Published on Apr, 2022
I have never experienced a more professionally curated tour such as this. I contacted Himalaya Holiday Service in November of 2021 to see if they could accommodate my vision to propose to my partner on Mount Everest. The most complicated part of my request was to see if this company could work closely with my videographer in Germany who would be filming us on Mount Everest and throughout our time in Nepal. I was contacted within the same business day by Buddhi who was able to call me and discuss my vision. After nearly an hour of talking and planning I felt confident in moving forward and booking with Himalaya Holiday Service. This was the best decision I made for my engagement and our overall experience in Nepal. Buddhi was the most accommodating and professional tour guide I have ever hired. He worked closely planning with my videographer and myself as we planned each film site to be featured in the film over a ten day period. He not only managed our flight experience, but our every move in Nepal from transportation, flight bookings, hotel bookings, check-ins and each curated tour and experience for us over the ten days in Nepal. As organized as I am, this wouldn't have been possible without Buddhi. Each time I wasn't able to get in touch with an event coordinator of a hotel or restaurant we were filming at he took it upon himself to get in touch with them directly. Thanks to Buddhi I had responses within the same business day after waiting on my own for nearly two weeks without a response from these various establishments. He truly made our experience completely stress free to the point where I was able to actually enjoy my engagement. I'll never forget when we first checked into our hotel, he asked for Arturo and I to relax and have lunch on our terrace. He then offered to take our videographer to his home to have lunch with him and his family in order to give us privacy. I was speechless at this kindness of opening his home to a complete stranger he had only spoken to through messages and emails. If only everyone in this world was so genuinely kind. My partner and I secretly wanted to join as he sounded so incredibly inviting! Throughout our time in Nepal he was alway available. If we messaged him for anything he was always available and responded immediately. The biggest help of all was when Qatar Airlines would not let us board our flight due to not having proper entry documents for Qatar (Ehteraz). We attempted to get this done at the airport, but with the limited time we missed our flight. Buddhi came to our rescue within 20 minutes of messaging him what had happened. He came to pick us up with his driver and took us directly to the Qatar Airlines office in downtown Kathmandu. He managed to help us to get to the front of the line which could have easily taken us two hours to wait in. There we worked on getting our proper documentation and new flight booking. I can't imagine navigating this without the help of Buddhi. He truly saved us from what could have been a bigger, and more costly disaster. What was truly impressive about all of this, he was able to manage helping us while he was managing a private flight at Everest. He called one of his friends to come be with us while he assisted the other family so we wouldn't be left alone or stranded. He left us the car and driver as well to take us to a long awaited Mexican restaurant he had recommended. Arturo's family owns a Mexican restaurant and he wanted to try the only Mexican restaurant Kathmandu offered after Buddhi made the recommendation. It was honestly the best Mexican food I've ever had. We enjoyed lunch while we waited for our flight. Buddhi met us there after dropping his tour off to their hotel and was able to take us once again to the airport for our departure. Buddhi will forever be part of our lives. He started as a phenomenal tour guide, but will now be considered part of our family after providing us an experience we will remember for the rest of our lives.