Eco-friendly Trekking company is one of the middle level leading mountain tourism base business agencies in Himalayan trekking destinations Nepal, Tibet, Bhutan, India & Pakistan. We believe socially responsible Eco-tourism in such pro-poor regions in the world. Most of the trips we operate with base on Eco-tourism. Our methods to operate tours in the Himalayas are Eco-friendly. 5 percent of our net profit contributes for social responsible activities in the destinations such as tree plantations, campaigning to collect non bio-degradable wastages from the trekking and mountaineering destinations, operation of health camps in the destinations, maintenance of trekking routes where damaged, and information of high altitude to porters through a social organizations naming Eco-friendly Nepal.

Eco-friendly Trekking Nepal

Mottos of  Foundation
Eco-Friendly Treks & Expedition Pvt. Ltd. is funded in 1998 under Company Act 2053, Tourism Act 2035 and Tourism Regulation 2037. The company is also licensed from Tax Department of Nepal as taxpayer, from Central Bank of Nepal as foreign currency acceptable company from foreigners and recognition of industry from Ministry of Industry, Cottage and Small Industry Department Nepal. Similarly this company is members of national and international tourism umbrella organizations.

Eco-friendly Trekking is a business organization! Our motto is to get profit with providing best quality services to the customers.  Additionally, we have a social responsible oriented objectives they are related with preservation of the fragile Himalayan ecology and culture. Mean the while, we provide the tourism benefit to the local people of the destinations through our long-term as well as short term objectives.

Our Statements
The Himalayan region is ecologically fragile. Now days, the tourist activities in some of the Himalayan regions have made the region more environmentally paradise to attract tourists and earn foreign currencies. Mean the while the fragility of Himalayan eco-system is getting poor due to exceeding carrying capacity of the tour destinations. It is well to be able to say that you please leave the destination you visited as beautiful as you found! We also hearty request you please do not leave anything except your footprints and do not bring anything from the Himalayas except photos!

Eco-friendly Tourism
The tourism boom in Nepal, as in other countries, has had a mixed blessing. It has generated a sizeable share of Nepal’s foreign currency revenue but few people in the tourist destinations have experienced an improvement in their standard of living.

In fact, for many communities, the influx of visitors has come at a considerable cost. In numerous places, trekking groups have left littered trails and degraded forest in their wake. Against this alarming backdrop, the practice of Eco-tourism has been gaining increased momentum – both in Nepal and around the world. This alternative type of tourism seeks not only to preserve the environment and culture of tourist destinations but also to be of benefit to the local people…. By fostering environmental awareness, both among locals and visitors and by linking tourism to social and economic development, is possible to preserve the natural and cultural heritage of an area through the promotion sustainable tourism. This not only enhances the positive experience of those on holiday it also helps to increase the standard of living of the local residents. There is no such thing as total Eco-tourism; we do however strive to make sure traveling with us in Nepal has a minimum impact on the environment as well as providing positive outcomes for the local people.

Eco-friendly Appeals
We found in our previous experience that most of trekking crews and some of trekkers are not so much intend to care the nature & Eco-system of trekking destinations. Because of these reasons, the famous trekking routes of Nepal have already started to convert as area of garbage spread routes.

Eco-friendly Treks & Expedition (P) Ltd is sensitive on above matters. So, we are running this company with Eco-trained trekking crews who work always with rubbish pit attached green belt. We believe micro controlling system of environment. It means if everybody care for nature & Eco-system of mountainside, it will self controlled of getting pollution & disturbing the Eco-system.

To mention more actively our above mottos, we have a sister concern NGO called Eco-friendly Nepal. Eco-friendly Nepal whose, activities are totally concentrated for proper Eco-system of trekking areas of Nepal and in near future those destinations where Eco-friendly Nepal reaches.

20% profit of Eco-friendly Treks & Expedition (P) Ltd. goes to the fund of Eco-Friendly Nepal for activities of cleaning the trekking routes, plantations in mountain areas, for education of mountain people specially ecology studies.

Eco-friendly Treks & Expedition (P) Ltd. opinions tourists are as partners who can help to fulfill the goals of bio-diversity conservation, cultural revitalization and sustainable economic development.

We sincerely request you to enlighten your porters, Sherpas, guides, villagers, to respect nature and how to conserve it by your side. With your help the natural beauty of Nepal will be alive for generations in turn; Nepal’s gift to you will be vibrant living memories.

During your trekking time, you will encounter through many schools in villages. Those of you who want to communicate your conservation ideas, knowledge and experience with the local people, please pass through school teachers so that a multiplier effect of conservation messages could be also radiated to all the children. If possible, please try to make the children know how to respect nature & natural resources.

Never encourage children to beg. It might give you monetary satisfaction but the begging child could also turn a professional beggar tomorrow.

Respect the villagers and their traditions. In turn they will give you warm hospitality.

When you trek, ultimately you enter wilderness. There you are alone with your porters and the fragile nature. The slightest negligence and misunderstandings on your part can direct have a jarring cumulative impact on the delicate balance of nature. Please do not spoil this natural heritage by thoughtless negligence. Please do not buy any wildlife trophies animal products from the local poachers.

Please do not collect any wild flowers, plants, fossils, orchids, rocks, etc, unless you have the permission from the concerned office for scientific research.

Cutting trees, shooting wildlife and fishing without licenses are strictly prohibited. 

Never pollute the clear mountain water or litter the path with cigarette butts, tin cans, toilet papers etc. Please bury them.

Do not mark initials on trees and rocks. Nature is more beautiful when left undefiled by human hands.

In some areas, local communities have established their own conservation practices. Please make an effort to understand them and to observe them.

Social Responsibilities
We are very keen on promoting links with overseas schools and local schools in these regions. If you know of school/s who may like to be part of this network please make contact with us.

Normally we provide you service to get there through our volunteer tours. After then, you
will have independent time to study there.  You will be requested to submit a report of your study, which help us for social activities set by Eco-friendly Nepal (ECON) www.econ.org.np. The report should be concerned on one of the following areas:
o  Mountain Ecology
o  Education
o  Mountain Resources Management, and
o  Health

The Team
The founder of this company is a former mountain (trekking) guide. The team leader of this company Mr. Bal Krishna Lamsal himself is guiding as a trekking guide since 1989. The team is the association of experience mountain guides as well as experience staffs in national and international tour companies. The perfect portfolio of our teamwork is waiting to provide you our  well performed services!

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