janda
20th April 2007, 03:15 AM
Recommendation of an excellent porter/guide for the Annapurna region
In October 2006 we visited Nepal with our daughter and having stayed in Pokhara, we then went on a trek to the Annapurna Sanctuary.
Our guide for this trek was Dipak Khadka. He (accompanied by another porter) provided an excellent service, and we would like to recommend him to any other trekkers who require a guide/porter. He was very reliable, honest, considerate, attentive, and made our trek very enjoyable and hassle-free as he took care of all the arrangements in every detail. His spoken English was good, and he has recently been studying to improve it. We are both of retirement age and we found Dipak (aged about 30 years, married with one young son) to be very sensitive to our needs, ensuring that we were as comfortable as possible both during trekking and with the accommodation en-route. He was very friendly and we had wonderful evenings in the lodges, talking and playing cards. On a couple of occasions, he entertained the lodge-full of guests with his expertise on the drums to accompany the impromptu singing and dancing. He made our first trip to Nepal so memorable due to his ability to take care of everything (even knowing what we wanted before we did!) so that we could enjoy a relaxed holiday. He has the gift of a quiet presence and gentle thoughtfulness, always being there to do just what was required at that moment. He was a perfect companion on the trek. We are certainly hoping to return and would of course use Dipak, so we can highly recommend him.
We hope that you would consider hiring Dipak for your trek.
He can be contacted by email on dipak_khadka123@yahoo.com
Happy trekking with Dipak
John and Ann from UK
In October 2006 we visited Nepal with our daughter and having stayed in Pokhara, we then went on a trek to the Annapurna Sanctuary.
Our guide for this trek was Dipak Khadka. He (accompanied by another porter) provided an excellent service, and we would like to recommend him to any other trekkers who require a guide/porter. He was very reliable, honest, considerate, attentive, and made our trek very enjoyable and hassle-free as he took care of all the arrangements in every detail. His spoken English was good, and he has recently been studying to improve it. We are both of retirement age and we found Dipak (aged about 30 years, married with one young son) to be very sensitive to our needs, ensuring that we were as comfortable as possible both during trekking and with the accommodation en-route. He was very friendly and we had wonderful evenings in the lodges, talking and playing cards. On a couple of occasions, he entertained the lodge-full of guests with his expertise on the drums to accompany the impromptu singing and dancing. He made our first trip to Nepal so memorable due to his ability to take care of everything (even knowing what we wanted before we did!) so that we could enjoy a relaxed holiday. He has the gift of a quiet presence and gentle thoughtfulness, always being there to do just what was required at that moment. He was a perfect companion on the trek. We are certainly hoping to return and would of course use Dipak, so we can highly recommend him.
We hope that you would consider hiring Dipak for your trek.
He can be contacted by email on dipak_khadka123@yahoo.com
Happy trekking with Dipak
John and Ann from UK