We are a group of two companies, under same ownership and management.

1. Great Holidays Pvt. Ltd. (a travel company )

2. Shizen Treks Pvt. Ltd. (A trekking company)

Under existing law of Nepal it requires two companies for your complete holiday arrangement in Nepal, a travel company is authorized for regular travel jobs while a trekking company is authorized for trekking jobs . When you book a trip with us you can book with either of these two companies as this website www.greatholidaysnepal.com represents both of them. If your holiday involves mostly a trekking tour , we ask you to book the trip through our trekking company.

We are not the biggest , best or the leading company in Kathmandu as so many people love to call themselves. We are a small company, but a efficient one, we know and love our job and we have strong commitments for our clients. We are well-run and we cater quality services to clients from all over the world. W e specialize on Nepal and Tibet and we mostly operate tailor made tours customized to your requirements .We offer trekking and hiking holidays in the Himalaya mountains of Nepal and Tibet, as well as cultural tours , heritage tours and Buddhist holidays combined with elephant back safaris and white water rafting.

We believe in eco friendly tourism and encourage our clients to support for the cause. We cover lesser destinations, we do fewer groups, and we design our itineraries thoughtfully, and offer you warm, personalized services. With our team of dedicated professionals we are committed to offer travel services of highest quality, making your visit a memorable and happy experience.

Reasons to travel with us

1. Well designed itineraries
It starts from the very beginning. We help you choose the finest trip, suggest you the best time to do it and try our best to understand and offer your requirements. We make the itineraries very carefully with a right balance between organized activities and free time. We leave nothing to chances but give attention to every details . Our friendly and experienced Sherpa guides will give you warm and personalized services during the trek .Upon request we provide guides who speak your language. We are flexible, we listen to you. We choose clean, quiet and well run hotel and restaurants .Adventure tourism is not just our business but also a job we like to do.

2. Great value
Are we the cheapest company in Kathmandu ? No .Are we the expensive ones ? Not at all. We neither wish to be the cheapest company which fails to provide proper services and ruins your precious holiday nor we wish to be the expensive one . Over the years our philosophy has remained the same, “good services at reasonable price”. Our prices are a great value for the quality of trips we provide. For all the poets , artists, volunteers and researchers etc who promote the Himalaya region and Nepal , we provide trips and services on non profit or minimum profit basis depending if they are funded by some organizations or doing on their own. Prices , where mentioned on our site are for standard trips. Budget versions as well as luxury version of the trip are also available.

3. A local company
With a big travel company at home you are like a commodity sold to the local company of your holiday destination for a certain profit. With us every client is a valued guest and we serve you with our traditional hospitality as soon as you land at our place. As a local company we are naturally more familiar with our region. The money you pay to a local company goes to the hand of needy local people and supports the local economy whereas most of the money paid to the big travel companies at home remains with themselves. Also traveling with a local company is much cheaper than with your home company.

4. Safety
Safety is an important issue in high altitude trekking. With our experience over the years, we make our trekking itineraries allowing enough time for acclimatization (adjusting your body to the high altitude). We do not reduce the number of days that are actually necessary for acclimatization, just to reduce the trip cost. This is where we differ with a great number of other companies and this is the single most important reason why a great number of trekking trips to the Himalayas end with failure and disappointment( due to the mistaken competition among companies to provide the trip a few dollars cheaper). The high mountain treks are much unlike a sightseeing tour, the basics can not be compromised. We brief you well about precautions on altitude sickness. Our experienced guides will take good care of you during the trek . We use clean and good quality equipments. In case there be a need, we are ready for prompt rescue by helicopters .We provide our trekking crew with proper clothing and each of them are insured . Also we request you to have proper travel insurance .If you are doing a higher altitude trek we recommend that you have insurance covering emergency rescue by a helicopter, if there be a need.

5. Responsible travel
Traveling with us means traveling the eco friendly way. It is the duty of all of us to preserve this fragile natural heritage of Himalaya. Please visit Support eco tourism page for how you can help us on eco friendly travel practices in the Himalaya. When you travel with us you also contribute to the education of underprivileged children of this poor country. With other like minded people we are supporting for food and education of 150 poor children in Pokhara. These children are mostly orphans or are from backward communities and poor families. Visit www.helplesschildren.com.np  to know more on this project. If you like, you can personally visit and support these children while you are in Pokhara. It may give you great inner satisfaction that a little money from your holiday supports the education of a child.

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