There are few important things that you need to consider before you hire your guide whether you hire from trekking agency or freelance/independent guide you should make sure you have experienced English speaking guide and friendly.
1 – Are they licensing holder of Nepal Government and insured?
Most of the countries guides are generally authorized from the relevant government office, so you should know your guide is a authorized person or not? Is he experienced and smart? Is he insured just in case if he is sick in the mountain he need evacuation so dear trekkers you should know those answer and decide you are talking him or her.
There are many links and blogs of freelance/independent guide you can choose those people too because those people who have their own guide webpage means he/she generally a smart people and authorized person too so you have choice.
2 – Is you hiring guide is Experienced?
Generally many trekking Guide starts as a porter, learn some language; learn about the trekking route and clients facing skills and they begins to trek as a guide. So you should talk to your guide weather he is well known person of the trek or not you can see his confident and his way of talking.
Experienced guide makes much different t to make your wonderful trek because he is well known about the fact of specific area, you can gain many traditional things, you are safety you fell.
Experienced guide makes much different t to make your wonderful trek because he is well known about the fact of specific area, you can gain many traditional things, you are safety you fell.
Experienced guide knows many mountain technique and AMS sickness treatment, weather change and estimated distance and one more things that you should ask yourself how many timed he lead the group towards that destination.
So, hiring a guide not a big deal to find but go through those ideas and tip it may help to find experienced guide.
3 – Can we talk to him/her?
There are thousands of trek and tour guide in Nepal. Most of the trekking guides speak quite good English who can talk easily to their clients but there don’t have proper knowledge about culture, religion, traditions so when you are here in Nepal you are already from a long distance from your home this is way you need perfect English speaking trekking guide who would lead you and your trek perfectly and make memorable trip. Experienced guide has so many different rate from 25 USD a day to 100 USD a day you have plenty of choice.
If you are thinking to save some money and hire a low cost guide you may not have a experienced good guide as per your plan generally they are doing this job a part time and the other time they are students so try to find a proper guide and his past experienced and talk to him how well he can talk about the field than you decide.
4 – What do they do in the off-season?
It is a bit out of your trip questions but it really helps you to know your hiring guide who is he and his sight life a part from guide.
After all of those communication regarding to your trek you already know if he is handling positively he/she is going with you as a guide and you find a right person , which makes you feel better in new and different country.
If the conversation goes some time and if you learn something from your hiring guide.
5 – How many people on the trek?
Treks and touring activities is a fun activities mostly with friends and family so you should be aware that your group size, if you join with a big group more than 10 people foe ex; that’s big group it mans you can get a very good price because the guide/porters and accommodations are sharing and also the transport this is why you may get cheaper than if you trek less than 5 people in your group.
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