Hi Alice and Deepak,
Greetings! Ziyan and myself have returned safely from Nepal and had a good rest. A Merry Christmas to you both!
I would like to thank both of you, Tin and Krishna for a wonderful trip. Having had a great experience with Divine International after my school’s service learning trip last year, I decided to make a personal trip this year for the ABC trek, and again, I was not disappointed. The 16-day trip came and went before we knew it. Time really flies when you’re enjoying yourself.
Tin (our trekking guide) was very professional and was always ready to assist us in any area we needed help in. His genuine concern and sincerity really touched us and made the trek even more enjoyable than it already was. Krishna (our porter) was really wonderful too. He carried our backpacks, sleeping bags and all without complaining although we realised that we may have packed a little too many things (this being our first trek). Without both Tin and Krishna’s help, we would have found the trek much more challenging. With their company, the trek was also a much more fulfilling one. Their small gestures of kindness (Tin offering us fresh apples, oranges and cookies etc, asking if we slept well, helping to carry our daypacks) really warmed our hearts even though the trek got pretty cold at times! =) Tin modestly claimed that he was just doing his job, but whatever it is, it was definitely a job well done, and we truly appreciate it. The food was great, portions were huge. Still, Tin would always ask if we had enough and was ready to order more food for us if necessary. We were very well-fed indeed.
Kudos to your wonderful staff at Divine Nepal . We can’t thank them enough.
It’s been two days since I’ve returned, but my heart’s still in Nepal now and I’m missing it pretty badly. Hah. As it is, towards the end of the trek, I was already starting to plan for my next tripwith Divine next December, if time permits. Looking at the EBC trek, but I’ll see how things go.
Really looking forward to travelling with Divine again.
Warmest regards,
Thin Yong (and Ziyan)
Hong Thin Yong (Singapore)
16 Days Nepal Annapurna Base Camp
4 – 19 Dec 2010