Executive Committee

Born in Khalte of Dhading district, Chandra Prasad Rijal has been with the Nepali tourism industry since 1998. He is the managing director of See Nepal Travel and Adventure. Rijal, who holds Masters degree in Human Resources Development, had played a leading role in the campaign against corruption in Nepal Tourism Board. Rijal is also President of National Tourism Entrepreneurs Association and Digo Paryatan Cooperatives -- the largest cooperative in the tourism sector  The soft spoken entrepreneur is also the joint secretary of Nepal Rafting and Canoeing Association. Rijal is also the promoter of Hotel Diplomat and Hotel Mum's Home, among others. He is also the former executive committee member of Hotel Association of Nepal. Rijal also performed responsibility as the member of a taskforce formed by the government to recommend measures for restructuring of NTB.

Ramesh Prasad Dhamala is a young yet successful tourism entrepreneur. Born in Dhading district, Dhamala is the managing director of Ecological Trekking. He led TAAN as a President for two years starting 2013. He is also involved in number of social organizations like Ecological Protection Forum (EPF) Nepal and Children's Future Organization, among others. He is also the board member of Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Board.

Tashi Lakpa Sherpa was born in Makalu VDC of Sankhuwasabha district. The eighth time Mt Everest summiteers is the executive director of Seven Summits Treks. He has led many Nepali as well as foreign mountaineers to the summit of Mt Everest by working as mountaineering leaders for as many as 29 times.  They young entrepreneur is also the managing director of Yeti Mountain Gears and director of Manang Air – a chopper operator. Coming from a family of mountaineers, Sherpa's two elder brothers hold the record of a first team of siblings to reach the summit of all 14 peaks above 8,000 meters. He is the second largest remittance tax payer in Nepal.

Tej Bahadur Gurung hails from Ruby Valley in the Ganesh Himal Region. Born in Sertung of Dhading district, Gurung holds Masters degrees in Nepali and tourism. The young and hard working entrepreneur is the managing director of Nepal Alternative Treks and Expeditions which he established in 2008. He is also the senior vice president of Ganesh Himal Tourism Development Committee. Gurung has been working hard in the recovery of quake-hit tourism industry and to rebuild infrastructures destroyed by the April earthquake.

Born in Dhading district in 2029 BS, Ram Prasad Sapkota has been with the Nepali travel trade for the past two decades. Sapkota, who runs Himalayan Social Journey, voluntarily abandoned his US green card to do something in his homeland. He is board member of Dhading-based Aankhu Khola Hdropower Project. He has been taking business and social service hand in hand. Sapkota is involved in social service through different social organizations including Lions Club of Tourism Nepal.

Karna Bahadur Lama is the managing director of Himalayan Yetiland Treks and Expeditions. Born in Timal area of Kavre district in 2027 BS, Lama is with the Nepali tourism industry for the past two and half decades. He is known in the industry as an honest and hard working tourism entrepreneur. He has already served as the secretary and executive member of Trekking Agencies' Association of Nepal (TAAN). Similarly, he has also performed responsibility as the member of District Development Committee, Kavre. Lama is also the president of Nepal Canyoning Association.

Born in Ashrang of Gorkha district, Mukti Pandey is the managing director of Himalayas on Foot – an adventure activities outfitter. He is a successful entrepreneur running different tourism enterprises like Khangsar Guest House and Tibet Guest House in Thamel and Hotel Nature Camp in Chitwan. He is also involved in social activities through different organizations. Pandey is also the president of Lions Club of Nepal Everest.  Pandey has also been promoting Nepal's timeless culture and tradition.

Lila Baldab Dahal is the Treasurer of Trekking Agencies' Association of Nepal (TAAN). Dahal, who hails from Okhaldhunga district in eastern Nepal, is the managing director of Tibet International Travels, managing director of Bhutan International Treks and managing director of V-Tex International (trekkingequipments.com). The soft spoken entreprenur, who entered the tourism industry about a decade ago, heads the Finance Committee of TAAN. Dahal is also actively involved in social works. He was actively involved in building temporary teaching rooms after the devastating earthquakes of 2015.

Born in Jyamrung of Dhading, Krishna Man Shrestha is with the Nepali tourism industry since 1997. He started as a porter and worked as guide and trek manager for many years. After garnering valuable experiences, he started his own company Nepal Tibet Trekking in 2012. He is also involved in social activities through different organizations including Nepal Red Cross Society. As someone who started as a trekking porter, he is serious about upholding the rights of trekking workers.

Sarita Lama is a young and dynamic lady with Nepali tourism industry. Born in Daduwa of Ramechhap district, she is with the trekking industry since 2004. The managing director of Off The Wall Trekking is also involved in social works. She is the country representative of Himalayan Stove Project. Ms Lama was involved in health sector before 2004, working in number of health posts and hospitals in rural areas. She believes in hard work, honesty, transparency and says strong determination will take one to success.

Ngawangima Sherpa is the Coordinator of Nepal Promotion and Exhibition Department of TAAN. He is involved in tourism sector for over two decades. The young entrepreneur is operating Sora Adventure Treks & Expeditions -- one of the leading travel company operating in the Himalayas based on the Korean Market. And  he is director of MD adventure travels and tour. He recently participated in the Nepal promotional program in South Korea on the invitation of the President of UIAA. As the representative of TAAN, he was interviewed by Korean national monthly magazine 'Man and Mountain'. This program is especially organized to declare about the serious impact on tourism industry of the Himalayas after the devastating earthquakes. He is also a dedicated businessman actively involved in social work as well, especially in the educational sector. He has been helping poor community-run schools in mountain areas. Sherpa is also the President of World Edge Nepal, Country Coordinator of  Korean Buddhist Foundation, and  Country Manager of Himalayan Art Gallery, South Korea.

Born in Borlang of Gorkha, Devi Pandey is the managing director of Adventure International Trekking. He is with the Nepali tourism industry for the past 23 years. The successful entrepreneur, who started his own company in 2007, is the executive member of Gorkha Tourism and Kathmandu Environment Education Project. He is also active in social works through different organizations. The young entrepreneur says we should learn from the experience of foreign countries and implement them in Nepal.

Born in Phulkhara of Dhading, Rudra Jung Adhikari is a young yet successful tourism entrepreneur. As someone who entered trekking sector in 2003, he is the managing director of Buna Treks & Expeditions. He also holds four years of experience in hotel management. Along with trekking company, Adhikari has also been promoting Hotel Pokhara View and Hotel Amaryllis. As someone well versed in Chinese language, Adhikari feels the government and TAAN should team up to identify, explore and promote new trekking trials across the country.

Wangchu Sherpa is one of the successful entrepreneurs with Nepali tourism industry. Born in Bhojpur district, Sherpa is with the trekking industry since 1989. He is the managing director of Trekking Camp. Sherpa, who has been actively involved in different activities of TAAN, stresses on friendly relations between TAAN and different organizations of tourism workers. He is also involved in social activities through different social organizations.

Basudev Lamsal is a young and energetic tourism entrepreneur. Born in Jyamrun of Dhading district, Lamsal is the managing director of Adventure Himalayan Circuit Treks & Tours. He is with the tourism industry for the past 12 years. Lamsal started his career in tourism industry by working with different trekking, rafting and travel agencies. As someone with a Masters degree in political science, Lamsal is also involved in social works through a number of organizations including Lions Club of Gaurishankar.

Born in Katunje of Dhading, Dhambar Bahadur Adhikari is a young and energetic tourism entrepreneur. As someone with nearly 18 years of experience in Nepali tourism sector, Adhikari is the managing director of Trekkers' Trek Nepal. Adhikari says infrastructure development is a key to development of tourism in Nepal. Apart from trekking business, Adhikari is also involved in social works through Future Village Nepal.

Born in Gorkha district, Tara Nath Lamichhane is the managing director of Osho Vision Treks & Expeditions. Lamichhane, who was initially involved in business of handicraft, is with the Nepali tourism industry for more than a decade. Later he learnt Russian language and started working as a trekking guide, tour operator and tour manager before starting his own company. He also runs Hotel Osho Home. As someone with a Masters in English language, Lamichhane says all stakeholders should join hands to counter negative publicity of Nepal in international tourism market.

Pemba Sherpa 'Sangam' is a young and dynamic tourism entrepreneur who has experiences of two decades. He is the MD of Himalayan Legend Trek (P) Ltd -- the first organization working for promotion of Organic Agro Tourism in the Himalayan tourism industry. He leads the Sustainable Tourism Promotion Department of TAAN that works to promote organic agro tourism -- the most booming business of present world. He also runs an organic farm house cum resort at Kapan, Kathmandu. Sherpa is also the general secretary of Kanchanjunga Tourism Promotion Committee and vice chief of PGS -- a local organic certification agency based in Kathmandu. He has held the post of President of Sherpa Conservation Society Nepal two times. Sherpa is the general secretary of Organic Forum Nepal. He is also the speaker of organic farmers of Nepal. 

Dawa Lama Tamang is the founder of Traveltimes Treks Pvt.Ltd. He started his career as an English teacher combined with jobs as mountain guide throughout all Nepal. After leading and organizing for a decade tours and treks for leading travelling companies of Nepal he is an experienced person in the field of adventure travel, mountaineering and management. Mr.Dawa Lama was born in the countryside of Nepal in a a Buddhist family and he lives in Kathmandu. He travelled widely within Nepal and outside Nepal. Mr.Tamang is very dedicated to his teaching background and aims to organize with Traveltimes Treks cross cultural school tours for Nepali and foreign students.

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Born in Khotang district, Surya Bahadur Ghimire is a young and hard working tourism entrepreneur. He is the managing director of Great Nepal Treks and Expeditions, the President of Tyamke Tours & Travels, director of Babylon National Higher Secondary School, and general secretary of Inclusive Women Development Forum Nepal. Mr Ghimire holds a Masters degree in Tourism Studies from Purbanchal University. He is also the managing director of Manab Kalyan Saving & Credi Cooperatives Ltd and Akriti Sub Money Remittance. Mr Ghimire is also involved in social works through Lions Club. He is the vice president of Lions Club of Kathmandu Great Nepal. Mr Ghimire heads the Media and Publicity Department of TAAN.The young entrepreneur says he would work to discourage politicization of TAAN.

Ms Fulee Sherpa, who represents International Sherpa Adventure, is the Executive Director of Trekking Agencies' Association of Nepal (TAAN).  

Deepak Raj Adhikari is the president of TAAN Western Regional Association, Pokhara. Adhikari is the managing director of L N Treks & Expedition. As per the TAAN statute, President of TAAN Western Regional Association is the ex-officio member in the executive committee of TAAN.