Lukla Porter Guide Service
Welcome to Wonderland of Solukhumbu, the world highest Peak, The Everest Base Camp trek Nepal:
Lukla is the gateway of Everest region treks like, Everest Base camp trek, High three pass trek, Gokyo valley trek etc. If you are thinking about to hire guide and porter or only porter or only guide to make your journey safety and enjoyable in such a high Himalayan adventure, it is possible hire from Lukla. If you are first time experience in the Himalaya, then recommend you hire guide or at least porter for your enjoyable and safety.
Should I hire a guide for Everest Base Camp trek?
Definitely we are recommended, if you are first time in the Himalaya, it is great idea to hire porter and guide for your safety journey. There is no mandatory to hire porter and guide but for your own safety and enjoyable journey in the Himalaya.
What are the Benefits of hiring porter Guide service for EBC trek?
Here are the main benefits to hiring a guide and porter for the Everest base camp trek.
- Guide will fix everything according to plan.
- Porter will assistance to carry your luggage.
- You have much time to interaction about place, culture and Himalayan ranges and story.
- Guide always explain about the trails and the possibility.
- In the peak season fully booked the place, so guide will reserve your place in the destination.
- There are some missing and dangerous trail, you never know it, guide explain all at advance.
- To hiring a guide and porter is the best idea in the mountain, for enjoyable, and memorable experience.
Everest Base- camp trek with guide:
Trekking with Guide to Everest basecamp is safety, confidence, exploring more possibility, route and side hikes, explaining mountain ranges with friendly local activities and smooth way to make success your dream adventure journey of Everest Base camp trek.
Why Everest Base Camp trek with porter?
Why should hire porter for Everest base camp trek, because porter assistance your heavy luggage so you walk easy and comfortable in the high elevation, which is more chance of success your dream destination. Another hand it is supporting to the local economic sector to the locals.
How to get in Lukla for Everest Baase Camp Trek?
There are 2 options to get in Lukla. flight or drive. by flight direct from Kathmandu to Lukla about 30 minutes flight. Drive about 15 – 19 hours get in Lukla. There are no direct Lukla drive, Kathmandu to Surke can drive and your trek start from Surke. Surke is just 2 hours away from Lukla. All about transportation please log on here for details.
Everest Base Camp trek solo vs guided:
Everest base camp trek solo: solo trek is flexible about your ideas and mind. Safety your own, sometimes it is challenging. Challenging with weather, altitude sickness and trails route.
Everest Base camp trek with Guide: providing safety, locals activities, route, in the peak season reserve at advance accommodations, best place to stop, connection, information about altitude sickness and privation are the main reason to hiring guide.

Everest Base Camp trek guide porter hiring in Kathmandu:
Hiring a porter and guide in Kathmandu for Everest base camp trek is possible, but you have to pay the transportation which is more costly than hiring in Lukla. In another hand best idea to hire a guide in Kathmandu to assistance you for flight to lukla, find hotel and transportation.
Everest Base Camp trek, porter guide service package:
Most of the local company selling their whole package for Everest base-camp trek, which is easy for you. We Ascend Hikes also the organizing whole package for Everest base camp trek with our experience local guide and strong porters to success your trek. For more details about Everest package.
How much is the Lukla Porter Guide Service cost for Everest Base Camp trek?
Usually for Everest base camp trek,
- The porter cost $20 – $25/-
- and the guide $25 – $30/-.
We Ascend Hikes organizing all Porters, Porter guides and Guides in every trekking in Nepal. Our guide and porters are well experienced in related area. Our Porter and Guide cost is like this.
- Porter cost Per Day USD $ 25/-
- Porter guide cost Per Day USD $ 30/-
- Ascend Hikes guide per Day USD $ 32/-
with all the insurance, food, accommodations and entry ticket to the national park. (Note, if you hire from Kathmandu then transportation is not including this cost).
If you are also looking for reliable, knowledgeable and friendly porter and guide, feel free to contact us.
Everest Base Camp trek guide vs porter:
The Everest base camp trek with Porter:
- Porter assistance to carry your luggage during the trek.
- Porter is not responsible for your lodging and fooding.
- During the day you will not meet, only in the evening.
- Not responsible about trails and the condition.
- Only carry your things maximum 20kg.
- Letting you to go light and trek with relaxing.
Trekking with Guides for Everest base camp:
- Guide always leading you.
- Take all the responsible about lodging and fooding.
- More explanation about the regions.
- Ensure your safety and security.
- Guide does not carry your bags.
Note: we recommended Lukla porter guide service, for comfort and safety, if you are first time trekking in the Everest base camp.
Why Local guide for Everest Base Camp trek?
Why local guide? Because, Local guide knows the trails very well, well experience altitude risk factor, practical weather pattern, ensure your safety and comfortable, local culture and activities, those are the main factors to hiring Local guide for Everest base camp trek.
Is it necessarily to make insurance for Guide and porter for Everest Base Camp trek?
It is not a compulsory, but you have to make insurance with covering medical emergency, altitude sickness rescue and accidents, because The Everest base camp trek is challenging, you never know about the situations.
Lukla Porter guide service supports local economy in Nepal.
Trekking in Nepal, while trekkers hiring a guide and porter supporting economically their family creating a job. Many young and poor family don’t have enough income source; it is a great opportunity. Your small helping hands will support someone family.
Tips for Hiring Lukla Porter Guide service:
Here are some tips to hiring a porter and guide.
- Hiring in Lukla porter guide service is the best idea, minimize your cost for Everest region trek.
- In the peak season, there are busy and hard to fine best one, so book at advance to secure best one.
- Hire a porter and guide through resister agency for your safety, because company will be responsible about all the action.
- If you are hiring out of agency, ensure they are licensed or not.
- Most important for Insurance, in case if not you will have bothering.
- Be clear about the daily rates, food and accommodations.
- Ask for Proper trekking equipment they have or not.
- For your safety feature hire a guide through agency.
- Ascend Hikes are organizing this all.

Contact Details:
Ascend Hikes Privet Limited is complete register company for Trekking | Tour | Travel | and Ticketing. This company certifies from the Nepal government. If you are booking through Ascend Hikes, you are fully secured. Booking your entire trekking in the Himalaya, feel free to contact, we are always available.
Contact Person: Niru Magar
Call: +977 – 98512-32566
WhatsApp: +977 – 98512 32566
E-mail: guideniru@gmail.com / info@ascendhikes.com
We wish you for safe and enjoyable your dream adventure trekking in the Himalaya. For explore different adventure log on our website and feel free to enquirers as a friend.