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Guests Testimonials

Thanks you very much for checking in. I really appreciate that. We all arrived well back at home, and Ramón Blanco received his money back. Thank you very much for your help in arranging the trip and also Ramón's refund. We very much enjoyed our visit to Bhutan, and the trek (notwithstanding the disappointment of not being able to do the entire trek loop - I also appreciate your flexibility here with the sympolic 80 dollars). It was good to meet you in person in Thimphu. I will be happy to act as a reference for future potential clients, if you need my help.  Best regards, Alejandro      -Spain

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My girlfriend and I visited Bhutan for a week in May 2003.It is with great pleasure that I recommend Kinley's services to you and your friends. From the word "go", Kinley showed professionalism, from suggesting possible itineraries to arranging for visas/tickets in the least possible time. Once we arrived at Paro airport, we were taken care of better than we would have ever expected. Kinley's colleagues took us all around, making sure that we thoroughly enjoyed the "scheduled" trip while leaving us the flexibility to change plans as needed. Kinley himself was always available and met with us for a meal when we passed by Thimphu. I guess two things we were impressed with: the kindness of everyone at Himalayan Adventures, and their english language skills which made everything really smooth. Plus, in my view, the luck we had to visit what I consider the most beautiful country among the 41 I have visited. I am sure you will enjoy Bhutan and Himalayan Adventures' services. As far as I am concerned, as I told Kinley, I hope I'll be able to be up there again for a trek. Alessandro Liverani         Italy

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We returned to the UK on Fri. 8th after a good relaxing time in Darjeeling. Jane & I decided to slow down instead of trying to get to Kalimpong & Gangtok, so we spent 3 nights in Dar., being thoroughly lazy.
The Toy Train trip down (the "Up" train was full, ) was pleasant too, lots of things to see of interest, eg the loops & reversals. Siliguri we didn't like, but got out to Bagdogra OK, flew to N. Delhi , (thanks again for
organising that,) then on with Lufthansa via Frankfurt to London.I trust Nima's next trek is successful, & that those walking, enjoy it as much as I did our Druk Path.I found it sufficiently difficult to be a challenge, but not too hard or tiring. I feel I have achieved something. Deepak, thank you again for all your patience, & hard work in the preparation, then your time spent when we were there, just making sure all
went well for us.As yet, I have to finish unpacking & get more sleep as well as prepare for school, mow the lawns & everything else that piles up when you're away. But I do have great memories. Best wishes, Colleen - London

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Thank you for sharing a little of your very special country with us for a week. We very much enjoyed the company of one of the world’s most eligible bachelors-although he may soon be a little less eligible, he’ll certainly be no less’, and probably even more engaging than ever. We both wish you a very happy and prosperous future with your new family!, as well as great business success in your ventures with Kinley. We are both very confident you will succeed. Keep in touch, and it’s great to be able to have you as a new friend. Penjor, We both want to thank you for taking such good care of us-your goodwill, patience and kindness were very much appreciated.We very much enjoyed your company, and can’t thank you enough for the extra special attention that you gave to Ron.

We both wish you and your family the very best, until we someday meet again. Thank you again, Irene & Ron   NY USA

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Hello.  How are you?  Sorry for late reply.  I have been spending busy time after I returned to my home.  First, I would like to express my deepest appreciation to you---thanks to you, all of us could enjoy wonderful tour in Bhutan, we will never forget the scenery, culture, people and food of Bhutan.  Although it was a short trip, we could touch deep hospitality of your company.  It was also nice that we had dinner at Bhutan Kitchen with you.  We also thank Mr. Chhoni and Mr. Sangay, both of them were so friendly and helpful to us.  Their accompany made our trip truly fruitful.  Please forward our appreciation to them. I hope to visit your country someday again, not so long in the future.   

 Sincerely, Naoyuki Koyama    Japan

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I visited Bhutan in November 2004 and my trip was organised by Himalayan Adventures. We spent 9 days in Bhutan, visiting cultural and religious sites and doing some day hikes. The trip was very well organised by Himalayan Adventures.  The company arranged our visas and Druk air tickets and made all our travel and accommodation arrangements in Bhutan.  The itinerary for our trip was bespoke and arranged by Himalayan Adventures to suit our wishes for our trip. We always stayed in the best hotels which Bhutan has to offer in the areas that we visited.  The food during our trip was also very good. Bhutan is a fascinating country to visit and our trip was made more interesting and enjoyable by our guide, Nima.  He was extremely knowledgeable about Bhutan (including Buddhism, local customs, history of the country, flowers and fauna, birds and wildlife etc). All our requirements were catered for on the trip and we were very impressed by Himalayan Adventures and our guide. They are able to offer a more personal service and cater for your needs. I would definitely recommend visiting Bhutan and we really enjoyed our trip with Himalayan Adventures.   Lynne Atherton      - London

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First and most important I would like to thank you and Nima for giving us such a wonderful experience in Bhutan.  We all enjoyed it very much.  All we could talk about on our way back to Bangkok was how successful the trip was how lucky we were to find your company.  We thought we might become tired of all the Dzongs but each one revealed something special culminating in the fantastic walk to the Tigers Nest.  We also enjoyed seeing so much of the way of life in Bhutan.  The walk through the back lanes of Jakar, the paper factory, the weaving, the market and the archery were all fascinating.  To us this is as much 'culture' as the Dzongs. Your organisation of the trip was excellent and Nima was most enjoyable company as well as being an excellent guide.  We also appreciated the driving of  Penjor.  He gave us a very safe trip, we always felt confident of his driving and know that he made great effort to make our travel as comfortable as possible. We will be happy to recommend Himalayan Adventures to our friends.  If you ever need a reference in Australia please give our email address.  We will be happy help convince would be travelers to travel with you. Harold Medd x 6       Australia

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Our guide Gyem Dorje, was wonderful.  Really first rate!  Larry Wurn   Florida USA

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We would like to thank you for making our trip to Bhutan possible and taking care of us from the beginning to the very end.It was a very nice experience to glance around the wonderful things your cities have, and we truly enjoyed every moment we found in Bhutan during our stay.

Thank you again for your assistance and hospitalities. Please also extend our hellos and thanks to everyone we met as well. Emiko Nagata x 6 pax     Japan

 

 

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Mt.Everest North Face expedition

This is the first chance I have had to write and offer thanks for all the Nima and Tenzin did for us on our very meaningful trip to your wonderful country. We hope to come back soon, in a few years at least. At such time I think we may not be able to do some of the intense climbing to some of the monasteries, but we would like to extend our travels further east than Bumtang.I cannot begin to offer enough praise to Nima and Tenzin. They were both especially kind to me as I (at age 64 1/2, living all my life at sea level,
and not in the best physical shape) had some difficulties getting to some of the higher monasteries. However, I did make all but one of them and was able to do some Buddhist practice in many of your most sacred places. This was certainly a highlight of my life.

Just in passing, I went to my physician yesterday and she told me I was in better health now than she has ever seen me. I think part of this is from the blessing that comes from being in your wonderful and sacred country.

I want to add too that I was deeply touched by the depth and sincerity of the Buddhist belief and practice of both Nima-la and Tenzin-la. I also was deeply touched by the sincerity and genuine heart felt Buddhist practice I found all over Butan.

Professor Schlosser and I are back in the middle of teaching again. It is strange to be here in New York City where there is so much energy but so much of which is directed towards people's own individual goals. Yet at the same time there is great generosity and friendliness here and I think the energy of the city is and creates a great basis for dharma practice. I think there are actually more different Buddhist traditions actively represented in New York City than in most if not all other places in the world. The percentage of practicing Buddhist may be very small compared to the entire population of the city -- about 8 million people -- yet the possibility is here and is alive and well.Once again, please do convey our thanks to Nima-la and Tenzin-la. We hope we will be able to be guided by them in the future.I hope things went OK with you all after the heavy snowfall you just experienced. It must have been difficult for your clients go get around,
not because your own vehicles can't handle the snow, but because many of your cars, like the small taxis probably had a hard time and may have even slipped on the ice and blocked the roads.I want to just suggest, if you have any control over these things, that
hotels try to get more heaters and that somehow the government explores more variety of foods for tourists. The food was so much the same wherever we went that there was some monotony and after awhile the same food became not very appealing, though it was prepared with care and quality and neither Professor Schlosser nor I got sick from any food or water.I keep wanting to thank you but there is really no way to fully express our
gratitude.All the best for now and for the new year.William     USA

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I visited Bhutan with a friend last year and can only tell you that we have enjoyed the country and its people every day of our trip, the scenery is absolutely magnificent and because only a limited number of tourists is admitted annually, the country is still as close as it possibly can be to its original state, and not crowded, this in stark contrast with Nepal, which we visited also a few years ago. As far as Himalayan Adventures is concerned, we can only give you very positive comments, all arrangements were first class and the whole trip went extremely smoothly, I am sure you will enjoy your trip enormously, as we did.

 Should you wish to have more information, do not hesitate to contact me.  Henk van Roest     - England & Holland

 

 

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Drukpath trekker

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guests pose before a tour in Thimphu town square

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Punakha valley

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