High
Plains Drifers - Sydney Morning Herald Travel Section - Feb 18, 2005
"An equilibrated
and well prepared program - a fantastic group leader (enthousiatic, experienced,
lots of in depth knowledge, local skills) - a small group (8) of adventurous,
very international fellow travellers"
Amaat, Belgium (Beijing to Kathmandu - September 2002)
Just a note to
thank you for organizing our trip for us. I had a really wonderful time an
everything went very smoothly. It was a great pleasure to travel with Pari
an Gyantsen and through your efforts and their care I feel I have had at least
a taste of the real Tibet. I look forward to tasting more in the future!I
hope all is well with you and I wish you all the best.
Paul, UK (Kailash - May 2005)
"This was a fantastic trip - highly recommended! We were awed on day
2 and completely blown away almost every day after that!"
Nora, Canada (September 2003)
“Again- thanks Catherine for such a wonderful experience and particularly
as it was such a nice father/ daughter thing for us Basticks!
Sincerely Martin” Australia (Tibet Overland with EBC - June 2003)
"Thank you very
much for everything you did set up for us along with your very good and very
helpfull persons.All of us had a wonderful time in our life which is in our
memories forever.Say hello to Mimargtsering and 3 drivers and with the best
wishes to all your staff."
Thien Hong, Vietnam (Kailash - (May 2005)
"Having a wonderful
time is an understatement! And we loved and do love Tibet and all Tibetans
no matter how dishevelled! I give bouquets to all the people that you organised
to look after us when we were there especially Migmor and Young Be who we
had such fun with and who taught us Tibetan! We actually could converse quite
a bit by the time we left. Thank you for organising a wonderful trip and I
will certainly go back."
Sally & Alice, Hong Kong (Central Tibet - June 2005)
“And once more,
thank you for the wonderful time we had when you were leading us over the
Roof of the World.
Kind regards from Belgium”
Frank (Beijing to Kathmandu - August 2004)
"Bonjour.
I guess two excellent groups in a row would be too much to ask. I hope The
memory of us kept you and Sonam going (I am getting to be full of myself).
The picture of you on your elephant is hilarious. We can see that is you behind
tons of water. I will send the hard copy to HK address. Keep smiling"
Dominique, Canada (Beijing to Kathmandu - September 2003)
"The entire trip
was fantastic thanks in no small part to Pari and our driver, Gyantsen. Paul
and I returned safely to Amsterdam on Sunday. The culture shock of returning
to Amsterdam being far greater that the adjustment to life in Tibet. We both
cannot wait to return. Catherine, I have to say that Pari was outstanding.
Paul and I absolutely hated to say good-bye to he and Gyantsen at the Nepalese
Border. It was like leaving two of the dearest and closest of friends. I
do hope if your trip to Japan does not push though and you find yourself in
Europe, you will definitely consider letting me provide you a place to stay.
Catherine all your help and effort was greatly appreciate by Paul and I and
we sincerely appreciate your care with our trip. It was unbelievably fortuitous
that when searching the internet for travel companies we came upon Tibetan
Expeditions. You can be certain I will be contacting you again this year for
next years adventure. Thanks very much again and please do stay in touch.
Warmest regards"
David, USA (Kailash - May 2005)
"Thanks again for
all your assistance, for sharing your knowledge re. Tibetan Buddhism, culture,
history...
Take care, best regards"
Elka, USA (Kailash - July 2004)
"It has been little
bit difficult to talk about trip. People don't understand that much about
Tibet and they have strong prejudices. Anyway people have liked pictures and
it has been fun to tell stories what has happened during our trip.
I feel that Tibet trip was great and I liked our small group. I got what I
wanted!
Best regards"
Mika, Finland (Kailash - June 2004)
The trip was great thank you. I had meant to email earlier but last week was pretty difficult getting back into the swing of work after so long off!!
Thanks again and who knows, Mongolia or Myanmar may well be on the cards in the future so our paths may cross again!
Rich & Craig, UK, (Kailash - Saga Dawa 2006)
We did indeed have an unbelievable and unforgettable time and very thankful to all of you at Tibetan Expeditions!
We hope you're doing well,
as ever,
Philipp and Chiara, Germany & Italy, (Kailash - June 2006)
This is a great trip
and I strongly recommend it to any one. The travel company made every effort
to accommodate our requests, they were excellent and if you are travelling
any ware in this part of the world they are the people to talk to they can
arrange trips to fit in with your requirements. Our guide was great he knew
what he was talking about and bent over backwards to make out trip enjoyable.
The drivers were also great ...
Andy, UK (East Tibet - June 2006)
Before anything else,
I want to thank you for a very well-organised Bhutan trip. Everything is going
according to plan and our guide and driver are both nice and helpful. It certainly
is an interesting place. Darren, UK (Bhutan - June 2006)
Thank you for the trip. We had an uneventful trip home and I have now returned to work. Tibet seems so far away now in distance and in time. It is as if we went there a year or more ago but little bits of memory are returning regularly so I am sure we will be still experiencing it for some time to come.
Regards. Julie, Australia (Kailsh - June 2006)
I would
like to thank for organizing our trip so perfectly! We are the four Finnish
ladies who travelled in Tibet 16-27.9. Your travel agency is really worth
recommending. Special thanks to Catherine who informed us so well during our
planning the trip and organized everything so well! Special
thanks also to our excellent guide, Tashi, who knew so much about everything
and was so polite and patient all the time. We couldn´t have had any
better guide!!! Thank
You also for the driver, Yudong who was so modest and positive.
Yours, Tiina, Finland (Central Tibet - September 2006)
Dear Catherine,
Thought you might like to see this from someone who has just been on one of
your trips and had a great time. It will be published on the trip page in
due course.
Kind regards, Iris (August 2006)
Web assistant
www.responsibletravel.com
Hi Catherine, Cate
and I just wanted to write to say a big thank you to you, Pubu and Dundup
(excuse spelling!) for making our time in Tibet so good. The trip was, in
all ways (save posssibly the toilets!), fantastic.
Jonathan & Cate, UK, (Kailash - October 2006)
Hello Catherine,
After more than one month back to France, we are now really ok and take time to write littles words to you.
I want to give to you address of our website : http://heleneremi.free.fr
Before traveling, we built one page (with what we planed before the trip), but there is now (completed only from last monday) a new page with some of our pictures, and little extracts of our trip diary.
Of course it is in french, but it could be a good exercise for you, like me writting this email !
Moreover it could be, if you want, a good view of this trip may be for next french people you will have ?
Thank you for all, and if you can see drivers or cooks we met, please say them "hello" for us.
Remi & Helene, France, (Kailash, Saha Dawa June 2006)
We are back, we had a fantastic time. Thanks for forwarding the details of the arrangements for Kathmandu. Everything went really well both in Nepal and Bhutan and we were well looked after.
Best regards
Carole, USA, (Bhutan - Haa valley Trek September 2006)
Catherine,
Thanks again for all your help in arranging our trip to Tibet.
We had a great time....& will recommend you if any friends decide to visit....
Gerry & Simone, USA, (central Tibet April 2007)
We want to say THANKS to Royal Mountains and Tibetan Expeditions for a great 2 week tour from Kathmandu to Lhasa ! We truly will always remember the good times with driver Pemo and guide Jigme ! It was loads of fun and very educational. Thanks so much for allowing us to make wonderful memories !
Vicki and Barry, USA - (Kathmandu to Lhasa, May 2007)
Catherine,
Just got home tonight, a bit tired but having had the holiday of a lifetime. West Sichuan was brilliant. We stayed with lovely families who fed us great Tibetan food and couldn't have been kinder. The houses were so beautiful, too. We rode little horses on the grasslands and saw lots of nomads and herds of yak, and had a chance to meet local people informally. I'm so glad we included it all in the itinerary. We also really enjoyed Emei-shan where we got to stay in two different monasteries. I didn't realise they would be so comfortable as well as so picturesque!So glad you were able to get something useful for the orphanage and the kids got a trip to the zoo. Anyway, I have to say full marks to you and your company for such a well-organised and memorable trip. I'd recommend you to anyone.
Best regardsHazel, UK (Central Tibet & West Sichuan -June 2007)
Hi Catherine.
Just a quick note to say thanks for organising such a great trip. It was really enjoyable, took a lot in and got us a fair distance in a short amount of time.
Matt, UK - (Beijing to Kathmandu Aug 2007)
Catherine,
I just wanted to thank you for all of the great work that Tibetan Expeditions and Shigatse Travel did for the Read/Doerner tour over the October holiday. From the suggestions on the itinerary to the trip back to the airport, you did a great job. When I book trips involving family or friends flying in from overseas, I’ve always got my fingers crossed that I’ve picked the right company. Not only did everything go smoothly, my expectations were exceeded, and we all had a great trip!
Sherry, USA, (central Tibet - September 2007)
Dear Catherine,
So we made it back! All in all we had a wonderful time. Thank you for arranging it so successfully. I want to say at the outset that the whole holiday was fabulous – one of the best I’ve ever had. Everyone enjoyed it across the whole range of experiences, but especially the outdoor, countryside places. Please pass on our thanks to all who helped make it such a success.
Clarke family, Australia, (China tailor-made - Sept 2007)
A really great experience. Would go to Tibet again!!
Kathmandu is rapidly becoming a huge mess.
China is a phenomenon that we would not have missed, but have no great urge to return to.
Kay & John, UK (Beijing to Kathmandu - Sept 2007)
II would recommend Responsible Travel and Tibetan Expeditions operator to any of my friends planning to go to China. It was easy booking and everything was as arranged.
Patricia, UK (Highlights of China - Jan 2008)
On my way back to London. Absolutely loved Bhutan. Some wonderful memories, I would not hesitate to recommend the trip to a friend.
Mai, UK (Bhutan Feb 2008)