Originally Posted by fierstf

Although I had a great time overall touring Bhutan, I would not recommend this company. I probably had a unique experience, but I do not trust this tour operator.

He did not have trips planned in October so he agreed to book the tour according my dates and then he advertised the trip to get others to join me. He gave me a price assuming that there would be a group of people. In the end, no one else joined and he spent the whole trip trying to cut corners and save himself money that he really impacted my trip.

For instance, the motorcycles were supposed to be a the hotel when I arrived in Paro. The owner told the guide to pick me up in a car and take me around for the first 4 days in a truck. He said we could start riding motorcycle on day 5 when we departed Thimpu. He assumed that I would be OK with spending the first 4 days of a 14 days trip NOT riding a motorcycle.

He also gave me the itinerary promised above. At the end of the trip when I was about to depart Samdrup Jongkhar to enter India to visit the Manas Wildlife sanctuary, the guide told me that there has been a long term insurgency going on in the region. He said that locals had been beheaded by insurgent groups so it was not safe to visit the Sanctuary. So I still don't understand why it was promised to me in my itinerary months before I ever entered the country. Since I no longer had a reason to stop over in India, I drove the 400 kms through the Indian plains and I had no choice but to end my trip a day early. That is not what you want to learn when you have come half way around the world on a once in a life time trip. To say that I was severely disappointed is an understatement.

So I could go on and on, but my recommendation is to find another tour operator. I did enjoy Bhutan and I would encourage people to visit. It is a great country to see by motorcycle. If you want more info, please feel free to message me.