Kiran Gurung
Rafts, ridges and the paragliding window that opens at nine in the morning
The person we send when a trip needs an edge to it - rafting, flying, or a fast walk into the Sanctuary.
- Based in Pokhara, Gandaki
- Trips led 340
- Seasons All year, best Sep - May
- Licensed Government licensed guide
- Languages Gurung, Nepali, English, Hindi
- Regions Annapurna, Pokhara, Trishuli
Specialities
- Adventure activities
- Annapurna treks
- First-time trekkers
About Kiran Gurung
Kiran started on the Trishuli as a raft guide at twenty-two and picked up trekking work in the off season, which is the reverse of how most guides in Pokhara come up. It shows: he reads weather and water better than almost anyone we employ, and he is unusually good with people who are nervous.
He leads the Annapurna Sanctuary route, runs the adventure add-ons in Pokhara - paragliding, zipline, cave and canyon days - and takes a lot of our first-time trekkers, because he sets a pace that keeps a mixed group together instead of strung out over a hillside.
If you want to fly in the morning and be on a boat by five, he is the one who will make the timings actually work.
Everybody is brave on the bus. My job is to make sure they are still enjoying it in the water.
Strengths
- Whitewater trained Nine seasons on the Trishuli and Seti before he ever led a trek.
- Keeps groups together Sets a pace the slowest walker can hold, without the fastest getting bored.
- Makes the day fit Knows exactly how early you have to leave for the paragliding window.
Routes led
- Annapurna Base Camp
- Poon Hill
- Mardi Himal
- Trishuli rafting
Training and certification
- Nepal Tourism Board trekking guide licence
- Swiftwater rescue and raft guide certification
- Wilderness first aid
- Tandem paragliding ground handling
What travellers say
Two teenagers, two grandparents and one itinerary. He kept all six of us happy, which I did not think was possible. The Bhatia family, Gorakhpur
Rafting in the morning, ABC three days later. Fit, funny and completely on top of the logistics. Daniel R., Berlin