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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.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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March 04 -17,2015Bumthang Owl trek was the highlight of the trip
TID 8721 (March 4-17) 2015 Guide Duba Hello Anand – Firstly, we want to tell you how amazing our guide was! Duba really made our trip. He was professional, punctual, knowledgeable, kind, and exceptionally friendly. For example, our guide would always rush to open our door, carry our handbags, and would ask us how we were
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March 22-29, 2015A wonderful experience in Bhutan
Dear Anand – We had a wonderful experience in Bhutan. The guide and driver were friendly and helpful, giving us a glimpse at Bhutanese culture. We were satisfied with the arrangement of accommodation and food. However, the food was a little bit too salty and invariable for us. We would expect some alternative choices of food
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March 24 - Apri l3, 2015Huge appreciation towards Wind Horse and your staff.
– TID-8675, March 24 to April3, 2015. Guide Sonam Loday Jambay – Several weeks have passed since the group I participated with in Bhutan, said goodbye to that Beautiful country and that team of Guide and Driver Wind Horse provided. I write this day, to satisfy my own need to express the huge appreciation I continue to
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March 9 - 15, 2015Thank you Windhorse for such an amazing experience
Dear Anand, On behalf of myself and my parents Trish and Ian, I would like to thank Windhorse for such an amazing experience. Our guide Sonam and driver Hemrag went far beyond the call of duty. My mum was sick to start with, not from Bhutan but from India, and then my father was also
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Feb 26-11 March, 2015We loved our trip! It was everything we had hoped for
Dear Anand, I apologize for my slowness in answering your letter. Since our return from Asia some 10 days ago, we have been busy doing chores. We loved our trip! It was everything we had hoped for. The itinerary allowed us to see many parts of your beautiful country and interesting culture. Attending the Tharpaling Thongdrel, while
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Feb 23 - March 01, 2015They also want me to speak with the owner, Mr.Tsering but because my english is not very good so I refuse it. haha
TID 8737 (23 feb – 1 March) 2015 Guide – Pema Dhendup. Dear Windhorse Travel. I wrote this on behalf of my family Jummi Tandung Raya : “Your service is very nice and kind. Your tour provide me any equipment and tools needed, including instant noodle, drink and some medicine when I am sick. They
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Oct 21- Nov 7, 2014The communities of Merak and Sakten were so special – I will never forget my time there.
TID – 772 (Oct 21 – Nov 07, 2014) Guide – Dorji Tshering Dear Anand, Apologies for such a delayed reply. The Merak and Sakten trip was incredible, I daydream about my time in Bhutan all the time now when I should be working! The driver, Chimi, and guide, Dorji, were friendly and welcoming and extremely
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Micheal Blondel & Group
Oct 31-Nov 15, 2014We have had the chance that everyone had a good experience of mountaineering treks and kept smiling all over these holidays.
TID 8529 (31 Oct to Nov 15) 2014 – Blondel Group -Sandakphu trek (Guide Anthony) After a former trip in the Annapurnas in Nepal, our group of 6 friends wanted to spend some time in discovering the Indian Himalaya. We have been travelling for a little more than a fortnight with your company, and we
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Feb 24 - March 7,2015Customised Cultural tour with short winter trek.
TID – 8627 (Feb 24 – March 7,2015) Guide Kinley(Samtegang Winter Trek) Hi Anand, – Thanks for the reminder to share a few thoughts that you can use on the Wind Horse website. To clarify, we’d prefer not to use any picture of us, but you can use our names and the following text. Here you
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Richard and Janet
Feb15 - 28, 2015The country was breathtaking!!
TID 8680 (Walking Tour ) Feb – 15 to Feb 28 (Guide Yeshi Penjor) Hello – We enjoyed our trip to Bhutan so much that it is difficult to find the proper way to talk about it with friends and family. The people everywhere were so gracious most especially our guide Yeshi and driver
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December, 2014Our days were filled with wonderful activities and no question went unanswered.
Just wanted to commend your company and our guide, Yeshi and driver, Dawa, on the well planned program that you developed for your guests. Our days were filled with wonderful activities and no question went unanswered. We truly both saw and understood the culture and would highly recommend your company and these two employees in
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Oct 06-25, 2014I have never been in such a nationally reverent and devout country
TID 8575 India, Bhutan & Nepal Tour( Bhutan Portion) Dear Mr Kinga Dechen and Mr Rinzin Jamtsho, Bhutan is amazing. We were so far removed from our reality while we were there that I couldn’t stop being excited for one minute of my stay. I have never been in such a nationally reverent and devout
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Oct 06 25, 2014It almost brought tears to my eyes.
TID 8575 India, Bhutan & Nepal Trip (India Portion) Oct 06 – 25, 2014 However delayed, I wanted to let you know what an amazing time we had on our trip in India with Wind Horse. Everything my husband had on his list of things he wanted to do and see was planned for and
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