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Host rating
100 %
Last replied
19 Apr 2024
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84.6 %
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Feedback
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Description
Greetings, Namaste from Kathmandu, Nepal
I am Shiva. I am a government licensed holder mountain guide, city tour guide as well as a tour operator. I am originally from a village, Gorkha in the western part of Nepal. I have been working full time for the better tourism services with all my savings for the last eight years. We are a family of 4, me, my wife and 2 sons ( 6 and 20 years old).
So,I need volunteers who could help me improving my website (SEO experts are really welcome) and social media and also help with web promotion, writing blogs. Anyone who would like to volunteer with me is welcome! I’m also open to new ideas for my project.
Important: I have been offering FREE WALKING TOUR KATHMANDU everyday (Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday) at 9:00 am in the morning and at 2:00 pm in the evening, two different shifts in the same day.
Thank you very much.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Charity Work
Art Projects
Language practice
Help with Eco Projects
Hospitality/Tourism
Help with Computers/ Internet
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Travelers learn the typical Nepalese way of living, ritual activities and Nepali language. They can enjoy our festivals and can also learn when they visit historical sites with a license holder guide, they get more knowledge about Nepali culture, tradition, art and architecture. I can also teach the volunteer about meditation and the different techniques.
Help
Volunteer can take these responsibility:
= Advertising (online) help and increase social media presence
= Communication with clients after one week training. Looking for clients in internet, website, forum, blog and ... ...
= Handling some administrative tasks
= Participating different cultural activities, local tour, program visit,
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Hindi: Fluent
Nepali: Fluent
Accommodation
We have 3 private rooms with shared bathroom (hot shower) with the other volunteers. We also provide simple Nepali food and light snacks with a cup of tea, Volunteers feel 100% safe with our family.
What else ...
Volunteers can also go hiking nearby where we are living. They can go for heritage site tours with license holder trekking, city tour guide. They can go to do meditation nearby retreat center or with me. They can go for nature walk and village tours. They can take go to city center Thamel by taxi or by local bus (30mn).
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
Maximum 3 hours in a day and 4 days a week
Host ref number: 697457117419
Feedback (14)
13 Apr 2024
Left by host for Workawayer (Jens)
Jens stayed with us about two weeks. He is very calm, gentle, meditative person. We stayed for meditation almost everyday and practiced different techniques like Vipassana, Pranayama, Chakra Sound Meditation etc. The most important part we had, he was playing Cholumeaux, and I played Bamboo flute and made a beautiful fusion of it. He joined the… read more
(Excellent
)
12 Apr 2024
Left by Workawayer (Jens) for host
This was my second Workaway experience, and I couldn’t have wished for a better one. Shiva and his family are some of the kindest, most generous people I have met, welcoming me into their home and sharing their daily routines with me. Shiva is passionate about meditation, and one of the things I enjoyed the most during my stay was sitting and… read more
20 Jun 2023
Left by host for Workawayer (Olha)
Olha was very friendly, easy going, and very much curious and a dedicated Yoga practitioner, Reiki healer. She is truly a spiritual person. We felt so comfortable sharing and exchanging our cultural things. She helped us in social media , SEO, writing and particularly Video making. We were there for tours around Kathmandu, and her passion for… read more
(Excellent
)
19 Jun 2023
Left by Workawayer (Olha) for host
One of my best volunteering experience in my life. Shiva is a kind,heart open and professional person. You will enjoy a great walking tour in Katmandu. His and his family hospitality made me feel part of the family. His wife is great cook and fun personality. His older sun is a young opened minded boy,who is always smiling and was really helpful… read more
9 Aug 2022
Left by host for Workawayer (Gianluca )
Gianluca is just nineteen years old but he seems very matured in his activities. He is very gentle, amiable, easygoing, and very curious boy. He is proficient in communication and he has better understanding of the situation. He stayed about 10 days with us and he mostly traveled many places with me like Free Walking Tour Kathmandu, Half Day… read more
(Excellent
)
26 Jul 2022
Left by Workawayer (Gianluca ) for host
I cannot imagine a better experience, Shiva’s house is really cosy, you’ll enjoy a private room with all you need, a comfortable bed, a desk and chair where you can work, I’ve loved coming back from city tours and trekking and editing photos and videos I’ve taken in my comfortable room. His family it’s awesome, wife is a great cook and offers you… read more
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13 Apr 2024
Left by host for Workawayer (Jens)
Jens stayed with us about two weeks. He is very calm, gentle, meditative person. We stayed for meditation almost everyday and practiced different techniques like Vipassana, Pranayama, Chakra Sound Meditation etc. The most important part we had, he was playing Cholumeaux, and I played Bamboo flute and made a beautiful fusion of it. He joined the… read more
(Excellent
)
12 Apr 2024
Left by Workawayer (Jens) for host
This was my second Workaway experience, and I couldn’t have wished for a better one. Shiva and his family are some of the kindest, most generous people I have met, welcoming me into their home and sharing their daily routines with me. Shiva is passionate about meditation, and one of the things I enjoyed the most during my stay was sitting and… read more
20 Jun 2023
Left by host for Workawayer (Olha)
Olha was very friendly, easy going, and very much curious and a dedicated Yoga practitioner, Reiki healer. She is truly a spiritual person. We felt so comfortable sharing and exchanging our cultural things. She helped us in social media , SEO, writing and particularly Video making. We were there for tours around Kathmandu, and her passion for… read more
(Excellent
)
19 Jun 2023
Left by Workawayer (Olha) for host
One of my best volunteering experience in my life. Shiva is a kind,heart open and professional person. You will enjoy a great walking tour in Katmandu. His and his family hospitality made me feel part of the family. His wife is great cook and fun personality. His older sun is a young opened minded boy,who is always smiling and was really helpful… read more
9 Aug 2022
Left by host for Workawayer (Gianluca )
Gianluca is just nineteen years old but he seems very matured in his activities. He is very gentle, amiable, easygoing, and very curious boy. He is proficient in communication and he has better understanding of the situation. He stayed about 10 days with us and he mostly traveled many places with me like Free Walking Tour Kathmandu, Half Day… read more
(Excellent
)
26 Jul 2022
Left by Workawayer (Gianluca ) for host
I cannot imagine a better experience, Shiva’s house is really cosy, you’ll enjoy a private room with all you need, a comfortable bed, a desk and chair where you can work, I’ve loved coming back from city tours and trekking and editing photos and videos I’ve taken in my comfortable room. His family it’s awesome, wife is a great cook and offers you… read more
1 Oct 2019
Left by Workawayer (Lisa) for host
Staying with Shiva and his family was the perfect start to my Nepal trip. I stayed for a little over a week. This was my first time coming to a country like this and this homestay was a great way to ease into it. Shiva is a knowledgeable guide about the area and is very open and willing to share / answer questions. He speaks English well and is… read more
18 Mar 2018
Left by host for Workawayer (Dorota)
First time visiting to Nepal directly from Poland to Nepal could be a big cultural difference to her but Dorota is a calm, patient, easy going and soulful person. She is a vegetarian and a great animal lover that we come to know by her diet and kindness showing to the animals. She helped us in many ways, particularly with the social media, writing… read more
(Excellent
)
17 Mar 2018
Left by Workawayer (Dorota) for host
I stayed with Shiva and his family one week and I cannot imagine better first workaway experience. Shiva and his wife are very friendly and welcoming and they really want their guests to feel like home. Shiva has also big knowledge about Nepalese culture and whole country and I always had feeling that he was really happy to answer my questions… read more
1 Feb 2018
Left by host for Workawayer (Samuel)
Samuel is a polite, hardworking and gentle person. He is very dedicated to his work. He stayed with us a week in January, and helped a lot especially writing very creative parts of my website. As a native English speaker, his works were very genuine to me. I offered him Free Walking Tour Kathmandu and day tour to Boudhanath and Pashupatinath.… read more
(Excellent
)
31 Jan 2018
Left by Workawayer (Samuel) for host
I stayed with Shiva and his family for one week in January. Staying with such a friendly and accommodating host was definitely one of the best ways to get introduced to Kathmandu and Nepalese life in general. Shiva is a well-informed and responsive tour guide, with decades of experience in trekking and very knowledgeable on the local history and… read more
6 Mar 2017
Left by host for Workawayer (Patrick)
Patrick stayed a month with us. It was his first stop of his Round World Trip.Obviously, he came from a different cultural background because he is coming from Catalunya. Well, he is super sociable, polite and positive man of highly skilled computer knowledge, website promotion and social media. Since he is an Engineer, and has a very good level… read more
(Excellent
)
5 Mar 2017
Left by Workawayer (Patrick) for host
I stayed for 1 month with Shiva and his family and it was the perfect first stop of my RTW trip.
Shiva is super knowledgeable, adaptable and welcoming. Sharmila, his wife, and Sabinaya, his son, are also super open, friendly and welcoming. Sharmila is an amazing cook, I loved all that she prepared (though sometimes I had to say no because of my… read more
Shiva is super knowledgeable, adaptable and welcoming. Sharmila, his wife, and Sabinaya, his son, are also super open, friendly and welcoming. Sharmila is an amazing cook, I loved all that she prepared (though sometimes I had to say no because of my… read more
16 Jan 2017
Left by host for Workawayer (Nathan)
Nathan is a very soulful, well mannered, polite and loving 19 years old boy. He is very easy going and adventure lover. We felt his 40 days with us was just like 4 days. His perspective towards life and needy people, his benevolent acts prove that he is very kind and helpful person.He plays Madolin and we had wonderful time together with my flute.… read more
(Excellent
)
15 Jan 2017
Left by Workawayer (Nathan) for host
I stayed with Shiva and his family intermittently for six weeks, they were very hospitable and friendly and made me feel much at home.
Shiva plays the flute, and so we had many mandolin and flute jamming sessions, which were a lot of fun. Shiva's wife is a great cook - she even taught me how to make roti, dal baht and some good curries.
I got to… read more
Shiva plays the flute, and so we had many mandolin and flute jamming sessions, which were a lot of fun. Shiva's wife is a great cook - she even taught me how to make roti, dal baht and some good curries.
I got to… read more
26 Oct 2016
Left by host for Workawayer (Elisabeth)
Elisabeth stayed three weeks with us. She had arrived Nepal with lot more maternity care and child sanitation stuffs for the community in the village. She is profound, well cultured, kind-hearted, decent girl, highly proficient, business economist expert: had helped a lot for the website, social medias, and SEO. She is a great cook. She cooked… read more
(Excellent
)
25 Oct 2016
Left by Workawayer (Elisabeth) for host
I spent three weeks volunteering for Shiva and his organisation! He was the perfect host, he picked me up from the airport and first before we even started with work, he took me for a 4 days trip arround the villages near Gorkha to visit his family and get to know the traditions and culture!
Shiva and his wife (who is a great cook btw :) ) cared… read more
Shiva and his wife (who is a great cook btw :) ) cared… read more
28 Sep 2016
Left by host for Workawayer (Julián)
We are the first, the luckiest host of Julian Lloris Ramos of his year long world tour because he came directly from Spain to Nepal.During his stay (3 weeks), we had blending of exciting moments like city tours, village tours, trekking to Poonhill. I hope Julian enjoyed the cultural activities in Kathmandu especially the Indrajatra festival. The… read more
(Excellent
)
26 Sep 2016
Left by Workawayer (Julián) for host
I never could imagine how different Kathmandu would be from my city. Some times it is something anoying and make you feel bad. Shiva made me feel like at home from the first day, he made me feel good and as a family member since the first minute!!!
I never had a problem, he was always caring me and every time I needed something he was ready to… read more
I never had a problem, he was always caring me and every time I needed something he was ready to… read more
7 Sep 2016
Left by host for Workawayer (Edward & Kelsey Sarra Rae)
This was an unforgettable moment to be with Edward on the tour around Kathmandu and at Gorkha village. We were very excited to listen his own adventurous stories through 20 different countries and to Nepal cycling with his enormous cycle and all the stuffs that he needed. In fact this changed my thought for the exploration too. We exchanged our… read more
(Excellent
)
7 Sep 2016
Left by Workawayer (Edward & Kelsey Sarra Rae) for host
Shiva is a really sweet guy with a very kind soul. I worked with him for a week in September. In this time he took me for a tour around the sights of Kathmandu and also a trip to his village for two days. This was truly a magnificent experience. The villages around Gorkha are absolutely beautiful and completely mystical. The bus ride to the… read more
26 Aug 2016
Left by host for Workawayer (Eden)
Eden is very talented, curious and eloquent girl who had many genuine questions about Nepalese cultural practices. She helped us editing, writing blogs and directed some new ways for sustainable planning for the betterment of community work in the village - Gorkha. Thanks for your great help Eden!!!
(Excellent
)
26 Aug 2016
Left by Workawayer (Eden) for host
Shiva and his lovely family were great hosts. They always made sure I was well taken care of and comfortable. He showed me around to all the major attractions in Kathmandu as well as back to his home village and those were all wonderful experiences! This was my first workaway experience and it has definitely set the bar. Thanks Shiva and family!
22 Jul 2016
Left by host for Workawayer (Raquel)
I was very much impressed with his first mail to me that he had keen interest to do Vipassana meditation. Hernan is a kind of person, I realized in search of eternal peace rather than a materialistic world. As I had done 10 days Vipassana courses twice, I found a soulful friend to accompany me to do meditation in the break time of our work.… read more
(Excellent
)
22 Jul 2016
Left by Workawayer (Raquel) for host
I had the opportunity to volunteer with Shiva for almost two weeks. The experience was great; I got to experience the real Nepalese culture with him, I was also getting introduced to different meditation techniques (he knows a lot about it). I really enjoyed volunteering with him, and I’m really glad that I was able to help him as well as to learn… read more
21 Apr 2016
Left by host for Workawayer (Marien)
Marien is an active, energetic person who never hesitated to do any kinds of work that comes in front. He is easy going, very helpful and able to adjust easily in Nepali cultural activities. His interests and curiosity about what, how Nepalese do, proves him that he is a true traveler. He is very loving person and we have been the best friends.… read more
(Excellent
)
20 Apr 2016
Left by Workawayer (Marien) for host
I had a really great time staying with Shiva and his lovely family.
He was always looking for me to be comfortable with them and enjoy my time in Nepal. Shiva and his family (his wife an his 12 years old son) were alaways smiling and I did feel as a member of Their family.
I did have the opportunity to help him but also to visit the orphanage… read more
He was always looking for me to be comfortable with them and enjoy my time in Nepal. Shiva and his family (his wife an his 12 years old son) were alaways smiling and I did feel as a member of Their family.
I did have the opportunity to help him but also to visit the orphanage… read more
