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Sagar Pandey President and Founder
Sagar Pandey has been the managing director of Nepal's leading mountaineering and trekking company, Himalayan Glacier Trekking, since the Company was established in 1992. Sagar has led successful treks and climbs in the mighty Himalayas over the past 18 years. He has led many treks to Everest Base Camp, Annapurna Circumference and Mount Kailash. His experience in planning successful climb to Island Peak, Mera Peak, Lobuche Peak, Baruntse, Cho Oyu, and Pumari worked as assets and were of great help in his successful climb to Mt. Everest in 2007.
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Narayan Regmi Managing Director
I look after the finance and day-to-day management of HGT. I was born in 1964 in the beautiful Dhaulagiri region of Nepal. I had an amazing experience while trekking Annapurna, Everest, Langtang, and Upper Mustang of my dear country which aroused my interest in this sector and hence, ended up as a partner in HGT. An Economics Masters degree holder, I earlier worked for the Nepal government and currently am also involved in social works. I enjoy travelling and have been to the South Asian region, Japan, U.K and U.S.A. I can speak fluent Japanese, English and Nepali of course!
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Naba Raj Amgai Executive Director
Naba Raj Amgai was born in Gorkha of midwestern Nepal mountains, the
famous region of the Manaslu Trek. Naba handles the Operations
Department of HGT for trek, tour, and climbing in Nepal, Bhutan, India,
and Tibet. More than ten years experience of working as a trek, tour
and mountaineering leader has made Naba familiar with most of the
trek, tour and climbing regions in this part of the world. Naba also
has an extensive experience and knowledge in conducting trek and peak
climbing programs in the Himalayan regions, such as the classical treks
in Nepal like Everest, Annapurna, Langtang, Mustang, Manalsu,
Kanchenjungha, Dhaulagiri, among others.
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Tony Monaco Director of Operations
Tony is the Director of
Operations for Himalayan Glacier Trekking LLC located in Charlotte, North
Carolina. He grew up in Glenwood Springs, Colorado and discovered his passion
for the mountains at a young age. During his college years, he enjoyed working
on a ranch in Old Snowmass, always ready to explore his Rocky Mountain
backyard. He continues his travels, taking opportunities to experience
much of what the outdoors has to offer.
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Lina Patel Director of Operations, North America
Lina Patel was born and raised in Gujarat, India and migrated to the United States with her family. She currently resides in Cincinnati, Ohio. Growing up, Lina always had a passion for the mountains, particularly the Himalayas. Her experience in mountaineering comes from past 13 years of hiking through out USA. Over the past several years, Lina has traveled through Nepal, trekking to the base camp of Mt. Everest, and climbing through the Khumbu valley. Lina has also successfully lead a group of travelers to Mount Kailash - Lake Mansarovar Yatra in Tibet.
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Denis Lipatov Director of Operations, Eastern Tibet & Sikkim
Born in Russia in 1976 in the family of geologists. Have got
mathematical education in Saint-Petersburg in "Saint-Petersburg State
University of Aerospace Instrumentation". From the childhood
participated in several geological and archaeological expeditions. Was
engaged in mountaineering. Study Tibetan Buddhism from 1999.
First
time I came to Nepal in 2006 and have fallen in love with this country.
Initially I joined «HGT» as a manager for operations with Russian
clients in 2009. Today I am a partner in HGT, and handle the operations
with Sikkim and Eastern Tibet. Interested in climbing, photos and Asian
culture.
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Raj Kumar Maharjan Web Developer
With Himalayan Glacier since 2009
Born in 1985 and a resident of Kathmandu, he is the back bone of all our online operations. It's his job to keep HGT's websites updated and in proper working order. Whenever any of our staff face any kind of computer related problem, he is there to help them out with a smile always on his face! He is efficient at his work and has quite an experience in this field.
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Indira Nepal Travel Consultant/Writer
With Himalayan Glacier since 2008
She always wanted to be a part of the tourism industry and
working with HGT just fulfilled her desire. Besides crafting and structuring
the standard itineraries and programs, she loves to customize tours and
trekking itineraries based on an individual/group's request. She enjoys
assisting others so that they can get the best of what the beautiful South
Asian countries have to offer. She says, "I adore my job especially because I
get the chance to interact with people from all over the world! It's fun to be
a part of an exciting and growing organization!"
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Sneha Shrestha Copywriter & Corresponding Personnel
With Himalayan Glacier since 2010
She has been associated with HGT since 2010 as a copy writer
and corresponding personnel. She carries out research and designs tours
for HGT and handles mails also. Some of her interests are writing, photography
and travelling. She adds that she is enjoying her work here coming across
interesting facts during research and also getting acquainted with this
industry!
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Sangita Wagle Copywriter & Corresponding Personnel
With Himalayan Glacier since 2011
Her main task is to address the queries of clients in planning their holidays in the mesmerizing Himalayan land. She enjoys designing
tour and trek itineraries for them. Moreover, she takes personal
interest in helping people select the perfect destination for their family or
group. She finds it "satisfying to play a part in helping clients achieve their
travel goals, whether for fun, research, rejuvenation, adventure, or
enrichment!"
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Vidya Shakya Copywriter & Corresponding Personnel
With Himalayan Glacier since 2012
She has been associated with Himalayan Glacier since September, 2012 as Corresponding Personnel. She enjoys in corresponding with different people all over the world by providing trip information. She has immense interest in writing, reading, traveling, surfing the net, interacting with people. She has traveled Pakistan and UAE on work purpose. She believes as life is a never ending learning process "take each day as new challenge and new hope of life". She is proud in being associated with this company as getting the chance to popularize our beautiful Himalayan country to all around the world.
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Sagun Shrestha Copywriter & Corresponding Personnel
With Himalayan Glacier since 2012
Sagun Shrestha has been a part of Himalayan Glacier as corresponding personnel from 2013. She is responsible for correspondence with clients, and currently pursuing her bachelor's in Travel and Tourism Management. Travelling and exploring new places is her main task in leisure time. Besides, it she loves reading novels and learning new things in social media. She is happy to be a part of HG and looks forward to aid and promote HGT's name in social media world and organize memorable trips for her clients.
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D.B. Niroula Editor/Copywriter
With Himalayan Glacier since 2011
Mr. Niroula is responsible for content editing and copywriting at Himalayan Glacier Trekking P. Ltd. We know the importance of clarity in communication and value of effective content writing in the present world of day to day business. In addition to this, editing of a text is serious and responsible profession. We expect from him proper handling of ethics of writing and editing of texts while executing his responsibility.
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Jyotshna Bhattarai Copywriter
With Himalayan Glacier since 2012
A new
addition to the HGT team, Jyotshna is our new copy/content writer. Being a
novice in the tourism sector she takes pleasure in learning new things everyday
during research. With panache for creative writing she plans to assist HGT in
its creative endeavours. When not working
she likes to read novels and travel to places and talk about movies and music
with friends.
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Yam K.C. Accountant
Well, in our office he is well known as 'K.C. sir'. He looks after the accounts department and sees to it that no mistakes are made in the cash inflow and out flow books! Born in the year 1982 in Chitwan district of Nepal and currently a resident of Kathmandu, he is a responsible and good natured person.
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Rabin Dhakal Account Assistant
With Himalayan Glacier since 2010
He is a member of our accounts department and looks after the day to day transactions of HGT. He belongs to Namjung in the beautiful district of Gorkha and is pursuing his Bachelor level studies in Commerce in Kathmandu. On the experiences of working in the tourism industry, he says that he loves his work here and is dedicated towards it.
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Sabina Adhikary Account Assistant
With Himalayan Glacier since 2012
Sabina assists in our accounts department. Currently,
pursuing her Bachelors in Business Studies, she is a dedicated and hardworking
person. She is keen on learning and
improving her skills in this field and also in computer technologies. Her aim
is to make the best out of her life!
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Wap Thapa Magar Office Cook
He manages our office kitchen and makes it a point to serve lunch to the staff as well as the guests visiting our office. He cooks awesome snacks and also prepares tea/coffee for us. He has trekked all over the country initially working as a porter then kitchen boy and then as a cook. He is a responsible person and an integral part of our team.
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Dev Raj Giri Trekking Leader
With Himalayan Glacier since 1999
Born in 1966 in the Kavre district of Nepal, Giri, joined this profession after completing his Intermediate studies. He is a trained trekking guide and since 1988 has been working in this field. He has been to numerous trekking trips in regions like Annapurna, Everest, Langtang etc. He speaks English and Hindi fluently other than Nepali. He is good at looking after the guests and taking care of their needs. He also has vast knowledge of Nepal, its culture, places and people.
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Homnath Bhatta Trekking Leader
With Himalayan Glacier since 1998
Basically from Gorkha, born in the year 1975, I have been in
this profession since 1998. I have completed my studies till intermediate level
and can speak English and Hindi fluently. I have received guide, English and
other trainings to help me in my work. I have trekked extensively throughout the
famous trekking zones of Nepal - Everest, Annapurna and Langtang and have ample
knowledge of these regions. My job allows me to come across new people and take them around my country something which I enjoy to do!
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Rishi Ram Pandey Trekking Leader
With Himalayan Glacier since 1998
Rishi has been with HGT since 1998. He is one of our accomplished leaders and can fluently speak English apart from Nepali and Hindi. He was born in 1979 and belongs to the Gorkha district of Nepal. After completing his studies till Intermediate level, he underwent trek guide training to join this profession. He has since done several treks for us and has always worked hard to please the guests. He says that even after so many years of being in this profession, he
has not lost even a bit of interest in this job and would continue to
go on as long as he can!
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Rishi Ram Bhantana Trekking Leader
With Himalayan Glacier since 2001
Born in 1977 in the Gorkha district of Nepal, he joined this profession after completing his Intermediate level studies. He is a trained trek leader and has been on ample number of treks for us. He has trekked the most famous trekking zones of Nepal, namely, Everest, Annapurna and Langtang several times and has also been to Mt. Kailash. He can speak English and Hindi well. He focuses on good customer service and is sincere towards his work.
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Suresh Pandey Trekking Leader
With Himalayan Glacier since 1998
Trekking is something which I always yearned to do and so after completing my Bachelor level studies took different trainings to enter this profession. These trainings helped me in knowing more about this profession and in making be an able trek leader. I like to take care of my guests and see to it that they are comfortable during the trek. My trekking experiences include Annapurna, Everest, Helambu, Langtang region. I was born in 1970 in the Gorkha district of Nepal.
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Basu Dev Simkhada Trekking Leader
With Himalayan Glacier since 2004
He belongs to the Dhading district and was born in 1973. He is a trained trek leader. He has been in this profession since 1993. He has been to several treks to areas like Everest, Annapurna, Mustang, Ganesh Himal, Langtang etc. He feels proud of his rich culture and also likes to converse about his culture with his guests during the trek. He is well spoken in English and Hindi other than his mother tongue.
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Thakur Pandey Trekking Leader
With Himalayan Glacier since 1999
A resident of the Ashrang region of Nepal, I was born in the
year 1976. I am a trained trekking guide and have been working with HGT since
1999. I can talk in English, Nepali and Hindi languages. I have been to trekking zones like Annapurna, Everest, Langtang many times with different groups. As I believe in good
customer service, I have always tried to look after the guests in the
best possible way. I am happy with my job and love the thrill that I experience every time I embark on a trek.
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Dol Prasad Amgai Trekking Leader
With Himalayan Glacier since 2002
Basically from Gorkha, I speak Nepali, English and Hindi and am pursuing my graduate level studies. Born in 1983, I have been trekking since 2002 and my experiences include the Annapurna, Langtang,mount kailash and Everest region. I started my career in this field with HGT and look forward to having a long term relation with it. I believe in hard work and delivering my best to my guests and making their trip a memorable and comfortable one.
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Khagendra Regmi Trekking Leader
With Himalayan Glacier since 2007
Born in the year 1982 in the Dhading district of Nepal, my
interest in the tourism sector brought me into this field. I did a guide
training course and have been in this profession since 2003. I have taken all the necessary trainings required to be in this profession. I always try to encourage the guests to move on so that they can
successfully complete their trek. I can speak in English, Nepali and Hindi languages.
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Bhim Bahadur Thapa Assistant Trekking Leader
With Himalayan Glacier since 1998
He belongs to the Dhading district of Nepal and was born in 1979. He has been working as a assistant trekking leader since 1998 with HGT. He has taken trek leader as well as mountaineering training. He can speak in English, Hindi, Malay other than, of course, Nepali. He has been on quite a number of treks across Annapurna, Everest, Mustang, Rolwaling regions. He has also been to expeditions to Island Peak and Chulu West Peak as well.
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Raj Kumar Khadka Trekking Leader
With Himalayan Glacier since 1998
Raj Kumar is from
the Gorkha district of Nepal and was born there in 1985. He has been
working in this profession since 2006 and is one of our trained trek
leaders. He can converse in English and Hindi other than Nepali. He has
been to almost all the trekking zones in Nepal like Everest, Annapurna,
Langtang, Gosaikunda, Helambu. He is sincere towards his work and is
totally dedicated towards his guests' needs and safety. Our guests have
specially pointed out his patience and well organized way of working in
their reviews about him. Besides trekking, he is also pursuing his
Bachelor level studies.
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Deu Bahadur Ghale Trekking Leader
With Himalayan Glacier since 2005
Deu Bahadur has been in this industry since 1995. Belonging to the
Dhading district of Nepal and born in the year 1960, he has been to
several trekking zones of Nepal like Annapurna, Everest, Helambu, Dolpa
and many others. He has undergone trainings for this profession and
knows his job well. He can speak English and Hindi fluently. He has
always handled all of our guests competently. He has been praised by
his guests for his expertise, helpfulness and efficiency. Apart from
trekking, he has also been on a climbing expedition to Island Peak. He
also has a taste for travel and has been to countries like India,
Hongkong, Bangkok and Tibet.
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Sudarshan Devkota Trekking Leader
With Himalayan Glacier since 2010
Sudarshan's roots lie in the Gorkha district of Nepal. Born in the year
1986, he has spent his childhood in this beautiful place amid the
scenic views of the Himalayas. He is a trained trek leader and has been
in this profession for quite a while before joining HGT. He is fluent in
English and Hindi other than his mother tongue Nepali. He has taken
several of our guests to the famous trekking zones of Nepal namely
Everest, Annapurna, Helambu and Langtang. We have received good reviews
from our guests about him praising him for his helpfulness and
attentiveness.
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Kewal Raj Rai Trekking Leader
With Himalayan Glacier since 2006
Kewal belongs to the Khotang district of Nepal and was born in the year 1971. He has been trekking in the regions of Nepal since 1996 and is an able and experienced trek leader of HGT. He speaks English and Hindi well, other than his mother tongue, Nepali. HE has always taken good care of our guests and has really helped in making their trip a memorable one!
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Ganga Bahadur Tamang Trekking Leader
With Himalayan Glacier since 2003
Ganga was born in the countryside of Solukhumbu in the year 1985. He is one of our ably trained trek leaders. Having travelled extensively to the well known trek zones of Nepal, he has ample knowledge about the region, culture and the locals habits and behavior. This helps him in running the trips for his guest trouble free and he makes sure that his guests have a good time on their trek. He speaks English, Nepali and Hindi well.
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Hira Prasad Lamichhane Trekking Leader
With Himalayan Glacier since 2002
Hira was born in the year 1985 in the Gorkha district of Nepal. Having completed his graduation and taken trainings for trek leader, he joined HGT in 2002 to begin his career in this field. He speaks English, Turkish, Hindi and Nepali well. He has trekked to Everest, Annapurna, Ghale Gaon, Tamang Heritage trek many times with our guests.
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Bam Prasad Magar Trekking Leader
With Himalayan Glacier since 2008
Bam has been working as trek leader since 2008 with HGT and has since led several of our groups with care and dedication. All our guests who have trekked with him, are very fond of him and appreciate his sincerity towards his work. He is a trained trek guide and has all the qualifications necessary for the job. Bam speaks English, Nepali, Sherpa and Hindi well. Aside from trekking, he likes to travel and has been to England and Tibet. He plans to visit some other countries too in future!
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Shanta Kumar Baniya Trekking Leader
With Himalayan Glacier since 2009
Shanta Kumar was born in the year 1981 in Dhading district and has completed his school level studies. He has been in this profession for more than ten years now and has been on several trips to the various trekking zones like Everest, Annapurna, Langtang to name some. He is a trained trek guide and knows English, Hindi other than Nepali!
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Tulsi Prasad Bhatta Trekking Leader
With Himalayan Glacier since 2005
Tulsi is from the Gorkha district of Nepal. Born in 1984 in this hilly
region, he began his career in this industry with HGT. His desire to
visit new places and interact with people brought him towards this
profession and since has been in love with it. To enhance his skills and
to be able to deal with his guests in a capable and professional way,
he took several trainings required for this field. He has escorted many
of our guests to the different trekking regions of Nepal like Everest,
Annapurna, Langtang and others... He has been to countries like Malaysia
and India and he can speak English, Hindi, Malay and Korean fluently
other than Nepali.
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Phura Dorjee Sherpa Trekking Leader
With Himalayan Glacier since 2008
Dorjee is from the Solukhumbu district of Nepal. He was born in the year
1985. He has been in this
profession for more than 12 years now and has been working with HGT since 2008. He guided several trips to
the various trekking zones like Everest, Annapurna, Langtang etc. He is a
trained trek guide and knows English, Nepali and Sherpa languages. His
familiarity with the mountain regions brought him into
this field.
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Gyanendra Khadka Trekking Leader
With Himalayan Glacier since 2001
Gyanendra is from the Gorkha district of Nepal. He was born in the year
1982 and has completed his school level studies. He has been in this
profession for quite a long time now and has been on several trips to
the various trekking zones like Everest, Annapurna, Langtang, Helambu
etc. He is a trained trek guide and knows English, Hindi, Japanese and
of course Nepali!
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Pradeep Khadka Trekking Guide
With Himalayan Glacier since 2006
Pradeep belongs to the Gorkha district in Nepal. Born
there in 1989, he completed his school level studies and then in 2006 joined this
profession with formal training. He began his career with HGT and has trekked
extensively to the famous trekking zones - Everest, Annapurna, Langtang etc. He
is fluent in English and Hindi. He is an enthusiastic fellow and has handled several
trips for us. The guests have praised him as a friendly and
helpful person to trek with.
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Bimal Babu Thapa Trekking Leader
With Himalayan Glacier since 2002
Born in Bungkot in Gorkha district in 1983, Bimal has completed his school level studies and has been working as a trek guide for more than ten years now. He has been a part of HGT since 2002. In his long span of trekking career he has experience of trekking in almost all the famous trekking regions of Nepal and also on an expedition to Island Peak. He is fluent in English and Hindi other than his mother tongue Nepali.
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Aasbir Gurung Trekking Leader
With Himalayan Glacier since 2004
Aasbir
comes from the Dhading district of Nepal. Born in 1974, he has been working as
trek leader since 1996 and has been to treks to almost all the parts of Nepal. He
joined HGT in 2004 and since has led several trips successfully for us. He has
taken all the necessary training for this profession and has over 15 years of
experience. He has fluency in English and Hindi. He has always maintained a
cordial relation with the guests.
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Lila Bahadur Karki Cook
With Himalayan Glacier since 2005
Lila is a trained and experienced cook. Born and brought up in the Dolakha district of Nepal, he has always been close to the mountains and nature. This inspired him to join the tourism industry. He has been a part of HGT since 2005 and has travelled across Nepal with several of our groups, preparing delicious meals for them. He cooks Nepali, Chinese, Continental and Indian dishes very well.
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Pasang Lakpa Sherpa Trekking Guide/Cook
With Himalayan Glacier since 2011
Pasang started out as a cook in this line of work and later began working as a trekking guide. He acquired training in both fields and has a working experience of more than 10 years. He has been with HGT since 2011. His experience includes both trekking and mountaineering regions of Nepal and he is also familiar with local cultures and environments. Fluent in English, Hindi, Nepali and Tibetan, he can also speak French.
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Dipendra Pandey(Kapil) Tour Leader - Nepal
With Himalayan Glacier since 1998
Dipendra, born in 1982, is from Ashrang in the Gorkha district of Nepal. He is better known as Kapil. He has been working as a tour leader since 1997 and has travelled extensively throughout all the seventy five districts that Nepal comprises of. He has in depth knowledge of every nook and corner of his dear country. He is familiar with almost all the interesting historic and cultural sites here.
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Chenda Tour Leader - Bhutan
Chenda is from Paro and comes from families that have lived their life
on high mountains herding livestock. He knows every nook and corner of
the trails on mountains. This makes him one of the veteran trek leaders
in Bhutan. Despite other treks, he has done 21 days Snowman trek which
is billed as one of the most difficult treks in the world. He is also a
good cultural guide. He has bachelor degree from Sherubtse College,
the only degree college in Bhutan. He has vast knowledge on Bhutan
history and culture, religion, iconography and flora and fauna and all
aspects on Bhutan. Bring any topic; Chenda can give a lengthy talk.
Most of the people best describe Mr. Chenda as gentle and knowledgeable
guide.
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Kinga Tour Leader - Bhutan
After graduation, Kinga underwent guide training and he was certified by Bhutan government to guide both cultural and trekking groups visiting Bhutan. He has been guiding in Bhutan since 2004. He had studied in English medium school from pre-primary till degree level and he speaks fluent English. He led groups from various background and nationalities. He is relaxed and fun guide who very well get along with any kinds of people. He is a decent guide with highest degree of ethic and values. He is dedicated to his work and always eager to make people coming to Bhutan happy.
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Prem Basaula Tour Leader - Nepal
With Himalayan Glacier since 2006
Born in 1961 and brought up in the beautiful Salyantar, which falls in the Dhading district of Nepal, Prem has been in this profession for more than ten years now. Prem joined HGT in the year 2006 and since has looked after several of our tour guests. He is a fully trained leader and is an expert leader for Nepal, Bhutan and Tibet. He was in Russia
during the '90s. He lived there for twelve years for study and work purpose. His stay there gave him first hand knowledge of the Russian language as well as the opportunity to interact with the people of Russia.
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Tsering Tour Leader - Tibet
After graduation, Tsering a underwent guide training and he was
certified by xining government to guide both cultural and trekking
groups visiting tibet . He has been guiding in tibet since 2003. He
had studied in English medium school from pre-primary till degree level
and he speaks fluent English. He led groups from various background and
nationalities. He is relaxed and fun guide who very well get along
with any kinds of people. He is a decent guide with highest degree of
ethic and values. He is dedicated to his work and always eager to make
people coming to tibet happy.
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Lhapa Tsering Tour Leader - Tibet
Lhapa Tsering is from lhasa and comes from families that have lived
their life on high mountains herding livestock. He knows every nook and
corner of the trails on mountains. This makes him one of the veteran
trek leaders in tibet . He is also a good cultural guide. He has vast
knowledge on tibetan history and culture, religion, Bring any topic;
lhapa tsering can give a lengthy talk. Most of the people best
describe Mr. Lhapa tsering as gentle and knowledgeable guide.
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B Dorji Tour Leader - Tibet
Dorji has been in this profession for more than thirteen years now. With his experience and knowledge of Tibet, he will make your visit a lifelong memorable experience. He is committed to his duty and always offers a quality service to his guests. He is fluent in English and Tibetan. He is a good natured and easy to get along with person.
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Tenzin Norbu Tour Leader - Tibet
Tenzin is trained guide of Tibet. His has been working in this field for
more than eight years now and is familiar with every part of Tibet and
its local cultures, environment, flora & fauna. His goal is to
provide his guests with a culturally enriching and safe adventure making
sure that his guests have beautiful memories of Tibet to last for a
lifetime.
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Mima Tour Leader - Tibet
Mima has been a part of tourism industry working as a tour leader for
more than ten years now. He is efficient in communicating with guests
providing them with information on Tibet and its culture. He is serious
about his work and is always interested in broadening his knowledge. He
enjoys entertaining his guests with facts and details of his home
country and seeing to it that they have a wonderful time during the
tour.