The Essentials of a Nepal Trekking Guide

Trekking is an adventure of life and if you plan to visit the trekking routes of Nepal, which are immense in beauty and offers a lot to explore, the benefits of having a Nepal trekking guide is immense.

I have emphasized a lot on the importance of Nepal trekking guides on the different trekking routes of the country in my previous posts as well and today I would like to share my experience with you. This may help you save a lot of time on your trekking adventure.

Finding trekking guide in Nepal is no big problem, provided to make sure that he is experienced, insured and capable of pulling out of a bad situation (If any arises). You can find local trekking guides once you are in the country or you can opt to go through a hotel or trekking agency.

Local trekking guides in Nepal are always a good option and even though going through your hotel or an agency will cost you more for the guide (owing to included commissions), but at least you will be assured of receiving as guide that is insured, experienced and professional. The process of hiring a guide directly or through an agency is somewhat the same.

For those who are planning on finding a Nepal trekking guide through an agency, make sure to ask if there are other trekkers that can join the group as it will help in splitting the cost of the guide. Normally agencies offer a guide from 1 to 5 trekkers’ ratio. So the more the trekkers, the lesser the guide’s cost per day. It is also best to hire a guide from where you will be proceeding for the trek. Most trek routes go from Pokhara, while some go from Kathmandu, such as Everest base camp.

For those who wish to find an independent trekking guide in Nepal, you can find them once you arrive in Nepal, or you can also contact them via websites where these independent guides offer their services for lesser compared to agencies.

There is a lot that can be learnt about Nepal’s trekking routes and guides from various other sources as well. One best way is to read the 4^th Nepal trekking guides, which offers a complete account of how to successfully trek and deal with related matters in the Annapurna region.

This guide describes 45 trek route maps and 15 different village plans in the Annapurna region which are very beneficial if you are visiting the region for the first time. The guide also offers information about Nepal trekking guide which helps considerably, firstly through providing an idea what a trekker will have to face; and if in case, any route related problem arises, you can handle that too since you do know a little about the place.

Personally on one of my trip I hired a Nepal independent trekking guide, which turned out to be a good experience as my guide was a professional and had gone on that trek many times before.

I must admit that since I was the only one to hire guide for Nepal trekking with no other trekker to accompany us on that trip, it did cost me more (less than what an agency would cost though!) but I enjoyed that trip the most, the main reason was my guide. Not only did he knew routes that helped in managing the route trekking time, but also owing to him I interacted with the people of the village which was a very special experience.

There is a word of caution though. Even though a trekking guide in Nepal can help through suggesting multiple routes to a destination and find lodging and suitable food in the way, beware that they may also be associated or committed to some place and restrict you from visiting others even if the quality of the food and lodging is good.