Best Trekking Company in Nepal for 2027? How to Compare Them and Check Each One

Last updated 14 October 2026.

Short answer: I cannot tell you which Nepal trekking company is the best, and I would not trust anyone who says it is them. What I can give you is a way to compare any company, including mine, using things you can check yourself in about twenty minutes: the company registration, the trekking licence, the TAAN membership, the tax number, the office, the guide, the written quote and the reviews on sites the company does not control. At The Everest Holiday all of these are published, and I list our numbers further down so you can test them. Even a fully licensed company can behave badly, so use the checks as a filter and then talk to a real person before you pay.

I am Shreejan. I run a trekking company in Kathmandu, so you should read this knowing I am not neutral. I wrote it because people ask me every week how to choose, usually after they have read three "best trekking companies" lists that all say different things. Many of those lists are written by the companies on them. This page is a checklist, not a ranking.

Who actually sells Nepal treks?

Before you compare names, work out what kind of seller you are looking at. The same Everest Base Camp trek can reach you in four different ways, and the answer to "who runs my trip" changes each time.

None of these is wrong for everyone. A first-time trekker who wants a card payment protected by a home-country brand may be happier with an international seller. Someone who wants to talk to the people who will plan the route may be happier with a local company. I run a local company, so I will tell you how to check one properly.

How do I check a Nepal trekking company is real?

Ask for each item below by number, then look it up with the body that issued it. Do not accept a photo on a website as proof. The documents are public and every honest company expects the question. Our own details are in the last column so you can test us the same way.

One honest warning from someone who has watched this industry for years: a licence is a filter, not a guarantee. Some companies that hold every paper above have still let clients down, and some small unregistered guides have done a fine job. That is why the checks come first and a conversation comes second. If a company is hard to reach, vague about who your guide is, or pushes you to pay everything quickly into a personal account, step back whatever its papers say.

If you want the longer version of this checklist, I wrote how to choose a trekking company in Nepal, and a separate piece on the scams I see most. I do not name companies in either, and I will not here.

What should a good quote say?

This is where most people get misled. Two quotes for the same trek can be USD 600 apart and still look identical on the first page. Put them side by side and read these lines.

Our own answers are on every package page. For a quick example, the 12-day Everest Base Camp trek starts from USD 1,399 per person on Budget, USD 2,499 on Standard and USD 4,999 on Luxury for two to four guests. Budget has no porter and does not include meals on the trail. Standard has private rooms, all meals and one porter for every two trekkers. Luxury has a dedicated porter and a helicopter to Lukla and back. If a quote for the same trek is far below ours, I would ask which of the lines above has been left out. I wrote about that in why Everest Base Camp prices vary between companies.

What do other travellers say, and where?

Read reviews on sites the company does not control, and read the newest ones first. As of 9 October 2026 we have 206 reviews on TripAdvisor (4.9 out of 5), 100 on Google (4.9) and 24 on Trustpilot (4.7). Those numbers move, so check the live pages rather than trusting my table. Our reviews page links to all three. When you read any company's reviews, look for guide names, specific places and how problems were handled. A trek that went wrong and was fixed tells you more than twenty five-star lines.

I also think you should be careful with "best of" lists, including ours if we ever make one. Some are written by the companies they rank, and some are paid placements. Ask who wrote the list and whether anyone paid to be on it.

Where does The Everest Holiday fit?

We are a family company in Kathmandu, started in 2016 by my wife Shamjhana and me. My family has three generations of guiding in the Himalayas. We run our own treks with licensed guides across Everest, Annapurna, Manaslu, Mustang and the climbing peaks, and you deal with us directly, not through a sales team. Group size is 1 to 20, and solo travellers are welcome. We do not put guests on elephants, and our Chitwan trips use jeeps, canoes and jungle walks.

We are not the cheapest on every trek, and we do not include Kathmandu hotels in trek prices. If you want the lowest possible number and nothing else matters, a marketplace or a freelancer may beat us. If you want to know who plans your route, a written tier list and one person to message, we are a reasonable place to start. Judge us by the table above.

When should I choose a company for 2027?

Questions people ask

How do I find the best trekking company in Nepal? Do not look for a winner. Shortlist three companies that pass the checks in the table, ask each the same questions, and compare the written quotes line by line. The best one for you is the one that answers clearly and honestly.

Is it safer to book with a local company or an international one? Neither is automatically safer. A local company is the one doing the work, and an international brand adds a layer between you and it. Check the papers, then check how reachable the people are.

What is TAAN, and does it matter? It is the Trekking Agencies' Association of Nepal, a trade body that companies join and renew each year. Membership is a useful filter and it is public. It is not a guarantee of service.

Can I trust online reviews? Trust the pattern, not a single review. Look at several platforms, recent dates and detail. We reply to our reviews, good and bad.

Should I pay a deposit before I talk to someone? No. Speak to a person first, get a written quote, and pay into a company account. Our deposit is 10 per cent for Nepal trips.

Do I need a guide? A licensed guide is required in most trekking areas under the Nepal Tourism Board rule from April 2023. The Everest region does not enforce it locally, but we always trek with a licensed guide.

How can I tell a company is overcharging or undercharging? Compare the lines in the quote table above. A very low price usually means a missing guide, porter, meal, permit or flight.

What if I book and the trek cannot run? Ask before you pay. Our rule is that if we cannot run a trip, we refund what you paid less taxes, bank or card charges and money already spent on permits and flights.

What are the terms for this trek?

Group size is 1 to 20, and you can also trek solo. The deposit is 10 per cent and it is non-refundable, with no refund if you cancel. You can reschedule free of charge with at least 72 hours notice to any date within one year. The balance is paid on arrival in Kathmandu in USD or EUR, cash or by card. Card carries 3.5 per cent and cash in Kathmandu carries none. We do not take Nepali rupees from foreign clients.

How do you plan this with us?

Message me on WhatsApp on +977 9810351300 with your dates, how many of you there are and the trek you have in mind. I will tell you which tier I would choose, and send you the exact quote so you can compare it with any other.

Written by Shreejan Simkhada, CEO of The Everest Holiday, from a family of three generations of family guides. TAAN Member #1586. WhatsApp +977 9810351300.