I recently completed a month-long trip in Nepal joining a group of 8 friends for most of the 3 Passes Trek and breaking away myself for a day to climb Lobuche East. I had been to Nepal twice before including the autumn of 1982 and and spring of 2005 hiking and climbing in the Khumbu region so I had a good idea of what to expect from this trip. I had high expectations of AFT&E based on the positive experiences of several friends and the positive online reviews. AFT&E far exceeded my high expectations - it is a truly great Nepali company with outstanding staff!! I was impressed as the early planning began in January and continued through the year with the clear and timely communications from Ngima and others at AFT&E addressing various details concerning our 3 Passes Trek and my climb of Lobuche East. Then I was even more impressed during our time in Nepal. We were a group of 8 friends and Ngima, Tashi et al. treated us all like their friends from the day they picked us up at the Kathmandu airport, while we were in Kathmandu, during our 18 days of trekking, until the day they dropped us off at the Kathmandu airport 25 days later. They all clearly wanted us to have an outstanding experience and they took care of so many details - from handling small requests to dealing with serious health issues - and they efficiently and effectively worked everything to a positive outcome. They were always smiling, cheerful and sincerely happy to help us out. AFT&E made my trip one of the most memorable I have had during many decades of adventure travel, including scores of trips I have taken for boating, hiking and climbing to more than 30 countries. I will return to Nepal again soon and will definitely work with AFT&E. Ngima, Tashi and others there are outstanding people and AFT&E is a great company!