Rajendra Amgain grew up in Gorkha, where Manaslu fills the northern sky. To him the Himalaya was never a destination. It was the view from home.
He started out as a mountain guide in 2008, walking trekkers through Everest, Annapurna, Langtang and the remote valleys of Manaslu. Over the years he saw two things clearly. Travellers who had saved for years were often handed a fixed package and treated as one more booking. And the guides, porters and villages who carried each journey saw little of what was paid for it.
In 2014 he founded Himalayan 360 to do it differently. The company has one office in Kathmandu, guides who come from the regions they lead, and itineraries built around each traveller rather than a sales sheet. Amrit Nepal, also from Gorkha, joined in that first year and now runs day-to-day operations as CEO.
The company grew one step at a time. Spiritual and retreat journeys started in 2018. The founders also opened Dom Himalaya Hotel, a 36-room boutique hotel in Thamel, so many of our travellers start and end their trip under our own roof. Bhutan followed in 2023. Amrit still answers the WhatsApp line.