Recommended from trekkers in Nepal
Professional Freelancer Trekking Guide
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I did a ten day trek in Restricted area of Upper Mustang with Tulasi. Because of being Restricted you need a special permit which was all taken care of by Tulasi, all I had to do was show up. I was feeling a little apprehensive about spending ten days with someone I just met but Tulasi proved to be very professional, knowledgeable, trustworthy and has a great sense of humor.
Tulasi is a friendly and warm man who always has a smile and a great attitude. He is very knowledge about the area and if he did not know the answer to my many questions, it would not be long before he did. He is known and respected by other Guides/Porters as well as the many Tea & Guest Houses we visited or stayed during our ten day trek. I am grateful of the rapport that Tulasi has with the Guest Houses as we were able to have tea and chat with the owners/families which provided for a nice intimidate look into Nepali hospitality.
He has great communication skills and speaks freely about the his country, culture and anything that you would like to know or discuss. After our dinner we would go over the itinerary for the next day; look over the map, point out the high pass(es), grade of the trek and show the communities where we could stop for tea/lunch and finally how long it would take us to reach Guest House. The days were always comfortable with a good walking pace and rest stops, and some wonderful conversations. There were times that we just walked, each in our own inward journey, taking time for reflection and enjoying the quiet silence around us.
Tulasi is very attentive to the needs of his clients and made my trek a very comfortable and enjoyable one. I have walked away with a friend and many great memories of my time in Upper Mustang. He offers a wide variety of treks that can be customized to your needs; trekking remote areas, camping and the well trotted trail of Annapurna circuit and many more.
Please don't hesitate to email Tulasi,
His email is tulasip@hotmail.com
websites are:trekguidenepal.weebly.com and
www.trekwithguide.blogspot.com
Professional Freelancer Trekking Guide
Lakeside-6, Pokhara, Nepal
+(977)9846058846
Sabine from Germany on July 2013,
In Germany language
taeglich zum lachen gebracht und war immer an erster Stelle wenns darum ging uns einen guten Platz im Bus oder das beste Zimmer in der Lodge zu organisieren. Er hat staendig mit allen Leuten unterwegs das Gespraech Unser Trek war wunderschoen und sehr gut organisiert von unabhängigen Trekking-Guide Tulasi, unser Guide hat uns gesucht, um zu erfahren wo welche Stellen schwierig zu passieren waren wegen dem Wetter. Wir waren gluecklich einen Guide zu haben, der uns ueber alles informiert hat.
If you want to know any more about his services don't hesitant
Translating in English language
daily brought to laugh and was always the first issue was wenns us a good seat on the bus or the best room in the lodge to organize. He's constantly with all the people traveling the conversation Our trek was beautiful and very well organized by independent trekking guide Tulasi, our guide was looking for us to find out where the bodies were difficult to pass because of the weather. We were happy to have a guide who informed us about everything.
Francois from France , writing in French language
C'est un très bon trek que nous avons passé avec Tulasi, organisé par l' itse (riippumaton vaellus oppaan Nepal).... Tout c'est parfaitement déroulé. C'est un avantage d'avoir un guide qui connaisse l'ensemble du treck, les paysages que nous avons traversé et surtout les gens; avec un acceuil toujours chaleureu. Le rhytme étais adapté en fonction des jours et de nos envies. Nous avons passé un moment plus que sympatique et ca sera avec plaisir que nous repartirons pour un trek plus long.
Translating in English language
This is a very good trek we spent with Tulasi, organized by himself(independent trekking guide in Nepal) Everything went perfectly. This is an advantage to have a guide who knows the entire trek, the scenery as we crossed and especially the people, with a home always warmly. The rhytme was adapted depending on the day and our desires. We spent more than a nice time and it'll be a pleasure for us all leave for a longer trek.
Shamim and Aman Rajan
Toronto, Ontario, Canada (2012 July)
“When we first met Tulasi in Pokhara to start our Annapurna Base Camp (ABC) Trek, we did not know who he was and what to expect of him as a guide. In the next few days, we found out that Tulasi is a very good and experienced guide to trek with. He knows a lot about the flora, fauna, and wildlife of the area as well as knowing most owners of Tea Houses along the way. Tulasi’s knowledge and familiarity of the area and people gave us comfort that we were dealing with a guide that a) knew his stuff from years of experience and b) could take care of us in an emergency since we had never trekked before. We thank him for making us a priority as we always got our rooms and food and almost anything we asked for faster and more affordable than compared to other trekkers in the same situation on the same trek. This is a direct result of his great reputation and having been given great respect from the local people and tea house owners.
Tulasi is a family man (wife and one very young daughter) with a college degree (very uncommon for guides!) and has a home in Pokhara. This makes booking any ABC treks with him very easy and affordable as almost all ABC treks start in Pokhara. He is also very knowledgeable about EBC and the treks around Everest so getting him to come to Kathmandu from Pokhara is very affordable and convenient for any treks to the Everest region.
Overall, we were very pleased with Tulasi. He is very conversant in English. a good communicator, and flexible to your wishes with the trek’s scheduling. You will not regret getting Tulasi as your guide for your Nepal Trekking. He made our trek very memorable and exciting and we recommend him to all our friends and family who want an amazing trek in Nepal. If you need to ask some more about him,
please feel free to email us at rajanhomemail@gmail.com .
Tulasi’s website is : www.trekguidenepal.weebly.com
His Facebook page is: www.facebook.com/trekguidetulasi
If you want to talk to him personally, his mobile number is +977 9846058846.
Have fun”
Shamim and Aman Rajan
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Vera's cousin was recommended Tulasi (2005)
I'm in the spring of 2005, as Tulasi from Pokhara to Jomsom Porter Guide, or Muktinath trekked. It was during this time a sensitive, pleasant entertaining companion (English), for with good local knowledge (route, accommodation, food, time planning, attractions, etc.) with a warm relationship people, flexibly and in a pleasant way about my well worried.
Occasionally he has me (I'm older) to high-performance personal motivation. I give him a companion recommended.
His contact address:
tulasip@hotmail.com
www.facebook.com / home.php? # / profile.php? id= 1149498344 & v = info & ref = sgmVera's cousin I am 62 years old, not overly athletic, but still had a successful trek from Pokhara to Muktinath and am willing to give other interested parties information about my experiences.
vjhome@web.de
Recommended by Janine Buttig (Germany)
Janine Buttig from Germany
We`ve had a wonderful holiday time for a month to do travels in Nepal.
We made the plan to do trekking with the recommended guide Tulasi.
He took us for a twenty five days trek up to Tilicho Lake and Throng-La pass (round Annapurna).
The trek to Annapurna round and Tilicho Lake trek were fantastic with our guide Tulasi. He was fully insured, trained, excellent, trustworthy, helpful. He has a wealth of knowledge regarding the geography, different cultures, traditions, wild life and about the Himalayan region.
He is physically fit, experienced and responsible to the client in respect to safety, health care, team spirit, the conservation of the landscape, understands rules and regulations in respect to effective management and environmental safe guards. He is professional in figuring a trek to suit our interests . We had our Conrad Stein book and lonely planet book – but no need to use it once, because he knows all the places with good food and the lodges on the way were lovely.
He has a great sense of humour and can make you laugh even after a hard day of trekking!!!
He is very well respected and gets along very good with the other guides, porters and lodge owners. We were very happy to make this Himalayan experience with him and he became more a real good friend than being “only” a guide. We already miss him!
He can do many kinds of organized treks as tea house trek, guide, porter services, camping trek. Especially in the Annapurna region such as Tilicho Lake trek, Nar-phu trek, Mardi Himal trek, Throng -La pass, Annapurna Base Camp and Dolpo trek, etc.
Book him! You won’t regret your decision!
Trekking Guide Tulasi Ram Paudel is also recomended by< Pro. Gentil de Faria from Brasil:(2008)
Reading the page on recommended trekking guides – www.nepal-die.de – I chose five names and wrote to each of them. I got three answers and one of them was from Tulasi. Immediately I decided to take him as my guide. From the very beginning I found him to be very friendly and helpful. He helped me to organize my trip to Nepal, especially to Annapurna Circuit. He took care of everything, park permits, and all kind of information I need, such as what to take along, what to buy, to rent, etc.
He wrote to me frequently before my embarking on that wonderful journey with him. He proved to be so confident that I did not hesitate to fix an appointment with him right in Besisahar, very far from São Paulo, Brazil.
After a quite exotic trip by bus from Kathmandu to Besisahar, I was delighted to see his smiling face asking me if I were from Brazil. The date was November 5, 2008. From that moment we stayed 18 days together. I took advantage of his companionship and made an extension of my stay to Lumbini, the birthplace of Buddha. We said good-bye for the last time on my way to Chitwan National Park, recommended by him.
I was amazed by his deep knowledge of the whole Annapurna circuit. He knows the region, all the lodges, lodges owners, and has an excellent relationship with other porter guides. Seeing them talking together I realized that he was a leader and respected by his friends.
We had marvelous pleasant moments, and I took advantage of his solid cultural background, which includes historical, geographical, cultural facets. I profited from his ability to teach me Nepali, a language I had tried to learn by myself before leaving Brazil.
Although still in physical good shape, I am a sixty-year old man, professor of Comparative Literature. Tulasi knew how to keep me safe and took good care of me in the simplest details. After the 12th day of trekking, I was extremely exhausted in Thorung Phedi. I could barely move my feet up to climax of our trekking: Thorung La. Tulasi took all my stuff on his shoulders, and so I could finally reach the top of the mountain.
He is a very talkative and easygoing guy. We talked about everything: our families (he had a daughter of only one month!), religion, politics, cultural shock, etc. He is totally honest, respectful, courteous, patient and very kind, besides being simple and a humble human creature. He returned to me all small coins of change.
In Pokhara, where he lives, he invited me to dinner with him in his humble house. Wow, the chicken was delicious (mitho cha!).
Tulasi speaks very good English, much above the average. He is well educated and has a college degree. It is impressive that he is only a trekking guide in that far remote land
Tulasi Ram Paudel independent trekking guide
Email: tulasip@hotmail.com , www.facebook.com/trekguidetulasi
Tel.: 00977 98460 58846
Audrey Claes and Gijs van Steenis from The Netherlands
In april 2009 we made our first trip to Nepal, but it will certainly not be our last !!
The first trekking we did was a bit disappointing, because my friend got so sick that we had to terminate our trek in an early stage.
But we gave it another go, this time with Tulasi Ram Paudel as our guide. The best decision ever. Tulasi made sure we had a wonderfull experience.
We only did a 8 days trek in the Jomsom area, but we will certainly come back in a few years en take on a longer trail, with Tulasi as our guide if possible.
Tulasi has a great sense of humour, he is energetic, intelligent, he knows a lot about the area and always did the extra mile for us. He's a confident en pleasurable guide to be with.
Almost every evening we had interesting and long talks about Nepal: the daily life, religion, politics. During the day Tulasi took us of the beaten tracks, pointed out interesting sights, took us to monastry's and temples. He deserves to earn a good living and we recommand him to everyone who can appreciate a guide that gives you an insight in the Nepali lifestyle while enjoying Nepal's nature by foot
With best regards, Audrey Claes and Gijs van Steenis, The Netherlands
Janet Wong wrote in 2011 about independent trekking guide in Nepal
If mountains are landmark of Nepal, then Tulasi is certainly the icon of the mountains in Nepal.
We got in touch with Tulasi & other guides through this web page. We confidently chose Tulasi because he convinced us with his simple yet detailed & comprehensive reply.
We spent a total of 9 days with him in April 2011. We covered the Panchasse trek, a non-commercialized trek recommended by Tulasi after he understood what we like to see in the trek.
Tulasi is honest, well-mannered, humble, reliable, genuine, street smart, jovial, patient, humorous & speaks fluent in English. Because he is highly responsible & takes his work seriously , makes him a good listener, observant & sensitive to our needs & preferences. He is certainly well trained, physically fit, knowledgeable in his field of expertise including familiarity of the trek routes, first aid, strict with the dos and don't, knows fauna & flora, weather & good understanding of Nepali culture and tribes. He was a good translator between locals & us. Tulasi was also very accommodating & flexible to the changes we made along our way & at the same time, well balance as a prudent trekking guide.
Tulasi is certainly an excellent logistics organizer. Besides organizing our flights to/from Kathmandu/Pokhara, he took us to very unique, lovely, charming & hospitable teahouses. He offers very personalized service. He made good effort in details just to ensure we were comfortable especially in the less equipped teahouses (because it was a non-commercialized trek) eg. he not only boiled water for our hot shower, he carried the buckets of boiled water to distant bathroom even during heavy downpours (no shelter). He even made sure we gone for shower before the water turn cold ! Very often, you find him landing in the kitchen preparing our meals & even cooked for us despite meals were paid for together with accommodation. He personally carried with him, fruits (he could have chose other stuffs which were light weight) during our treks so that we could have them on days we would not reached teahouses for lunch. He always utilized his resources and tapped on his network eg. we were linked-up to enjoy competitive exchange rates.
What touched me most was, during our stay in one of the village teahouse, there was no menu for meals.
Instead of verbally name a few, he delivered us a Tulasi-made-menu So that we could refer when we had to order for one (yes, just ONE) breakfast !! It may seem trivial but one could tell from here, he is a guy who is, not only willing to take extra mile for his guests but he uses his heart to service his guests.
My observation revealed he always have his trekkers' interest as priority & NEVER his. Through some incidents, I also concluded Tulasi is not a calculative person.
Tulasi is certainly no ordinary guide. He only claimed his passion for trekking. But, if you read his eyes, they revealed his love for mountain, his appreciation & admiration to beauty of nature. I was amazed to notice during our trek, how the landscapes still appealed, charmed & attracted him even after his 12 years as a trekking guide.
I will highly recommend Tulasi to anyone who has read this. Unfortunately, i can't narrate every event that happened to testify how outstanding Tulasi was. However, i will like to stress, Tulasi is certainly value for money & he really made me feel he was a sherpherd taking good care of his herds (trekkers).
It was Tulasi that made my first Himalayan experience a unique & memorable one & i do not rule out i'll soon make another trip, perhaps just to meet up with this good trekking companion.
I'll be most willing if you like to write to me with regards to Tulasi. i can be reached at janetwpw@yahoo.com or i'm sure, Tulasi will be most delighted to receive inquiry who plans to visit Nepal or request for customs-make trek that will suit you. His email is at tulasip@hotmail.com
By the way, Tulasi has two commonly repeated phrase which will make you laugh & forget the aching muscles or fatigue body even after a long, tedious & tiring trek. Will keep you in suspense & find out for yourself when you meet him !
Momo and Nadia (France-April ,04)
we just finished 4 days ghorepani poonhill- ghandruk trek whth Tulasi and are very happy .we went trekking with him.he showed us many great things, was very mecise about his timetable and very attentive.Always of good advise ,i'll remember him as my personal "doctor" since he gave me excellent medicin when i was sick to keep me on going.he helped us all the way & if we come back to Nepal ,we will sure call him.
Dear Tulasi,thanks you for everything, you are luckey to live in such a beautiful coutry,peaceful great views,
LOTS OF THANKS,
Wendy Jean Aaron and Patricia Nicole Aaron-3 april 04 (canada)
Hi Tulasi,thank you so much for everything you have done to make our 5 days Ghorepani(Poonhill) of trekking very enjoyable and comfortable.we have been very happy that we hired a guide,because with you we feel very safe. You are very knowledgeable about the trails and the different guest houses.you go out of your way to take care of us. We will be very sad tomarrow when our trek ends. Offcouse, we will come back again and go higher up.take care .
4 trekkers guys from Spain
Trek con freelines trekking en Nepal- guía Tulasi Ram Paudel
Hemos contratado a cuatro españoles que el viaje a Jomsom(Lower Mustang) a tiempo del monzón de 2009. Tulasi Guía atendiio muy bien y nos explicó que íbamos a hacer el recorrido en 7 días para una nueva ruta. Asignamos a Tulasi. Una guía muy profesional que cuidó de nosotros durante toda la semana. La caminata es genial, algo difícil al principio, pero vale la pena. Caminar viendo picos casi 4000 metros 6000, 7000 y 8000. Tuviste suerte de que estaba claro que durante el monzón no es fácil. Todo es para tanto. y muy recomendable guía.He es también guía de caminata completamente local de Pokhara para todas las regiones annapurna, Upper Mustang Trek.
Maria, España
highly recommand best trekking guide in Nepal -Tiffany sage Tauber (USA)
29 Dec ,06
Just returned from the jomsom trek with guide Tulasi. We started from Nayapul , walked to Muktinath and flew back to pokhara. This was an absolutely spectacular trek with a wonderful diversity of landscapes. Tulasi, was a great guide and I appreciate that we went alone at my space-sometimes fast and sometime slow . It was very helpful to have him as my guide to speak nepali and teach nepali languages me some new words as well. The food and lodges alone the way were lovely.Tulasi has a great sense of humor and can make you laugh even after a long hard day of trekking !!!!!! Tulasi is very well respected along the trail by other guides and lodge owners and I was happy to have had this tremendous Himalayan experience with him with jomsom/Muktinath trek.
GOOD LUCK AND HAPPY TREKKING ,
Tiffany sageTauberi
rcata, California
sageinasia@hotmail.com