Shangri La Tours is a travel agency while Himalayan Journeys is an adventure travel out-fitter. An Adventure Travel Out-fitter in this part of the world is a special type of tour operator which conducts adventure travel trips in the Himalaya.

Shangri La Tours and Himalayan Journeys have common ownership and management and operate out of the same premises in Kathmandu. In addition to Kathmandu, Shangri La Tours has a fully functional travel agency unit in Biratnagar in Eastern Nepal while Himalaya Journeys maintains offices in Lukla, Namche and Pokhara the gateways to the Everest and Annapurna regions, respectively.

For all practical purposes, Himalayan Journeys operates only the adventure related portion of the trip, while Shangri La Tours will make the air, hotel and other transport and sightseeing arrangements.

Both Shangri La Tours as well as Himalayan Journeys were established in 1978 and have been in operation since under the same ownership. The Top Management of these companies has a collective experience in operating trips in this part of the world in excess of 100 years! So, when you book your clients through us you can rest assured that their best experiences will be put to work for your clients holiday.

Our trips emphasize safety and comfort in adventure with a commitment to the protection of the environment. No firewood is used on any of our trips. We always carry our own fuel which is either LPG or kerosene.

Our company maintains the intensive and comprehensive training program for our trek Sirdars, cooks and Sherpa crew every year and we are very proud of the high professional standards set by our crew both in Kathmandu and out on the field which we have over the last 28 years.