reviews
Read holiday reviews by Mountain Kingdoms travellers.
Everything was a highlight on our private holiday in Bhutan
It's hard to pick out highlights. The whole experience was unforgettable, a once-in-a-lifetime holiday. Our guide and driver were exemplary. The landscapes were amazing. The initial treks were very challenging but prepared us well for the final descent to the Tiger's Nest Monastery. The decision to stay in 2 homestays was the right one, as we relished the opportunity to meet families, eat with them, and I spent a very happy evening chatting to 2 children, hearing about a 12 yr old's ambitions.
Great cycling in Bhutan
Great cycling, wonderful scenery, and an amazing experience. The team looking after us could not have been more helpful. They were fun and easy to be with and anticipated our needs.
Well taken care of throughout
The scenery, culture and people were amazing! Breathtaking mountain views were everywhere. Each day of trekking was well planned out, striking the right balance between new experience, acclimatization and physical challenge. The lodges were very nice with excellent service and food. At the higher altitude villages, the accommodates became more basic as expected, but we were well taken care of throughout. And we could not have asked for a better guide and assistants.
Superb organisation in Bhutan
The organisation or our private holiday was superb. Usually, we are fierce independent travellers but Bhutan does not cater to this. We were able to set our start time in the morning a little later to accommodate everyone's sleeping needs and our wonderful guide rescheduled the last few days of the trip so as to avoid a very long potential 7-8 hour drive back to Paro on windy mountainous roads. We split this return journey over 2 days and the re booking of hotels etc. was done seamlessly.
A memorable family adventure
Our first trip to Nepal and exceeded all our expectations. A memorable family adventure with stunning scenery, good company and excellent guides and porters. Thoroughly recommend the trek for the mountains, cultural experiences and a challenge.
Overall, a brilliant experience.
An excellent, well organised and varied tour. The hotels exceeded expectations with helpful staff and well equipped, comfortable bedrooms. All meals were well presented and of a high standard. Our guide was very knowledgeable and efficient and the driver competent throughout the mountain roads: 'a safe pair of hands'. Some walks were quite challenging and a degree of fitness should be recommended. Overall, a brilliant experience.
A holiday that leaves its mark
This is a great trip - it gives you a great opportunity to explore these countries through trekking, walking and sightseeing, with the excellent guides sharing some hidden gems with you, along the way. There are a couple of challenging days but the rewards for your hard work are well worth it. This is a really interesting area of the world to visit and an opportunity to see a way of life that is rare to see, and which seems to take you back in time, which leaves its mark on you.
Bhutan is like nowhere else
Travelling through Bhutan was an amazing experience, not least due to our superb guide, known to everyone as Bull. He has been a guide for 30 years and knows Bhutan, its history, customs and places intimately. As we were the only people on the trip, Bull was able to adjust and add to the itinerary to suit the weather, our interests and abilities (we are mid 70s), and local events. Bhutan is like nowhere else; unspoilt, peaceful, uncommercialised and very special. Go before it changes.
Everything was great
The holiday was very organised, everything run smoothly. The scenery was exceptionally interesting - you were in the middle of nowhere, out of civilisation and next to nature. The accommodation was very good too, especially at the Estancia Christina. The food delicious. The title is a bit misleading. Everything else was great. (Thank you for your review Ioanna and we're so pleased you had a great time. In response to feedback we will look at the grading of the trip to take account of the longer walking days - the MK Team).
Brilliant trek to Everest Base Camp
My once in a lifetime trip to Everest Base Camp was brilliant. It was wonderful to be immersed in the Nepalese culture with such a fun group of like minded people. Our Sherpa Sirdar and his team were so kind and helpful, it was a privilege to spend one night as guests in his home. I had carefully researched which travel company to go with (spreadsheet and list of criteria). Mountain Kingdoms came out a clear winner with their group size, organisation and ethics around carbon offsetting.