How to know actually the best one skill GUIDE IN NEPAL Posted Date: Mar 06, 2020

Hiring a guide for trekking in Nepal 

HOW TO know actually the best one skill GUIDE IN NEPAL - Finding an actually the best one skill guide in Nepal can be your worried even you arrived in Nepal. It is not even easy to know between a trekking guide and a porter-guide.

Differences between professional trekking guide and guide cum porter in Nepal

1. A trekking guide does not carry your luggage or backpack. Sometimes or some guides can take a piece of your stuff like a jacket. He can also support the being a bad condition to his client by carrying your little backpack. Normally, it happens in high Himalaya passes. A trekking guide speaks good English and explains about the places where you are going to. He arranges accommodation and takes your food order.

2. A porter-guide or it is known as guide cum porter (two in one). He helps by taking some of your stuff but not much gear. These kinds of guide under the field training who has been a porter and working on improving or practicing English. Also, he has been experiencing with altitude and on the trekking routes.

3. A porter who carries a maximum of 20 to 25 kg. Porters are really strong and proud men. Normally, a porter carries two backpacks of two members, it straps together. Do not expect that they speak English. Take out the things that you need during the day; first, ask your guide that what kinds of things such a jacket takes with you. It is because you will be met at the place were going to stay for the night. It means they go ahead.

I have seen or told some previous clients that they would not back to Nepal because of saw so hard working for the porter. It is because they carry heavy loads. I suggest you think another side that if you do not visit Nepal then how do they get a job and feed to their family. I would recommend you leave unnecessary things at your hotel in the town or still possible to leave it on the way up if you are going back the same way later.

How to hire a guide in Nepal?

It is easy to know actually the best skill guide in Nepal by making a booking with a trekking agency. It is true that cannot be all to all trekking agencies are running a reliable and service-oriented. Here is the point to find out the best trekking guide. Most tourists believe in online digital marketing as well as Trip Advisor but those things are an investment in their businesses. Of course, everybody needs a better and succeeds business. TA also trying their best to kick out the fake reviews but that is not so far because the agencies can request their friends and friends of friends to write it. So, even not many reviews on the counting numbers but it works out the best way to find the best trekking tour guides in Nepal. These kinds of companies are can be organic and genuine trekking agencies.

Where to hire a trekking guide or porters

Sometimes some trekkers arrange trekking guides or porters through the hotel where they stay such in Kathmandu or Pokhara. It is the point should think about their insurance because the hotels are not allowed to sell trekking and no license to operate any trekking groups. Yes, it works in the condition that if you pay more because they should contact to a trekking agency to arrange all needs for your trekking. So, your hotel is working as a mediator. It is also true that some trekking agencies have their own hotel as well.

Clear up the terms and condition before move on Trekking in Nepal

There is not a fixed rate to charge to tourists in Nepal. In this condition, both agencies like expensive and cheapest are competitors each other because who sells in cheaper they never catch to as high as expensive operators service and expensive one cannot offer the best service in such a low budget.  If you look for budget or low price trekking or services then it would be a bit problematic in between starting and ending. That is why make sure the services are includes and excludes. The main things are, if you are taking a domestic flight services for such an Everest Base Camp Trek, ground transportation, hotel category in city of Kathmandu or Pokhara, meals, drinks (especially such a cup of tea/coffee but how many time or how many cups…), shower, hot water, entrance fees such a trekking permits, monasteries entrance fees or city monuments, heritage sites fee… in how many members are going to be together if you are in joining with others.

The cost of hiring trekking staffs and Nepal trekking packages

Trekking guides price between USD 25 to 35 per day who speaks English even you are a single or more member. Guide cum porter cost $ 18 to 20 and porter similarly like guide cum porter $ 15 to 20. These prices are competitive. It is included their salary/food/accommodation/insurance but not transportation (it is extra). Everest region trekking is more expensive than others. While you are climbing high then your meals menu brings a higher cost of $ 20 to 40 per day per head in Trekking in Nepal Himalayas. The camping trekking in Nepal is still more expensive than teahouses trekking (lodge to lodge trek).  To be noted that, if you are looking for a specific language guide other than English speaking then it is high pricy than English speaking. That depends on their experience and language speaking level. It is once a lifetime, pay better, get better service.  

We suggest you do not compress your budget in relevant comparative trekking costs. Booking online trekking in Nepal saves your time which brings you to see more places in Nepal. So, these are some tips to find the best trekking staffs for trekking in Nepal.

Do not book with a cheap guide or trekking staffs from the street to save some bugs in your pocket still. It is because sometimes falls you in the real problem while it gets something wrong during on the way while trekking in Nepal.