Hiring guide and porter from Kathmandu
Why is it better to hire guide and porter from Kathmandu?
Nepal alternative treks arrange guide and porter service to any trekking region that departs from Kathmandu. Direct benefit of taking guide/porter from Kathmandu to clients is, you don’t have to worry about anything and taking care your luggage. Guide and porter will be with you all the time from starting your trip from Kathmandu and till end. All your trekking permits, documents, transferring to domestic airport or bus station, meals during the travel will be well cared by guide and porter will take care your luggage to transfer from one place to another. If you delay your flight or traffic jam along the drive, your guide will re-arrange it without giving any trouble to you.
Are guides government registered license holder and experienced?
Our guides are government registered license holder, fluent English and Local language speaking, first aid trained, informative about destination and general knowledge of Nepal, Knowledgeable of local culture, local people, local tradition, religion and people’s life style.
How much guide costs and what does it includes?
We offer the best price for guide is only US $ 30 per day. It includes their all meals, accommodation, salary, equipments, insurance, government tax and service charge.
What is difference between guide and guide cum porter?
We suggest hiring guide cum porter for individual clients to get support of carrying some of your luggage and guiding by same person. Guide cum porter helps you to carry about 10 kg., English speaking, experienced and offer at lower price.
How much guide cum porter cost and what does it include?
We offer guide cum porter is only US $ 25 per day. It includes all their meals, accommodation, wage, equipment and insurance.
How does guide cum porter carries your luggage ?
We request you to bring a back pack ( normally 60-70 liter recommended ) that fits your belongings which should be maximum 10 kg then he will manage his own bag there too.
Need porter only?
Our porters are very strong, honest, well equipped and experienced. We are specializing guide porters in this region for better information and knowledge.
Porter cost and includes?
We offer the cost for porter is only US $ 20 per day. It includes all their meals, accommodation, wage, equipment and insurance.
How much porter can carry and how does he carry my luggage ?
Porter's weight limit is 20 kg but he won't mind to carry 2-3 kg more or less. Company will provide duffle bag to carry your luggage but if you have your own rucksack then it will be good too.
What happened if guide/porter got accident or got sick along the trekking?
Our guide/porters have fully insurance for medical, accidental or helicopter rescue coverage. We will manage it.
How to meet your guide/porters?
Our guide/porter will come to meet you at your hotel or at our office. We will give him your name, room number and hotel name. Then you can discuss about next day plan for trekking and departure time. We will also provide you his phone number to contact yourself.
Any problem of stealing your valuable things, leaving at half way, begging tips, arguing wages?
As main problem may happen for trekkers of taking guide and porters from local place, stolen trekker’s valuable things, leaving on half way, bargaining of wages in mid way, arguing for tips, poor equipments, no medical and accidental insurance, we ensure that our guides and porters are fully trustable and honesty. They are well paid, well equipped, medical and accidental insurance which covers Helicopter rescue, no bargaining of wages and not begging tips (not necessary only highly suggested). We ensure our guides and porters to assist you whole trek with warm Nepali hospitality and not arguing in unnecessary issues. We keep their guide license and citizenship with us at our office.
How do we arrange our luggage for porter to carry ?
If you are hiring a porter just for you as private then bring a 40- 50 liter back pack for a porter to carry but if you are sharing porter with another person then you will need to arrange 90- 100 liter back pack or use our company's duffle bag.
Why should we take guide/porter?
You are highly suggested to take either guide/guide cum porter or porter for this trekking for four important reasons as below:
- You will get authentic and full information about the trip.
- You will not miss the trail.
- You can book the rooms in advance via phone or send him earlier.
- You can get his assistance for communicating to local people or us for any urgency if you get high altitude sick or accident along the trekking.
Which treks can start from Kathmandu?
All the trekking departs from Kathmandu as we have only one international airport that is in Kathmandu. We arrange Everest Trekking, Annpurna Trekking, Langtang Trekking, Manaslu Trekking, Ruby valley Trekking, Mustang Trekking, Kanchanjunga Trekking, Makalu Trekking, Dhaulagiri Trekking, Tsum valley Trekking, Gosainkunda Trekking and Tamang Heritage Trekking, Chisapani Nagarkot Hiking, Hiking around Kathmandu,Sarangkot hiking.
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