Who are we?
Carabiner Holidays Pvt. Ltd. is a Swedish-Nepalese managed company set up by people with many years of experience in the Nepalese tourism field. By going with us you can be sure to have a wonderful holiday together with experienced leaders who always do their best to make your time in Nepal the most unforgettable!
Since we are a relatively small company we have the possibility to see every guest individually and if you have any specific wishes or interests we are able to make very specified and individual tours. Our contacts in Nepal are within very wide spectra and we love the tailor made journeys where we can use our creativity to make you an itinerary for a tour custom made only for you!
Yet, however, we are not only a regular commercial travel and tour agent but also formed as a social project for the benefit of our coworkers, staff and our beautiful country Nepal. That is why we are trying to employ and empower underprivileged people from the rural parts of the country, both men and women, and support them in their career within trekking and tourism.
We support ECPAT
Carabiner Holidays as one of very few Nepalese companies has signed ECPATs “Code of Conduct for the Protection of Children from Sexual Exploitation in Travel and Tourism” http://www.thecode.org/.
This means among other things that we educate all our staff in the issue of child exploitation, we ask the hotels we use what policy they have about letting people with children they are not related to stay there and we inform our guests about where to report if they suspect that a child has been exploited.
The child exploitation is Nepal is huge and it is everyone’s responsibility to act against that!
Staff policies
Carabiner Holidays are following the 5 guidelines set up by International Porter Protection Group and are always trying to find ways to improve the living conditions for all of our staff. We see our staff, would it be cook, sherpa, porter or trekking guideas equal, which means that noone recieves more benefits than another one depending on social status or duty.
In Nepal tourism is one of the main industries and for the country to develop and benefit from that we guarantee fair salaries and good conditions for all of our staff and you can also be sure that by going with us the money you spend on a wonderful vacation stays in the country and goes to someone who really is in need of them.
Environment
Carabiner Holidays are also concerned about environmental issues and are always trying to follow the policy “Take nothing but photos, leave nothing but footprints, kill nothing but time” to minimize the negative aspects of tourism. We are providing environmental and cultural information to our guests and we make sure that our staff also understands the importance of protecting the environment. By this we are trying to implement the necessary steps for a sustainable tourism industry in Nepal.
Earthquake relief aid
Carabiner Holidays have been active in the earthquake relief aid since the April 2015 disaster. We have provided earthquake victims with emergency aids such as tarpaulins, tin roofs, food, hygiene articles and we are now in the progress of building a public water tank and tap which will be used by a whole village in lack of sufficient water supply in the district of Dolakha.