MountainKick is a government-registered trekking company in Nepal, certified by the Nepal Tourism Board and TAAN. Every trip is planned and operated in-house — the guide who meets you at Tribhuvan Airport is the same person with you on the trail. We have been running guided treks since 2016, across Nepal, Tibet, Bhutan and India. Small groups, honest pricing, no shortcuts.
Some companies talk about the Himalayas
like they discovered them. We just work here.
I grew up in a village in the hills of Nepal and started working as an assistant guide in my early twenties. Over the next two decades I walked most of Nepal's major routes, first carrying loads, then leading groups, then training other guides.
MountainKick started in 2016 because I believed a small, locally run company with guides who actually live here could do this better than operators who outsource trips and move clients through Nepal as efficiently as possible. Every guide on our team is licensed and someone I have worked with personally. Nepal's mountains are extraordinary. After twenty years I still think so.
Kumar Thapa MagarCo-founder & Lead Guide, MountainKickEvery trip is planned and operated by us directly. No handoffs, no subcontractors you have never spoken to. The guide who meets you at the airport is the same person on the trail.
No outsourcingGroups stay between two and nine people. The pace is planned around acclimatisation, not around fitting as many clients onto a bus as possible.
2–9 people maxThe price on each trip page includes your licensed guide, porter, accommodation, airport transfers and all required permits. Nothing added at checkout.
No hidden feesWe rate every trip on a five-level difficulty scale. If a route is not right for your fitness or your timeline, we will tell you before you book, not at 4,800 metres.
Five-level scaleLocally owned and operated from Kathmandu since 2016. The money you spend stays in Nepal and goes directly to the guides, porters and communities on the trail.
Nepal-owned since 2016
The team is in Kathmandu. Send your questions and you will hear back from someone who has actually been on the route you are asking about.
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