Himalaya Travel Tours & Trips

It was a really good experience! India was a bit different to how I expected but we had a great trip. Our tour leader great too and answered all of my many questions!

I had a great time. The time well spent!!! and would recommend to anyone. Tour leaders in both Nepal & India were excellent always going the extra mile! The only think I did not like, due to low budget is the fact we relied on hotels food or home-stay food. In many cases the food was excellent, just the prices were a bit too high, in my eyes

Our trip started in Kathmandu on the 3rd of March 2012.... We met our tour guide Binod Maharjan at the introduction along with 5 other travellers... there were 15 of us and we had the most amazing adventure!!!! I have always travelled independantly and have avoided tour groups.... I reluctantly said yes to a tour with the group of friends I was travelling with, mainly due to being time poor! Best decision ever!!! I would now tell anyone wanting to see Nepal or India to join a Gecko tour as not only was the tour designed to encompass everything we wanted to experience, the wealth of knowledge our tour guides had along with their eye to detail and our comfort and safety was AMAZING!!!! I have come home with the most amazing memories and am now back working hard to save to join another Gecko tour next year!!! The most wonderful adventure!

The trip was the most amazing done! I booked the trip late, and from the start i received very prompt and detailed information and answers to all of my questions. Once in Nepal, everything was incredibly well organized and ran smoothly- from. The administration to the detailed information that our tour guide gave us every day. The helping Sherpas were fantastic, and our group leader was very knowledgable and related to the group wonderfully. He really made the experience a hundred times better and I'm so thankful for him! Everything ran smoothly day to day and I had no worries at all - every little thing was taken care of before I even thought of it. Can't wait to travel with geckos again, escoecially back to Nepal!
Thanks for everything.

The Road to Delhi was an absolutely amazing experience!! Every day we would find our new favourite experience! There was the perfect balance of organised activity and free time. A once in a lifetime experience was definately the visit to Tordi village.... it was truly an amazing grassroots experience!

This trip is a very good way to see a broad area of Nepal and India in a short time period with out having to arrange transportatuion and rooms along the way.

Our Hindi tour guide, Abhay Gupta was so fantastic. He was enthusiastic, informative and very caring. He went above and beyond to make sure everyone had a good time. I loved India as a result of our guide. The Nepali guide, Sundar was understandable less informative, although i must consider he was filling in at the last minute when our scheduled guide was unable to make the trip.

The trek to Everest Base Camp was an amazing and challenging experience. We had an excellent guide and sherpa who made the trip safe and fun.

What a trip! Brilliant from start to finish! Highlights had to be trekking in the Himalayas, not falling in the water when white water rafting (but still getting very wet!) spotting rhino whilst riding elephants in Chitwan National Park, riding a on a camel cart, playing cricket with the local children in Tordi, surviving the madness of Delhi, watching the sun rise and set from a boat on the river Ganges, visiting the Taj Mahal, and going to see a Bollywood movie Indian style! And I have to admit to even loving our overnight train experience!

Pleasantly surprised at the standard of the accommodation during the hiking and white water rafting!

The group of traveller was really great; the itinerary accomodation and places were we have been too was good. i had a wonderful time.

A wonderful way to experience a unique corner of the world. Awesome!

The only think i can comment on, was that it was incredibly frustrating dealing with payments, especially with food. I think Geckos should provide a set menu to choose for breakfast/lunch/dinner (which would be included in the tour cost). It was painfully annoying having to not only worry about everything in such a harsh environment and altitude, but also worry about carrying cash, and having to pay for things. Obviously 'extras' would be covered at a persons own expense but it just became too much worrying about how much money i needed, what if i dont have it, can i exchange somewhere ect.

A good way to be introduced to India and Nepal.

Tour started 29/3/12. Guide was ShaktiSingh . Shakti excelled at all aspects of the tour - good local knowledge/ always there for us even when other clients being difficult. He certainly gave me a great introduction to India and I will definitely go back to do more tours with him. Thank you Shakti. He was my 3rd leader and the best for Road to Delhi

I had a refreshlying wonderful time. The mix of natural and cultural experiences and knowledge gain was very good, This together with a challenging trek to take care of my love for trekking was just a great combo. Nepal is such a culturally rich country that the experience was one of a lifetime

The trip and the guide where very good. The guides made sure everyone was safe and happy.
One small point is the general level of accommodation selected compared to the other tours. Ours seemed to be more (a lot) more expensive for food with low standards. We visited some of the other teahouse and the quality was by far better.

Great trip, great value for money, definitely a fantastic way of exploring this part of the world.

Incredible tour but quite significant "hidden" costs to consider when planning your budget.

Krishh Lama and all the sherpas , porters are the best in the world

It was a wonderful trip, great to get off the beaten track and take local remote routes which hardly looked like paths, was exhilarating and beautiful. However there was some confusion in relation to costs about food, which for me and the other 6 girls I was trekking with overshadowed each meal we had.

I came into nepal not knowing anything about the place, i had a free pick up service to my hotel, it was clearly marked at the hotel about all info regarding the tour including the total people in the group. The people couldnt possibly be any nicer or more helpful even with a language barrier in place. its a beautiful place, very friendly, the roads arn't great, but everything else is. Nepalse people can cook very good food of all cultures even in the mountains!!

I really enjoyed the trip and feel that we got to see the things that we wanted.
Think an optional Taj Mahal early morning (first in the gates) option should be an option.

Felt like a lot of time was spent travelling. The train would have been better if everyone on the tour was in the same area.

The two weeks I spent doing this trek are definitely two of the best weeks of my life! It was absolutely amazing and exceeded all of my expectations.

One the highlights in a 50year life. Being part of a group of 7. the leader and the other two guides became part of a family. thanks to Pasang, Tilok and Bim. had a safe and yet fun time all round. had a sense of humour, great cooks. Loved the dhal bhat. pity it had to come to an end.

Got so much more than expected from the trip. Awesome to be off the beaten track and staying in places as breathtaking as Khopra Ridge. The group was fantastic and the all of the guides and porters were very friendly and provided an endless source of good humor. Everyone worked well together and the trek was perfect.

Great trip, saw so much, learnt so much about the real India!

Nepal was beautiful and our guide was great at making sure everyone felt safe, comfortable and informed

The natural beauty and the knowledge of the tour leader were the top points. The low points were accommodation...tha lack of hot showers and proper bedding is unwelcome after a day of hard trekking. Since we were not going to EBC, I thought we could expect slightly better lodges.

Advice on best time of year to do this trip would be beneficial

A fantastic trip and perfect intro to Nepal, will definitely go back.

I thought the trip was wonderful. I loved the scenery, the people, the whole Nepal experience. I intend to bring my daughter back in a few years. Refer my comments below regarding our leader. I also wish to say that the assistant guides and porters were great, and would like to mention a special thankyou to Raju Tamang who looked after me when I split from the group. He was lovely amd we are now corresponding via email. I also wish to make mention about the Ciwec Medical clinic in Kathmandu. Just before our trip I had a reasonable major medical issue, which they managed to patch me temporarily up for so I could do the trek. Although I was in a fair amount of pain for most of the trek, I had no regrets and thank them profusely. Not sure if you should note on your website that travellers should see them if they have any medical issues while in Nepal

Loved everything apart from Delhi hotel think you could do better with that hotel. Tour guide from kathmandu to chitwan spoke nothing to us the whole time wasnt impressed

It was our first tour with Gecko and were nicely surprised by the whole organistion of the trip from the information provided when we booked through to the humour, patience and understanding of our guides.

Our trip surpassed all my expectations from the assistance given by guides, our happy porters, magnificient views and wonderful weather.

Our trip far exceeded our expectations. Whilst the countries were fascinating it was our tour leaders who really brought the places, people and experiences to life. We were fortunate to be travelling with a great group of people and each day proved to be more amazing than the day before.

I was on this tour a few months before but it is never to late to say...I cannot rate Geckos more highly!! I was impressed from the minute I stepped off the plane (with Sundar to collect me who was so helpful throughout my stay) to the minute I left.
This tour was the perfect combination of activities and for the perfect amount of time. We had a great group and our tour leader Kris was AMAZING! He went above and beyond to make our trip truly special and his passion for his country certainly rubbed off on us all. I will never forget Happy Hira with his big smile each day but also each and every Sherpa and guide we had were incredible. These people honestly made the trip which is why I love Geckos because of the use of all local guides... I rate this trip 10 stars out of 5 :) and would recommend it to anyone!

A wonderful trip with impressive organisation.

Absolutely the best holiday of my life. It was an incredible experience to travel and visit places, with out this tour I'd have never dreamed of actually being able to do! Would definitely recommend to any one!

The scenery was great. The guides were professional and friendly. The teahouses were mostly comfortable and clean. The group was too big (though not as big as a couple of others) and very unbalanced with 11/12 being Aussie women - even if they were nice.

The trip really exceeded my expectations. The real advantage of the tour were the local tour leaders who showed us the beauty of their countries as no other can. We were exceptionally lucky with the tour leader in India who took such great care of us that we did not feel any of the negative experiences everybody warned us about travelling to India. He also did so much on top like showing us great otional places to visit, recommended good resaurants and great meals, and told us so many stories about India that we truly fell in love with this country.
The only reasons I rated the experience Good (and not Excellent) are 3: a little improvement in transportation, some more time in Jaipur and better organized activities in Delhi.

The trip and guides did a fantastic job and I would definatly go on another Gecko tour in the future.

excellent trip!!! but i think it would have been really helpful if the sherpas understood english a bit better (as it said they did in the brochure) or were honest when they didnt understand what we were asking for .

other than that it couldnt have been better !! they were patient and looked after us really well !!! and the scenery was amazing. They set a really good pace with plenty of stops and were good fun to be around !!!

missing them already !!!