Partners & Communities
Local guides, community projects, and small organizations across Nepal who share our approach to travel.
We believe the best travel experiences in Nepal come from working with people who genuinely know their place and genuinely care about it. Over the years, we've built relationships with local guides, community projects, and small organizations who share our approach to travel: small-scale, respectful, and rooted in the communities visitors come to see. This page is where we introduce them.
Project Nuga Nepal
Patan heritage walking tours for international visitors
Project Nuga Nepal is a Patan-based initiative founded by [her name], offering walking tours of Patan's old city for foreign visitors. The tours focus on Patan's living heritage — its courtyards, temples, Newari architecture, and the daily rhythms of the people who live among them — and are designed to give visitors a genuine, locally guided experience rather than a scripted tour.
We recommend Project Nuga Nepal to our own guests, and [her name] recommends Himkala Adventure to hers. If you're spending time in Patan and want to see it properly, this is who we send people to.
PETALS
Community foundation, recognized by UNESCO [exact award name and year]
PETALS is a community foundation founded by [her name], working on [brief description of what the foundation does — e.g. education, women's empowerment, community development, environmental work in the Patan area].
[Her name]'s work through PETALS has been recognized by [exact UNESCO program or award name], [year]. The foundation's mission and her guiding work through Project Nuga Nepal are closely connected — both are about supporting the community whose heritage visitors come to experience.
How We Work With Our Partners
Our partnerships are simple: we recommend people we genuinely trust, and we ask them to do the same for us. Every partner listed on this page is someone we've worked with directly, and every recommendation we make is one we'd stand behind ourselves.
If you're a local guide, community project, homestay, or small organization working in Nepal and you'd like to work with us, we'd love to hear from you.
What You Can Expect
We only recommend people we trust
Every partner is someone we've worked with directly, not a name from a list.
Every recommendation is one we stand behind
If we send you somewhere, we'd send our own family there too.
We collaborate, not just refer
Our partners recommend us back, creating a two-way relationship built on trust.
Our Commitment
The principles that shape who we choose to work with.
Rooted in Real Relationships
Every partner on this page is someone we know personally. We don't list logos or fill space with names we've never met.
Two-Way Trust
We recommend them to our guests, and they recommend us to theirs. Trust that only flows one way isn't trust at all.
Small-Scale by Choice
We keep our partnerships small on purpose. Fewer relationships, deeper involvement, more meaningful outcomes.
Community First
When you travel with us, your money reaches the people whose place you've come to see. That's the whole point.
“Small groups. Real relationships. Places worth protecting.”
The Himkala Way