About Us
With an aim to bring positive change in the Himalayas, Eco Nepal Trekkers was founded in 2023.
Few years back, we noticed a gap in Nepal’s trekking industry. Even though there were over 4000 trekking agencies, only a handful of them provided cultural insights to the travellers.
In fact, many overlooked the deep cultural significance Himalayas brought to the table.
At the same time, we witnessed the growing environmental challenges in these mountains. Trails meant to be eco-conscious were being ignored, and waste was replacing snow in places that should remain clean.
So, we decided to take matters into our own hands – to create a trekking agency built on two core principles: promoting Himalayan culture and eco-friendly trekking.
Thus the story of EcoNepal Trekkers begins.
Our Story And Mission
The heart behind EcoNepalTrekkers comes from our founder, Pemba Tamang. Pemba grew up in the small village of Kavre, where more than half of locals worked as a guide or a porter.
He grew up by hearing the experiences of trekkers as his bed-time story.
And in 2009, when he finally got an opportunity to be a porter, he grabbed it with both hands. His first trip was to Everest Base Camp.
While carrying heavy loads of trekkers, he got to enjoy the close-up view of mountains like Amadablam, Mount Pumori, and Mount Everest.
Not only that from his first trip, he also managed to gain some valuable insights about local Sherpa community.
Inspired by his first trip, he continued his journey through Himalayas as a porter. In next 5 years, he learned all about the cultures of Lama, Tamang, Gurung, and Magar community. In fact, he even managed to learn their local dialect.
Then in 2014, Pemba finally earned his license as a professional trekking guide. This step allowed him to lead the trek while sharing his growing knowledge on Himalayan Culture.
Using all his experience he guided travellers across all the iconic trails like Annapurna Base Camp, Langtang Valley and Manasalu Circuit.
After building 16 years worth of experience, he became one of the best. Not just that, he came back to his local community and started teaching few local guides & porters about the culture that he learned through his days in Himalayas.
But while interacting with them, Pemba saw some harsh realities of the trekking industry. He noticed that his fellow porters often face unfair pay and their working conditions? Well, let’s just say it wasn’t that great.
Additionally, he came into realization that all the cultural stories were slowly fading away. However, those weren’t the only thing that he was worried about.
His biggest worry of all was THE MOUNTAINS. The Himalayas that was supposed to remain pristine was slowly losing it’s charm to pollution and garbage.
So right there and then, he decided to be THE CHANGE.
Our visionary leader decided to open a trekking agency. On his agency, he vowed to lead a trek that promoted equal pay.
Furthermore, he made it his misson to save the nature of the himalayas. In the process, he hopes to promote the Himalayan culture on the global stage.
What Makes Us Different?
Following the footsteps of our leader, our company fully promotes the eco-friendly tourism. Since our inception, we have done following thing that makes us the best eco-friendly trekking agency in Nepal:
- We trek on classic routes and provide you the cultural significance of that place.
- We sit with you and plan the itinerary that’s customized and suited to your specific preference.
- We promote the real sustainability by limiting the waste.
- We only provide the licensed guides with years of experience.
- To ensure your safety, we have given our guides the training of first aid.
- The local guides of the specific region always gets the first preference.
- To bring a change, we provide trainings to young and aspiring guides.
- A portion of our earnings goes directly to local monasteries that work to preserve the unique himalayan culture.
Want to know why we are different from others? See our Why Eco Nepal Trekkers page.
Our Team in Brief
We’re a team of 13. Everyone has more than 10 years of experience, and all are licensed guides with special certifications.
Many of us come from trekking families. Just like Pemba, Kiran Tamang was also raised in community where trekking is a way of life.
Besides them, Chhewang Tamang knows the mountains—and the food—bringing deep knowledge of local cuisine.
On the other hand, Dil Bahadur Rai has an instinct for mountain weather and terrain.
Every guide of ours are proficient in speaking local languages like Tamang, Sherpa, and Gurung language. Additionally, they are also fluent in English.
And guess what ! Pemba is also fluent in Chinese and Kiran is fluent in Japanese.
Want the full story on each person? See our Our Team page.
Our Credentials and Memberships
Company Registration Certificate: 325419
PAN/VAT Registration: 619829137
Department of cottage and small industries: 1965
Kathmandu Metropolitan registration: 004930
Department tourism license: 3200
Nepal Rastra Bank (central bank of Nepal): 174
Trekking Agencies Association of Nepal (TAAN): 1865
Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA): 1683
Insurance/safety policies: HO-MSC-TPAF-00414
Guide and porter licenses: 19636
Our Impact Over the Years
Since 2023, we’ve guided more than 1,000 trekkers. Guests have joined us from the USA, UK, Australia, Canada, Bulgaria, Malaysia, China, Korea, Japan, and many other countries across Europe and Asia.
As a team, we bring a combined experience of helping 25,000 travellers.
Besides that, we have helped more than 100 local individuals to choose a career as guide. Every now and then, we visit local villages and try them to help out through donations.
Furthermore, we also join regular mountain clean-up campaigns and donate part of our earnings to monasteries that help keep local culture alive.
Where to Find Us
Head Office – Nepal
Ikhapokhari Marg, Chhetrapati, Kathmandu, Nepal 44600
Phone/Cell: +977-9813322433
WhatsApp / Viber / IMO: +977-9813322433
Branch Office – USA
Washington, USA
Phone: +1-254-910-1758
Email: [email protected]
Open: 24/7
Join Us on the Journey
Whether it’s your first trek or your fifth, we’ll keep you safe, make it real, and leave the mountains better than we found them. Message us anytime to start planning.
Email: [email protected]
WhatsApp / Viber / IMO: +977-9813322433