Brief History

The Yeti brand was born in 1966 with the establishment of Yeti Travels and it was well known after the success of Yeti Airlines though the aviation company was established much later. Yeti Airlines started its domestic flight with a single DHC-6/300 Twin Otter aircraft in 1998. Today, the company is one of the largest domestic airlines with a fleet of 14 aircrafts. The company expanded its reach to remote districts with two DHC-6/300 Series Twin Otter aircrafts and started services to Lukla, Phaplu, Lamidanda, Rumjatar and Simikot. Within a period of one and a half decades, the airline now flies with a fleet of seven British Aerospace Jetstream-41s, covering major cities within Nepal from the mountains and hills to the Tarai region.

Some Subsidiaries of Yeti Group
 

Yeti Mountain Home

Yeti Mountain Home is a group of comfort lodges operating in the Khumbu/Everest region. The company claims these are amongst the world’s highest luxury lodges, offering panoramic views of some of the highest mountains of the Himalaya. Each of these lodges have 15 to 20 rooms with modern amenities. Half a dozen lodges are operating under the Yeti Mountain Home brand. These include YMH Lukla, YMH Phakding, YMH Monjo, YMH Namche, YMH Thame and YMH Kongde.

Gokarna Forest Resort

The Yeti Group acquired the management of Gokarna Forest Resort from October 2010 from the Singapore-based company LM Suvir Brothers Private Limited. The resort also houses one of the best golf courses in Asia, spread over 470 acres of land. The resort has 90 rooms and spa services among other top notch luxury services.

Tara Air

Tara Air, the subsidiary of Yeti Airlines is one of the biggest airline service providers in the mountain region. According to the company, it is guided by the mission of helping develop the rural Nepal. So, its services are concentrated in the hills and mountain destinations across the country. The airline has a fleet of six STOL aircrafts, comprising of four Twin Otter (DHC 6/300) and two Dornier (DO 228) aircrafts. The airline operates both scheduled and chartered flights.

Thamserku Trekking

This trekking and holiday service provider has been serving more than 4000 clients each year with agents in nine countries. Thamserku has been established as a group of companies offering trekking and adventure tourism services through its subsidiaries namely, Thamserku Trekking, Thamserku Expedition and Luxe Nepal. The company offers services ranging from classic trekking programmes to wild and exciting journeys in the remote mountains, and easy peaks and scaling mountains taller than 8000 metres.