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Firante Treks & Expeditions is Kathmandu based  adventure company, specialised in designing customised adventure trips (mountain biking &  trekking) in Nepal Tibet which enable trekkers to gain rare sight into the real lives of people of the hidden Himalayas.

After having engaged with large tourism organizations more then 10 years with major responsibilities, this company Firante Treks & Expedition was established in January 2007 by a group of young professionals with the aim of exploiting socio-tourism for a sustainable world. The company provide services on regular well known routes throughout Nepal, along with creating new off-route trekking in Humla (far North West part of Nepal), the most remote district in Nepal. Firante Treks &  Expedition is one of the few companies promoting tourism inside Humla creating employments to the local people. We being local people from Humla, always looking forward promoting Humla as a tourism destination.

Our mission is to provide best quality services to our valued customers as to their requirements. Our aim is to be best performer so the company has trained professional and experienced leaders both in trekking and mountain biking. We care environment, staffs, customer health & safety, local social &  culture and local economy.

The company takes tourism as an opportunity to proactively protect and further develop Nepal’s rich cultural heritage and awareness, ensuring that the travel experience is meaningful for both the host and visitor. The company considers socio-tourism as its main advantage.

Our Valuable Members

Surendra Lama 'Smile'

CEO

Founder of Firante Treks & Expeditions has over 13 years experience in this tourism business and has a great love of sports and adventure travel along with sense of social and environmental responsibility. Before founding Firante Treks and Expedition, he was engaged with large organizations more then 9 years holding major responsibilities of Tour Organizer, office management and leading first time (new route) expeditions.

He has been always a good travel companion and perfect tour operator. He has lead groups from all over the world throughout Tibet, India , Bhutan and Nepal.Born in Simikot village in Humla the remote far western Nepal and is one of the key person to promote Humla and far western as a tourism destination.

Janga Lama

MD

Co founder of the Firante Treks & Expedition. He has been working in tourism field since 1998, he has started his carrier as Hotel manager and then sifted to adventure tourism as a marketing manager in couple of reputed agencies. He is a multi trained adventures leader, he leads Trekking, Mountaineering, Motorbiking and Mt biking tours throughout to Tibet and Nepal and India.

He is also on going core member of Sustainable tourism network (STN). He was elected as executive member of Trekking Agencies Association of Nepal (TAAN)  from 2017 to 2019 and also nominated executive member of Village tourism Promotion Forum Nepal (VITOF) from 2016 to 2018.

He is From Humla district of Nepal, and is also a practicing Lama with good knowledge of Buddhist history and religion. He speaks 5 languages, English, Hindi, Nepali, Tibetan, and Chinese (a little). 

 

Sonam Lama ‘Tamang’

TREK Leader

Europe representative he has been a guide for more than 8 years and his youthful looks would indicate that he has started his carrier into tourism so young. He is Energetic, multi-lingual and keeps any tour running at a friendly pace and he is the one with extra value, ‘returning clients always request Sonam again’. He has been leading groups from all over the world throughout Nepal, Tibet, China, India and Bhutan. And he is experienced Trek leader, Mountain Biker, racer and expert bike mechanics.

Mr. Mangal Lama

Office Assistant

Mangal Lama is a government registered trekking guide and office manager.He has very good knowledge of hospitality. He is very interested to work with the guests and provide them with any help they need.

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