5 Stars (118 reviews)
The trip was enjoyable, challenging, thoughtfully designed, and well run.
Annapurna Sanctuary Trek, October 2023
Glenn
5 Stars (118 reviews)
The trip was phenomenal! Above and beyond what I expected. The adventure of a lifetime. Everyone was fantastic and did a great job.
Annapurna Sanctuary Trek, October 2023
Vicki
5 Stars (118 reviews)
This trip was one I’ve wanted to do for decades. My main attraction was to experience really big mountains. This trip definitely fulfilled this expectation. But the trip provided much more than that. Kathmandu was an overload to the senses, the villages and tea houses on the trek was a great experience into the lifestyle and hospitality of the Nepali people and the transition through the life zones on the trek provided constant interest. Our group, guides and porters were excellent company.
Annapurna Sanctuary Trek, October 2023
Charles
5 Stars (118 reviews)
This trip was awesome! From the itinerary to the guides, Active nailed this one. The trip itself is a pretty common trek (A.B.C. trek), and different tour groups each do it a little different (# days, stops, etc.), but from what I saw, the Active itinerary was among the most well-thought-out. I highly recommend the A.B.C. trek to anyone. It is challenging with a few long days on the trail, but the daily activity never seemed like too much and the guides did a great job of setting a pace that worked well for the whole group. With a reasonable level of fitness, your guides will get you there and back. Our guides were Kim and Gokul, and our entire group loved them both. They both had extensive experience trekking in Nepal and were very knowledgeable of everything Nepal, Himalaya and the Annapurna region. They were both kind, fun, approachable and engaged. It was important to me that the team included local guides, so it was great to have Gokul be an instrumental member of the team, and that our Nepali porters were also a part of the team. A highlight was peeling bamboo with the porter team during a water break that was then used to make curry served with dinner that night. The food and accommodations are standard for all treks in the Annapurna sanctuary, but I found them surprisingly good. From when I landed in Kathmandu until I departed, I always felt like Active had me covered. I would definitely travel with them again.
Annapurna Sanctuary Trek, October 2023
James Hoyt,
5 Stars (118 reviews)
I’ve been on a number of treks with Active Adventures, including Patagonia and Everest Basecamp. As with the earlier trips, the trek to Annapurna Basecamp was outstanding. Kim (our active guide) and Amrit (local guide) were outstanding and made the trip enormously enjoyable. Can’t recommend this trip highly enough. The path to Annapurna starts off in rain forest filled with monkeys and ends up in alpine terrain, just below the snow line. Food and accommodation were all very good for the area.
Annapurna Sanctuary Trek, November 2022
Gerry, United States
5 Stars (118 reviews)
I've been waiting to do the ABC trail for a decade and I had a such a great time with Active Adventures doing it. The guides were personable, fun and friendly. Everyone in our group was also great. We got along great and had lots of fun together in addition to the hike being amazing. It was easily the most beautiful trek I've ever been on.
Annapurna Sanctuary Trek, November 2022
Matt, United States
4 Stars (118 reviews)
The trip went quite well overall, and the major objectives were achieved with only a few snags, which is not bad considering this was the inaugural trip after an almost 3-year hiatus. The scenery is unparalleled and like nowhere else on Earth! For mountain lovers, that consideration is enough by itself to justify the trip regardless of caveats. The trails are steep and busy (like a popular United States national park), but are well maintained. The teahouses are an interesting accommodation style. Traveling to Nepal is not for the faint of hear however, since the aforementioned accommodations are somewhat primitive; be ready to rough it even tho there's walls and a roof. Food is simple but healthy, and avoiding sickness is much easier than some guidebooks claim. The mix of Hindu and Buddhist culture is amazing!
Annapurna Sanctuary Trek, October 2022
Theodore, United States
4 Stars (118 reviews)
Beautiful country and great guides.
Annapurna Sanctuary Trek, July 2020
Jo, United States