Listen to what our partners in Kathmandu have to say in these 6 short videos;

Raj Gyawali who runs our family holidays in Nepal and has worked with KE for around 5 years, talks about the recovery, the mountain trails and why you should visit NOW while Nepal has an amazing energy.

 

 

Shikhar Pandey is one of the organisers of the Tenzing Hillary Mount Everest Marathon. He tells us how everything is operating as normal but tourism has not completely revived and why we should visit Nepal right now.

 

 

Rinji is a one of our tour leaders in Nepal, leading treks in the Everest and Annapurna regions. He tells us how everything is back to normal and it's safe to travel.

 

 

 

Pramod Shrestha is our bike specialist in Nepal and has worked with KE since 1999. He tells us how all the trails are back to normal.

 

 

 

Ashok works as transport staff in Nepal and tells us about the progress so far in Kathmandu, how the monuments are being rebuilt, Manaslu is now open and the Khumbu regions are now safe.

 

 

Milan is a KE Trek Leader and welcomes you to Nepal. "It's  all safe and the trails are fine".

 

 

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Jo Chaffer, long term resident in Nepal and KE trek leader is also heavily involved in the Juniper Trust projects. She quotes;

 “Nepal is open for business as a result largely of individual agencies and people's efforts: trails have been rebuilt, lodges repaired or replaced, and services are up and running again. With the FCO finally removing the last of the earthquake related travel warnings we can now confidently say the whole country is back to 'as safe as usual'. And with expeditions coming through for the start of the peak climbing season and a flush of trekkers and tourers during the Easter period the last couple of weeks at least have felt vibrant and bustling. However the reality is that most hotels, lodges, restaurants etc have been very quiet with bookings at around only 30% of normal. Autumn is looking better, but it's still not full. So what does this mean for anyone thinking of holidaying here?  Firstly the experience you'll have on the trails is likely to be wilder and calmer (I recently went up to Kanchenjunga and met only 2 other small groups of trekkers the whole trip) - Secondly the warm welcome from locals will be even warmer!”

 

Namgyal Sherpa, Director of KE's main ground agent in Nepal quotes;

“I recently did the Everest Base camp trek and It was inspiring and touching to see how quickly the local people have fixed their homes and tea houses, making them safer by using lightweight materials. The earthquake shook the entire country, but the communities in the mountains I visited showed resiliency and strength, and one year on, the earthquake has left very few traces of damage. This shows that the people of Nepal have learned to be very adaptive and have moved on from the earthquake. While the earthquake was terrible, it is important to understand their livelihoods depend on tourists, and the village communities are ready to welcome travelers and accommodate them. “

 

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