peaceful mountain landscape of Nepal.

We learnt a lot about life in Nepal from Rabin and Iswar even some Nepalese music. They helped us feel welcome at the tea houses and we enjoyed dal Bhat, Thukpa and momos daily - the spices were so good. Nothing was a problem

Thank you again for a great time in Nepal
Catriona