Gail Potts

On behalf of myself, Daniel and Bradley (and I’m sure Jill as well) can we say how impressed we were with all aspects of our trek to EBC via Gokyo and everyone associated with Ian Taylor Trekking.

From our arrival in Kathmandu to our departure we could not have been happier with how smoothly all the arrangements went. Our transport guide on the ground (and I’m sorry I cannot remember his name – but what a truly wonderful person) and Kay and Dawa could not do enough for us. They made us feel very welcome and relaxed during our time in Kathmandu and were very informative and friendly. And of course it all started with yours and Ian’s prompt, regular and informative emails that convinced me that we were in very safe and professional hands.

Our head guide, Ngima, and his assistant, Dambar, were amazing. Through their professionalism and thoroughness we all had absolutely no issues/problems at all throughout the trek. On a couple of occasions we requested some changes to our schedule and after careful consideration these changes were made – nothing was too difficult. We felt so privileged to have Ngima as our head guide. His knowledge and experience is priceless. We would not hesitate to request him again if we get a chance to get back to Nepal – which I’m sure my sons will.

Our porters – Tilak and Buddha were awesome. I’m so in awe of them. Their physical and mental strength is second to none.

We would have no hesitation is recommending Ian Taylor Trekking to any/all of our friends and colleagues. We found our whole experience – from booking our trek, the dossier, the information videos, constant updates and communications through to arriving/departing Kathmandu, the trek itself including the lodges and food along the way – to be extremely professionally run and one that we will never forget. And in a large part this was made possible due to everything being taken care of expertly by Ian Taylor Trekking and your staff.

We all thoroughly enjoyed and loved our trek. The whole experience of the Nepalese and Sherpa cultures, the awesome Himalayan mountains and country was SO special.

A ‘thank you’ again to everyone involved and also please say ‘hello’ to Dawa, Kay, Ngima, Dambar, Tilak, Buddha and all your other staff in Kathmandu.