Latest Trip Review

We went on a 7-day trip to Bhutan with Footprint Adventure in December 2023, based on our friends' positive experience. Our tour covered Thimpu, Paro, Punakha, and Phobjikha Valley. The guide and driver were great, knowledgeable and helpful. Bhutan is beautiful and very clean. We enjoyed our stay in warm hotels with friendly staff. The food provided was excellent. Considering a great trip to Bhutan with Footprint Adventure, as our experience was truly enjoyable.

Incredible trip to Everest base camp w Footprints! We had a group of 4 for the EBC / helicopter out trek. Our guide Ganesh and porter Chhiring were awesome! Highly recommend! Sharan helped us with booking and was great meeting in Kathmandu the day before we left. We had chosen footprints off of a friend’s recommendation from last March, and we are so glad we did! Their knowledge of the area was superb. They were safety focused but also understood our group was coming from altitude as we live at 9,000 ft in Colorado. Had a ton of fun with them in the teahouses post hiking each day. Truly a once in a lifetime experience that we thought was A+ thanks to footprints! Thank you!!

As a group of six people, Footprint Adventure exceeded our expectations in all aspects of our trek including:

From the first email over a year in advance of our adventure, Sharan was very responsive, professional and easy to work with to plan our personally customized trek for six people starting in Phaplu and crossing over Cho La to Everest Base Camp. Using his expertise, he proposed several improvements and options to the original itinerary we requested to ensure we had flexibility for unexpected changes and allow us to acclimatize adequately. He responded to all requested changes and questions we had in a very timely manner.

The original cost estimate provided months in advance was clear, detailed and thorough. There were no additional changes to the budget or hidden fees when we arrived in Kathmandu.

From the time we arrived, Ganesh was there to welcome us at the airport and ensure we were transported to our hotel safely.

The pre-trek orientation was informative and beneficial. We had a few last minute requests during the orientation which Sharan quickly accommodated for us.

We encountered several challenges at the start of the trip due to weather conditions preventing flights between Kathmandu and the Everest region for several days prior to and during our trek. Footprint was quick to suggest alternatives to keep our trek on schedule which required different travel arrangements and booking new accommodations along the trek. Shanti (our female lead guide) and Sharan did excellent job of managing the changes.

Shanti, Dipak and Chhring are very competent and were amazing guides. We could not have expected a better group to lead us. By the end of the first day, they quickly became close and trusted friends. Their attention to details, high level enthusiasm, great sense of humour and continuous regard for our safety was greatly appreciated by all of us.

Our porters were very dedicated and professional and we all quickly developed friendships with Suresh, Suresh, Lali and Budhi.

Accommodations and meals were fantastic.

When we arrived at Gokyo Lake, part of our group was unable to continue over Cho La due health issues and we decided to split into two groups. We originally requested two guides while planning the trek for this possible scenario where we might have to split but still allow others to trek to Base Camp as originally planned. Shanti and Dipak quickly (without any stress to us) revised part of our itinerary to accommodate these changes. They were able to ensure the group that was unable to go over Cho La still had a memorable experience and the remainder of the group successfully continued with original itinerary.

Footprint Adventures, specifically Sharan, Shanti and Dipak, were able to quickly adjust our itinerary (transportation, accommodations and resources) to unexpected challenges out of their control (weather, flight cancellations and health issues) and our last minute requests by our group without compromising our trek and maintain the original budget.

Based on our experience, Footprint Adventure can be trusted to provide the expertise, dedication, competent, caring and friendly staff and attention to details to plan and deliver an amazing trek. We would definitely recommend Footprint Adventure to our friends and would not hesitate to use them for future treks.

Thanks to Footprint Adventure for an amazing and memorable adventure and new friendships.

I extremely reccomend Footprint adv as your guides for Ebc trek!
They took care of us every step, becoming not only guides but our friends.

During December 2023 I trekked to Gokyo Lakes. I organised the trek with the company Footprint Adventure.
In 2019 I completed the Annapurna Circuit Trek with Footprint Adventure. I was so pleased with the organisation then, I saw no reason at all to scout around for another trekking company, of which there are many based in Kathmandu.
MountMania organised for me my guide Ganesh, as well as my porter Chirring.
Both men went far and beyond looking after my welfare and comfort during the trek. They did not treat this excursion as just another job, but we together very quickly fell into the routine of three mates exploring the high Himalaya together. I would have no hesitation in trekking with these men in the future.
Sharan, the brain behind Footprint Adventure, treated me as a valued member of their extended family.
I was pleased to spend some social time with Rupak and Binod before returning to Australia.
I wholeheartedly recommend Footprint. Sharan, Ganesh and Chirrring to any prospective trekkers in the future. You cannot go wrong with this company.
Happy Trekking

After they came highly recommended from a friend, we decided to book our 15 day Everest Base Camp trek with Footprint Adventures. From the moment we enquired to the day we left Nepal, we couldn’t fault this fabulous local company and have nothing but good things to say. Sharan was extremely responsive and friendly and so helpful in answering all of our pre-trip questions and making all elements of planning and prepping so easy. We also thought the price for their package was very reasonable and well worth the money.

Going local was something really important to us, and Footprint’s connections and knowledge really showed at every stage. They know what they’re doing, and they do it well. Before the trek, Ganesh helped up buy our gear while in Thamal which was a huge help and we appreciated the local knowledge on where to go!

Our guide for the trip was Ashish and we were introduced the day before we flew out to Lukla. He was absolutely brilliant the entire trek and we truly couldn’t have made it without him. He was patient, knowledgable and not only helped us navigate the trickiness of hiking at altitude, but made every step enjoyable.
To add to this, Ashish is a yoga and sound healing instructor and we were lucky enough to have a couple of sessions during our trek. The most special one being at base camp itself where we took 10 minutes out to be in the moment and meditate looking out onto the glacier. Once in a lifetime moment. Ashish went the extra mile and is not only a talented guide (he made the trek seem so easy himself but never wavered in his patience and support in us going slowly when we struggled!) but just an all round caring person with a good sense of humour which helped along the way! He even gave a shoulder massage one night, something that many other guests in the teahouses were envious of!

To top it off we also got to know our porter, Bikal, who was also extremely patient and a great guy. It was also his first time to EBC but you would never have known. He often would walk at our pace so we all felt like part of a team and on the day we walked to base camp he came with us and it felt like such an achievement reaching it together!

Accommodation and meals were fantastic and honestly much better than we were expecting!

Towards the end of our EBC trek the weather was not looking great and we were super fortunate to be lucky on the day we flew the weather cleared, and both Sharan and Ashish were incredible at making sure we got a flight out back to Kathmandu.

Thank you you Ashish, Sharan and the rest of the Footprint team for making our trip so special! We hope to book another trip again in the future through you 😊

The Everest Heli Tour was the perfect choice for me as I was short on time but eager to experience the majesty of Kala Patthar. The journey was seamless, with breathtaking aerial views of snow-capped peaks, deep valleys, and the stunning Khumbu Icefall. Landing at Kala Patthar was surreal; standing amidst the towering Himalayas, I felt an indescribable sense of awe. The first glance of Mount Everest was a dream come true! The trip was short yet packed with unforgettable moments. If you're on a tight schedule but crave an authentic Himalayan experience, this tour is a must-do!

My partner and I embarked on the Annapurna Circuit and Tilicho Lake Trek with Footprint Adventure in October/November, and it was an experience beyond words. Sharan, our trip manager at Footprint, ensured everything ran seamlessly, keeping us informed every step of the way. His attentive care before, during, and after the trek was exemplary – he even covered a night's stay in Pokhara due to an unforeseen change in our itinerary.

Our guide, Ganesh, and porter, Chhiring were the true stars of the journey. Ganesh's knowledge, care, and infectious sense of humor made the trek unforgettable. His excellent English skills made communication effortless, and he went above and beyond to ensure our comfort, even arranging for a doctor when I fell ill. Chhiring, our porter, was equally fantastic. His jovial personality and excellent English, not to mention his shared love of cricket, added an extra layer of enjoyment to the trek. I have no doubt he'll make an exceptional guide one day!

The trek itself was nothing short of spectacular. Challenging yet immensely rewarding, the scenery was simply out of this world. And the people we encountered along the way only added to the richness of the experience.

I can't recommend the team at Footprint highly enough. They truly offer the best way to experience the Annapurna region. When we return for another adventure, we'll definitely be requesting Chirring and Ganesh as our guides once more. Thank you, Footprint Adventure, for an unforgettable journey!"