Is Oriental Journeys Pvt. Ltd. worth it? The data verdict
Oriental Journeys Pvt. Ltd. rates 4.92★ across 189 verified reviews — genuinely good, short of exceptional. Its trips run about £88/day — cheaper than the market median. The complaints below are consistent enough to take seriously before booking.
Where Oriental Journeys Pvt. Ltd. scores
What travellers consistently praise
- Knowledgeable, friendly guides (especially Machhindra and Aneel)
- Good food, particularly Dal-Bhat and local cuisine
- Well-organised itineraries across culture, trekking and wildlife
- Comfortable, good-value accommodation
The consistent complaints
- Animal welfare concerns on jungle safari (chained elephants)
- Occasional poor communication around transfers/logistics
- Itinerary mismatches on some safari trips
Both lists distilled from the same verified review base — we publish the bad with the good.
In travellers' own words
“Some of our guides were patient and knowledgeable, others just seemed to want to rush us through an experience so they could move on the the next customer. I was also upset to se”
“ently had I known that day 3 we were going to do nothing, and day 1 was nothing but a walk. I was put on a public bus from Kathmandu with no one else from the group and”
“Annapurna Circuit Trek - the best trek we ever had Oriental Journeys did so well taking care of us and giving us all the information we needed. Aneel, our guide”
“Annapurna Base Camp Trek with Sunrise from Poon hill was great had some awesome views and perfect weather at base camp and poon hill. Our guide Machhindra did an awesome jo”