Manakamana Treks and Expedition
Aims
We firmly believe that protecting environment and preserving native culture are the fundamental aspects to be considered in all treks/ tour.
To supply quality service for all our valued clients.
Make the holiday joy-full.
Design the itineraries for visiting exotic areas, and emphasis tour where the local people directly and indirectly get benefits from the visitors.
Use well trained and experienced staffs at trek/tour.
Our main aim is to provide the satisfactions for visitors.
Economic responsibility
More emphasis for the local guide in our group visiting local communities. We have local trekking guide of the different region, such as Everest region, Langtang region, Annapurna region. Also hire necessary person from the local community when visiting there.
To give priority for the purchasing local products. For examples: Buy handicraft products, green vegetables, Potato's, fruits, meet local drinks etc.
Encourage the local community to supply person to join at skill and tourism management training. For examples: After taken training, Build up their capacity, Improve in dealing with customers, Speak polite, Tried to inform about potentials things, able to share feelings etc.
Provide awareness' to cook hygienic cuisines. For examples: Keep clean kitchen spot, All kitchen utensils wash in hot water before bringing in used, Vegetables and other necessary stuffs wash in potash hot water before cooked. Cook and Kitchen staff must be clean, and they should have shot nails etc.
We stay at local tea houses during our tour, also use local transport service.
Environmental responsibility
Use Kerosene/ Gas rather than fire wood.
Avoid using non re- cycling things and advice to bring back those things and handover to the concern section. For examples: Bring back non-disposable things like Tins, cans, Bottles, Batteries, glass including plastic, medical products, etc.
Advice to help in keeping clean and greenery environment, Minimize use water and save it. For examples: Do not trash things everywhere, Trash in proper place like rubbish box, Establish fire pit in camping trek/tour, burned in fire-pit which can burn like papers etc, or keep in underground wastage things, or if possible provide food wastage to domestic animals. Pay little extra amount to Porter to bring back non disposable things by duffel. Avoid bathing or washing clothes in streams, etc.
Social responsibility
Prior to visiting destination, inform about social and political situation of the destination to visitors.
Do not act negative things which impacted in the communities, learn to respect each their norms and values. Leave the excellent stamps in the communities. For examples: Aware of local regulations, do not bath necked, Do not kiss openly while visiting at the sensitive areas, Take advice before enter into Monasteries/ Temples, Wear cloth in staying at Tea house/ camp, Be polite, respect to religions/ culture, etc.
Encourage local community to run fruitful project, which host persons can get benefits direct or indirect from the visitors. For examples: Run Tea shop, Make handicrafts by local resources, Grow vegetables/ fruits as per season, supply honest person to support in trek/tour for visitors. Join with Tourism management training, etc. By organised workshop.
We did financial support to local school. Also participated their annual program. During our tour, we gave some financial donation to local school for the improvement of school. Our visitors also donated the amount and educational materials to school and students after seen the condition of school and position of students.
Yes our tour involves in visiting local projects. For examples local carpet project which made by hand of local community, Bee keeping project, Cheese project etc. Community forest project etc.
