(Using Expensive International Company & Independent/Freelancer guide from Internet):

This is 21st century and it is in fact stage of Information technology and Internet. Personal or Business website is common for people. In context of Nepalese Tourism Industry, there are many Local travels, tours & Trekking companies as well as international company selling holiday package in Nepal. Most of Local companies are registered and Licensed Holders but many international companies are not registered and website is main easy way to sell travel packages for them. When you buy travel package from international company’s websites, be careful!! You are paying at least double or triple more prices which you normally pay to Local Company in Kathmandu. So for your cheap and best value treks & tours in Nepal book your trip with Nepal Trekking Tourism & Adventure directly who a leading Local Sherpa company for “Professional & Quality Services at best Price for Trip of Lifetime Experience” This Local company is Sincere and Experienced more than 25 years. With us, you will always get fixed price and great value of your money. You will save a lot and travel more.
Besides that, You can easily find many independent/freelancer guides websites in internet from Nepal Either it is free websites for e.g. blog or personal websites offering trekking guide, tour guide and trekking porter services or trekking package online with price or without price. Do you believe with independent guide in internet?? Please be careful yourself from internet fraud. I mean you will meet one independent trekking guide from internet and ready to book trip with him or going to hire him as guide for your Nepal trip. You will trust and send him some money as booking deposit before you arrive to Kathmandu, Nepal. But when you arrived in Kathmandu, unfortunately, you didn’t see him at Airport or he is not even in Kathmandu. What you could do? Now you understand that your guide is fraud but where you go to complain for deposit refund? You don’t have any way to get refund. This is a fraud from Internet booking. Also please note that unless we are not legally registered Trekking Company, it is illegal to transaction foreign currency such as US$, Euro etc. When you book your trip in Nepal, Tibet or Bhutan, pay only if that company or guide have US$ transaction bank Account (US$ Account) in any Reputable banks in Kathmandu City. If you send Trip money in Normal Nepalese Currency Account (NRS Account), please note that company or guide does not pay tax to Government and this is not legally operated company.

Another problem is what you do if your Private/Independent guide or porter leaves you alone while you are in trek or trip?? during trek, if you are not happy with your guide or porter service or they did mistake or even stole your valuable things or because of short debate your guide or porter leave you alone, do you have any contact for complain or get refund your money? NO, you can’t. Because your independent guide/porter does not have legally registered travel company in Kathmandu or complain department in Kathmandu.All this make your travel unpleasant and unsafe. You will not enjoy your trip anymore and never collect wonderful experience of Nepal.

AMS (acute Mountain Sickness) is very rare if you follow proper way of Acclimatization, however, despite of proper acclimatization unfortunately people can sick and sometime it makes people serious ill and need urgent helicopter rescue assistant. In this case, if you are with company guide/porter, they will immediately contact to Kathmandu office and request for rescue assistant. But if you are with private/independent guide/porter, this service is May not available at same time when it is really urgent. Because travel Company has good relation with Helicopter Company, also can pay Cash payment if necessary to Helicopter Company to provide you urgent rescue Service immediately. It does not matter wherever you are but your private guide may not able to contact immediately to Helicopter Company since they must need confirmed or need cash payment before fly to rescue passengers from Himalaya. This is a kind of top level services that we provide immediately from us. Our company have bank Guarantee and also we maintain urgent necessary cash Deposit at our Bank for this type of urgent services. Later guest is OK and recovered well, we will collect paid money from his/her Travel insurance. So please note, you must hold Travel & High Mountain Rescue Insurance before you consider Treks & Climbing in Nepal or normal tour in Nepal, Tibet, Bhutan or India.

BUT when you are traveling, trekking or hiking with me, you will always feel safe from all above problems and you will experience journey of lifetime experience. Because I am a professional, experienced and dedicated Trekking & Tour/Tourist guide of Nepal with legally registered and operated local leading trekking, tours & Expeditions Company. Our guide & Staffs works under rules of tourism law of Nepal and our company is fully responsible to bear all loss and refund due to careless or mistake of our guides & Porters or services unavailable. For your secure and risk free travel our company has deposited USD 3000 on behalf of Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) at Kumari bank of Kathmandu. You can Contact with NTB and get your loss amount refund if we don’t refund you as rule.
But all this is not possible if you travel/trek with independent/freelance guide. So, if you travel with independent guide who does not have agency in Kathmandu, then you might have problem if something gone wrong or mistake happen from Guide. So this is Just an advice and recommendation to any individual travelers/trekkers, please travel with risk free guide from internet. Don’t go for too cheap which is not good in reality. Hire guide, porter or anyone from registered company at best price with great value (www.NepalTrekkingTourism.com) or www.PasangSherpa.com
Wish you a wonderful and great holiday in Nepal.