A family-run Nepal trekking company in Kathmandu

Yes. The Everest Holiday is registered with Nepal's Office of the Company Registrar (147653/072/073) and holds a travel agency licence (2838/072) and a trekking agency licence (2090/072) from the Department of Tourism. It is member 1586 of the Trekking Agencies' Association of Nepal (TAAN). You can see every certificate on our legal documents page.

Check four things before you pay any of the trekking agencies you are comparing: a tourism licence and TAAN membership you can verify, a written price that says what each tier includes, reviews on Tripadvisor or Google with real names and dates, and who will actually guide you. Ask to see the guide’s licence too. I put the full checklist in how to compare and check a Nepal trekking company.

The Everest Holiday publishes a price for every trip, in up to three tiers: Budget, Standard and Luxury. The 12-day Everest Base Camp trek starts from US$1,255 per person. The price per person depends on the tier and on your group size, and it goes down as the group grows. Each trek page shows the full price table and what each tier includes.

The Everest Holiday takes a 10% deposit (25% for Kailash and Tibet), and you book directly with us. The balance is paid when you arrive in Kathmandu, in US dollars or euros, by cash or card.

If your plans change, you can move your trip free of charge to any date within one year, with at least 72 hours' notice (7 days for restricted areas, Tibet and Kailash). The deposit itself is not refunded if you cancel. The details are in our booking terms.

Yes. Every trek with The Everest Holiday can run privately, for one person or for a group of up to 20, and the price is the same whether you go private or join a group. Solo travellers are welcome. For families and older trekkers we run a 14-day Everest Base Camp trek for seniors and families, with a shorter walk down and a spare day at Lukla.

Most trekking in Nepal is a teahouse trek. You walk village trails by day and sleep and eat in family-run lodges, so you do not camp or cook. On high-altitude routes like Everest Base Camp (5,364 m), the itinerary keeps acclimatisation days so your body can adjust. If you call it hiking at home, it is the same thing here: Nepal hiking means walking from village to village with the Himalaya in view, with a local guide who knows the trail.

If you have never trekked before, start with Poon Hill (4 days from Pokhara), Mardi Himal (5 to 7 days) or the Langtang Valley trek (8 days). They are shorter and easier to fit into a first visit. If you are fit and walk regularly, the 12-day Everest Base Camp trek and the 9-day Annapurna Base Camp trek both work as a first big trek, as long as you keep the acclimatisation days. Tell us how you walk at home and we will suggest a route.

The main trekking season is autumn, from late September to November, with the clearest skies and the most people. Spring, from March to May, is warmer and the rhododendrons are in flower. In winter, from December to February, the lower treks are quiet and still good. From June to August the monsoon brings rain to most trails; Upper Mustang lies in a rain shadow and is the usual choice then.

The Everest Holiday is owned by Shreejan Simkhada (founder and CEO) and Shamjhana Basukala (co-founder, licensed trekking guide), who started it in Kathmandu in 2016. Ganesh Prasad Simkhada is director and chairman. Shamjhana is Shreejan's wife and Ganesh is his father; the family has been guiding in the Himalayas for three generations, and part of what the company earns funds the Nagarjun Learning Center, the charity Shreejan and Shamjhana started in 2019.