Trek/ Tour Leader, Nepal

Requisition ID: 3036

Department: Tourism and Hospitality

Work Type: On the road

Application Close Date: 04th July 2025

At Intrepid Travel we exist to inspire, create, share and lead the best travel experiences ever. More than 35 years later, we’re proud to be a certified B Corp with hundreds of trips in over 100 countries.

The world needs more Intrepid people:

Do you love Nepal and enjoy sharing its stories with others? As a Trek/ Tour Leader with Intrepid, you’ll use your passion for your community to educate and inspire our travelers, immersing them in the local culture – so they’ll want to return, again and again!

With Intrepid you’ll be ensuring that the work you do has meaning; Intrepid focuses on giving back and investing in the local communities, which is why we use local leaders, local operators and ensure we give back to the destination at every opportunity.

As a Trek/ Tour Leader with us you will:

Be the face of Intrepid and provide exceptional customer service
Host, lead and execute tours on budget, following the itinerary and ensuring the overall successful operation of each trip
Ensure safety and well-being of the travelers, assisting with any difficult situations that may arise
Tell stories, deliver travel advice and organise customers’ experience
Reconfirming suppliers, hotels, activities and doing administration along the way

To be considered you must have:

Full rights to work across the region
Previous Tour/Trek Leading experience across Nepal
Valid Advanced First Aid Course with AMS (if available), completed prior to starting with us
You must have trekking or tour guide training completed and bearing a valid license issued by the Nepal Academy of Tourism and Hotel Management (NATHM). Preference will be given to those who bear both licenses.
Excellent communication skills in English and ideally one other local language (the more the better!)
Great availability during our peak seasons of Spring and Autumn to lead our trips
Prior experience of trekking in major trekking routes or tours in major touristic areas in Nepal
Basic computer skills including email, and MS Office suite.
You’ll also have amazing customer service skills, with some experience in budgeting.

What you need to know:

This is a freelance contract position
We are recruiting leaders in June with Leader’s training commencing from July onwards
With extended hours, lots of walking and activities, and engaging with travelers, it’s important that you are prepared both mentally and physically for the challenge!
You’ll need the ability to travel and spend time away from home, as our leaders often travel for extensive periods at a time, and some tours can span up to four weeks.

Our people reflect the diversity of our customers and the communities we visit:
Intrepid is made up of 58 nationalities across 46 countries, and we recognise that diversity makes us a stronger business. We support a culture where people can be themselves and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. Including First Nations People, LGBTQI+ people, those living with a disability, or from disadvantaged backgrounds, and all people from different ethnicities, races, and religions.

For our Tour Leaders, the work perks may vary from country to country, but some of the work perks we offer include:

Diverse departures through the year to lead! Including hiking or biking adventures, festival, family, premium and foodie trips
Travel to where the trip starts (and home again) is included and covered by us
Some meals and all accommodation included (often where the guests are staying, such as hotels, camping, homestays etc)
Access to learning and development programs, e-learning and comprehensive tour leader training before you even start
Internal career opportunities to further your your career in travel and beyond
Amazing travel discounts for you to experience Intrepid as a passenger
Recognition and celebration with awards nights and the chance for our top performers to travel to our yearly Global Summit!
Opportunity to support not-for-profit Intrepid Foundations projects

We are Real. Together. Ambitious. Impactful. These are our values and to us they're more than just words, they are the pillars of our success and every day it's our people and the work they do that bring them to life.

At Intrepid ensuring diversity, equity, and inclusion is an important part of our recruitment process. If you require a reasonable accommodation to submit your application, please email careersupport@intrepidtravel.com with your name, location, and the accommodations you need, we will then be in touch to support your application.

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