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Bhutan Festival
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Any tourist will find many things about Bhutan are strange and beautiful. One of the first things you will notice as different is that our government has created its own monopoly for tourism: it decides who will be licensed and has fixed the minimum price of touring and trekking in Bhutan. As a licensed tour operator, I essentially charge the same as everyone else. I cannot charge less than the pricing fixed by the government, but I have a little leeway in how I spend my part of the budget and it is with that leeway that I can promise you to get the most for your money.
Once in Bhutan, all your basic expenses are covered by the governmental fixed tariff. It is my job to arrange for your lodging, your meals, and your transportation, to workout an itinerary that will please you and that will let you see as much of my country as your time allows. If we are trekking, I make certain that all the equipment is in good shape and everything is in good order, and that all the arrangements are made for porters and ponies, for food and other supplies. If we are touring, I obtain the best possible rooms in each of our various lodgings, arrange for your meals, and even your wake-up calls. The difference between what I do and what many other tour agencies do, is that I am right there with you, smoothing out the rough spots, making things go as well as possible, so you can enjoy yourself in one of the most beautiful places in the world. There is also a Catch-22 that I can help you work through. You can't get a tourist visa to enter Bhutan without an air ticket, and you can't get an air ticket without already having arranged for a tourist visa. As a recognized tour operator, I am able to obtain your tickets and to arrange for your visa at the same time that I make your other arrangements. See Bhutan:
The Next Best Thing to Being There, an informative magazine article
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