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From our independent local trekking guides

Nirmala is from Pokhara, a beautiful Nepali city on the shore of Phewa Lake beneath the high mountains of the Annapurna range. As the gateway to the famous treks of the Annapurna region, Pokhara is one of the centers of tourism in Nepal. Nirmala became exposed to various trades within the tourism industry growing up. After much thought about her future, and because she enjoyed learning about the culture and lifestyles of the people who visited her city from all over the world, she decided to be a trekking guide. While she has been working in the industry since 2011, Nirmala got her official license after completing the required training in 2015. As an independent trekking guide, Nirmala enjoys working with her clients and providing them with quality service. Nirmala has a background in management, and when she has free time she enjoys working with local social organizations. She wants her clients to know that “I am glad that you visited Nepal and recommend it your friends. . . this place which is full of natural beauty.” Nirmala is available for short treks in the Annapurna Region and sightseeing in the Pokhara Valley and city tours of Pokhara. In 2018, Nirmala got her official Pokhara City guide license after completing a course from Nepal Academy of Tourism & Hotel Management.

• Poon Hill (Nov 2017)
• Ghandruk Loop via Australian Camp (Oct 2018)
• Ghandruk Loop (Sep 2017)
• Ghandruk Loop (Apr 2019)
• Mardi Himal (Mar 2019)
• Mardi Himal (Apr 2019)
• Poon Hill (Jul 2019)
• Mardi Himal (Oct 2019)
• Ghandruk Loop via Australian Camp (Feb 2022)

Rajkumar is from Tikot a village in the hills beneath the towering Annapurna Range. He began guiding in the mountains around his home in 2012. Rajkumar has since lead treks throughout the Annapurna Region including: Annapurna Circuit, Annapurna Base Camp (Sanctuary), Ghorepani (Poon Hill), Khopra Danda, Mohare Danda, and the Myagdi Parbat Eco-Trek (Annapurna Dhaulagiri Community Trail). When not in the mountains, Rajkumar enjoys playing basketball, reading books, and working on the family farm.

• Community Trail to Mohare Danda and Khopra Danda (Apr 2018)
• Mardi Himal (Sep 2018)
• Mohare Danda (Dec 2019)
• Poon Hill via Khopra Ridge (Danda) (Sep 2019)
• Poon Hill (Apr 2022)
• Annapurna Sanctuary via Khopra Ridge & Poon Hill (May 2020)
• Poon Hill via Khopra Ridge (Danda) and Khayer Lake Day Trip (Dec 2023)

Lali (whose friends call her Laxmi) is originally from Panyu, a village west of Pokhara. She is both a trekking and sightseeing guide throughout Nepal. Laxmi has led many treks around the Annapurna mountains near her home including the Annapurna Circuit, Annapurna Base Camp, Mardi Himal, and Khopra Danda. In addition to treks in the Annapurna Region she has also led treks in the Langtang, and Everest Regions of Nepal. As a single mother, Laxmi doesn’t have a lot of free time but she also manages to study her master’s degree in English in Pokhara. She likes being a trekking since it allows her to “visit different beautiful, historical places, cultural and geographical place with clients…” and to “meet different peoples from different places all over the world.”

• Around Manaslu via Manaslu Base Camp, via Kal Tal, and via Punggen Gompa (Mar 2019)
• Ghandruk, Khopra Ridge, & Poon Hill (Sep 2019)
• Annapurna Sanctuary (Oct 2023)
• Annapurna Sanctuary via Ghorepani (Poon Hill) and via Short Modi Khola Start (Mar 2024)