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It is one thing to toot your own horn, but something else when some speaks for you. Following are unedited testimonials of some of our past clients, many of whom will vouch for us.
Dan S
Nov 5 - 18, 2015Private Hiking Tour
Private Hiking Tour Dear Anand, Our trip to Bhutan with Wind Horse was extremely successful and the experience of a lifetime. I would not hesitate to recommend Wind Horse to others, and our guides and drivers were exceptional. We didn’t get to know our driver and guide very well for the first couple days in
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Robert
Oct 22 - Nov 09, 2015Paro-Laya-Gasa-Trekking
Our 13 day trekking from Paro to Laya and finally to Gasa was a absolute highlight. Landscape, culture and the friendly people we will keep in mind forever. Many thanks to our “super” guide Yeshi Penjor, who made a lot of things possible 🙂
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Sub
Oct 26- Nov 04, 2015Insightful Bhutan Tour
Bhutan Tour (Guide) Pem Tshomo Anand Thanks for your email – sorry about this delay in responding. The trip went very well and surpassed my expectations. It was very well organized and coordinated and I appreciated the flexibility in meeting my needs, even for the late night/evening visits to the festival and to take evening
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Scot A.S
Oct 26 -Nov 03, 2015Customised Bhutan Tour
Customised Bhutan Tour Dear Anand, Bhutan is my favorite country now, taking that spot from New Zealand. I felt at home almost immediately. Everyone is friendly and interested about where I’m from, what things are like there….strangely, things are very similar where I live. Albuquerque is a larger city than Thimphu but is about 1700
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Arpat O
Sept 27 - Oct11, 2015Cultural Tour and Snow Leopard Trek
Cultural Tour and Snow Leopard Trek. Hi guys, I hope all is well with you, and apologies for such long silence. After spending two wonderful weeks in Bhutan, we came back home to a heavy work load, and I just had the chance to put together all my photos from the trip. I don’t have
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Miranda K
11 - 21 Nov,2015Success Story of Bhutan Trip
Highly successful Bhutan Trip We are back more than a week now from our trip to Bhutan with Smith Travel. Despite a somewhat confusing start to the trip, when our itinerary changed substantially at the last minute, I wanted to let you know that, from our point of view, the Bhutan trip was an unqualified
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Carole L
Oct 04 - 12, 2015Bhutan Tour for Lehman
Bhutan Tour for Lehman Dear Anand Thank you for contacting me regarding our trip to Bhutan. We only just returned from China, that’s why I didn’t get back to you earlier. Our trip to Bhutan was the highlight of our entire trip in Asia (in total 6 weeks) and we are very happy we’ve chosen
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Edward O.G
Sept 20-27,2015Limitation of Indian e-tourist Visa
We had an 8 day trip to Bhutan & our Windhorse guides were excellent throughout. We especially appreciated their help when we tried to cross the land border from Bhutan into India. We had been told in Kolkata that the Indian e-tourist visa could be used here – it can’t! It can only be used
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Paul N
Nov 1-3, 2015Wonderful Bhutan Trip
Bhutan Trip Hi Jambay and Ugen, I wanted to share with you that my wife and I had a wonderful time. We found the arrangements to be flexible and well thought out. We enjoyed our pleasant and capable driver, Ga Ga, very much, and we thought our guide, Nim Dem, was simply terrific! We found
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Andrea GPG
Oct 20 - 31, 2015Bhutan Trip for Andrea
Bhutan Trip for Andrea Hi Anand the trip went great, very glad I got to be in Bhutan. Enjoyed it very much. Sonam was a good guide, his strength is on the village tours mostly as he finds it very easy to connect with the people and was able to show me the life really
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James N.W
Nov 04 - 09,2015India Tour of Delhi, Agra & Jaipur
India Tour of Delhi, Agra & Jaipur (India Portion) Hi Santosh, We are now at the hotel in Delhi – reflecting on our great trip here. Thank you for making everything work so smoothly and adjusting to have Raj join. He was excellent to support our journey in many ways – and we got to
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Andrew H
Oct 23 - Nov 05, 2015Evaluation of the Trip
Dear Jambay, I am now home from Bhutan & Nepal and starting to get over my jet lag so wanted to drop you a short note regarding the tour. First, I want to thank you again for all the work you put into making the itinerary work well and your patience dealing with my many
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Mark W
Oct 12 - Nov 02, 2015Bhutan Traverse from West to East, Oct, 2015
Bhutan Traverse from West To East, Oct, 2015 In October, 2015 we traversed Bhutan over 21 days with Wind Horse Tours on a Bhutan private tour. (This review is for the tour company, which also owns the ranch) . We had a superb, knowledgeable, caring guide in Sonam Pelden and expert driver in Yamraj. Despite
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Connie
Oct 27-Nov 07Amazing Bhutan trip!
Amazing Bhutan Trip I just returned from a 10-day trip to Bhutan with Wind Horse Tours. Our guide Kinga was phenomenal! I have spent a lot of time traveling around South Asia (both on my own and with groups), and this was by far one of the best experiences that I’ve had. Kinga was kind,
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Clementine J
Sept 23 - 08 Oct, 2015Snow Leopard Trek with Festival -2
We have nothing but praise for the way Windhorse organized and handled our two weeks in Bhutan.From the initial planning of our custom itinerary for a group of eight, the visas and airline flights, the hotel reservations, the week of touring and finally the week on the Jhomolhari/Snow Leopard trek; every aspect of our trip
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Joe B
Sept 23 - Oct 08, 2015Snow Leopard Trek with Festival
Snow Leopard Trek with Festival (TID – 8705) To the entire Windhorse team, Thank you very much for your fantastic Snow Leopard trek. You lead guide Pema was knowledgeable while taking us through the cultural part of the tour, he kept each and every monastery interesting and unique. Once we got on the trek itself,
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Mary Ruth C
Sept 20 - 27, 2015Bhutan Tour
Bhutan Tour TID 8766 Hello Anand Profuse apologies for not being in contact before now, but we’ve had serious computer problems since our return which have taken a long time to sort out. Thank you so much for all your help & support on the border – we really appreciated you coming out on a
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Sean
Sept 17-30, 2015Review of Bhutan Trip.
Review of Bhutan Trip Hey Everyone, I recently returned from a 6 day tour in Bhutan with Windhorse Tours. This was actually part of a larger itinerary that included Nepal, Beijing, and Tibet as well, but since this is the Bhutan forum I guess I’m only supposed to write about Bhutan. To start, I found
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Kerry T
Sept 22- Oct 12, 2015Above the cloud Trek
Hi Anand, It was good to talk to you while I was in Bhutan. As I said before, I really enjoyed my trip and was very happy with the standard of care I received. Although the trek had its scary moments, Yonten made sure I was looked after and he encouraged me when I needed
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Lisa M
Oct 12- 16, 2015Perfect Trip in Bhutan
Perfect Trip in Bhutan I visited Bhutan for the first time, and the trip couldn’t have been more perfect! I would definitely recommend Wind Horse Tours and my guides (Yonten and Chimi) to anyone who is planning a trip to Bhutan (or other countries that they operate in). Even before the trip, the planning process
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Bill & Clemence
Sep 23 - 0ct 8, 2015A Memorable Adventure In Bhutan
We have nothing but praise for the way Windhorse organized and handled our two weeks in Bhutan. From the initial planning of our custom itinerary for a group of eight, the visas and airline flights, the hotel reservations, the week of touring and finally the week on the Jhomolhari/Snow Leopard trek; every aspect of our
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Lisa M
Oct 12-16, 2015Amazing moments – walking down the Rinpung Dzong (Paro)
A handwritten note by the Lisa, who travelled with us from Oct 12- 16, 2016. A gesture she felt necesaary to put it in words before the moments becomes inexplicable. It was 5 days tour, but the moments she landed in Paro, she instantly felt connected with place, people and pristine nature. Largely, one aspects
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Kathleen S
Sept 24 - 07, Oct, 2015Bhutan Walking Tour
TID – 8663 – Bhutan Walking Tour We booked a walking tour with Wind Horse Tours. We were met at the airport by our guide, Leki, and driver, Chimi. It was a private tour, so we spent 2 weeks with just the two of them. They were both incredible ambassadors of Wind Horse and Bhutan.
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Terry D C
Sept 20 - 28, 2015Bhutan Trip
Hi all, I hope that your travels went well! I echo MJ and Charlie, it was a great Bhutan trip, I’m very appreciative of the efforts by everyone at Windhorse!
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Dan L
Sept 16- 30, 2015Snow Leopard Trek, Sept 2015
TID – 8838 (Guide Namgay) (Snow Leopard Trek, Sept 2015) Anand & Wind Horse Team, Thanks for the reminder. As I mentioned on the phone, I had a great experience on the trip. In advance of the trip, I was grateful for Ugen and Jambay’s flexibility in arranging an itinerary on short notice. During the
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Mary J.C
Sept 20 - 28, 2015Wonderful Holiday in Bhutan
Bhutan Festival Tour with Wangdi and Thimphu Festival, 2015 Hello to all – Charlie and I had a fantastic time in Bhutan. One of our best trips ever!! We had wonderful fellow travelers and great guides and driver. Sonam, Tashi, and Barleyman made our trip very special.Hope everyone made it home safely – or hope
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Henrik B. J.
July 14-15, 2015I loved your country
July 14 – 15,2015. Guide – Sonam Loday Dear Windhorse Tours, Thank you very much for making Bhutan possible and being part of my project. I really appreciate it. I loved your country and will soon write the article including the write up about my great experience with your company. Sonam is a world class
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Renay & Peter B
Dec 02 - 14, 2014We loved walking through the small townships and visiting the local stores.
TID 8556 – Private Drukyul Walking Tour- Dec 02 – 14, 2014 (Guide – Yonten) We want to Thank Windhorse tours management and organising staff for their wonderful service and taking the time to promptly answer any and all of our questions. You were so easy and great to deal with. We want to especially
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Samuel C O
June 7 -17, 2015The hikes and the temples for me were the greatest parts by far.
TID -8775, June 7 – 17, 2015. Guide – Penjore Lhendup Sorry for the long delay, I have just returned home from my second trip and leave tomorrow for my next adventure! The hikes and the temples for me were the greatest parts by far. I was loving every second of those monasteries and hikes,
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David A. G.
May 25 - June 14, 2015I would say it was both challenging and wonderful!
TID – 8769, Above the Cloud (May 25 – June 14,2015) Guide – Namgay Dear Anand – Well! Jeremy Gansler and Paige Williams called the trek “the experience of a lifetime.” I would say it was both challenging and wonderful! Windhorse staff were terrific- starting with our outstanding guide- Namgyel Buh, and Our cooks Ninjer
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Arnoldus Alvin B
May 17-22, 2015Bhutan was indeed the happiest place on earth and it was truly beautiful.
TID 8757, May 17- 22, 2015, guide – Tashi Gyaltshen Dear Ugen and Wind Horse Travel, Our trip was wonderful. Perfect. Bhutan was indeed the happiest place on earth and it was truly beautiful. The only thing we regretted was we only had five days. If Bhutan were only a few hours flight from California,
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Jeff L
May 09-26, 2015I understand that Bhutan is changing and that the roads are good for the local economy.
Hi Anand, – I think the trip went well. I did get sick at one of the hotels from food being incorrectly described. Pema said he told the hotels in advance of my Celiac condition, and I asked the woman serving the food if there was any wheat in a vegetable dish and she said no.
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Margaret S.G
May 13 - 29,2015But not all can “pinch-hit” when plans have to be changed, and Windhorse did a great job!
TID 8595 -May 13 – 29,2015 (Yonten Phuntsho – Guide) Dear Jambay, Thank you to all at Windhorse for such a wonderful trip! We all enjoyed our visit, and Yonten and Yumraj were both excellent. It was a trip of a lifetime for us, and we enjoyed seeing your beautiful country and learning about your rich
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Sophie R
April,24-May 8,2015It was a dream for a long time and we realized. You have a wonderful country.
Dear Sir, This small word to tell you that we are very very happy to have come to Bouthan. It was a dream for a long time and we realized. You have a wonderfull country. We adored everything : landscape, dzong, your culture, hotels and food ………………. Everything was brilliant!! We are very satisfied with your
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Deirdre H
March 31 - April 14,2015There was a good balance within our cultural, physical and urban shopping activities.
TID 8628 (March 31- April 14,2015) The guide – Dechen Duba Hello Anand, It is now more than a month since we finished our trip with Wind Horse. It was truly the best trip we’ve had in a very long time and one we’ve been hoping to take since the mid-80s. I know the places
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Don N
May 11 -20, 2015I had a simply stunningly wonderful horse trek – there is little I can say that is better than that.
Tashi Delek Ugen, I write from Kathmandu – just returned yesterday and I leave for USA tonight. I had a simply stunningly wonderful horse trek – there is little I can say that is better than that. I also had a very nice meeting with Rinzin and the other staff at Thimpu. I am so
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Carlo P. & Benjamin P. S. D.
April 25 - May 02, 2015:Our guide Gaurav was fantastic and we thoroughly enjoyed his company.
I also wanted to say what a wonderful tour we had. Our guide Gaurav was fantastic and we thoroughly enjoyed his company. He loves his country and religion and we learnt so very much from him. He always went the extra mile to make our trip extra special and to make sure we were enjoying
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Marissa W & Alex T
April 14 -29, 2015Being invited to share in a butter tea with some local elders at one of the temples
TID 8716, April 14-29,2015 Hi Anand, We had a safe trip back home (via a couple of nice days spent in Thailand!) and are now stuck back into work. I just wanted to re-iterate the feedback we gave to you throughout our trip, that we had an incredible time visiting Bhutan and were very impressed by
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James & Thibaud Aronson
May 20-11,2015Thank you for a fantastic time – 3 weeks! – in your beautiful country!
Dear Kinga! Thank you for a fantastic time – 3 weeks! – in your beautiful country! You were the perfect guide for us and we equally enjoyed and learned from your knowledge about Mahayana and Tibetan Buddhism and your skill at identifying bird songs! You really went above and beyond the normal call of duty to
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Mrs. Tanja E
April 17 -23, 2015I really want to thank you again for the most wonderful trip
Dear Mr. Sirs, I really want to thank you again for the most wonderful trip I have made in your beautiful country last April 17th. Asspecially our wonderful guide Duba and driver Dawa. Duba is so kind, attent, helpful, well informed about everything. As I arrange guided nature tours in my country we bought Duba
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Chris L
April 19-24, 2015I very much enjoyed the entire trip. The Tiger’s Nest was definitely the highlight of the trip.
TID – 8736 (April 19-24,2015) Guide – Pema Our guide, Pema, and our driver Chimmi were both very good. They were both professional, helpful and pleasant. I very much enjoyed the entire trip. The Tiger’s Nest was definitely the highlight of the trip. My one criticism would be of the food. It wasn’t bad, but
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Karl V.D.B
April 13- 20, 2015What a phenomenal holiday! You have a lovely country and very nice fellow citizens.
Dear Anand and Ugyen, Dear Laki, What a phenomenal holiday! You have a lovely country and very nice fellow citizens. Though there was a 6 hours delay at the day of arrival – rain in Paro obstructed the sight – we were still able to see a bit of the town. Mr. Yonten took us
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Avril
April 05 - 16, 2015I would like to thank everyone for their help in such a splendid trip.
Dear Anand – Thank you so much for your email. I was planning on writing and giving my thoughts, but you prompted me to get started. Firstly, I would like to thank everyone for their help in such a splendid trip. We thoroughly enjoyed every moment.For the sake of simplicity and time, I will condense my
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Kristen D
March 25 - April 08,2015Positives were the beauty of the country and friendliness of people in general.
TID 8650 March 25 – April 08, 2015 (Tashi Gyalteshen – Guide) First of all, let me say that i enjoyed the trip very much.Positives were the beauty of the country and friendliness of people in general.I think a 14 day trip really is worth it and through your choice of sights offers a great
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Flora & Norman S
March 23 - April 02, 2015Our trip to Bhutan was FABULOUS
Dear Anand – Our trip to Bhutan was FABULOUS. We can’t stop talking about it with all of our family and friends. Bhutan is a magical country. All of our living arrangements were marvellous (especially in Thimbu). We absolutely LOVED our guide, Penjor and our driver, Arum. We have traveled extensively all over the world,
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Hoa, Kent & Miki
March 28 to April 7,2015Definitely recommend Windhorse team to any of my friend who is planning to go to Bhutan.
Dear Yonten, We’ve had the most memorable trip in Bhutan. Please send our thanks to the Windhorse team behind the scene who makes sure that our trip is safely arranged and well-organised. We are specially thankful to Kinley and Tshewang for a wonderful trip, they always went beyond our expectations to make sure that we enjoy
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Nisarat & Friends
April 11 - 15 April, 2015Thank you, we are impressed by your welcome and services.
Dear Kinga – Now we have been arrived Bangkok safely.Thank you so much for your hospitality, we enjoyed and had memorable experiences during our recent trip.We believe that you will pass our thanks to Karma and Dawa. Karma is expert in Bhutan history and religion. He can explain deeply without tiredness.Dawa is a good driver with
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Ms. Martin Kniep G.O.
March 24 - April 3,2015Highly recommend Windhorse to anyone wishing to travel to Bhutan
The trip in Bhutan was truly magical. Sonam was a fabulous guide and both him and our driver had the best attitude and smiles. We enjoyed every minute of our journey in Bhutan. I especially liked having the opportunity to visit a school and attending two different festivals as well as a flower exhibit. I
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Geraldine & Ronald L
March 26 - April 13, 2015Bhutan is an amazing country, whose people, beliefs, kindness and true caring is hard to find when travelling nowadays.
Bhutan is an amazing country, a country whose people, beliefs, kindness and true caring is hard to find when’s travelling nowadays. It is a country that is a perfect holiday for anyone with the right tour company to make the arrangements, we travelled with Wind Horse Tours, they are amazing!!!, going above and beyond. My
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Rachel Tang G.
March 30-April 08,2015Wind horse Tours has made our trip to Bhutan truly unforgettable.
TID-8731, Village Tours of Western Bhutan, March 30 -April 08, Guide Sonam Palden. Wind horse Tours has made our trip to Bhutan truly unforgettable. From my first correspondence with Mr. Jambay via email to our arrival in Bhutan, everything was absolutely outstanding in terms of organisation and professionalism. The response Mr. Jambay gave was immediate
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