Do you have any local based travel/trekking services that you can recommend in Nepal? Or additional trekking tips?

Yes, we can highly recommend the services of Birendra Adhikari and his team at “Visit Nepal-Tibet expeditions & tours” http://www.visitnepaltibet.com/ for all your local travel needs, as well for trekking and other adventure based activities. Birendra also organises all our Hands with Hands Charity Treks. Birendra can arrange a German speaking (or other languages) guide if you require. If you have any interest in Tibet and Bhutan he is very experienced organising these tours, which require detailed support and can compliment your Nepal travels.

The mountains here in Nepal are an amazing experience – what the rest of the world calls mountains, Nepal calls “foothills”, the mountains here are truly something else. And to be respected, it does need good health and level of fitness to ascend the higher altitudes with safety. However ... if you do then you may indeed taste what many say is a closer experience to god ...