Thamel Travels & Tours Pvt. Ltd is a travel company based in Kathmandu, Nepal. We have organized Cultural Comfort and Luxury Tours, Trekking and Climbing Adventures, Wellness, Yoga, and Meditation Tours throughout the Himalayas - Tibet, Nepal, Bhutan, and North India for last 16 years!
The Himalayas is a 2400 km long vast and majestic mountain range in south Asia. The word "Himalaya" comes from the ancient Sanskrit language, meaning "abode of snow. It is home to more than 100 peaks over 7000m - with Mt. Everest - 8848 meters high - being the highest peak on earth located between Nepal & Tibet. We invite you to explore the Himalayas and its inherent cultures with Thamel Travels & Tours.
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.
Among the most popular travel routes across the Himalayas through Tibet, Nepal, Bhutan, and North India, We, at Thamel Travels & Tours, invite you & offer travel services in four main travel routes in the region:
A. Cultural Comfort and Luxury Tours throughout classical routes in Nepal.
B. Across the Himalaya Tours covering Tibet, Nepal, & Bhutan.
C. Trekking & Active Adventures through the Himalayas in Nepal and Bhutan,
D Buddhist & Hindu Circuit Pilgrimage, and Wellness, Yoga, & Meditation Tours through North India, Nepal, & Tibet.
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.
Travel with Confidence
At Thamel Travel safety is NUMBER ONE. Four Main Core Values that Thamel Travel Upholds: Honesty, Guest’s Privacy, Responsible Travel, Trip with Skillful Leaders!
Honesty: Transparency is the most integral part of our honesty. During tour conversations, and in the field too - we are committed to offering very honest experiences to our guests in terms of services & prices. 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. Even when we post photos of the trip activities on social sites, we post with first names only, or with nicknames! Tour officers & trip leaders are not allowed to ask for private contact information or links on social pages unless very necessary for the trip, or unless the guests themselves invite them to join!
Responsible Travel: To keep the earth for our future generations too, all our trips are environment, communities, and local culture friendly only. Posing the least impact on the environment, Engaging with local communities, Observing local cultures, and inspiring positive impacts through Travel. Leaders are responsible for every step they take!
Trip with Skillful Leaders:
#Our trained & skillful leaders are responsible for being on time neat & clean and must deliver a very short briefing on the day’s activities including approximate total hours, outline activities, name introduction of the leader, assistants & the driver at the start of the tour.
#Try to follow the given outline timelines for the day & strictly follow the itinerary as proposed and briefed to the guests. Even the minutest changes on schedule, and adding extra adventure activities are subject to approval from the respective tour officer only. The tour officer is responsible for auditing the safety & its worthiness and suggests the guests.
#Even the smallest payments, if any, are to be made strictly through the company channel only.
We try our best to understand your requirements, help you choose the right trip, and try to cater exactly what you are looking for. We design our itineraries carefully with the right balance between organized activities and free time, and with the activities in the right order. All our private trips can thus be tailored to your needs.
Note: Thamel Travels & Tours P Ltd is a registered company at and Member of the Government of Nepal, the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, and is an active member of TAAN (Trekking Agents Association of Nepal), NMA (Nepal Mountaineering Association), KEEP (Kathmandu Environment Education Project) and NTB (Nepal Tourism Board).
Office & Team Leader
The company office is based in Kathmandu, Nepal. Our team of travel experts & professionals is led by company owner & team leader Balaram Pandey (WhatsApp: +977 9841697870).
Mr Balaram Pandey is the team leader at Thamel Travels & Tours. He is in Nepal's tourism since 1998. A PHD fellow on Mountain Tourism : Cultural Heritage & the Himalayas!
Choose your trip style!
Choose your trip style with us: join one of the fixed departure trips or organize your route at your suitable dates.
Explore your route; choose a travel route at your suitable date
You can choose to organize an exclusive trip for you, friends, or family from our available trips and also any travel route in the Himalayas: Tibet, Nepal, Bhutan, and North India from your bucket lists.
We have suggested some of the most traveled routes, some of the off-beaten paths, and a few once-in-a-lifetime trails!
We try our best to understand your requirements, help you choose the right trip, and try to cater exactly what you are looking for. We design our itineraries carefully with the right balance between organized activities and free time, and with the activities in the right order. All our private trips can thus be tailored to your needs.
Seven most established classical routes in the Himalayas!
15-day Everest Base Camp Trek.
10-day Annapurna Base Camp Trek.
14-day Annapurna Circuit Trek.
12-day Amazing Nepal Tour.
9-day Classical Nepal: Kathmandu Valley, Chitwan & Pokhara Tour.
6-day Kathmandu Valley Temples & Nature Walking Tour.
8-day Glimpse of Nepal & Bhutan Tour.
16-day Beauty of the Himalayas across Tibet, Nepal, & Bhutan Tour.
These are the most established & traveled routes in the Himalayas covering Nepal, Bhutan & Tibet. Over 160 trip dates are available for 2025 and 2026.
The Epic Everest Base Camp Trek 15-day and 10-day Annapurna Base Camp Trekking trips are available for more than 27 dates for 2025/26.
Similarly, over 57 dates are available for the Amazing Nepal Tour 12-day trip, the Kathmandu Valley - Chitwan & Pokhara Tour 9-day trip, and the Kathmandu Valley Heritage Walk Tour 6-day trip.
In the same way, the Glimpse of Nepal & Bhutan Tour 10-day trip, and Nepal - Tibet & Bhutan Tour 16-day trip are available for 14 dates for the 2025 spring and autumn.
We very humbly request you, please do not hesitate to write us for more information and further details for your trip to Tibet, Nepal, Bhutan, and North India. Enjoy the Himalayan Adventure and its inherent cultures.
Note: Thamel Travels & Tours P Ltd is a registered company with the Government of Nepal, the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation. It is an active member of TAAN (Trekking Agents Association of Nepal), NMA (Nepal Mountaineering Association), KEEP (Kathmandu Environment Education Project), and NTB (Nepal Tourism Board).
