15th Sep, 2023 by: Himalayan Magic Treks

Guide & Porter Hiring in Nepal

Are you looking for Guide & Porter hiring in Nepal?

We are providing quality Guide & porter services in Nepal for each different region as per your requirements so the cost will be depending on Trekking region such as Manaslu, Kanchenjunga, Upper Mustang, Langtang, Helambu, Everest and Annapurna to complete trekking with porter guide in Nepal.

 Porter Guide is available for your trekking destination while you are choosing, If you want to just hire a guide or porter usually we quote you Porter services 20 $, Porter Guide services 25 $ and fully professional Guide services 30$ per day specially for Everest, Annapurna, Manaslu, Kanchenjunga and Langtang region including Salary, Insurance, food and accommodation in above price. Our Porter Guide’s Insurance cost I will be $30 (We Provide Our Porter Guide in Nepal only with Trekking Insurance and in case of accident we will rescue them to be responsible.

Do you arrange Guide and Porter Service from Lukla?

Yes, we do guide and porter arrangement service from Lukla because we are originally from Everest region. All our guides and porter are from the Everest region, we provide Guide training course from HMTTC or (NATHAM) which is much easier to Hire Guide and porter to go to Everest Base Camp trek, Everest Gokyo Lake Trek, Everest Three High passes Trek many other. You just plan your trip with confirm date then let us know, we make ready Guide or porter to hire before your arrival. The Lukla is getaway of Everest Base Camp / Gokyo Chola Pass, Everest Three high pass Trekking. The Everest Base Camp grandeur Trekking Trails gives you opportunity to visits such a stunning mountains discovering the world paradise places with absolutely joyful adventure land of mysterious Himalayas.

We offer EBC Trek with complete Trekking packages to be a group for social journey together to sharing an experiences each other and also sharing the trip cost to get attend remote areas of Himalayan Kingdom of Nepal also explore the nature and Buddhist Culture specially in Khumbu. We always carefully providing you gentleman, who are friendly, honest and hardworking person because it is very important to be secure during your trip as well as feeling comfortable. We are focusing of main region to support their economy and create much more jobs for them to survive while we arrange Guide or Porter from Kathmandu, Pokhara or Lukla directly as per your required. All the clients should be responsible for the trip to be success so Lukla flights could be cancel often so there will be an option to use Helicopter or you can come back by Land transportation while it takes longer days Please be alert in taking a small aircraft for the flights for delay or chance to cancel due to bad from Kathmandu /Lukla / Kathmandu so you have to be patience for the next step.

A Guide can speak well English and arrange the lodge accommodations during the trek. He does not carry your any Equipment, but porter guide can carry certain amount of your equipment and arrange accommodation in mountain lodges during your journey. Guide Porter assists you perfectly during the trek while they are doing good job also very helpful, honest, respect their jobs. You will be happy with our mountain Guide and porters while they will well treat during your stay memorable. We are specialist of Guide or porter hiring for Everest region from direct Lukla because we have our own Lodge (Guest House) in Phakding / Lukla (Tribeni Lodge many guide and porter are waiting for job there so better contact us by email:himalayanmagictreks3@gmail.com or WhatsApp +977-9851166578 (Nabin)

If you are searching for the right guide and porter and haven't found one yet, please visit this page: 'How to Choose the Right Guide and Porter in Nepal

What is a Trekking Guide?

The guide is not only to show the trekking path while he should have knowledge about mountain safety, some local culture of the regions, even well explanation of those basic knowledge of different creative mind to treat the clients well also first-class management of mountain food and accommodation to give good advices of daily activities. Guide should have a Trekking map, proper itinerary, place to stay and attractions of the places during the Trekking. We could provide Guides for different language to speak for the communication each other.

City Tour (Cultural Tour) Guide in Nepal

Cultural Tour Guides required three months of training at the Nepal Academy of Tourism with a bachelor's degree certificate compulsory. He works with reward and clarifies heritage sites, history, culture, art, architecture, lifestyle, cuisines, museums and the city. The tour guides lead Kathmandu city sightseeing. You can ask any questions to have during the City tour to get absolute answer to know the country and people. We can arrange multi languages Guides to assist you during your travel such as English, Spanish, Chinese, Russian, French, Korean, Japanese, Italian, Hindi and German-speaking. The tour guide charges start from $50 to $100 per day.

What is a Mountain Expedition Guide?

The mountain Expedition Guide is an adventure Guide, who climb above 6000 meters peaks, to 8000 meters Expedition with technical knowledge about Mountaineering activities as well as proper equipments to arrange also Ice climbing, rock climbing, fix rope, all climbing gears awareness  to use in the mountain to be successful ascent. Mountain Expedition guide has an experiences about six thousands meters to start an adventure journey with professional Expedition team to cope each other properly for making a goal even kitchen staff, professional cook for the preparation of Food to reserve energy in the mountains.

What is a Porter?

The porter is not only carrying a luggage for the clients, he must have knowledge about where we go, which places to stay as well as responsible for luggage to keep properly and reach the destination on time to serve the luggage before clients come. Porter will be becoming guide after couple of years of experiences in the mountain to learn proper knowledge and skill of language perfectly.

We are ready for the services in each trekking season all over Nepal to arrange the guide and porters services in Nepalese Himalayas. We offer those types of activities such as an Easy trekking to Adventures Treks, Peak climbing six thousands meters to seven thousands meters, Mountain Biking tours. Cultural heritages sites (City Tours) Tibet Tours, Bhutan Tours, Expeditions arrangements etc .Our porter guide services in Nepal (porter guide) accessibility for all season according to Client’s requirements or needs.

Who could do a porter and How Much weight?

Actually, the porter should have good training about daily walking regular  or working in the farm is the best way to choose strong porter otherwise they are not well fit for carrying a heavy load. If you take a porter from Capital City they are really unusual while they don’t have a training even they can’t walk properly because of facilities of the City’s living standard so we have to choose from local village. They are strong and capable for loads so porter can carry 25kg to 30kg in total during the trek to fellow the clients and guide on time to the destination. Our Porters are flexible, comfort, very helpful and friendly, they are serious for work.

Porter Guide Hiring in Nepal is well thought-out one of the best idea to do Trekking in Nepal with fully safety. If you have a low Budget in doing trekking / tours request us for Hiring a Guide or porter to go to mountains, we are really happy to help you anytime as per your wish. We know everybody has not enough Budgets to buy a package but really interesting to complete the trip so No worries, we will fulfill your dream come true. There are several Trekking companies propose Trekking and travel services but we are the Company meets your plan to make a suite.

Do you Need a Vehicle and City Guide services?

Before or after the Trekking, many people wants to do Cultural trip in City sides so if you want to do City sightseeing tour to hire a Cultural Guide, private transport, we will arrange that easily to get services anytime for world heritages sides to visit such as Pasupatinath, Bouddhanath Stupa, Swyambhunath (Monkey Temple), Bhaktapur Durbar squire, Patan Durbar Squire, Nagarkot overnight stay, Kathmandu Durbar Squire etc.

Why do I need a trekking Guide?

We are currently providing a different language speaking guides for City Tours & Trekking in Nepal. The main purposes of Tour guide give accurate services and information about Nepalese culture, lifestyle to the clients to be clear about knowledge idea to have a unforgettable experience along the trip as well as Knowing the local people awareness of the Trekking.

The guides has lots of experience of the particular region of the trekking destination multiple Trekking routes landscapes, the best resting point, food and accommodations proper place to stay about facilities even break the Language difficulty. How to spend vacation to finding next village etc

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Do you search Independent Guides?

There are plenty of self-employed trekking guides who are not associated with any trekking agencies. You'll be approached by such trekking guides we will give you a contact directly recommend someone for you. These guides are also in contact with porter, so you can hire the porter through them but Trekking with independent Guides will be high risk because safety and security case of insurance while they don’t have insurance to secure the trekking if incase of emergency.

You might as well be a victim of scams on account of saving some money. So, be extra careful while hiring an independent guide and ask for their license and insurance proof before finalizing the deal.

Hiring an independent guide would work best if someone you know has already worked with them and are satisfied with the service provided. In such a case, you can reach out to the guide in advance and book them for your upcoming trek in Nepal otherwise you are not secure in any cases.

How to meet our guides & porter in Nepal?

Himalayan Magic Treks P. Ltd representative will introduce you in our meeting the guide and Porter for the services clearly brief all activities during the Trekking in the mountain side while we care about safety first then you can continue the propose program.

Why you want to hire Guide Porter services in Nepal by the representative Agency?

-Agency is 100 % secure in the mountains with well care

-In case of emergency rescue the Guide will be the Ambassador to communicate with Company responsible person to give exact information in right time.

-The Trekking Agency arrange responsible Porter and Guide for the mountain region of Nepal to discover the pure Nature.

– Our Agency focused on service oriented Guides / porter for each region to find the route properly.

-Our Porter Guide will be well trained by the authorized government representative

-Our Guides will be authorized license holder from Nepal Government

-We are seriously concern about Guide/ porter insurance for safety and emergency cases to be secure organization

-Our Guides and porters have compulsory NTC, NCL and SDMA network mobile phone for communication in the emergency.

How to arrange my payment for Porte or Guide hiring in Nepal?

We are reliable Trekking Agency based in Kathmandu for any kind of trip booking to come Nepal, We may secure 100 % your deposit for the trip so Himalayan Magic Treks P. Ltd will give you bank details for the confirmation of your trip Directly and we will arrange everything before you arrive in Kathmandu. Regarding to the payment you ask the expert of company responsible person then you can transfer the amount into bank account or there will be options how can you pay in cash on your arrival. We will arrange the payment for Guide and porter with company’s rules and regulations basis.

Prices of Hiring a personal guide and personal trekking porter

Around Annapurna, Annapurna Base Camp, Ghorepani Poon -Hill, Langtang Valley, Langtang Tamang Heritage Trail, Gosaikunda lake and Helambhu Region etc

1.Our trekking Guide will cost: US$ 30.00 per day (price will includes his salary, meals, accommodation, equipment and his insurance except transportation.

Government Tax + Service Charge: USD 30 (one-time fee per person)

2.Porter Guide (Assistant guide)  US$ 25.00 per day (Price will includes his salary, meals, accommodation and his insurance.( Note) He is a single person, who can speak English, who knows the route, place to stay and he will also carry maximum 8-10 kg of your baggage.)

Government Tax + Service Charge: USD 30 (one-time fee per person)

3.Our Trekking Porter will cost: US$ 18.00 per day (price will includes his salary, meals, accommodation, equipment and his insurance).( Note) our trekking porter he will carry maximum 30kg of your baggage)

Government Tax + Service Charge: USD 30 (one-time fee per person)

Additional cost for Annapurna Base camp while hiring Guide and Porter

1) Tourist bus Kathmandu to Pokhara will cost US$ 10.00 per person (Regular tourist bus)

2) Tourist bus (Deluxe) will cost US$ 30.00 per person

3) Annapurna national park permit will cost US$ 30.00 per person

4) TIMS card US$ 20 per person (we will need two photo each)

5) Kathmandu to Pokhara by air US$ 124 per person for one way

6)Pokhara to Nayapul by private transport will cost US$ 35.00 for one way

Additional cost for Around Annapurna

1) Local bus to Besisahar or to Bhulbhule will cost US$ 8.00 per person

2) Annapurna national park Permit will cost US$ 30.00 per person

3) TIMS card will cost US$ 20 per person (we will need two photo each)

4) Flight from Jomsom to Pokhara will cost US$ 165.00 per person for tourist for one way

5) Flight from Jomsom to Pokhara US$ 60 for Nepali Guide

6) Taxi from Nyapul (trekking ending point) to Pokhara will cost US$ 35.00 for one way

7) Pokhara to kathamndu by tourist bus will cost US$ 10.00 per person for one way.

Additional cost for Langtang valley/ Gosaikunda lake/ helambhu

1) Local bus to Dhunche or to Syaprubesi will cost US$ 9.00 per person

Private 4 wheel drive with driver will cost US$ 180.00 for one way (private Scorpio or land crusher will have 6-7 seats)

2)Langtang National park permit will cost US$ 35.00 per person

3) TIMS card will cost US$ 20.00 per person (we will need one photo each)

4) Shivapuri national park permit will cost US$ 10.00 per person

5) Sundarijal to Kathmandu by private car will cost US$ 40.00 for one way

Everest Region, Manasulu , Tsum valley , Ganesh Himal , Naarphu valley, Upper Mustang valley

1)Our trekking Guide: US$ 30.00 per day (price will includes his salary, meals, accommodation, equipment and his insurance) Government Tax + Service Charge: USD 30 (one-time fee per person)

2)Our porter Guide (Assistant guide) will cost : US$ 25.00 per day (price will includes his salary, meals, accommodation, equipment and his insurance)( Note: He is a single person, who can speak English, who knows the route, place to stay and he will carry maximum 8-10 kg of your baggage.) Government Tax + Service Charge: USD 30 (one-time fee per person)

3)Our trekking Porter: US$ 20.00 per day  (price will includes his salary, meals, accommodation, equipment and his insurance) Government Tax + Service Charge: USD 30 (one-time fee per person)

Additional cost for Everest Region

1) By local bus to Jiri will cost US$ 10.00 per Person

2) By air to Lukla and Return back to Kathmandu will cost US$ 434.00 per person for tourist

3) Airfare for Nepali will cost US$ 200.00 per person

4) Everest National park permit will cost US$ 35.00 per person

5) TIMS card will cost US$ 20.00 per person (we will need one photo each)

6) Khumbu Rural Municipality cost US$ 20.00 per person

7) By local sharing jeep to Salleri will cost US$ 25.00 per person for one way.

Additional cost for Manasulu Region

1) Local bus to Arughat Bazar will cost US$ 8.00 per person

2)Manasulu national park permit will cost US$ 30.00 per person

30Annapurna national park permit will cost US$ 30.00 per person

4)TIMS card will cost US$ 20 per person

5) Special trekking permit for Manasulu valid for 9 days will cost US$ 90.00 per person

Additional cost for Naar Phu valley

1)Local bus to Besisahar or to Bhulbhule will cost US$ 8.00 per person

2)Annapurna national park permit will cost US$ 30.00 per person

3)TIMS card will cost US$ 20 per person

4) Special trekking permit for Naar Phu valley valid for 7 days will cost US$ 90.00 Per person

Kanchanjunga Region(North and south base camp) , Around Dhaulagiri Region and Lower or upper Dolpo Region.

1)Our Guide will cost US$ 35.00 per day ( price will includes his salary, meals, accommodation, equipment and his insurance) Government Tax + Service Charge: USD 30 (one-time fee per person)

2) Assistant guide (guide/porter) will cost US$ 30.00 per day (price will includes his salary, meals, accommodation, equipment and his insurance) Government Tax + Service Charge: USD 30 (one-time fee per person)

3) Our Trekking porter will cost US$ 22.00 per day (price will includes his salary, meals, accommodation, equipment and his insurance) our trekking porter he will carry maximum 30 kg of baggage Government Tax + Service Charge: USD 30 (one-time fee per person)

Additional cost for airfare/ necessary permit & bus fare

1) Special trekking permit will cost US$ 30.00 per person for three week.

2)TIMS card will cost US$ 20.00 per person

3) National park permit will cost US$ 30.00 per person

4)By bus to Taplejung Bazaar will cost US$60.00 per person for one way.

5) Kathmandu to Bhadrapur by air US$ 155.00 per person for one way for tourist.

6) Kathmandu to Bhadrapur airfare for trekking guide will cost US$ 92.00 for one way

7) Kathmandu to Suketar by air for tourist will cost US$ 285.00 per person for one way

8) Kathmandu to suketar by air for guide will cost US$ 95.00 for one way

We hope that was helpful for your Plan

If you are searching of licensed and insure trekking guides and want to hire them who has leading the groups in the mountains for years, we're here to help. Himalayan Magic Treks has been providing all sorts of trekking services in Nepal for over 13 years. We only work with professional and experienced teams and all of them are insured. Reach out to us through Gmail:himalayanmagictreks3@gmail.com or WhatsApp +977-9851166578 to discuss this further detail. We wish you a pleasant Holiday in Nepal.

We just love and support community because of needy people to improvement of poverty in social work and distribution 10% of our profits to charity. We would like to promote and support sustainable tourism in underdeveloped regions and have provided many job opportunities to the locals and even encouraged the local businesses to make money for them to survive.