Hiring A Guide During A Trek To Nepal

 

The moment you step into Nepal, you will find tens and thousands of people coming up to you and asking whether you are in need of a guide or not. In general, most of these people work in collaboration with trekking agencies. Why I suggest you to go through trekking agencies is for the simple reason that you will be able to find honest and reliable guides out there. But then, you may have to pay a lot more if you go through a trekking agency. Hence, I would personally suggest you to go for a Nepali guide. And do you know what the best thing is? Well, when it comes to honesty, none can cross the Nepalese. The benefits of a hiring a guide directly are too many to name. For instance, by adhering to this sort of an approach, the money straightway goes to the pocket of your guide and not the trekking agency. Over and above, your expenses will be reduced to half by opting for this approach.

 

You may also come across guides who have paved their way to start off their own. Make sure that you choose a guide who is familiar with the distances, villages, temperature changes and a lot more. However, there are many people who feel that hiring a guide is nothing but a waste of money. As a result, they prefer trekking on their own. You can go in for this approach as there is nothing harm in it if you have the required skills at your hand. But then, Nepal is one amongst the poorest countries in the world and by hiring a guide you are in a way supporting him financially. Over and above, by hiring a guide you will get a chance to know more about the culture and traditions of Nepal which wont be possible if you do the trekking all on your own. This isn’t all, a guide is well versed with the native language, so you will have at your hand an interpreter if you run into any problems or want to have a chat with the locals.

However, make sure to interview the guide prior to hiring him. Be sure that they show you their socks, shoes, backpack and clothes. There are many guides who have references, hence make sure to ask keep a track of them. If you appoint an independent guide and find him simply remarkable then be sure to write a reference letter for him no sooner than your trek comes to an end. In addition to this, you need to also pay your guide a tip no sooner than your trek has come to an end. The total amount that you would like to give as tip is entirely your preference. It would be unwise on your part to go in for the first guide that comes your way; instead you need to interview a minimum of three guides.

 

Some of the things that you need to be careful from the beginning are as follows-

 

Have a clear discussion about the price

Have a clear discussion about the route

 

 

 

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