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"For my last 4 visits to Bhutan I have had Namgay Tshering either as my guide or as my local agent; with whom I have dealt, direct, in respect to all planning and arrangements in Bhutan with complete satisfaction. NAT’s trekking crews and the food and equipment provided on trek have always been of a high standard. Administration is very competently managed by Dorji Tshering, Namgay’s wife.
The trips, all private parties, have been: Laya Gasa, Lunana, and a Jhomolari / Druk Path combination treks and in 2008 a journey to Eastern Bhutan combining 7 day trek around Trashi Yangtse and a three day stay at Phongmey on the border of Merak and Sakteng.
Because the trek route and the logistic capabilities around Trashi Yangtse were unknown NAT sent a reconnaissance team ahead to make the necessary – and excellent – arrangements.
The itinerary in Eastern Bhutan enabled our group, in places the first to visit, to gain a much closer understanding of the people, their traditions and economy than is usual.
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David Lyon
jdrl@btinternet.com
" We and five friends booked our trip directly with Namgay. We all very much enjoyed and appreciated his very capable and close personal attention to every detail, his knowledge of hard-to-find trails, familiarity with the culture and history, eagerness to share his stories, success in getting us entry permits to hard-to-access monasteries (such as Tiger's Nest), and his overall desire to make our visit special, even adding two events that we had not arranged previously - a conversation with a Buddhist expert (and father of the now twelve year old reincarnated Chief Abbot of Bhutan) and a private outdoor dance and musical performance.
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David & Helen Dornbusch Oakland, California
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