For all the guides every tour is the same; we go to the same place and we say the same things all over again but I keep in the mind that for the most of the guests it’s a lifetime experience hence I provide with the best of everything.
Nima Thukten Sherpa
Posted on Wed August 22, 2018 in Bhutan Swallowtail Tour Directors.
Always smiling, dedicated to my job and being flexible as per my guests’ interests and preferences has been my top priority as a tour guide for the last 8 years.
As a certified senior tour guide I am also the Founder of Cultural Tourist Guide Training Institutes in Paro and Thimphu; designing curriculum for short term training for guides in Bhutan and a Trainer/Lecturer and guest speaker in Iconography and Buddhism with the Tourism Council of Bhutan and the various Guide Training Institutes in the country.
Professional Experience
2011-2012 Link2support168 at Paro
ADM officer, Teaching Basic computer.
Certificates and Awards:
- Training Coordinator
- Designing Curriculum for short term training.
- Teaching Iconography and Buddhism to new Tourist Guide.
- Founder of Culture tourist Guide training at Bhutan Institute at Paro & Thimphu.
- 2015 :- Certificate course on Nature & Eco-Tourism at Ugyen Wangchuk Institute of Conservation Environment, Bumthang.
- 2013 – 2015 Bhutan institute of information Technology and Management Paro
- March 2014 :- Specialization course on Buddhism and Iconography at Gonggang Institute of Buddhism study at Sikkim.
- November 2013 :- Certificate Course on Marketing & Business policy conducted by Loden Foundation.
- January 2013 ;- Certificate course on Basic Communication skills.
- July 2013 :- Culture Tourist Guide (National Certificate II)
- Awards - Year 2009 Student of the Year at Nima High School.
Extra - curricular experience
- Community Scout under Paro Dzongkhag
- 27th batch De-Suung, the Guardians of Peace and Harmony of the Nation
Personal Interest and Hobby:
- Playing Games.
- Provide social service
- Traveling
- Learning about history and culture.
Language Skills:
- Dzongkha - Our national Language (read & write)
- English (read & write)
- Sharchop - Eastern Dialect
- Lhotshampa - Southern Dailect
Computer Skills:
- Ms word
- Ms excel
- Ms power point
- Dzongkha Unicode
- Tally ERP 9
- Basic Hardware & net working
Education
- 2006–2007 – Drugigang Middle Secondary school (BCSE)
- 2008-2009 – Nima High Secondary School ( BHSEC)
- 2010 – Rigsum Institute, Thimphu ( Diploma in administration and supervisory management)
Further Reading
Tshering Pem
Mon October 8, 2018
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Sonam Wangchuk
Tue September 4, 2018
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If you are a wanderlust looking to get lost and be immersed in a unique culture and nature or in a spiritual and meditative mode, or on an adventurous trekking spree I am the right tour guide for you.
Sonam Pelden
Tue September 4, 2018
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Being a tour guide is not just about pointing out landmarks and spouting historical facts but more to do with building a stimulating connection between a tourist and the local culture and ways of life.
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