Dominic T

Sunil, Alex and Bijay make Mera Peak unforgettable

Our Mera Peak trek was an incredible adventure, thanks to the amazing guide team of Sunil, Alex, and Bijay. They were not only experts on the trail but also fantastic at keeping us motivated and safe every step of the way. Geljen, from the support team, was a legend too—always going above and beyond to keep us happy. The trek itself was stunning, with views I’ll never forget, but the team made it unforgettable. If you’re thinking of tackling Mera Peak, do it with this group. They’ll make you feel like family and bring you to the summit with confidence!

Jamie B

Incredible

I went on the Mera peak trip with freedom adventures and the whole trip from start to finish was incredible. Made more incredible by the fantastic employees of freedom adventures. Sunil and Bijaya were our main guides throughout the trek through the hills and valleys that took us to Mera base camp. They looked after us like family and made every day fun and full of memories that will stay with me forever. Susil, Santosh and Prem also made everything possible for our trip to happen organising things from Kathmandu. I would recommend freedom adventures to anyone looking to explore this amazing country Nepal. If you’re looking for a memorable adventure, rest assured this company will exceed your expectations.

Craig M

Exceptional Trekking Experience with Freedom Adventures! (Mera Peak April 2024)

Almost two weeks since landing back in the UK after trekking in Nepal, and I wanted to stay true to a promise I made by writing a recommendation for Freedom Adventures and their incredible local team. All five of us reached the summit of Mera Peak (6,476m), and I owe a huge thank you to Sunil and his team of ironmen who supported us every step of the way. After long, hard days, the team ensured each evening was upbeat, fun, and engaging. Nothing was too much hassle, and their logistics and planning were spot on. If you're looking to trek, climb, or tour in Nepal, I highly recommend this outstanding team. They made the entire experience unforgettable, from meticulous planning to the warm and enthusiastic support throughout the journey. Thank you, Freedom Adventures, for an incredible adventure!

robert k

My 10/10 experience on Mera peak

Amazing experience. Had such a good time climbing Mera peak. The whole group got along great and 5/5 reached summit. Was a good laugh and my main mountain guide Sunil was great, reacted very fast to changes and made good calls, he will remain to be a good friend of mine and a first port of call should I return. Bijaya rai was our climbing guide but he was super attentive all our needs were met and he ensured we had great service at the tea houses. Our iron men (porters): Susil rai, Santosh rai, Prem taming, were great made sure our equipment bags got up and down safe and sound and made the last few days of descent good fun going over a 4000m pass. All in all great time would definitely recommend

Jarek H

Mera Peak trek May 2023

Me and my wife have undertaken Mera Peak Trek in May 2023. We have chosen Freedom Adventures as a tour operator because of a very positive experience on Everest Base Camp trek a few years prior. And what a choice it was - we have had an amazing adventure with great people - all very well organized and fairly priced! From the very beginning we felt very well looked after. Thanks to Freedom Adventures manager Krishna Hari Khatri - an email/WhatsApp communication before we even landed in Kathmandu was super helpful. All our requests have been accommodated and all problems and issues on the trek have been immediately resolved. Our Lead Guide Dakman Thapa has shown great leadership qualities throughout the whole trek. He had an extensive knowledge of this area of Himalayas, culture and people living there. He was always cheerful and concerned with our comfort and safety. Also, he is the nicest person ever :) Dakman's assistant guides - Ngima Sherpa and Sunil Paiya have helped to cater for all our needs. They were a very attentive, always smiling and they helped greatly in creating smashing atmosphere and team spirit. Their experience played crucial role in our team success. We would also like to thank our supporting team: Hem Bahadur Lama, Bhupes RaI and Rajkumar Kulung Rai - without their assistance in moving our luggage around we would have not made it. Regarding the trek itself - Mera Peak (6470m) is quite big step up from EBC trek and in and our opinion even more demanding than Kilimanjaro. It is not for everyone and requires conditioning training (at least 3 months prior). But by far - this is the greatest adventure of our lives!! Thanks again to the whole team at Freedom Adventures for experience of a lifetime!! We look forward to work with Freedom Adventures in the future. We will also highly recommend them to our friends.

jjrawlings

Yala Peak April 2023

I was happy to be apart of this British expedition to Yala Peak. The men and women of Freedom Adventures treat you like family from A-z. Everything we could possibly want was provided, including replacing lost prescription glasses along the way. Furthermore all in country transit was taken care of, which took all the stress out of enjoying this exotic location. They treat you like family. The trip itself is life changing. The Langtang Valley is beautiful and meaningful and should not be missed. The climb is hard but the company had a proper basecamp set for us when tea houses were not available. I imagine people wanting to go to the Himalayas have some idea of what to expect, but Yala provided a unique experience I. That the trail was not over utilized and we had summit day to ourselves. We never were hungry! The tea house experience was spot on. Dakman in addition to other people of the mountains made us feel at home and safe! I can’t recommend these people enough! I only wish I was closer than 12 time zones away to go on more trips with them.

Rowan Brogden

Yala Peak Expedition November 2022.

I have just returned from the Yala Peak trip 06-17th November 2022. It was my first time in Nepal and first time to the Himalaya. It has been a dream of mine since I was 15 - and it did not disappoint. The team provided by Freedom Adventures was excellent - our main guide Dakman was great and I cant praise him highly enough - a perfect balance for me of not being overbearing but a kind hearted, friendly and knowledgeable bloke who spends his whole life walking these mountains. We were very lucky with our climbing guide Ashok- usually guiding on 8000's and so to have him share some of his time, knowledge and insight with us was a real special bonus. The Langtang Valley is beautiful - in the sunshine the area surrounding Kyanjin Gompa was genuinely up there with the most beautiful and powerful scenery I have ever seen and walked amongst. Prior to the trip I liaised with Krishna who provided the information we needed and organised everything from additional nights accommodation either side of the trip to hiring mountaineering boots. Everything ran very smoothly and I could not more highly recommend Freedom Adventures to anyone considering a trip to Nepal. My advice to your would be to get in touch with them, tell them your desires and ambitions and let them share with you their expertise as having spent two weeks with them now there is the potential for them to really show you something special beyond the generic - lifting the curtain on real Nepal, its beauty and secrets. The saving process begins again now but I will be in touch with Krishna, Dakman and Ashok soon to begin planning the next adventure.

Matt S

Mera Peak Trek

I want to start by saying that Mera Peak is a difficult mountain trek (it’s called trekking in Nepal but in the UK would be called mountaineering). It is quite challenging even when everything goes well. I think the test of a good guide is when things start to go wrong and their ability to fix things. Freedom Adventures and our guide Phuraa navigated us through what I think was a particularly difficult trek. There was some slight mismatch with info provided by our UK company but we spoke with Freedom and our UK company and they sorted it immediately. The manager even came to our hotel to personally ensure the problems were sorted. Perfect customer service. The flights to Lukla were all cancelled due to bad weather (obviously not their fault!!) so they provided a jeep to take us the next day (other companies leave their guests for days in Kathmandu waiting for flights). We had bad luck with one of the people in our group getting sick but Phuraa was calm and professional in finding ways to make the situation safe. We met a lot of people coming down who had not made the summit. The weather was really bad and there was so much snow no one had made it to the top. Phuraa kept a close eye on the weather and adapted the itinerary and found a gap in the weather so that we could make the summit. Some guides/companies do not care if you make it to the top and will just take you half way up in bad weather. Phuraa and Freedom Adventure did everything to make sure we made it to the summit - which is what you book for. Finally, Kathmandu airport was closed on the way back which meant we flew to Ramechhap. When we arrived, there were people everywhere with no idea how to get back to Kathmandu. Freedom have a tented camp close by which is nicer than some UK campsites I have seen. We had a relaxed lunch there and a private bus back to Kathmandu. Felt like VIP treatment compared to those stranded in Ramechhap. I think they really do care about your trip and I think they did everything to make sure we got to the summit. Worth noting other companies will charge you much more for the same service. Good value. Good people. Matt

charliewilbers

Mera Peak trek

Travelled to Nepal alone and chose the Mera Peak trek as a trip that I could undertake with no previous mountaineering experience but be able to have the chance to summit a Himalayan peak. Our guide Phuraa was incredibly knowledgeable about the area and was so warm and fun to be around, telling us a lot about his culture and people and was very helpful and professional. Our porter Lappa was one of the kindest people I have ever met and both of them helped me so much both during the trek and when I was experiencing altitude sickness. The trip itself would've been worth it to meet these guys alone and hear some of their stories but the trek was unbelievable and Nepal itself is the most beautiful place I've ever been with such warm people and great food. I would highly recommend doing any of the freedom treks in the trekking region and I hope to visit again in the future and see my friends Phuraa and Lappa.

KeiApricot

Mera Peak with Phura from Freedom Adventures

I've chosen to do the Mera Peak trek with Freedom Adventures in April/May 2019 and it was an absolutely amazing experience. I was lucky to have Phura as our guide. He has taken such good care of us right from the beginning (meeting us in Kathmandu) all the way through to the peak and back again. He is a brilliant, knowledgeable, safety-oriented, helpful and kind trek leader (who happens to have the biggest smile on his face any day) and has taught us so many things about Nepali culture, geography, food and words throughout that made our trek even more special. The trek itself was fabulous: we started off with a few days in the rhododendron forest, and gradually trekked higher into the mountains. The final few days ahead of the summit were a touch more challenging, but that made standing on the summit even more special. I had total faith and trust in Phura, especially going over a high pass on the way back where there had been quite some snowfall. Secondly, our porter Lakpa was a mighty fine man - strong, friendly, and helping out wherever possible. Also, ahead of the trek, Krishna from Freedom Adventures took the time to answer any questions i had (be it gear or food related), which was incredibly helpful and put me immediately at ease with my choice of organisation. I cannot recommend Freedom Adventures highly enough, and can't wait to be back to explore the Himalayas again in the future!