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Namaste , Julley and warm greetings.
Spiti valley trekking 10 days
The trek has been very well organized. There was nothing we could complaint about. We can recommend
the agency - POTALA Adventurers - anybody who intends to make a trekking tour from Manali.
The staff made an excellent job, from the guide over the cook, who offered very tasty food everyday.
They help us and each other in every situations and worked perfactly together. Our great compliments to them.
E. Seltman and F. Ortlieb -- GERMANY
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Himalayan trekking
The Himalayan trekking was extremely magnificient. Our Guide knew the ways of the mountains and
everything in it. Our food was great and was never a problem. Even my 12 YEARS OLD DAUGHTER loved and enjoyed it. Himalayan
trekking is wonderful and I would recommend POTALA Adventurers to everyone.
Nagveni Manjunath – TORONTO
-- CANADIAN -- 09 July 2010
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Manali:
Hamta pass trek
“ Despite the unpredictable
weather ( especially since it’s the monsoon period ), the company did its best to arrange a trek for us. Dealing had
been most professional, during booking to the actual trek. There was also personal touch where the company staff helped to
shop for trekking shoes and gloves at the market to helping to look for a medicine man to help treat strained ankle. The company
went beyond whats in the itinerary and for that its much appreciated. The trek itself was a memorable experience, with “
luxury ” touch like a Persian mug and checked table cloth & of course 5-star hotel food cooked on the mountains.
Thank you so much for a great trek I would recommend people ( Avid experience trekkers & beginners ) to be most of the
incredible India experience in Manali.
Arlina A. &
friend – SINGAPORE – 10.07.2010
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One of the best trekking experience of my life. The company was very accommodating and tried to find a suitable trek for us
despite unfavorable rain. Ravi, the guide was well versed in the area and showed us beautiful landscape and scenery. Prem,
the cook, was amazing! He can cook a 5-star meal out of thin air. Best food at 3500m I have ever had. All in all it is the
people who matter, and with POTALA ADVENTURERS, we were taken care of the minute we got off the bus in Manali, and back.”
Ahmad
R. – MALAYSIA – 10.07.2010
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Darcha - Lamayuru trek -- Zanskar
Traverse -- Across Zanskar Himalayas --
Trip: Darcha – Lamayuru – Leh.
Time: 30-06-2010 – 19-07-2010
POTALA ADVENTURERS
I’d like to thanks our
guide Pritam for the excellent trek. He is a very good guide. Always in a good mood. He was helpful in all situations. During
all the trip everything was really very fine. Thanks for him Zanskar Ladakh trekking
was a real pleasure.
Dorota
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POTALA ADVENTURERS
Trip: Darcha – Phenjila – Leh
30th June 2010 – 19th
July 2010
All service given to us clients have been to my fill pleasance, my expectation have been fulfilled means
n The
kitchen was very good and always considering our special wishes
n The
guide organized a good team work with the staff and also made short and agreeable advise of us clients. He has a good skill in leading people. This was showed also by a good atmosphere in the group, in the staff
and also he always made good contact with people we met.
n The
routing was also very nice and the guide always knew very well where to go, where we are and how much time the hike still
takes.
n Special
wishes from our side have been considered like watching the final world’s football cup. Also I got good information
about nature – culture.
I would recommend Potala Adventurers to other people
and look back on a impressive time.
Judith
Judith ( Switzerland ) -- Dorota ( Poland ) --30 June - 19 July 2010
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Manali:
Hamta Pass
" Potala Adventures is superbly
managed and operated adventure group. We never
expacted the Hamta pass trek to be so amazing. Super punctual and efficient
professionals. We also had the world best chai, mutton curry, pizza and Chowmin at 14000 feet ".
Pranab
Gohain. 04.07.10
Day 1: By far most eventful and
steep but very enriching. Great Hospatility, food, guide, cook, assistant cook even the muleman very nice people. Day 2: Great
day in getting to see the forest and beyond. Harsh weather but great experience. Coming back trekking down, we can really
understand the felt we achieved. Thank, we can really understand the felt we achieved. Thank you. Tenzin and team this is
a start up , we will be back next year or so this time for Spiti valley.
Sai. 04.07.10
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Kullu – Manali: Deo Tibba 6001m base camp Trek.
The trek to Deo Tibba was a soul-finding experinece for me and the kids. They will
surely remember it for a long time, and later on in life realize how it brought them close together. For me, it was a different
experience. I learnt a lot. I learnt the meaning of quality oif service, work ethic, the elevation of guests (us) to a status
far beyond what I have ever enjoyed. For that I am grateful to our guide Ravinder (also called Virender) and to our helper
Anil and cook Tashi. Our horseman who took a low key place deserves great praise for just doing his (very crucial) job very
quietly. As the weather tunred bad, the quality of service got better. I remember when the water flooded our tent, ravinder
dug a turret around it to keep the water flowing around the tent, not into it. All this is sub-zero weather. My daughter will
never forget the hot steaming soup and the four course dinners served with enthusiasm and a smile. POTALA Adventurers people
take great pride and pleasure in doing their jobs well. It is a rare thing and the purity of their satisfaction at making
us comfortable, come rain or shine or snow, is a humbling experience. I also think it is a dying culture, because very few
people take pride in their work, above and beyond the call of duty. So I am grateful to POTALA adventurers for keeping
it alive. It is so much part of what I admire of your hardy Pahadi culture. The Pahari people are honest, forthright and proud,
and do not compromise the quality of service. From the first moment I felt secure about taking my three kids with me (something
that my wife always worried about). I learned a lot from Ravinder about botany and the treasures of nature. He reminds me
of the character in the Kurosawa movie " Dersu Uzala: The Hunter" (please tell him to watch it -- he will relate to it like
no one else can). We didn’t just have a great time, we came away much richer with the experience. And yes, the splendor
of the Himalayas is a breathtaking sight to behold. There is a reason the Gods live there.
Kishore and family - 06 June 2010
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Manali: Deo Tibba 6001m base camp. Trek.
Formally having trekked
to Beas Kund on 16.10.09, I have returned with more friend who were hungry for adventure. Deo Tibba trek has satisfy us in every way. I have experienced everything I have set out for. Passing through
forest, hiding in caves during hail storms and walking against snow fall. The best moment was conquering peak Raudi Khodi
on 29.05.10 with my friends.
Our Guide Virender ( same
guide on Beas Kund ) made it as amazing as it would be. Sheru our cook was just as good a code of Bheem of Mahabharat. We
have renamed Tenzin Adventure. I thank a lot for giving us everything we needed. Will keep coming back to Tenzin and Virender.
Dr. Solomon Sawaan Pudi++
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Kullu –
Manali: Deo Tibba 6001m base camp. Trek.
The 4 nights 5 days trek organised by Potala Adventurers was an excellent
experience for us. All the arrangements were great right from pick up at the Manali station to the food on trek.
The itinerary was tailored to our requirements with Tenzin being flexible
to accomodate to our change in schedule.
We had an excellent time thanks to our guide – Mr. Ravindra who was
very patience and also was very knowledgable about the local community, flora and landscape. It was a great learning for us
to go on the trek with him.
Again many thanks to Tenzin and his entire team for a wonderful holiday.
Highly recommended. Regards
S. Ramanathan and A. Tandan. 17 April 2010.
Banglore.
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Manali: Beas Kund trek / 4 days
" I am kind of person with a thirst for adventure. And all the adventureous
out there. Potala Adventurers should be the first choice. I have never been on a trek before and the experience was outstanding.
The service .. too good
The food .. awesome
The guide .. very friendly
words can not express my experience on
this trek to Beas Kund organised by Potala Adventurers. I would choose Potala for very next trek. I would happily suggest
the name of Potala Adventurers for all those who have a taste for adventure. Tenzin Ningbo- you rock man ".
From Kakinada. Andhra Pradesh.
October 2009.
Manali: Beas Kund trek / 4 days
" My recent trip dt 16-19 Oct. to Beas Kund has surpassed all my ideas and
expactations of a trek. Adventure should be given first name .. Tenzin. I am glad i found the right man for the job, awesome
adventure, incredible experience. Ask the Kirlog i put at 4000mtrs. above MSL. It might kill you. Veerender our guide is VEER
( former SASE). He is wasting his time. He should be working with National Geographic, for his capability. I wont call a 5
star intercontinental only because there wasnt a sauce made the soup bowl. Way 2 tease the appetite Sheru Bhai. Loved
the experience.
I recommend everyone what i had to feel
and love life. Thanks ".
Dr.
Solomon Saawan Pudi. Rangalaya Med. Collage. October 2009.
Pin
Parvati trek / 10 days
" Our second
step from Spiti valley to Manikaran, Pin Parvati trek was same perfact organised as 1st part ( Lamayuru - Darcha ). Porters,
cook and guide did their work absolutely professional. Thanks to Potala Adventures especially Mr. Tenzin Ningbo head organiser
Potala Adventures ".
Mr. Bar Edelbacher and friend. AUSTRIA. August 2009.
Ladakh
Zanskar: Lamayuru - Darcha trek / 21 days
"
From 16th July till 5th of August we did great Zanskar trek organise by Potala Adventures. Not only the trek was amazing,
the crew cook, guide and horseman were brilliant and absolutely professional. whole 3 weeks through Zanskar was an unforgettable
adventure".
Mr. Bar Edelbacher & friend. AUSTRIA. August 2009.
Manali:
Beas Kund trek
" We greatly enjoyed the service of Potala Adventures for the trek to Beas Kund. It was a very well organised trek, and the staff that accompanied us was very gourgeous, experienced and pleasant. All in
all, it was great experience, highly recommended ! "
Mr. Neeraj and Miss Sumanda , June 2009
Hamta
Valley trek / 5 days
" Thank you very much for organising this great trek. I
really enjoyed it and it was fun. The entire crew was great and did a great job. Guide was Ravinder, who knows very much
about the Himalayas. He took care of us and cook was Chandan, who did very well. I enjoyed every meal.
I really can recommend Potala-Himalaya because they organise good trekking adventures for fair prices.
Thank you so much and see you next year ".
Mr.
Phillip, Cologne. GERMANY 25th june 2009.
Hamta
Circuit / 5 days trek
" When i first arrive in Manali, I knew i wanted to experiece a trek. The
only question was which company. It is so difficult to put trust into an agency and hope they will come up with the goods.
Potala delievered an excellent trek, Ningbo told us not to worry about the service provided and he was right. The service
was first class. Our guide, cook, porter and horseman did an excellent job at keeping us fed, happy and safe. We were given the
freedom to take different paths if we wanted, which meant we felt a good sense of control over our trek. The 4 campsite were
in beautiful locations and for 3 of those nights we were the only camp which made it feel authentic.
I would definately trek again with Potala because it was the first ever Himalayan experience for me and everything i could
have wished for and more.
Adam A. Birmingham . ENGLAND. 25th June 2009
Hamta Circuit
/ 5 days trek
To Potala Adventurers
" For the first time person like one coming to the Himalayas.
With no apparent experience in high altitude trekking. My mind was little tensed, but once we arrived at Manali and met Mr.
Tenzin Ningbo and he detailed us about the trip and when we met our guide our worries began to slow down.
I must sincerely thank the whole crew and Potala Adventurers
for organising us such a beautiful trek. The whole crew was excellent.
The guide Mr. Tashi was superb. His care and his skills in the
snow and mountain was a pleasure to watch.
The cook Mr. Kishan was also helpful and caring, preparing delicious
food and watching us in each step.
The porter who gave us a good company and treated us like real
guests was also enjoyable.
In brief we had a beautiful experience and i have made up my
mind that I will be back for more in the Himalayas next time with Potala Adventurers
Krishna and friend 31-05-2009
Spiti
to Ladakh trek - Changthang nomads- climb of Mentok Kangri I 6215m
Dear Prem Singh and Tenzin,
" We
would like to express our greatest appreciation to all the efforts made by Govinda, Chin and Prem in making all aspects of
our treck and climb enjoyable and memorable.
The whole team worked very hard, even when they must have been in tired,
to look after us on the treck and they catered for all our needs.
The food was of outstanding quality and was always varied,
plentyfull and very tasty. At all time Govinda, Chin and Prem went out of their way to make sure that we were comfortable.
In Perticular we would like to express our appreciation for Govinda, who is an excellent guide - polite, cheerful
and enthusiastic at all time. He was great company to be with and we both feel priviledged to have met him.
We would not
have wished for a better treck and would thoroughly recomment Govinda, Chin and Prem to any of your future clients". Yours,
Antje and Ray, july 2008, United Kingdom
Chamser Kangri 6622 m base camp trek - Ladakh
Jordi Blasi Elias, Spain. Sep.
2007
July
August 2007
Mr. Roberto
and friend SWITZERLAND
Ladakh - Base camp Lungser Kangri
24 September 2006
Marius and friend, Norway
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Our experience has been truly
a memorable one. The scenery has been a incredible, the interactions with other travellers most enjoyable, and the service
provided by our guide, cook and ponyman were exceptional. Our guide Sanjay, has been without a doubt, the most accommodating
and helpful in every way; Krishan, our cook created fresh culinary masterpiece each day ( include a surprise anniversary cake
) ; and omu our pony man, was most gracious in every way. We highly recommend Potala Adventures to all world travellers.
Kristie and Martin, USA, 30 july 2006
Alex Donaldson and group. England. April
2006
Dr. Adel Omrani and Dr. Adel Debiche, Tunisia.
Aug. Sep. 2005
Chandratal lake trek
“Dear Prem, First of all i would like to say that we
had an amazing experience.
The trip was very well organised. Tenzin
was very helpful. Me and my friend felt very well taken care of. As it was my first trek experience. It was a beautiful journey.
We made sum friends on our way. Chandratal is an awesome place. The changing landscapes blew our minds. We would like to do
this every year.
The people
who went with us, cook n the porter were very nice people. ( very motivating). You have a great team. Thanks a lot. Warm Regards
“.
Megha
Malhotra and friend. Chandratal lake trip. Aug. 2005
Jean-François
Grandidier and family. France. July 2004
" We had a splendid trip in Zanskar!!
We are very thankful to Sanjay, who did a splendid job and also Tashi cooked wonderfull! We hope we can come back sometimes.
Warm greeting ",
Stefan and Els. Belgium. September 2004
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Dear Prem, " we're finally back to italy and could read just
now your emails first of all we would like to thank you for all the assistance for the trip. we loved very much the beautiful
places we had the opportunity to visit. we now have great memories of India and intense feelings of our vacation in that beautiful
country. we arrived two day earlier to leh because: in tzo kar we found rain and could not bike all the way from pang to tzo
kar lake but had to use jeeps instead so we gained time. also in tzo morini the wheather was still very cold and rainy and
could not spend the day exploring the region as scheduled. so that's why we arrived to leh two days in advance which we decided
to spend visiting nubra valley. as far as the organization of the trip , all went fine. we have a great time and thank
all of you for all the effort and support. Best regards ".
Carlo Pedron and group. Milano. Italy. July-aug. 2004
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Markha valley
Trek , Ladakh India. " At first, lets thanks you for our trek, it was a big interesting experience with really a kind people than Sanjay
(always ready to help). Prem (who can made all food for you was like a magician), and Sonam ( shyest horseman in all the Himalayan
mountains). They are discreet, helpful, always smilingall the things which is necessary to have good time. We really enjoyed
our trip, and sure that we will keep your address for us or friends who would like to discover Ladakh. And we hope, we can
come back later in this place to discover another part of Ladakh. Thanks lot, jullay . From Muriel and Stephane, France. September 2003.
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Trek ( The lake of Moon
) Lahoul, Himchal Pradesh, India "All in all we had a fantastic trek to Chandratal. The team was very helpful and the level
of service was impressive. They did everything they could to make us feel comfortable, and they kept the enthusiasm through
the hole trek. In particular we were impressed by the food that was served - some of the best we got in India :)Even though
it was the monsoon period, we had great weather, only raining once for a few hours. Because of the clear weather we were able
to enjoy the great landscapes surrounding us. After the trek KG took us
for a day of sightseeing around Manali. This was a very nice gesture and we were
really overwhelmed by his kindness and hospitality. Thank you very much for a great trek and a remarkable experience!! We
Have already recommended Potala Adventures to our friends.Send our best wishes to Tanzin, Gian, Neema, Nirmal, his younger
brother and KG. Kind regards- Lars, Nashwan, Sachin and Soren, Denmark 18th-25th july 2003.
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Darcha Lamayuru Trek Across Zanskar
Himalaya and Stok- Kangri Ascent (6153 m). "The team we are perfectly satisfied of the trek and its organisation. The team was quite efficient
and also very kind scrupulous and mindful of everything. We appreciate to have realised all that was planned and respected
the schedule. The landscape were beautiful and we like also the visit of monasteries.
We were glad also to notice that it was possible discuss alternating possibilities for the part of the itinary and
that they were studied careful (like possibilities of making Stok-kangri ascent at Stok valley ). We had a feeling
of good communication with our team and it was very pleasant. I also congratulate
also for the good quality and varous cooking. So our trek was perfact and we
had a marvellous of Ladakh and Zaskar". From Pierre and Ginette WARSZTACKI, Bruxelles, BELGIQUE. July , August 2003.
Prem, we had a great time and will soon forward a written
account of our
trip, plus excellent photos !
From Mr. Michael
and Peter, Australian. July 2003.
STOK KANGRI ASCENT LADAKH INDIA
"Perfect ascent of Stok Kangri in a 4 days climb from Leh. One
week in the area of Leh is a perfect acclimatisation. Base and advanced base camp in surrounded by beatifull nature. The summit
of the elegant 6153 meter mountain is steep but without technical dificulty. The guide knows how to let enjoy this lovely
country with surprises of lovely food and friendship with I 'll never forget. This experience askes for another visit. When
you saw already mountains all over the world, you must go to Ladakh and ask for this guide ! " Paul Van Aelst, Belgium july 2001
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