Himalayan Asia is a group of company specialized in Tours & Travels and Trekking & Expeditions in NEPAL, TIBET (China), BHUTAN, INDIA and SIKKIM/DARJELLING (India). Our operations in the region include standard and budget tours, trekking, mountain peak climbing, Himalaya expedition, River rafting, wildlife adventure, mountain biking, Bird watching, firming and special event Tours. We continuously seek to introduce new programs and routes in these countries, which have much to offer till now and still hold deep secrets yet to be discovered.

We, the Himalayan Asia , registered in His Majesty’s Government of Nepal and associated with Nepal Tourism Board (NTB). As an active member of Nepal mountaineering association (NMA), Trekking agents association of Nepal (TAAN) and Nepal association of Travel agents (NATA), we are involved in different activities.
Besides the travel business, we are also involved in Handicraft production and do business as a wholesaler, retailer and exporter of Nepali handmade craft items.

While promoting tourism or producing crafts, we are aware in environmental, cultural and traditional issues. At the same time we give utmost attention to the comfort, safety and satisfaction of our clients.
Our staffs are experts in their field and some of them have been in the tourism field for more then ten years. To serve our clients better, we provide efficient guides with air-conditioned car/jeep/coaches of different seating capacity and for trekking; we provide high quality modern equipments and experienced trekking guides/staffs.

A highly experienced, qualified and skilled management team manages the Himalayan Asia group of company.

Management Team

	Mr. Buddhi Nath Bhattarai Hon. Chairperson		M/s Neelam Sharma Managing Director		Mr. Mahesh Bhattarai Director

Curriculum Vitae

1. Name: BUDDHI NATH BHATTARAI

2. Sex: Male

3. Address:
• Permanent: Damauli –4, Tanahun, Nepal
• Present: Dhebu, KMC-29, Kathmandu, Nepal

3. Date of Birth: 2 Oct., 1958

4. Marital Status: Married

5. Nationality: Nepali

6. Language: Nepali (Mother tongue), English & Hindi (Good in speaking and writing)

7. Academic Qualification:
• Master’s Degree (M.A.) Tribhuvan University, Nepal (1985)
• Bachelor’s Degree (B.A.) Tribhuvan University, Nepal (1981)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Law (B.L.) Tribhuvan University, Nepal

8. Main areas of Expertise:
• Tourism Development & promotion.
• Trekking &Tour operation/organization.
• Local/Community Development.

9. Experience:
• Tourism officer,Ministry of Culture,Tourism &Civil Aviation,HMG/N (1999-2003).
• Tourism Officer, Department of Tourism, HMG/Nepal (1996 – 1998)
• Tourism Officer, Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation HMG/N (1993 – 1996).
• Section Officer, Ministry of General Administration (1989-1992).
• Officer- Planning & Management, Ministry of Local Development (1984-1989).

10. Professional Trainings:
• Training program on Directions & Strategies for Regional Tourism Development
- Organized by KOICA, Korea (July 2003)
• Training Program on Sustainable Tourism Development
- Organized by Government of Singapore (November 2002)
• Training Program on Tour Guide
- Organized by Nepal Academy for Tourism and Hotel Management, Nepal. (May – July, 2000)
• Comprehensive Tourism II organized by JICA, Japan (Oct. , 1995-Dec, 1995)
• Personnel Management organized by Nepal Administrative Staff Collage, Nepal(1994)
• A Study Programme at Post-graduate level on personnel management
- Organized by IDPM. The Victoria University of Manchester, U.K. (January 13- April 3, 1992).
• Training Course on Planning and Management of Training Programmes
- Organized by UNDP Asia and Pacific Programme for Development Training and Communication Planning, Bangkok, Thailand. (5-23 Sep. 1988).
• SAARC Training Course on Planning for Social Development
- Organized by Government of Pakistan (21-29 dec. 1987).

11. Workshop/ Seminars:
• “Time to Communicate the Basics of Publicity and Promotion”
- Jointly organized by PATA, Asia Chapter and PATA, Nepal Chapter. (4-7 July, 1998)
• Regional Seminar on “ Tourism Statistics in the Countries of East Asia The Pacific and South Asia” -organized by WTO and Government of Indonesia. (June 1996)

12. Participated Events :
• CMT Travel fair, Stuttgart, Germany (Jan; 1995)
• PATA, Adventure Travel Mart Singapore (Oct, 1996)
• World Travel Market (WTM), London (Nov; 1997)
• BTF, Travel fair, Brussels (Nov, 1997)
• CMT, Travel fair, Stuttgart, Germany (Jan 1999)
• Tourism sales mission to Denmark & Norway (Nov, 1997)

13. Extra Activities:
• Life member of Nepal Red Cross Society
• Executive member, PATA Nepal Chapter (1997-998)
• Member, Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA).
• Life Member, Tourist Guide Association of Nepal (TURGAN).
• Life Member, JICA (JapanInternationalCooperationAgency) Alumni Association.
• Life Member, KOICA (Korea International Cooperation Agency) Alumni Association.

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