All of our river guides and instructors are safety certified and trained to international standards in First Aid, CPR and WRT. Born and raised in Nepal, we are proud of our country, culture and rivers and excited to share our local knowledge and skills with you!
 
Nim B Magar
11 time Nepalese National Whitewater Kayak Champion and captain of Nepal’s National Rafting Team, our founder and managing director has represented Nepal in the World Championships in several countries and has over 15 years experience running rivers in Nepal and around the world. “Min’s” enthusiasm for paddling is both inspiring and infectious.
Santosh B Magar
Another member of both of the National Kayaking & Rafting Teams, Nim’s younger brother has also trained, competed and worked as a river guide in Nepal and overseas over the past 10 years. Santosh’s calm nature and sense of humor is adored by everyone on the river.
Som B. Magar
The youngest brother and kayaking prodigy – Som is of course a member of the National Kayaking & Rafting Teams and has already gained 6 years experience river guiding and kayak instructing in Nepal and Iceland. Som’s non-stop energy, impressive skills and love for whitewater wow us all.
Surya B Magar
The Magar brothers’ other brother (cousin) – equally experienced and skilled on the river and also a member of the Nepalese National Rafting Team – Surya has guided rivers in Nepal, India and Sri Lanka for over 7 years. Surya’s laughter and charm keeps everyone entertained.
Junge Rana Magar
Keeping close to the family – Jange is the Magar brothers’ brother in law. Our faithful raft guide expert – Jange has been running rivers for over 16 years in Nepal. Strong and silent, his incredible camp cooking skills make Jange very popular with everyone.
Naryan
24 hour full power – Naryan is our top kayak clinic instructor. He has been safety kayaking and instructing for 9 years and is dedicated to making people feel safe in whitewater. Naryan’s crazy jokes and campfire b##l shi##ing keep us all entertained.
Binay Lama
Another member of Nepal’s National Rafting Team – Benai has been paddling for about 10 years in both Nepal and overseas. Benai is very proud and supportive of his wife Chiza who has just joined the first Nepali Girls Kayak Club!
Indra Thapa
With over 10 years river guiding in Nepal and around the world as well as several exciting first descents – Indra is one of our most adventurous river guides!
Mohan Joshi
Mahon has over 10 years experience river guiding in Nepal. He is extremely professional and proud of his work and country.
Amrit Gurung
Amrit has been a river guide for over 7 years. Amrit loves to find the challenging lines and his sense of adventure excites his passengers and challenges his team.
"Kalu" - Shankar Gurung
Kalu has been paddling in Nepal for over 11 years and knows our rivers as well as anyone. Don’t let Kalu’s size fool you – he may be small, but he can command a raft down the fiercest of rivers!
Dilli Sherma
Just returned from living and working as a river guide in Australia – we are excited to have Dilli back with us! Now, more often found behind the lens of a video camera on our river trips, Dilli is an accomplished raft guide and safety kayaker with over 11 years experience. We are lucky to have him back on our team.

San “Bhanja” - Trainee
Keshav Thapa -Trainee
Sanu “Bhanja” - Trainee
Soyash - Trainee
Moniraj - Trainee
Raju - Trainee and member of Nepalese National Rafting Team 2008
Raj Kumar - Trainee
 
Ground Crew
Kelly Maya Magar
Nim’s wife and number one fan – Sometimes in the Pokhara operations office chatting to customers, sometimes at the boat-house training the boys, and sometimes on the river taking photographs – Kelly does not call it work…she’s just “helping out” and having a great time!
Rabi Adhikari
Nim’s best friend and valued Kathmandu administration office manager – Rabi has several years experience running logistics for both paddling and trekking adventures. The managing director of our sister company – Namaste Adventures, Rabi is always behind the scenes making sure things run smoothly both in the water and on the trail.
Rupan Gomden
Rupan runs the show in our Pokhara operations office. He has been working for several years in the whitewater industry and has a sound knowledge of all of Nepal’s rivers and whitewater adventures.
Mona
New to our Pokhara operations office, Mona is a managing member of the first Nepali Girls Kayak Club. Her passion and dedication encouraging Nepali girls to join us on the river is a beautiful thing. Mona is learning to kayak and loving every second of it!