7 Reasons to Choose a Government-Approved Trek Operator in Nepal

A trekker from Germany shared this story in a Kathmandu guesthouse a few years back. He had booked what looked like a legitimate trekking company online professional website, competitive price, good-looking itinerary. When he landed in Nepal, he discovered the “agency” was a single person operating from a rented desk with no registered guides, no permits arranged, and no real plan for what would happen if something went wrong above 4,000 meters. He lost his deposit and spent two days scrambling to find a legitimate operator before his trek window closed.
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