About Us

Discover Nepal is a travel company that specializes in trekking, jungle safari, white water rafting, and cultural tours in South Asia. Founded in the fall of 2000, Discover Nepal's principals, Marti Brown, Nawal Khattri, and Sanjeev Chhetri offer you more than 25 years of combined experience in trekking and travel in Nepal, India, Bhutan, and Tibet..

Marti Brown, Tour Operator & Trip Planner
Marti first experienced Nepal more than 16 years ago as a student living with two host families and then later working and teaching there. She worked as a Program Assistant for a college study abroad program and co-instructed Intercultural and Area Studies of Nepal. In the winter and spring of 2001, Marti and Nawal spent five months trekking and traveling in Nepal and India. In addition to Marti's work and living experience in Nepal, she also holds a Master of Arts in Geography and a Master of Business Administration in International Development. When not in Nepal, Marti spends her spare time backpacking and hiking in Yosemite National Park and Point Reyes National Seashore. She loves to travel and experience new places, cultures and the rural outdoors, and sample local food.

 
Nawal Khattri, Tour Operator & Trek Leader
Nawal has spent the past 20 years in Nepal's tourism industry as a Trek Leader, Naturalist, Safari Lodge Manager and Tour Operator. He has been a freelance and contractual Trek Leader of full-board, individual and specialty treks (e.g., bird watching, fresh water dolphin expeditions). Nawal has also worked for some of the top safari companies in Nepal including Island Jungle Resort and Chitwan Jungle Lodge. He has numerous professional contacts in the industry and has focused his career on cultural preservation and environmental conservation. Nawal enjoys spending his spare time trekking in remote regions of Nepal, interacting with the rural people, and cooking and eating traditional Nepali food. When not in Nepal, Nawal lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Sanjeev Chhetri, Tour Operator & Trek Leader
Sanjeev handles all aspects of Discover Nepal's operations and logistics. He has participated in leading treks in the Himalayas for twenty years, and has a wealth of experience in this field. He is an avid bird watcher and is very knowledgeable of the cultures, religions and traditions of his country Nepal. He has also lead treks regularly in the Alps and has traveled all over Asia, Europe and America. Sanjeev has many contacts in Nepal, Tibet, Bhutan and India which has helped enormously in keeping the costs of our trips so competitive. He is a very detailed-oriented individual and as a resutl, all services, accommodations, trip leaders and staff have been personally approved by him. Sanjeev brings experience and a high quality of service to Discover Nepal.