Our Team

Bibek Dhamala grew up in Todke, where Ganesh Himal fills the view from the village. He started working as a trekking porter in 2020, at 18, carrying loads on the same trails his guests now walk. Over the next six years he worked his way up to a Government of Nepal licensed trekking guide (Licence No. 19911). In 2026 he founded Majestic Trails Nepal Pvt. Ltd. (Reg. No. 396834/83/84) in Tarakeshwar, Kathmandu, where he is the founder, CEO, managing director and lead guide.

Bibek started Majestic Trails Nepal because he knows how the trails really work: first as a porter, then as a guide. That experience shapes everything the company does. Itineraries are paced the way an experienced guide would pace them, and every porter is treated the way Bibek wanted to be treated: fair loads, a fair salary and respect on the trail.

He has walked every major trek in Nepal many times, including Everest Base Camp, the Annapurna Circuit, Manaslu and Langtang, and his highest point is Kala Patthar (5,644m / 18,517 ft) above Everest Base Camp. His favourite is the Annapurna Circuit, because no other route in Nepal changes so much in one walk: forests at the start, snow at Thorong La, and the dry desert of Mustang at the end.

One moment he will never forget happened on Thorong La (5,416m). He was guiding a 68-year-old trekker when strong wind and snow hit the pass, driving snow straight into their faces. Bibek stayed beside him step by step and brought him safely down the other side. It taught him that a guide’s first job is to look after people, and the summit comes second.

Bibek holds a first aid certificate, studied travel and tourism for two years at college, and speaks Nepali, English and Hindi. Outside trekking season, he writes the Majestic Trails Nepal blog from his own experience on Nepal’s treks and creates videos to help travellers plan their trips honestly.

Srijana Dhamala is Majestic Trails Nepal’s Airport & Logistics Coordinator, and for most guests she is the first person from the company they meet in Nepal. When you walk out of Tribhuvan International Airport after a long flight, Srijana is the one waiting for you, ready to take you to your hotel and make sure your first hours in Kathmandu are easy.

She looks after every arrival and departure: airport pick-ups and drop-offs, hotel check-ins, and transfers between hotels. Her work matters most when plans change. Mountain flights in Nepal are often delayed or cancelled by weather. When that happens, Srijana gets guests to a new hotel and goes back to the airport to collect them again for the next flight, however many times it takes. She makes sure nobody is left waiting or wondering what happens next.

Srijana has been working in travel and logistics for one to two years, and she holds a master’s degree from Tribhuvan University. She speaks Nepali, English and Hindi, so guests can explain what they need easily from the moment they land. Calm, organised and always on time, she takes care of the details so that trekkers can rest before their trek and relax after it.

Rabina Adhikari is the content writer at Majestic Trails Nepal. She writes the company’s trek guides, blog posts, trip pages and social media content. Based in Kathmandu, she completed her bachelor’s degree there and has been writing for more than two years. She joined Majestic Trails Nepal because of her interest in trekking and in helping travellers plan their trips with honest, accurate information.

Rabina writes from the trail, not from a desk. She has trekked the Mardi Himal trek, below Machhapuchhre in the Annapurna region, and the Langtang Gosaikunda trek, which climbs to the sacred Gosaikunda Lake at about 4,380m (14,370 ft). Walking these routes herself means she knows what trekkers actually want to know: how steep the climbs really are, how cold the nights get at the higher lodges, and which days feel the longest.

Research is her speciality. For every article, Rabina interviews Majestic Trails Nepal’s licensed guides, who have walked the routes many times, and she talks with teahouse owners along the trails about lodges, prices and seasonal changes. Before anything is published, founder and licensed guide Bibek Dhamala (Licence No. 19911) reviews and double-checks every fact, from altitudes and walking times to permit rules. This is why Majestic Trails Nepal’s guides are based on first-hand trail knowledge rather than copied from other websites.

Rabina writes in English and Nepali. Outside work, she spends her time planning her next trek and reading about Nepal’s mountain regions.

Sujan Adhikari is a Government of Nepal licensed trekking guide (Licence No. 20809) from Dhading District, west of Kathmandu, and Majestic Trails Nepal’s Annapurna region specialist. He started working on the trails as a porter in 2017, at 19. After learning the routes, the teahouses and the mountain weather from the ground up, he became a licensed guide. Now 28, he has spent about nine years trekking in Nepal.

Most of Sujan’s trekking has been in the Annapurna region, and the Annapurna Base Camp trek is his favourite and his speciality. He knows every stage of the trail, from the stone stairs of Chhomrong to the narrow gorge below Machhapuchhre Base Camp, and he knows the best time to reach the amphitheatre at Annapurna Base Camp (4,130m) for clear morning views. Many of Majestic Trails Nepal’s best reviews for the Annapurna Base Camp trek mention Sujan by name. His highest point so far is Thorong La Pass (5,416m / 17,769 ft) on the Annapurna Circuit.

What trekkers remember most about Sujan is his photography. He knows where to stand for the best shot of Annapurna South at sunrise, how to frame Machhapuchhre above the clouds, and when to stop the group for the light. Guests regularly go home with photos of themselves on the trail that they could never have taken alone, and many say his pictures are the best souvenir of their trek.

Sujan holds a first aid certificate and speaks Nepali and English. He is calm, patient and easy to talk to on the trail, which makes him a favourite with first-time trekkers in the Annapurna region

Duk Kumar Basnet is Majestic Trails Nepal’s most experienced trekking guide and its Everest region specialist. He grew up in Lukla, the mountain town where almost every Everest trek begins, and has spent more than 15 years guiding trekkers through the Khumbu. He holds Government of Nepal Trekking Guide Licence No. 5899.

Growing up in Lukla, Duk Kumar watched trekkers set off for Everest long before he guided them himself, and he knows the region as only a local can. He has led every major route in the Everest region: the classic Everest Base Camp trek, the Gokyo Lakes trek, and the Everest Three Passes trek over Kongma La, Cho La and Renjo La. He knows which teahouses stay warm, which sections ice over first in winter, and how the weather turns above Dingboche. Majestic Trails Nepal’s younger guides learn the Everest trails from him, and much of the way the company runs its Everest treks today comes from his experience.

His experience matters most on the hardest days. Kongma La (5,535m / 18,159 ft) is the highest and one of the most demanding passes in the Everest region, with a long, steep climb over loose rock and a glacier crossing on the far side. Over the years, Duk Kumar has helped many trekkers who got into trouble on Kongma La. He stays calm, gets them safely over or back down the pass, and organises help when it is needed. For trekkers taking on the Three Passes, there is no one Majestic Trails Nepal would rather have beside them.

Like every Majestic Trails Nepal guide, Duk Kumar holds a first aid certificate. He speaks Nepali, English and Hindi.

Manoj Basnet is the youngest trekking guide on the Majestic Trails Nepal team, and one of the easiest to spot on the trail, because he is almost always smiling. Born in Solukhumbu, the district that is home to Mount Everest, he holds Government of Nepal Trekking Guide Licence No. 22896 and specialises in the Everest region.

Manoj earned his place as a guide step by step. He spent a year as a porter, carrying trekkers’ bags up the trails to Namche Bazaar and beyond. Then he spent two years as an assistant guide, walking with the group, helping slower trekkers and learning everything a lead guide does. After those three years he became a licensed trekking guide himself. Because he has done every job on the trail, he knows exactly what his trekkers and his porters need.

In their reviews, trekkers mention two things about Manoj again and again: his good vibes and his problem-solving. When plans change on the trail, like a full teahouse, a delayed Lukla flight or a tired trekker who needs a slower day, Manoj stays calm and finds a fix quickly, usually with a smile. On long days above Namche, his energy keeps the whole group going, and first-time trekkers say he made them feel relaxed and confident from the first day.

Having grown up in Solukhumbu, Manoj shares the Sherpa culture, monasteries and mountain stories of the Everest region the way only a local can. Like every Majestic Trails Nepal guide, he holds a first aid certificate, and he speaks Nepali, English and Hindi.