About us
Travel Route is a team of guides and trip planners based in Thamel, Kathmandu.
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We plan every trip around three things: safety, small groups and fair work. Itineraries gain height slowly, guides are licensed and trained in first aid, and porters carry no more than 20 kg and are insured like the rest of the team.
We stay in family-run teahouses and lodges and work with local drivers and cooks, so the money you spend stays in the communities you visit.
Our guides grew up in the regions they lead treks in. They speak English, carry a first-aid kit and pulse oximeter, and have the final say on safety decisions such as turning back in bad weather.
Government-licensed guides who grew up in the mountain regions they lead treks in. They speak English, are trained in first aid and carry a pulse oximeter and first-aid kit.
Porters carry no more than 20 kg, are paid fairly, and have insurance, warm clothing and a bed and meals each night, just like the rest of the team.
In family-run teahouses on the trail and comfortable hotels in Kathmandu and Pokhara. We choose lodges for cleanliness and welcome, and so your money supports the villages you walk through.
The guide decides whether to rest, descend or evacuate. Mild altitude symptoms usually ease with rest or a short descent; serious cases are evacuated by helicopter, paid by your travel insurance.
Yes, for safety. Mountain weather, landslides and closed passes sometimes mean a change of route or an extra night, and the guide has the final say.
Yes. Any trip can run privately for your family or friends on dates that suit you, and we can adjust the itinerary to your pace.
Small groups, refillable water instead of plastic bottles, rubbish carried out, and local guides, porters, drivers and lodges on every trip.
Ask about dates, private departures or tailor-made routes.