Stopover Bhutan

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Andrea

Dear Anand,

Thank you for writing.

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John Begale

Anand, Thanks for reaching out!  Would love to share about my experience, because it was incredible! Not knowing much about Bhutan, if anything really, I was hoping to see Tiger's Nest and left the rest of what I was to do up to Wind Horse.  As you know, I spent time in Paro and Thimphu, learning about the culture, history, Buddhism, and general way of life for the current Bhutanese people. Ugyen (spelling?), was a great tour guide, providing a constant smile and a lot of laughs.  He opened my door, tried to carry my backpack, etc. and always attempted to make the trip for me as easy as possible.  Not wanting to be "above" him, I made sure to open his door so he knew we were on the same page and I was happy to be tagging along with the two of them for a great experience. Pema was greatly knowledgeable about everything I asked about (Buddhism, culture, food, lifestyle, government, etc.).  He as well provided great laughs and a very enjoyable experience.  Shooting archery in the forest was actually one of my favorite parts of the trip outside of Tiger's Nest as I do seek adventure and was able to hang with my tour guide and driver as buddies of mine just enjoying life. From the food, to the hotels and tours and everything I did, wouldn't have changed a thing!  I will come back, and be more inclined to see what else is available and check out more of the country side, mountains, villages, etc.  Try and get away from modern city living. I should also say, after about a few hours of the tour, I was able to feel that I was walking around with friends in Pema and Ugyen.  They gave me everything I wanted in terms of knowledge and being a tourist in Bhutan, plus, good buddies for the tour.

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Goncalo Ferreira Crespo

Our trip in Bhutan was ok. Tenzin the guide and Doha the driver were 5 stars, really profissional and very very very kind. They made it! Bhutan is not the country media are selling but we enjoyed after all! Best regards and thank you for wind horse!

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Binay

We got back from a 5 day trip to Bhutan with Wind Horse Travels and cannot rave enough about the planning, attention to detail, professionalism and overall experience we had with them. We did not had a long lead time to plan the trip, but the team at Wind Horse was amazingly responsive and brought together our desired itinerary and took care of all the planning, Visa, permits etc.  in less than two weeks. From the moment we arrived in Paro until we left Bhutan, Mr. Kenchi (our guide) and Mr. Ata (our driver) were phenomenal hosts! They will show up every morning eager to help us discover Bhutan and took care of all logistics, food, last- minute requests and whims with a never- ending “Can do” attitude and a smile. They were knowledgeable, accommodating and the pride they took in their culture and country was inspiring! We had lengthy conversations about Bhutan- its religion, people, culture, monarchy and, every single time they indulged our curiosity and were never tired of our questions. They were also extremely accommodating to needs of our elderly parents who were with us on this trip. We had our fair share of Bhutan road adventures with fog, rain and an occasional landslide, but we knew that with Mr. Ata we were in very good hands. Both our hosts in Bhutan were consummate professionals and masters of their trade! Overall, we will highly recommend Wind Horse to anyone visiting Bhutan. Their planning is seamless and their service really leaves an impression on your mind. Thank you to Mr. Jambay, Mr. Kenchi and Mr. Ata for making it a truly memorable trip for us!

P.S: The rate your overall experience option in the testimonial is not working for us but we will give it the highest possible score!!

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Jasmine

Dear Anand, Thanks for reaching out to me. My first trip to Bhutan was fantastic. In particular, coming from Dhaka, the place was peaceful and civilised (I know I had some issues with public loos - Rebekah teased me a lot on this). Bhutan reminds me of 40-50 years ago rural Japan, though you might have no clue. I think the schedule was very good, well paced, your staff were fantastic. I have no complain. I was happy in 'breaking records' of going up and down of Taktsang, ha ha. I wish I could have stayed more but my holiday was very spontaneous and longer trip was not possible this time.

Hope to see you sometime on the next trip.

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Bob & Linda

Dear Wind Horse Tours, Please excuse this belated note concerning our Paro tour 30Nov-03Dec 2014, as we have been quite busy since our trip to Bhutan. We are writing just to let you know how very much we enjoyed our 3 days in Paro and how well-organized everything was. We managed to pack quite a bit into our time, including visits to several temples and monasteries, hiking to the nunnery near Chele-la and to Tiger's Nest, and a wonderful visit to our guide's farm near Paro. Our dinner the last night at a restaurant in Paro was fabulous. Although the Tashi Namgay resort was quite lovely, the restaurant at the hotel was not good and the wi-fi was a problem, so we would not recommend using that hotel again. Finally, we must give the highest recommendation to our guide, Tashi Gyeltsehn, and his assistant, whose name we have lost. Both were very attentive to our needs, wishes, and comfort. They were very knowledgeable and gracious. We particularly appreciated the visit to Tashi's farm and meeting his welcoming family, who served us tea and refreshments. Our driver filled in for Tashi when we climbed to Tiger's Nest and he was very careful with us old folks. We can't say enough good things about both guides. You our lucky to employ them. Once again, thank you for all of your planning, which made our entire trip to Bhutan very enjoyable. We have recommended Wind Horse Tours to other doctors for their trip to Bhutan. Sincerely, Bob and Linda W

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Nancy L

TID 644 Bhutan Tour from 28 Sept - 02 Oct 2013 Bhutan was one of the places I visited on my trip around the world. It was not only the most beautiful country, it was the best experience I had. With the most pleasant people and the best service. Your selection of hotels were good although I liked Hotel Druk better. The guide and driver Mr Soman and Mr Soman were outstanding and were largely responsible for providing a world class experience When I return I will be calling Windhorse and will recommend you without reservation to anyone who asks. Thank you again for a wonderful trip

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Dr. Eugenia Farkas

Paro Festival Trip, March 2010 - Dear Ugen, We returned to Hungary from our trip to Bhutan and Nepal a month ago, but I had to catch up with quite a few things, so I am writing now to thank you for organizing this memorable trip to Bhutan. Our guide Kado and driver Pema did not spare any effort to make the trip smooth and in spite of the relatively short time we could complete our program as planned. Kado is very knowledgable about history and Buddhism and shared many interesting facts and information. He organized very well our schedule, even on the day when we had different programs with Maria, he suggested the best solution - early start for Maria to the Tiger Nest to avoid heat and crowds, and then Pema came back in time to drop me for the second day of the festival in Paro. Pema was a very careful driver, always on time and very helpful with photostops and any other request concerning the programme. Please kindly convey our thanks once again to Kado and Pema, and to everybody in Windhorse, whom we did not meet personally, but who contributed to the success of our trip. The accomodation, food, transportation were always very good and we thoroughly enjoyed our stay in Bhutan. We were considering this possibility in 2008 but at that time it was not certain that we could cross the border there. May be in the future we could combine a trip including Eastern Bhutan with the Bhuddhist monasteries in Arunachal Pradesh (Tawang valley). I would like to thank you personally once again for organizing our trip and hope that I could return in the future to your beautiful country. Best regards - Eugenia.

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Emil Russ S & Lars Erik D

Dear Ugen, We have been busy and suddenly it was November and we still hadn't replied. Bhutan was amazing and we had a wonderful time. We would have liked to stay there for a longer period of time, unfortunately it is pretty expensive. However, next time we would probably like to visit some areas in the east part of Bhutan. Sending some pictures from our trip as well. Regards, Lars & Emil (4 days tour of Bhutan in June, 2009)

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Valerie & Miguel

Trip of a Life Time: 18-21 April 2002 Going to Bhutan was like going back in time, a gentle country and gentle people, where one encountered peace, and tranquility, as mists intrigue settles in at eventide later hiding a happy good morning where the sun rises over the pine clad mountains. We thoroughly enjoyed our trip arranged by Wind Horse Tours, Treks & Expeditions. Feel free to contact us for any comments.