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Naba: Now that we have settled back from our trip to India and Bhutan, I wanted to provide you with more detailed comments. First, we had a spectacular trip, and I truly appreciate the detail and attention provided by you and your associates during each stage of our trip. Everyone was extremely attentive, responsive to details, and well coordinated. The email communications at each stage were very helpful and appreciated.
A few detailed comments and observations: - The Kozy Inn served its purpose of being half way to the Taj Mahal, although it is a worn property. I would not select it again.
- The Intercontinental in Delhi was very nice, and it had an amazing breakfast.
- Our guide in Agra, Atul Parmar, was excellent, and I would highly recommend him.
- Our Delhi guide, R. K. Rathore, was very attentive, well informed and helpful. He is not as erudite as Atul Parmar, but he is very well informed.
- Your team in Delhi was great and very accommodating.
- Our guide for Darjeeling, R. Sandeep Singh Khati, was wonderful! He could not have done more to make us feel welcome and to make arrangements for the most outstanding "tea tour" that we could have had. His personal contact with the owner of Makaibari Tea Estate made for the most spectacular and memorable two day visit there. The Windamere hotel was also spectacular! Sandeep has convinced us that we should return to do some trekking in Sikkim, which we will consider for another trip.
- I have been reflecting on the transition into Bhutan. If I traveled again from Darjeeling to Bhutan, I am not sure I would do it by road or if I would consider driving back to Bagdora, flying to Delhi and then to Paro. There would have been no way to anticipate the landslide that blocked the road from Phuntsholing to Paro, and there was a certain interest in the ride through Assam and back into Bhutan to circumvent that problem (albeit, 17 hours), but that is a wearing journey.
- Our guide in Bhutan, Ugyen Tshering, was absolutely superb and could not have been more attentive.
- Note, the Druk hotel in Phuntsholing was under extensive renovation, and the rooms we had were sub-par and in desperate need of renovation. On the other hand, the food was extremely good. Most of the other hotels in Bhutan were nice, with some being better than others.
In general, it was a spectacular and very memorable journey, and I thank you for all of your efforts on our behalf.
MY NEXT REQUEST:
Naba:
You know of my interest in doing a trip to Nepal and trekking to Everest base camp. I would like to begin thinking about this trip, although we will most likely do the trip in May 2010. I know it is early, but I need to start to develop the specifics, and my wife is particularly interested in the types of accommodations. Can you start to send me some general information on the available accommodations along the way to Everest base camp (I understand that if we stay at base camp, which I am inclined to do, that we would camp there).
Thanks again for a great trip! I would be pleased to serve as a reference for Himalayan Glacier Trekking and for you personally. Best regards. Jay
Jay Gary Finkelstein, Esq.
Reston, Virginia 20190
August 2008
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