we did the Sandakphu to Phalut Offbeat Trek for 6 days with Rupesh as our guide. Ashmita Tours was always responsive and well organized. the trek was an amazing experience combining up and down hikes in pristine Old growth Forest, high elevation walks with hills and mountains in the distance, and experiencing small Nepalese style forest villages along the way, and at the top of Phalut, above the clouds at 13,000 feet stunning and emotionally moving views of some of the tallest mountains in the world, including Everest and kachchanjunga. Rupesh was everything you could ever ask for in a Himalayan guide: he looked out for our safety, knew the terrain and the towns like the back of his hand, seem to know people everywhere, provided quality meals including one he cooked, knew the fauna and flora, and the geography. he was good humored, and had the important skill of sensing when we were doing well on the long 10 mile a day hikes and when we were having a harder time and adjusting as necessary, including taking a Jeep for part of the longest 21 km hike to Phalut. it was a rigorous trek overall with two quite difficult days and the others more moderate. The accommodations along the way varied and the more remote trekker's huts were very spartan. I would highly recommend bringing a zippered travel sleep sack, a small inflatable backpacking sleeping pad, and a small packable sleeping bag, and a camping pillow as it was often very cold at the high elevations at night. this was a fairly remote trek that takes effort to get to which was great because there were very few other people on the paths. overall, this was a once-in-a-lifetime experience made possible by the quality of Ashmita tours and the exceptional guiding ability of Rupesh who we can't thank enough.