Social Trekking in Nepal with a Trusted Local Agency
Book your Makalu Base Camp trek, or explore the Arun Valley, Everest, Kanchenjunga, Manaslu and Annapurna with experienced licensed guides and local porters. Our profits support village schools and elderly care in Sankhuwasabha.
“…very remote, very wild, lots of different scenery. If you want to trek in a place that is still very authentic you should go for it.”
hugo m · August 2023
★★★★★
“Rajkumar Rai was my porter/guide who was incredibly helpful and without his support I wouldn't have made it to the base camp.”
arun u · May 2023
★★★★★
“The route and teahouses along it were relatively uncrowded, the natural landscape was epic, the cultural tapestry overlaying all of it was fascinating.”
Alex W · Makalu Base Camp, November 2016
About MAST
A Local Trekking Agency in Eastern Nepal
MAST was set up in Khandbari in 2010 by SESF, a local non-profit social organization. It is a government-registered, licensed trekking agency, a member of TAAN, and it runs as a non-profit. You trek with an experienced licensed guide and local porters, sleep in family-run tea houses or homestays, and pay them directly for their service.
Government registration
No. 286
Founded in Khandbari
2010
Groups guided
60+
Trekkers per group
1–6
Truly LocalRun from Khandbari by people who grew up beneath these mountains.
Licensed GuidesHired from local villages, fairly paid and insured.
Honest PricingYou pay only for the days and services you use, and pay tea houses directly.
Community StaysNights in family-run tea houses and homestays along the trail.
Makalu · 8,463 m
