Trek in Bhutan

I would like to make the SnowMan trek in Bhutan during Oct 2008.

Could someone able to recommend on a good reliable agency for this trek??

Please notify me at: meirhn@gmail.com

Trek in Bhutan

Also sent you and email.

We spent 8 days with Thinley of Bhutan travel Bureau.

http://www.btb.com.bt/

He freelanced as a snow trek guide for years before joining BTB and was one of the few guides sponsored by the govt to survey the Himalaya trek routes.

We did a cultural tour with Thinley as our guide and we can%26#39;t say enough good things about him and BTB. They strive to meet even the smallest request. For just a little over $200 p/day we had our own guide and driver in a new Toyota. We were already on the balcony of our room having tea by the time the buses rolled in with the larger groups.

I did a lot of net research, several phone calls to tour operators and BTB was the most accommodating. Thinley took us to several places in addition to our itinerary, was extremely knowledgeable regarding Bhutan%26#39;s history, and upon discovering we were Buddhist he even arranged an unexpected private audience with Thimphu%26#39;s top Llama.

After a couple days in Thimphu where most of the tour companies were located we learned that many of them are one-man shows who subcontract guides through other companies. This can result in problems with accommodations that can be a real hassle. The hotels recognize the major tour operators first. Also, BTB is American Express approved and, at the time of our trip in Oct/08, was the only tour company working with the govt to arrange direct payment via credit card.

Hope this helps.

Trek in Bhutan

We used the travel agency Dragon Quest which does trekking trips and other trips.

We did a 4 day trekking I talk about in my posting ';trekking in Bhutan'; on my blog http://myadventureinchina.blogspot.com

Our guide was truly wonderful. October is the right time to do this trip!

You can contact Yeshey Dorji at:

proteustours@druknet.bt

(he has also a website http://www.bhutanbirdquest.com)

You could tell him that Christine and Ed gave you his name.