Thamel Travels & Tours Pvt. Ltd is a travel company based in Kathmandu, Nepal. The company was established in 2009 by a team of 3 travel professionals with experiences of over a decade in hospitality and mountain tourism. Since 2011, the company has been owned and the efficient Sales, Marketing, and Operation teams are guided by its Chairman Mr Balaram Pandey, and Tour Director Ms Saru Upadhyaya. Mr Pandey & Ms. Upadhyaya are culture and mountain lovers and are noted experiential tourism managers in the country.
Our team is clear on our focus and the specific travel services we offer to our clients, whom with love, we call "our guests". All of the trips we offer are EXPERIENTIAL and RESPONSIBLE.
| EXPERIENTIAL TRIPS | RESPONSIBLE TRAVEL |
| Personalized & Custom Itinerary | Inspiring Positive Impacts on Communities Through Travel |
| Authentic Cultural Engagements | Respect for Local Cultures and Traditions |
| Engaging Storytelling | Authentic & Ethical Portrayals of cultures, traditions, and local lifestyles |
| Support for Local Economies | Trips with trained local Guides and Leaders, foods using local products |
| Sustainable Practices | Wildlife Protection & minimizing Carbon Footprints |
Our travel services cover four main destinations in the Himalayas, Nepal being the epicenter. The Himalayas is a 2400 km long vast and majestic mountain range in south Asia. Most of the Himalayan region is covered by four countries - Tibet, Nepal, Bhutan, and North India. We offer trips through the four main Himalayan destinations - Tibet, Nepal, Bhutan, and North India.
Our main expertise lies in organizing Cultural Trips, Mountain Adventures, & Wellness, Yoga, and Meditation Tours for the last 16 years! Among the most popular travel routes across the four countries, we at Thamel Travels & Tours, invite you & offer travel services in four main travel routes in the region:
| S.No. | Activities | Destinations. |
| 1 | Luxury Trips | in Nepal, & Bhutan |
| 2 | Classical Adventures, Hiking, Trekking, & Expeditions | in Nepal, Bhutan, & Tibet |
| 3 | Across the Himalaya Tours in one Itinerary | through Tibet, Nepal, & Bhutan |
| 4 | Buddhist, & Hindu Circuit Pilgrimage & Wellness Tours | through North India, Nepal, and Tibet |
The Himalayas in itself is an adventure travel destination and also has inspired lives and multiple cultural traditions in its history. Mainly the Hindu and Buddhist cultural traditions have emerged, developed, and spread from this region, with Nepal being the center of both traditions.
To these four destinations, we specialize in personalized Adventures, Private holidays, and Small Group Tours. At Thamel Travel, we offer you three distinct tour styles to enjoy your holiday with us. Each of them carries specific features of traveling.
| Small Group Tours | Personalized Adventures | Friend & Family Private holidays |
| Classical & Established routes | Customized & Experiential routes | Classical & Customizable routes |
| Group of max 10 People | Any Number of people | Ideal to be 2 to 12 people |
| 3 & 4 Star Hotels, Standard Lodges | As desired by you | 4 & 5-Star Hotels, Resorts |
| Private Van | Bus Transfers | Private Transfers | Private Car | Van | Bus Transfers |
| Round Trip led by a Leader | Guided round trip | Partial only | Guided Sightseeing & Activities |
| Breakfasts & Entry Fees Included | Meals & Entry Fees as per Booking | Dinner & Breakfasts, & Entry Fees Included |
As we specialize in personalized adventures, private holidays, and small group tours, we offer three authentic ways to travel with us - Real Adventures, Classical Adventures, and Luxury Adventures. Each of them carries specific features of travel arrangements and experiential engagements.
| Classical Adventures | Real Adventures | Luxury Adventures |
| Private Car|Van|Bus Transfers | Private & Sharing Tranfers | SUV | 4x4 Jeeps | Luxury Van Transfers |
| 4-Star Hotels & Deluxe Lodges | 3-Star Hotels & Lodges, Tents | 5-Star Hotel & Boutique Resorts |
| Dinner & Breakfasts | Breakfasts | Dinners, Breakfasts, & Lunch |
| Round Trip guided Sightseeing | Activities with guide(s) | Round Trip guided by a Leader |
| Heritage Sites fees Included | Heritage Sites Fees Included | Heritage Sites Fees Included |
| Cultures, Natures, Soft Adventures | All kinds of Activities | Cultures, Natures, Light Adventures |
We are a recognized and established travel company for excellent tour and trek services at very reasonable prices. We have always dedicated ourselves to warm hospitality and quality services to our guests. Our success stories consist of not only the hard work of our team members but also the drive of confidence and professionalism toward the satisfaction of the guests.
Company Values & Trip Guidelines
At Thamel Travel safety is NUMBER ONE. Guests are the final decision makers, and all the arrangements are aimed at making their holiday a lifetime experience. The four Main Core Values that Thamel Travel upholds are: Honesty, Guest Privacy, Responsible Travel, and Simple Reservation Terms & Trips with a Skillful Leader. These are the main guidelines on our responsibility & behavior towards the Guests, Environment, and Communities.
| Honesty | Guest Privacy | Responsible Travel | Simplified Reservations Terms |
Honesty: Transparency is the most integral part of our honesty. All costs offered do not have any hidden fees. Trip Inclusions and Exclusions are clearly mentioned, and any possible extra expenses or extra available activities are also suggested with possible expenses. We are committed to transparent conversation, transactions, and services!
Guest’s Privacy: We are committed to keeping the guests’ identities, contact information, and schedules private & safe. Every trip reservation is simply private. Privacy is maintained on all trips including small group joining tours. Even when we post the group photos of the trip activities, we do so with trip names only & with consent from the group.
Responsible Travel: We do NOT organize activities that involve animal abuse for recreation. And to keep the earth for our future generations too, we aim to pose the least impact on the environment. All our trips are environment, communities, and local culture friendly. All trips involve local communities in the crew, observing local traditions, and inspiring positive impacts through Travel. You will travel with us for a good reason!
Making Reservation, Deposit Safety, Schedule Flexibility & Trip with a Skillful Local Leader: For every reservation, our guests will receive an itinerary with important information on the schedules, prices, trip preparations, arrival arrangements, reservation details, and available extra activities. Our booking process requires a 20% deposit of total trip fees (plus full flight fares if an international flight is involved), with the balance due upon arrival. Guests may also pay in full at booking. Date changes are free, except for flight change fees & the deposits are valid for a lifetime! We ensure your trip with a skillful local leader from the communities you travel!
Besides being licensed & knowledgeable, our tour leaders are further trained to be hospitable, friendly, & skillful! All private trips & even small group tours can be personalized & organized as private trips with variations in tour costs. All Group Join Tours are limited with a 10pax maximum, and schedules are fixed and can not be modified.
Office & the hospitable Team
The company office is based in Kathmandu, Nepal. We welcome and invite you to make a connection for trips and information with our team.
Chaksibari Marg Street,
Thamel, Kathmandu - 26, Bagmati Province, Nepal
Email: [email protected]
WhatsApp: +977 9841697870 (Balaram)
WhatsApp: +977 9841963006 (Saru)
Our office is located at the same place since its establishment. Mr Balaram & Ms Saru are the team leaders at Thamel Travels & Tours. We both are a PhD fellows in Nepalese History, Culture, and Archaeology. We ensure you a trip with the best guides and group leaders in the country. We have trained them to be the most friendly, professional, and hospitable guides and group leaders. We have ensured our guides, and group leaders understand the trips they are leading. Routinely, we both also lead groups, and families to our beautiful destinations.
Partners Welcome
We have earned some good friends in the travel industry in the last 16 years! We invite new partners to join hands with us to inspire a positive impact on communities through travel! Let us work together to offer the best travel experiences to your clients.
Company Recognitions:
Thamel Travels & Tours P Ltd is a registered company with the Government of Nepal, the Ministry of Culture, Tourism, and Civil Aviation (Lic No: 1560). We are an active member of TAAN (Trekking Agents Association of Nepal), NMA (Nepal Mountaineering Association), KEEP (Kathmandu Environment Education Project), and NTB (Nepal Tourism Board).
