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Overall a fantastic holiday - good mix of trekking, scenery and culture. We were treated extremely well on trek - food, service - and not having to put up our own tents were all great!
The Haa valley and its surrounding mountains are tight up against the borders of Sikkim and Tibet, and until relatively recent times was off-limits to foreign visitors. I carried out the reconnaissance trek and can say that not only is the Haa valley as beautiful as any of the better known Bhutan valleys, but the mountains that wrap around it are uninhabited, wild, and make for extremely exciting exploration. You may even bump into Bhutanese smugglers who trade illicitly with their neighbours in Tibet! The scenery is fabulous and the sense of being somewhere untouched by the outside world is magnified as it is so unspoilt.
The group was small enough to give an intimate view of Bhutan. Our guide and driver were excellent and the choice of areas to visit gave us an insight into both rural and town life in Bhutan. The stay in Gangtey valley was wonderful.
First class organisation and one felt very safe at all times. Excellent guides and fun everyday.
Both leaders in Burma and Bhutan were excellent. In Burma in particular, the support of a good local guide was essential especially with visits to the various markets and workshops. In Bhutan, Temsing even arranged an archery morning for us which proved to be quite competitive!
Émy hopes and expectations were very high and I was not disappointed - it was a superb holiday.
I was extremely impressed with your company's trip planning, itinerary and general organisation. I really loved my holiday. Thank you for taking me to the most remarkable place.
I very much enjoyed my holiday. It was everything I had hoped/expected, and more. Visiting Bhutan was a unique experience.
The trek was brilliant, Bhutan absolutely magical. I feel privileged and proud to have got around in one piece as it was the hardest sustained physical thing I have ever done.
Mountain Kingdoms' comment: Please note - this review was given on return from our Complete Lunana Snowman Trek itinerary. From 2018 we take a spectacular new route out of Lunana.
You use the best local trekking company, with reliable staff, to enable us to enjoy one of the remotest and most beautiful treks in the world. The extra rest days included in your itinerary allowed the leader to sit out the snowstorm and later to split a long day to the benefit of us all. All this in marked contrast to other groups trekking at the same time as us.
Mountain Kingdoms' comment: Please note - this review was given on return from our Complete Lunana Snowman Trek itinerary. From 2018 we take a spectacular new route out of Lunana.