It’s not just where you go. It’s how.
There are as many travel companies to explore the Himalaya, with as there are places to explore.Sherpa Holidays’ travellers are looking for something more than a plane ticket, a hotel room, and a seat on a bus. We make travel meaningful by thinking small, thinking local, and thinking about what benefits the traveller, the trip and the locals get.
We Care for Your Safety
Your safety is of the utmost importance to us. Therefore, when it comes to keeping the overhead of our trips low, safety is one area in which we simply do not compromise. Our guides are selected based on their technical proficiency, proven safety records, impeccable judgment, their friendly demeanor and their ability to provide helpful and knowledgeable instructions. They are also highly professional and well trained in first aid and personal protection equipment. We also make sure that first aid kits are available on all trips and happily provide oxygen cylinders and PAC Bags upon request (payable). Furthermore, the itineraries are ideally designed to give you enough time for acclimatization.
We Provide Financial Protection
Going on any adventure trip will require a substantial sum of money to be paid in advance. Yet, trusting a company you have no prior experience with involves risk. However, we are a fully-bonded trek operator authorized by the Nepal Government, Tourism and Civil Aviation Department, Nepal Tourism Board, Industry Department, Company Registration Office, Nepal National Bank and the Taxation Office. We are also affiliated with several prestigious regulating bodies such as Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA), Trekking Agencies’ Association of Nepal (TAAN),Nepal tourism Board(NTB) and Kathmandu Environmental Education Project (KEEP).
Responsible Tourism
In order to practice responsible tourism, our company is guided by the motto ‘Take nothing but pictures, leave nothing but footprints’. We design our itineraries and operate in the field guided by the principles of ecotourism and sustainable tourism. Furthermore, all our staff have been given environmental training and are very sensitive to the delicate eco-systems we enter. In addition, we have a history of committing ourselves to the safety and enjoyment of our clients and maintaining high ethical standards in all our operations.
Why Book With Sherpa Holidays?
As small-group adventure travel, we’ve always done things a little bit differently. To us, there’s no such thing as “outside-the-box thinking” because we don’t believe in boxes.
100% Guaranteed Departures
Every Sherpa Holidays’ departure is now guaranteed to run. Yup, all of them. Once you’ve booked and paid, that’s it – you’re going, guaranteed. Your trip won’t be cancelled by us for any reason (beyond harsh weather or safety issues).
Lifetime Deposits
Our Lifetime Deposit Policy is designed to protect you from unexpected events that may cause you to cancel or delay your trip. You can use it again for the same trip, transfer it to another one, save it up for a not-so-rainy day, pass it on to a friend.
Choice
We offer the widest variety of destinations, departure dates, Travel Styles, and Service Levels in the business. No matter where, when, how or why you want to travel, we’ve got the trip of a lifetime for you.
Satisfaction
We’re pretty proud of our customer satisfaction record. A whopping 99 percent of our travellers report satisfaction with the service we offered them on their trip. How do we do that? By listening to them. It’s just one of the many ways we lead with service.Our minimum requirement for operation is only two people, thus we can provide you a personalized service at a reasonable cost.
Discounted Travel
We offer a land-cost free trip to one person if the group consists of 12 or more people, and we also offer a 5% discount to our loyal customers who have taken two or more trips with Sherpa Holidays. Another 5% discount is provided to those who have been referred to us by our loyal customers. Plus, we also offer frequent seasonal discounts. With opportunities for discounted travel, you can make Sherpa Holidays your preferred choice for adventure holidays.
Private Groups
We are happy to provide tailor-made, private group departures on dates that will suit you best. So, after you have organized your own group, we can then customize our itineraries based on your suggestions and requirements.
Add-in Options
Sherpa Holidays will take you to some of the most interesting and exotic places in the world, and we fully understand if you might want to extend your trip. Just make sure to discuss your interest with our staff, and we will find you add-in options which are most appropriate to your main trip and interests.
Cultural Tours and Adventure Holidays
Besides presenting our clients with quality services in trekking and mountaineering trips, we also specialize in providing cultural tours and adventure holidays packages for our clients who wish to savor foreign cultures or immerse themselves in an adrenaline filled holiday.
Top Quality Facilities at Competitive Price
Sherpa Holidays has no overhead expenses on overseas offices. This means we can offer top quality service and facilities with flexibility at a competitive price to exceed your expectation. No hidden or extra cost. In every detail, we set the highest possible standards, from safety to the high quality gears and selection of food provided to meet and surpass the international standard.
Hassle Free Travel
We take care of your holiday from the airport to airport (arrival to departure). All your accommodation and transportation is taken care of. Private transportations are used on all longer road journeys to guarantee the freedom of exploration and to increase your comfort. Entrance fees are included for all the cultural heritage sites, National and conservation parks. We make sure to have trekking &peak climbing permit and domestic flight ticket ready on time. While on trip we offer you the free use of quality trekking and all climbing gears.
Staff Welfare
Being a registered adventure travel company in Nepal, we are committed on the welfare of our staff from Trek Leaders / Guides to Sherpa, Cooks and Porters. We ensure good wages, salary, Provident fund, proper insurance to the equipment and warm clothing needed for porters. They are our kith and kin as well as the backbone of adventure industry in Nepal.
Sherpa Holidays has fulfilled all the standard set by IPPG (International Porter Protection Group) for the welfare and safety of all porters and is committed to improving their livelihoods. No wonder all of the staff including porters want to work for us over and over again. We have set some noticeable guidelines, which we are applying in our trips as a Porter Protection Policy.
• Good & fair working wages.
• Fair weight around 25 kilos only
• Same standard of medical care for Porters / trek staff / trek members
• Arrangement of Food and Accommodation
• Accidental / medical insurance
• No porter is asked to return from the middle of trek
