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Binod Mahat is quite simply the best guide! My husband
Scott and I first traveled with him in 2000 around
Annapurna Circuit and to Annapurna Base Camp. It was
our first time in Nepal and we had no idea what to
expect. Well, our experience was fantastic and it
was the result of having Binod Mahat as our guide!
His expertise’s made us feel safe at all times and
earning personality greatly enhanced each day of our
adventure. He was able to tell us what to expect on
the route, find us the best places to stay and fill
in all the background information about our surroundings.
Add to that his great sense of humor, musical talent
and ability to adapt to whatever need arises and you
have a superlative traveling companion as well as
guide. Our whole experience was so wonderful that
I had to return the following year to do a trek in
Langtang, Gosainkunda & Helambu region. This time
a girlfriend came with me and again Binod did an incredible
job of guiding. Our next goal is to go to Mustang
and of course the guide must be Binod Mahat!
This barely touches the depth of our experiences with
Binod so please feel free to contact either of us
at the above email addresses. We would be happy to
answer any questions. Karla
& Scott Fitzwater, U.S.
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“ I trekked with Binod Mahat in November 2000
in the Everest region. I was totally surprised
by the level of service that was beyond my expectations.
Binod spoke excellent English, he provided continuous
dialogue about the mountains and culture, he ordered
my dinners, brought warm wash water in the morning,
filtered my water and somehow managed to always
get me the best rooms in the mountain tea houses.
Binod also entertained us with his flute playing
and card games. He was more than a guide. He was
enjoyable travel companion. I can not imagine
a better guide for your trek in Nepal. I also
toured Nepal in April 2004 and had a similar wonderful
experience with Binod.“
Please
feel free to contact me for more information.
If you are interested to read my travel journal
please click here “EVEREST TREK"
Gary
Longfellow
Portland, Oregon.
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My wife and I did the Royal Trek with Binod. He is
the best guide you can imagine. His knowledge of the
country is huge and he will tell you about the history,
people and religion is an understandable, warm way.
He is always open for questions. I did a lot of trekking
before, my wife not. With him she felt very well,
because he can fee the different necessities and wishes.
He is also a very good travel companion because of
his humor, deep human feelings and his talent for
music. That's way I did the Mustang trek with him,
which was also a very good experience. The trek was
organized in a perfect way and I loved it. I know
what I am writing about, because I traveled for the
last 30 years and I works as a part-time tour guide
in Asia and Europe for years. My wife and I can highly
recommend the hand of Binod in all your trekking plans.
Gerhard
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Fellow Hikers,
I really enjoyed my experience trekking in Nepal
for two weeks with Binod Mahat as my guide. He
made the trip much more enjoyable and I thank
him for that. We trekked into Mt. Everest and
got to Base Camp. I would use Binod again without
reservation.
Larry.
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| Name: |
Anselm Schröter |
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Email Address |
anselmschroeter@freenet.de
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Bannenbergstr.
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Germany |
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With this letter I would
like to give a strong recommendation to Mr. Binod
Mahat. In the year 2003 I had the pleasure to
visit Upper Mustang during a period of three weeks.
The firm which organized this trek was LALTREK. The
chief guide was Binod. During these 23 days I was
able to get to know him quite well. Amongst his major
characteristics were:
●A great deal of oversight.
He planned well in advance and so we had full success
in what we tried to undertake.
●Excellent attention. He reacted
to my plans and ideas, so that he responded very
flexibly, as well in activities as in the
camp life.
●A very pleasant contact. I never
felt alone during this time, because he gave me
impression to travel with a friend.
●Wise leadership.
Despite his young years he treated the team quietly
and efficiently
so that we never really had any trouble during the
trek concerning our
camp life, logistics etc.
Thus he made my trek one of my deepest experiences
in the wild and I would like to recommend him as partner
and guide to anyone he is contact with.
Anselm |
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| Look no further… you have
found a great guide for your trek! My wife and I
trekked to Everest Base Camp with Binod in May 2005
to celebrate my 50th birthday. We had previously
made an extensive search of trekking sites and without
hesitation found Binod to be the most responsive
and informative contact. The frequent emails between
us prior to our trek not only helped us build a
rapport with Binod before we got there but also
enabled us to explain exactly what we wanted to
do and when. Once there all we had to do was enjoy
the experience as Binod had organized everything.
Binod speaks excellent English, is full of knowledge
about Nepal and the peoples we met. The personal
service given to us far exceeded our expectations.
He’ll bring hot drinks to your room first thing
in the morning, hot water to wash in, sort out accommodation
on route, ensure you meals are prepared when you
want them, will walk at your pace, will filter your
water, will play Nepalese tunes on his flute and
has some amusing card tricks. We wouldn’t hesitate
to use him again!
If you get the chance please use the porter Chandra
who accompanied us on our trip. Chandra was exceptional,
always and I mean always smiling despite the incredibly
hard work he was doing. Binod and Chandra made a
first class team.
Please feel free to contact us should you have any
questions.
Rob
and Alison
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| Name: |
Jon Paul |
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jonferimonic@ntlworld.com
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Manchester,
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working in Manchester, England |
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I trekked to Everest Base Camp
with Binod in October 2005. I found him to be an excellent
guide and also very good company during the 2 weeks
we were in the mountains. Binod is a very patient
and friendly individual and always keen to teach you
about his country and its people. His spoken and written
English is almost perfect so any concerns you may
have can be easily discussed with him either along
the track or even just finalizing trip details via
email.
The trekking itself was an amazing experience; the
scenery just gets better the higher you go. Apart
from a few headaches over 4500 meters we had absolutely
no problems along the way.
I also have to mention the invaluable assistance of
our two porters Chandra and Raz. Without them it would
have been a very different trek. Not sure we would
have made it in 12 days having to carry our own backpacks.
Chandra has worked with Binod for a number of years
and is immensely friendly and helpful, and I never
saw him without a huge smile on his face the whole
trip.
I will definitely trek with Binod again sometime in
the future.
If you have any questions about the Everest trek just
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| Regards,
Jon Paul.
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| We definitely feel we could
not find a better guide! With many years of experience,
despite his young age, Binod shows the confidence
that we needed in such environment. We did the Jomsom
trek for 2 weeks in July 2005 and we really enjoyed
it. We always knew in advance what was awaiting ahead
of us and this was very helpful psychologically! At
the end of every day, there was always the best room
of the tea house waiting for us, the best food and
the best company. When we could keep our eyes open
and we had enough energy left, we could enjoy an evening
playing cards or simply chatting to what became a
good friend we learnt a lot from. Chandra the porter,
or what we re-named Super-Chandra has always been
a quite silent but always smiling companion throughout
the trek. Binod and Chandra are simply the perfect
team and we feel very lucky to have done the Jomsom
trek with them! Should we do another trek in Nepal
in the future, it will be with them! Thanks to both
of you Binod and Chandra! Simonetta
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| From the moment we
arrived in Nepal, our guide Binod made us as welcome
as I've felt in any of the many countries I have
visited, nothing was too much trouble, and everything
was perfectly organized.
He was at the airport waiting for us to transfer
to our Kathmandu home, bestowing gifts of flower
garlands on us ( A Nepalese custom), we started
our trek the next morning, and whilst in retrospect
I think we could have made the trip without a guide,
Binod smoothed our way through the chaos that is
the domestic terminal at KTM airport. From the moment
we landed at Lukla all our needs were taken care
of but in such a way as you still felt that the
experience was your own and not that of a pampered
tour group. The two porters that carried our large
rucksacks were lovely guys and always smiling (as
is the way in Nepal). The trek was a most fulfilling
experience and during the trip I like to think we
became good friends. The Independent part of the
trek did shine through for the whole time we were
in Nepal, In the morning I would say to Binod where
are we staying tonight and I would just head off,
with Binod keeping a check on the slower of the
three of us. I'd recommend to anyone the services
Binod gives and I'll be coming back for more.....see
you in 2006 Binod............Namaste'
Dave
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Robb & Kim Lucy |
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Email Address: |
rlucy@engageinc.ca |
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Vancouver |
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Canada |
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"You couldn't find better than Binod. With some
trepidation we booked him for a three week trip
in Nepal... though we shouldn't have been nervous
after reading the excellent testimonials on this
web page. And he lived up to the great reputation...
in spades! All details were handled superbly...
he was a delight to be with... and Chandra our
porter put a smile on our faces with his smile.
Binod is very respectful of your needs and very
conscientious. We are going to help him build
his business because he deserves it. And we will
head back in a couple of years to do the rest
of the Annapurna with him. So our message? Book
him. Don't give it a second thought. You will
be delighted ."
Robb
& Kim Lucy
Canada
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