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Why you might consider trekking with Independent Trekking Guide Company - HikeNepal.com?

Top 10 reasons to engage us:

At your service, even at the initial contacts

As an independent trekking & travel guide company, we often travel on our own trips. That enables us to have direct contacts with our customers and provide them with the latest, up-to-date field knowledge. While at the same time taking the opportunity to seek for feedback to further improve the quality of our services. We have put our heart and soul, even our sweat in every trip that we run. Since I, myself am a tour operator and guide, I strongly believe that our friendships begin with our initial contacts. The emails we exchange in preparation for the trip allow us to learn about one another prior to our meeting. Upon your arrival, we will already know something about each other, that we will not begin our adventure together as complete strangers.

Personalized service

When you travel with Hike Nepal Ltd you can be assured of the highest standards of service at every stage of your travel adventure from initial enquiry through to booking, all ground handling services up to your return home. Hike Nepal is a relatively small company so the service we provide is friendly and personalized. Being small allows us to …create a custom adventure for you, based on your needs. We are very flexible to accommodate to any changes you find necessary, even in the middle of a trip. Considering your personal interest we will be with you every step of the way to help you realize your goals. Years of experience have taught us to understand your travel needs and to inform you about our local destinations. That means we can provide exceptional quality and reliability to create fantastic trekking/ tour adventure for you to enjoy that makes a statement that is unique to you.

Fare Pricing & Well treated staff

We aim to provide you the best services at fare and competitive prices and excellent value for money. Our team is fully insured for the trek. We always provide them enough clothing and proper equipment during the trekking (which is a major issue in certain trekking areas). If you've trekked before you will know how hard porters have to work to earn a living. Yet many guides and porters are shockingly UNDERPAID by some trekking agents. And for that matter, please rest assured that our guides, porters and other supporting staff will be fairly paid. The expenses you paid will go fairly and directly to the them, even the local community. It also means saving your hard earned cash, which can be better used for your trekking expenses. Please read my own philosophy about porters in Nepal.

Worry-free logistics and services

As a tour operator and guide I will personally select a nice and comfortable lodging, dining with backdrops of stunning Himalayas ranges. In addition, I will also look after your logistical requirements like - picking you up from the airport, paying Conservation/ National park fee, organizing your transport to the trek head, liaising and directing the porter and many others requirements that you need not worry about.

Assured safety and Financial Protection

Saying safety is our top priority, is an understatement! We believe that no trek/ tour is complete without maintaining high standards of safety and we have the best available support and rescue procedure and facilities set up should they be needed. Rest assured that you are in good capable hands. During the planning process, you will have a clear understanding about your payment. I am very much conscious of your budget (am sure you are too). I will provide you every detail of the tour package cost so that you are fully aware of any extra expenses that may be incurred. No unpleasant surprises! We understand how important it is that the money you spend on your holiday is 100 % financially protected for your confidence and peace of mind . We've number of ways in which we protect the money you pay for your holiday. You are completely safe with us, and that is our PROMISE!

Culture preservation

We love our unique traditional culture which reflects our main Nepali identity. Having experienced trek life through Nepal's numerous high landscapes, our team have discovered a rich assortment of diverse cultures, history, people and their way of living in Nepal. We have been taught to respect our local cultures of the places we visit. We also believe that travel is a learning experience. Thus we will lavishly supply you with knowledge of the local cultures as we trek. And we sincerely hope that through this trip your knowledge of the locals' life styles, beliefs and culture will be enhanced.

Good food and comfy accommodation

Placing high priority to the health of our guests, we ensure serving of hygienic food in our camping trek. Our cooks are well trained and very experienced at preparing both western and eastern dishes. In addition to this we use a variety of accommodation for our trips from five star hotels in the city to simple mountain lodges to fully provisioned camps, all runs to consistently high standards. Our trip itineraries give you full details on the accommodation and food

A Belief in environmental awareness and preservation

Our treks and tours are designed with deep commitment to our natural environment, benefiting local community and culture preservation. As an ecologically sensitive tour operator and guide we are aware of the importance of preservation of our Eco-system for a healthy world and we encourage disposing of garbage produced during the trip in proper manner to avoid an adverse affect on the environment.

Excellent references

Our dedication, special tour itinerary, authentic information, and certified & professional staff have enabled us to provide quality service that has been well appreciated by our clients over the years. We are grateful for the many nice compliments and testimonials that we've received from our previous clients. Our core philosophy is to provide the depth of real Nepal experience with a level of a highly professionalized personal touch service during your touring period in the kingdom of Nepal.

Obsessions with quality service

As a guide and Tour Operator, my primary goal is to provide our customers with a culturally rich and diverse experience alongside Himalayan natural beauty so that they will leave with many happy memories of their visit to this little country and her people.

During my trekking days I was asked about the following questions by many travelers friends. Please click on each topics to find its answer.

1. How did you get started as trekking guide?

2. What did you learn during your guide - training period?

3. Why did you decide to become an independent guide rather than working from company?

4. Do you always select the same lodges in tea-house style trekking for your each clients?

1. How did you get started as a trekking guide?

My home village is in the lap of the mid hilly region of the Annapurana Himalayas. Since my childhood period we used to get a number of trekkers walking through my village that first caught my attention toward the tourism sector. During my school life I came to understand well about the value of tourism and its great scope in this little country. So first I worked as a porter from Pokhara. Two years later in 1995 I trained with the Pokhara Tourism Training Center (PTTC) and “His Majesty’s Government of Nepal, Ministry of Cultural Tourism Civil Aviation (HMGONMOCTCA)” in Kathmandu to become a professional government licensed guide and I started to work for a company first as an assistant guide accompanying a senior group leader. After numerous trips into various regions I escorted my first group as a senior guide in 1997.

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2. What did you learn during your guide -training period?

Fortunately, I had the chance to take training in two different places witha different way of teaching - one in Pokhara and the other in Kathmandu for a government issued guide license. Here are the basic parts of the training programs.

(a) The theoretical course that provides the general information mainly about the topography, Cultural scenery, the history, zoology, first- aid training with broad information on how to recognize and treat altitude sickness, rescue and other associated topics.

(b) After 3 months of theoretical program, the practical part involves 24 days that includes rock climbing as well as camping organization.

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3. Why did you decide to become an independent guide rather than working from company?

During my working period as a guide for trekking companies, for the past 6 years, I have seen a lot of mishandling of clients and trekking staffs because of the tight competition between agencies in our shrinking tourism industry. Working independently is a risky decision for me because big companies are able to attract many tourists through their advertisement. Unfortunately the guides and porters that have to work for the trekking agencies are often not paid fairly.

Because of not being involved in the planning process guides have little flexibility regarding trekking program, the trek’s budget and personal requirements of the client. When clients pay the agency for their trek and the guide often obtains limited cash to pay for lodging and food for the entire the trek. If the amount is too small, the guide has to make up the difference by his own way. This type of financial crisis can create an uncomfortable situation for both guide & client. Many companies behave this way since they cannot make reasonable money because of the stiff competition. This limited amount funds the companies give their guides for the trek is not sufficient to provide quality service.

Being independent trekking guide I feel free to work with my clients, and provide them quality service as much as I can and more importantly we have clear understanding with each other as you and I are will directly involve during the planning process via email.

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4. Do you always select the same lodges in tea -house style trekking for your each client?

In some popular trekking route like in Everest, Annapurna, Langtang have abundant lodges with a variety of choices. I choose lodging based on my client’s preferences, which I give the first priority. Some would like to stay in a standard lodge with attach bathrooms and pay a little higher price. Some would like to stay in common hotel with lowest cost option where the others enjoy staying in busy places to find new friends for the evening talk. Some would like to stay with their new friends at the same lodge whom they met on the trail during the day.

Personally I would prefer to take my clients in a bit quieter, nice and less profitable lodges where the families always love to see customer’s presence and that give them a great satisfaction. The owners can give his time to talk and even can invite us in their family kitchen if there is no big groups checked in for the night.

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