Bhutan Photography Tour: (10N/11D)

Had an amazing experience in Bhutan. My partner and I are huge travelers (Angkor Wat, Egypt, Jordan, etc) and Bhutan really takes the cake. We loved the cultural immersion - a truly low tourist country with much of the customs and monuments intact with limited tourist floods. Our tour agent Madu did a phenomenal job customizing our trip. My partner is a maximizer and she really worked with him that we could go to three festivals, see temples, visit tigers nest, stay in hotels and homestays, and more. We really maxed the 13 days, it was amazing. Our tour guide Tandin Dorji is one of the best. He's done tours year round for eight years (he’s not just a seasonal guide) and his English is excellent (characterized by his great humor - we laughed the whole trip). He does an outstanding job of sharing everything from culture, Buddhism, food, music (we played in the car and went to a small music festival as a surprise at night in Tsongsa with some of Bhutans most famous), animals (we saw wild macaques, golden langur, grey langur, and martens, in addition to a zoo on animals. Tandin and Rinzen always made a point to stop at amazing viewpoints, great lunch spots, and at animal sightings. The two of them really made the trip. Rinzen was a phenomenal driver and also kept us laughing immensely with her jokes, Tik Toks, and music. We always felt safe and she drove us through some modestly dicey roads with ease. On the last night she invited us to her house for dinner and it was fabulous. Bhutan truly was a once in a lifetime experience. We did hikes with breathtaking views, slept at a high altitude monestary, saw exotic wildlife, ate food beyond our wildest expectations (it was actually VERY good when at restaurants and homesteads! Hotel food left something to be desired, though perhaps mass made). My personal favorites were the hot stone baths at amaoums, Mountain View’s, and variety of activities with low tourist density (hate the feeling for being shuttle bussed from site to site and this was NOT that). Lastly, guides/drivers really make your trip. You’re with them the vast majority of waking hours. They all seemed to be good, but can absolutely attest to Tandin and Rinzen being TOP NOTCH. Thanks for an amazing trip all!!!

This was one of the best holidays I ever had so far. The journey from finish to end has been truly amazing! This was all made possible by the wonderful people from Bhutan Best Inbound Tour. Arranging the tour by e-mail with Thinley was very easy. He replied very fast, was warm in his communication and everything was possible. I had so many questions and Thinley answered all of them very patiently and detailed. On arrival in Bhutan I had zero cares in the world. My wonderful guide Namgay and driver Tandin took such good care of me. I actually felt like a princess. They carried my backpack, opened the doors, learned my routine, my food likes and dislikes and so on. I travelled the country with Namgay and Tandin for 12 days and in the end it felt like I was travelling with family. It just felt super comfortable. So thank you to Bhutan Best Inbound Tour and to Namgay and Tandin for making this an amazing and most memorable journey!!

Bhutan is without a doubt one of the most beautiful places that I have ever visited. We were incredibly fortunate with the weather and there were plenty of hiking trails for us to go for walks in the wild. Each day of our tour brought a new surprise and experience that we couldn’t have ever imagined. Some of the Tour Highlights were Chelela Pass & Kila Hike, Paro Taktsang hike, Haa valley and Punakha Dzong. We are enormously delighted that we got visit such a glorious place on earth. We are extremely impressed with Bhutan Best Inbound Tour’s Team. They were genuinely caring and thoughtful. There made sure every little component of the trip was in place and never even tried to show their hard work or complained. We deeply appreciated their warm and gentle nature that is evident in the entire company’s culture starting from owner to the guide and driver. The communication about the trip preparation was excellent, the hotels were comfortable, and the meals were good. It was a fun, authentic, and beautiful trip!