Trekking in the Everest region with Sherpas

We are a Nepali company and travel through this company makes a direct impact in the economy of Nepal. We tailor make all our trips with the purpose of promoting and preserving Nepal’s rich cultural and ecological diversity. With every trip we strive to exceed our clients’ expectations, whilst minimising the impact on our environment and maximising the contribution to the local economy. Keeping our passion for people and nature close to our heart we endeavour to tailor make extraordinary trips to suit extraordinary people. The company’s founder director is a lead-figure in the responsible tourism movement in Nepal and therefore responsible tourism is at the heart of our operation.

Responsibility audit: We have in place and are constantly modifying an internal audit mechanism that gauges our work in responsibility, and works towards improvements on a constant basis.

On the Trek: We only run small group/private treks staying in homestays and family-owned teahouses to ensure maximum contribution to the local economy. We use a core group of guides who are trained in responsible tourism practices and principles. Throughout the trek the guides encourage our clients to make decisions that will minimise their impact on the environment and maximise their contribution to the local economy.

Our Guides & Porters: Where possible we hire guides and porters from the local area that the trek is operating in. We encourage all our clients to hire porters. Giving local people employment is a great way of directing money straight back into the local economy. Our porters are not allowed to carry more that 20kg. This is well below the national recommendation of 30kg. Each guide is paid up front and is required to take a signed receipt for each porter used to ensure the correct wage has been paid.

Our Office: We take our responsibility towards looking after the environment very seriously and as a company we try to run our offices in as environmentally friendly manner as possible. Year on year we work towards reducing our energy consumption and waste production. Our office is totally furnished in locally made furniture and handicrafts.

All staff members are local Nepalese and from a range of ethnic backgrounds. We do not discriminate on gender or age. 10% of profits are budgeted for staff development and welfare.

Philanthropy: We take our impact on the local community very seriously. Almost all personnel are involved in some form of social/charitable work. Time and funding are given to allow them to support these ventures up to 10% of the company’s profits. On top of this 10% of the company's profits also goes directly into employee benefits.